Session 2. Knowledge Based Economy

KSP Regional WorkshopLatin America and the Caribbean

June 3th and 4th, San Jose de Costa Rica

Human Recourses Development Matching Supply

and Demand for Higher Level Skills and Science &

Technological Education in Labor Market

Francisco Plata OlveraRector. Tecamac Technological University

State of Mexico, Mexico

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Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

• THE STATE OF MEXICO

• STATE OF MEXICO STRATEGY

• KSP-STATE OF MEXICO COOPERATION 2013

• KOREA´S INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION

• KOREA-MEXICO KNOWLEDGE SHEARING

EXPERIENCES

• KSP POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

• 2014 KSP-SATE OF MEXICO COOPERATION

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Mexico

The State of Mexico

México

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State of México

Territorial area, 22,351 Km2.

1% of the total National territory.

• Integrated by two Regions and 125 municipalities.

Mexico Valley Region:

12 million inhabitants.

30% of the State Territory.

59 municipalities.

Toluca Valley Region

4.6 million inhabitants.

70 % of the State Territory

64 municipalities.

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State of México

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Fast increment of population due to immigration from

the Federal District and other states.

Second place contributor to the National GNP.

The second place State, with more Industry after the

Federal District.

The industry is located in the Toluca City area and the

Mexico Valley.

Agricultural and livestock production, in the rest of the

State.

Economic Factors

Contributes with the 7% of the National Exports

Automotive and manufacturing industry.

Chemical industry.

Pharmaceutical.

Flower production.

Processed Food.

Textile.

TIC´s

Plastic

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Economic Factors

The enrollment in 2013-2014 was 361,067 students.

This enrollment represents the 11 % of the total in

Mexico.

25 out of 100 young people from 19 and 23 years old

are enrolled in higher education.

(30 % at National level)

1,373,555 young people do not have access to higher

education.

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Higher Education

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Enrollment by Type of Support, 2012-2013

Private State

Federal

Autonomous

Education

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Higher Education Institutions

1. Technological Institutes, 15 35,351 students

2. Technological Universities, 6

3. Polytechnic Universities, 9

4. State Universities, 2

5. Mexiquense University, 1

6. Bicultural University, 1 45,574 students

Total 34 HEI 80, 925 students

Education

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The State o f Mexico

The State of Mexico

Strategy

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Objective

• Give higher education to more young people in the State,match the Federal Government objective, 40 %.

• Provide quality education in the State.

• Provide human recourses to the industry located in the State

• Develop technological services and research capacity to held Local Industry

• Generate new High-Tec companies in the State, in areas of special interest.

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Programs

• Creation of 25 new higher education institutions, 2014-2018.This year: Five Polytechnic Universities.

One Technological University.One Technological Institute.

• Strength the existing universities and technological institutes.32 higher education institutions

• Develop diagnostic studies of the nine main economic sectors of the State of Mexico.

• Increment the academy-industry relations.

Implement Dual Education Model at the university level.

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KSP-State of Mexico

Cooperation,

2013.

The State o f Mexico

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Initial Project objective

Implementation of Dual Education System in the State of Mexico and the Korean experience.

• Technical consultation to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for operation of the Dual Education System, (student selection, complementation of competences, student management)

• Technical consultation to companies that are participating in the Dual Education System, (definition of learning work positions, strategies of learning, student management).

• Train academic staffs of higher education institutions and engineers belonging to the companies involved in the DES for the operation, management and assessment.

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New vision

“Dual Education System”

“Industry-Academy Cooperation”

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Final Project Objective

Improvements in the design and operation of DualEducation System in the State of Mexico.

Expansion of participating companies in the Dual Education System

Recommendation of future strategies for the Dual Education System.

Develop a system and Industry-Academy Cooperation Programs.

New strategies and policies and support by industry and governments’ role.

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The State o f Mexico

Korea’s Industry-Acad-emy

Cooperation

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Korea’s industry-academic cooper-ation

Transition of Policies.

