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HIGHER EDUCATION AT A TIME OF CRISIS Challenges and Oportunities CBS/OECD-IMHE Copenhagen, 29 June 2009. The case of ParanÁ (Brazil) ZAKI AKEL SOBRINHO, rector, ufpr Working Group Local Responses to the Global Crisis. MAIN IMPACT OF THE CRISIS on PARANA. PARANA IN THE WORLD.
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HIGHER EDUCATION AT A TIME OF CRISISChallenges and OportunitiesCBS/OECD-IMHECopenhagen, 29 June 2009 The case of ParanÁ (Brazil)ZAKI AKEL SOBRINHO, rector, ufprWorking GroupLocal Responses to the Global Crisis
PARANA IN THE WORLD SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br
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 TRAJECTORYBrazil 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
UNEMPLOYMENT METROPOLITAN AREA CURITIBA X BRAZILJanuary 2008-April 2009 SOURCE: IBGE-PME
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