How to Attract Talents Position talk Ugo Montanari Deputy Director, IMT Alti Studi Lucca and University of Pisa

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1 FondazioneRodolfo Debenedetti Brain Drain and Brain Gain Scuola Superiore Sant Anna Pisa, May 23, 2009 How to Attract Talents Position talk Ugo Montanari Deputy Director, IMT Alti Studi Lucca and University of Pisa 11

2 Three Questions Attracting talents in the public research sector Taking advantage of public-private partnerships Governance reforms and budgetary constraints The case study of IMT -Lucca: IMT is a "istituto statale di istruzione universitaria di alta formazione dottorale con ordinamento speciale inserito nel sistema universitario italiano the Fondazione Lucchese per l'alta Formazione e la Ricerca (FLAFR), which includes Comune di Lucca, Provincia di Lucca, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca, CCIAA di Lucca, Associazione degli Industriali della Provincia di Lucca heavily contributes to IMT 22

3 Stakeholders - Founders Academic Founders Luiss Guido Carli Politecnico di Milano Sant Anna School of Advanced Studies University of Pisa Italian Ministry of University and Research Private Founders Lucca Foundation for Higher Education and Research: Province and City Industry and Business associations Banks Foundations Public University dedicated to PhD Education and Research Scuola ad ordinamento speciale 33

4 Governance Legal Representative CEO -nominated by the Executive Council Executive Council Director (Rector) Stakeholders representatives: private foundation and academic founders Academic Council(Senate) Research Areas(research divisions) PhD Programs(schools) Audit Committee Comitato di indirizzo Assessment Board International Scientific Advisory Board Admin. Research and education Assessment, supervision and control Organization 44

5 The Science of the Artificial Organizational model Research PhD Programs Innovation International Graduate School that promotes cutting-edge research in areas with clear practical relevance, contributing to form international professional elites for business and institutions (H.A.Simon The Sciences of the Artificial ) Research development General research areas as reference basis for education Profiles and selection procedure Joint Initiative between the different PhD Programmes Integration between distinguished fields of interest Students involvement in the research activity Housing Campus and facilities development Laboratories development 55

6 The Science of the Artificial Ph.D Programs and Research Areas -integration EIC - ECONOMICS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CSA COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS RESEARCH AREAS Faculty recruitement Research activity Teaching and Research PSIC -Political Systems and Institutional Change EMI -Economics, Markets, Institutions CSE -Computer Science and Engineering TMCH -Technology and Management of Cultural Heritage PH.D. PROGRAMS Teaching and Research Students selections 66

7 Research Areas Scientific Advisory Boards Design of the research areas specific fields of research definition of recruitment profiles (tenured and non tenured faculty) ADVISORY BOARD COMPUTER SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS Martin Wirsing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ München (Germany) Michel Cosnard, INRIA, (France) Tony Hoare, Microsoft Research, Cambridge (UK) Robert Kahn, Corp. for National Research Activities, Reston, VA Carlo Ratti, MIT (USA) ADVISORY BOARD ECONOMICS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE Gérard Roland, University of California, Berkeley (USA) Tito Boeri-Bocconi, Milano (Italy) Avner Greif, Dep. of Economics, Stanford (USA) Howard Rosenthal, Dep. of Politics, Princeton (USA) John Sutton, London School of Economics (UK) Joseph Weiler, New York University School of Law (USA) 77

8 International Competetive Recruitment and Selections: Last calls applications - overview PhD Programs students selections Tenured positions scouting activity Young Research Fellow recruitment program 2008/2009 Applications 980 applications Admissions 34 PhD Students Expressions of Interest 2009 (233 applications) Economics, Markets, Institutions (88) Computer Science and Engineering (76) Political Science (39) Multiple applications (30) (selection in progress) Applications 2009 (556 applications) Economics, Markets, Institutions (296) Computer Science and Engineering (135) Political Science (125) (selection in progress) 88

9 Faculty Recruitment Policy Common elements: Merit based, competitive, opened, international, transparent International standards (selections, contracts and salary) European Charter for Researchers -Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers Selection is based on publication records in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals TENURED POSITIONS International scouting activity(call for expressions of interest for broad profiles)carried out by Evaluation Committees Recruitment plan for specific profiles based on outcomes of the scouting activity Profile definition and recruitment plan: director and advisory boards YOUNG RESEARCH FELLOWS (YRF) Unique call for broad profiles and different contracts (including Ricecratore a tempo det.) Duration, contract type and salary are negotiated individually International advertising, online application, participation to job markets, 3 steps selection (Cv, interview, public research seminar) 99