1960´s Initiated industrial education policies.

Promotion Industrial Education Act, Professional Engineers Act, Vocational Tanning Act, were enacted.

1970’s Founded legal frameworks for industry- coopera-tive

Stakeholders.

Redefined the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, KIST´s role as key actor of joint research and development. Promotion of Technology Development Act was enacted. Five major public

research institutes were founded.

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Korea’s industry-academic cooper-ation

Transition of Policies. 1980’s Government-led cooperative research among

industry, academy, institute was in full swing

Promotion of Industrial Technology Cooperative act was enacted. The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies and Korea Basic Science Institute were founded as infrastructure for

Stronger cooperative research.

1990’s Government-led cooperative research among industry, academy, institute intensified.

Programs for building regional infrastructure were enforced to strengthen RIS (regional innovation system). Programs to promote prominent research centers (SRC, ERC, RRC) were enforced, Techno Parks (TPs) were founded.

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Korea’s industry-academic cooper-ation Transition of Policies.

2000’s University-led industrial cooperation became active.

Established vision and strategies for new Industry-academy cooperation policy. Promotion of Industrial Education Act was renamed Promotion of Industrial Education and Industry-academic Cooperation Act. Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Science and Technology and Promotion of Technology Transfer Act were enacted.

2010’s Industry-cooperative programs merged, ex-panded.

Industry-academic cooperation were integrated, expanded. Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation (LINC) Program was initiated.

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Korea’s industry-academic cooper-ation

The Foundation.

A total of 433 higher education institutes.

188 universities offer: B. S., M.S. and Ph. D. programs.

140 2-year colleges: trains technical professionals over intensive 2 year programs.

43 graduate universities: offer advanced degree programs only.

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The State o f Mexico

Korea-Mexico

Knowledge Sharing

Experiences

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Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation, LINC.

Korea Polytechnic University’s Engineering House.

University of Ulsan’s Co-op professorship.

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Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation, LINC.

A planning methodology to increase industry academyCooperation.

Align with Seven Economic Region Policy, that designated a leading industry for each region.

Type A: Technology innovation – focused on technologydevelopment, technology transfer and business incubation.

Type B: Manufacturing efficiency – provides manpower to meet local company's demand.

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Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

Korea Polytechnic University’s Engineering House.

Located in the middle of Banwol-Sihwa Industrial Complex with over 10,000 SMEs,

Engineering House: ‘Company in School’. Undergrad students participate co-op projects with experts from companies in KPU from winter break of second year

Students are offered dorm, in-project teaching, job opportunity; companies rent a space, use equipment, access new information

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Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

University of Ulsan’s Co-op professorship.

Located near heavy industry for automotive, shipbuilding, petrochemical industries in the core area of Korea’s east-southern.

Design to lower barriers to companies, actively pursued personnel exchange. Hire new full-time professors, experienced with

companies in the area. Professors develop practical curricula, manage long-

term internships, execute company-oriented projects and operate field-oriented HRD centers.

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The State o f Mexico

Korea

Knowledge Sharing Experiences

Policy Recommendation

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1. Reconstruct goals of industry-academy cooperation.

• Step-wise talent education.• Reorganize academic system• Redefine goals by collaborators

2. Build interactive platforms.

• Improve current Dual Education Model.• Build a new system for Company in the School

3. Strengthen supportive capabilities.

• Improve equipment services for companies.• Expand technology consulting.• Promote collaborative research.

Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

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4. Establish legal frameworks.

• Support by federal government• Support by state government

5. Utilize Korean-Mexican Cooperation.

• Inter-governmental cooperation.• Inter-institutional cooperation.

Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

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20114 KSP-Sate of Mexico Cooperation

Implement the LINK Program

• Nine main industrial sectors in the State

• Create networks of higher education institutions related to the main industries in the different regions in the Sate

Knowledge Sharing Experiences.

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MUCHAS GRACIAS

COREA Y COSTA RICA

Knowledge Sharing Experiences.