HIGHER EDUCATION AT A TIME OF CRISISChallenges and Oportunities
CBS/OECD-IMHECopenhagen, 29 June 2009
PARANA IN THE WORLD
SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br
GENERAL DATA ON PARANÁCapital City CURITIBA (about 2 million
inhabitants in Metropolitan area)
Area (2/3) Italy
Population Density (2007) (Inh./km2)
51.45
Number of Municipalities 399
Paraná’s Population (2007) 10,284,503 (5.6% of Brazil´s total)
Brazil’s Population (2007) 183,989,711
Urban Population (2006) (%) 84.5
Human Development Index (2000) 0.787
GDP per capita US$ 7,378,1 (BR= US$ 7,108.0)
GDP US$ (million) 77,387.42SOURCES: SEMA-PR, IPARDES, IBGE, Human Development Atlas, Banco Central
GDP Brazil x Parana
GDPs Growth (annual)Paraná´s share in
Brazilian GDP
SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br
BRAZILREAL GDP INDEX
SOURCE: IBGE- CONTAS NACIONAIS
CRISIS TRAJECTORY Brazil and other emerging
economiesOECD Leading indicators
PARANA GDP COMPOSITION -2006
Around 6% Brazilian GDP
Metropolitan Curitiba (35% Parana´s GDP) (53% Parana´s Manufacturing
GDP)
Manufacturing food and beverages; oil refinery;
manufacturing and assembly of
vehicles, 54% Farming
poultry, pigs sugar cane, corn, soybean, wheat
SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br
PARANAFOREIGN TRADE
SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br
MUNICIPALITY POVERTY -2000
(% Population < ½ Minimum Wage)
UNEMPLOYMENT METROPOLITAN AREA CURITIBA X
BRAZILJanuary 2008-April 2009
SOURCE: IBGE-PME
PARANA 2007HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Total Curitiba Rest of Paraná
183 54 129
Public 22 4 18
Federal 2 2 -
State 17 2 15
City 3 - 3
Private 161 50 111
Particular 131 34 97
Community or Philanthropic 30 16 14
ATTENDING UNDERGRADUATE ENROLMENT
2007 Total Curitiba Rest of Paraná
316,496 109,543 (35%) 206,953 (65%)Public (34%) 108,281 28,002 80,279
Federal 33,209 26,282 6,927State 71,871 1,720 70,151
City 3,201 - 3,201Private (66%) 208,215 81,541 126,674
Particular 164,644 56,495 108,149Community or Philanthropic 43,571 25,046 18,525
IMPACT FOR THE HEIs Private system
Decrease in new enrolments; Increase in drop-outs
Merging of organisations Public system
State system Cut spending due to decrease in the state budget
Federal system (UFPR, UTFPR, UNILA) Reduction/cancellation of projects shared with
private sector Expansion due to extra-budget resources (REUNI)
MAIN CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES LINKED TO THE
CRISIS Challenges Decrease poverty Economic growth Employment Human development (provision of health and
education)
Opportunities Improving social networks Capacity building for cooperation among
organisations Draft a development project for Paraná
HOW PARANÁ AND ITS HEIs ARE RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS (1)
Paraná’s Government Increasing Paraná’s minimum wage Reducing value added tax from 18% to 12%
for 95 items Brazilian Government
Monetary Policy Reducing interest rate Expanding credit (Public Banks)
Fiscal Policy New Public Investments (PAC) Automobiles, Housing, Minimum Wage
HOW PARANÁ AND ITS HEIs ARE RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS (2)
Millennium Development Goals as a challenge has been taken on by private organisations HEIs have a modest contribution
Partnership with Federal and City Governments Capacity building for first level education
staff Increasing life-long learning
CONCRETE RESPONSES TO ADDRESS THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES Time of change: State election next year
Federal government has been more effective managing the crisis.
UFPR Increasing relationships with stakeholders
Business community; city government; representatives; community in general
Internal restructuring in order to be more effective in building human capital
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