10 Recruitment of Tenured Faculty CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS FIELD N AND % OF INTEREST OUTCOMES 233 CV 54 % foreigners COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 76 (33%) ECONOMICS 88 (37%) The Evaluation Committees are drafting their reports on the job markets on the basis of the expressions of interest that have been submitted. POLITICAL SCIENCES 39 (17%) MULTIPLE 30 (13%) TOTAL:

11 Young Research Fellow Program Job Openings applications 296 Economics 125 Computer Science 135 Political Sciences 185 (33%) applicants with foreign PHD (146, 26% in the USA) 72 Italians with foreign PhD 11 11

12 Young Research Fellow Program Until today IMT has hired 18 researchers 9 (50%) with foreign PhD abroad : 5 foreigners: 3 North American, Brazilian, 1 Taiwaneese + 4 Italians 12 12

13 PhD Programs Applications 2008/2009 Applications per PhD program (980) PSIC; 260;( 27%) CSE; 446; (45%) EMI; 274; (28%) CSE: EMI: PSIC: Computer Science and Engeneering Economics, Markets, Institutions Political Systems and Institutional Change Applications closed on December 5 Applications closed on December th 5 th, 2008,

14 PhD Programs Applications 2008/2009 Foreign Applicants: 842 (980 total) Rest of Europe; 4; 1% Latin America ; 4; 1% Africa ; 54; 13% CSE (446) Eastern Europe; 5; 1% China; 8; 2% India; 31; 7% Middle East ; 46; 11% EMI (274) Latin America ; 4; Rest of Europe; 13; 2% 5% USA; 1; 0% Eastern Europe; 26; Africa ; 54; 23% 11% China; 13; 5% India; 13; 5% Asia ; 265; 64% PSIC (260) Asia ; 88; 38% Applications Applications closed closed on on December December 5 5 th th,, TOTAL ALL PROGRAMS (980) Middle East ; 26; 11% USA; 3; 2% Latin America ; 8; 4% Africa ; 30; 16% Oceania ; 1; 1% Rest of Europe; 25; 13% Eastern Europe; 34; 18% Oceania; 1; 0% Latin America ; 16; 2% USA; 4; 0% Africa; 138; 17% Rest of Europe; 42; 5% Eastern Europe ; 65; 8% India; 50; 6% Asia ; 52; 26% India; 6; 3% Middle East ; 23; 12% China; 9; 5% Asia ; 405; 50% Middle East ; 95; 12% 14 14

15 PhD Programs Enrolled PhD Students 2008/ Enrolled PhD Students PSIC; 13; (39%) CSE; 10; (29%) EMI; 11; (32%) Enrollment closed Enrollment closed on on March March th th,,

16 PhD Programs Enrolled PhD Students 2008/2009 (4/5) CSE (10) Citizenship EMI (11) 5 Italians 5 Foreigners 6 Italians 5 Foreigners Africa; 2; 20% Asia; 2; 18% Middle East; 1; 10% India; 1; 10% Europe; 1; 10% Italy; 5; 50% Middle East; 2; 18% Europe; 1; 9% Italy; 6; 55% USA; 1; 8% Asia; 1; 8% PSIC (13) 6 Italians 7 Foreigners Italy; 6; 46% Enrolment Enrolment closed closed on March 16 on March 16 th th, 2009, 2009 Africa; 2; 6% Middle East; 3; 9% India; 1; 3% Enrolled PhD Students by Citizenship 18 Italians 16 Foreigners Asia; 3; 9% USA; 1; 3% Italy; 17; 49% Europe; 5; 38% Europe; 7; 21% 16 16

The duration of the doctoral courses is three years, commencing on 1 st ending on 31 st October 2017.

The duration of the doctoral courses is three years, commencing on 1 st ending on 31 st October 2017. SERVIZIO FORMAZIONE ALLA RICERCA ANNOUNCEMENT OF 15 PHD GRANTS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS FOR THE ADMISSION TO THE DOCTORAL COURSES (30 th series): CALL FOR APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: 9 th JUNE 2014 Art. 1 PURPOSE