Tilburg University 2020Current profile and vision for the futureNovember 2011

Motto and strategy

UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY

Tilburg University enhances the quality of society both today and

tomorrow through:

- the academic development and training of young people

- excellent research results in the humanities and social sciences

- strong valorization in association with triple-helix

Trademarks and profiles 2020

Tilburg University (TiU) is a relatively small university

(approx. 12,000 students), ranked among Europe’s best.

Our trademarks:

- Small learning community on a human scale

- Research excellence

- Socially-oriented

- “Lean and mean” organization

Tilburg University’s core disciplines

SchoolsTilburg School of Economics and Management

Tilburg School of Humanities

Tilburg Law School

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tilburg School of Catholic Theology

TiasNimbas Business School (post-graduate education)

Core figures1

2001 2010 differenceInitial education Graduates 1132 2015 78%Undergraduates 9480 13153 39%

Student program satisfaction 3,9 3,9 0%% international students 2% 9% 326%

% incoming exchange students 2,2% 3,1% 37%

% outgoing exchange students 2,5% 1,9% -24%

Post-initial education Graduates 356 594 67%Undergraduates 1778 2833 59%

PhD students 58 111 91%Scientific publications 1831 2111 15%Citation score 0,60 0,78 31%

Other results of research work 1343 1268 -6%Members of staff 1288 1906 48%Turnover (M€) 108 199 84%Capital and reserves (M€) 111 274 147%

of which is own funds (M€) 72 136 89%

Contract research (% of turnover) 11,0% 13,9% 26%

Contract education (% of turnover) 10,8% 14,3% 32%

1) Including affiliated institutes

2) 2007/2008 instead of 2000/2001

Alumni

Valuation and labor market position alumni Tilburg University

TiU Nationally

2002 2009 2002 2009

Program as base for entering the labor market 80% 85% 75% 87%

Program as good base for further development of knowledge and skills 86% 95% 87% 96%

Salaried work 98% 89% 98% 91%

Student satisfaction 2010-2011

2010/2011Tilburg UniversityProgram 3.9

Teaching staff 3.9

Academic support 3.3

Facilities 3.7

Students nationallyProgram 3.8

Academic support 3.4

Facilities 3.5

Number of degree programs 2011

General ambitions

Tilburg University strives to:

• Provide in-depth training and promote academic development• Maintain its small-scale learning community• Improve research impact• Increase national and European grants and fundraising• Cluster scientific research• Create stronger ties between scientific research and social issues• Intensify and improve quality of education• Increase international recruitment (students and staff) • Improve outgoing mobility

Rankings

Citation impact

Web of Science ≥ 1.00Econometrics 1.64

Computer Sciences 1.53

Language and linguistics 1.46

Sociology 1.40

Economics 1.13

Statistics 1.04

Medical Psychology 1.00

Research assessments 5 out of 5

Social and Behavioral Sciences• Latent Variable Models

• Cognitive neuropsychology

• Social & Cultural Dynamics

Law

• Tilburg Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Civil law and Conflict Resolution

• INTERVICT (Victimology)

Economics and Management• Finance

• Econometrics

• Organization

• Marketing

• Microeconomics

Humanities• Making Sense (Linguistic Architecture/Language, Knowledge & Interaction)

Research assessments 4.5 out of 5

Social and Behavioral Sciences:• Relational Perspectives on Adaptive Organizations

Law• Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society

• Tilburg Law and Economics Center

• Center for Company Law

• Center for Transboundary Legal Development

Economics and Management• Accounting

• Computerized Information Systems

• Operations Research

• Macroeconomics

Humanities• Communication & Cognition (Discourse Studies/Multimodality & Cognition)

• Language & Culture

• Religion as Contested Ground

From multidisciplinary institutes to Centers of ExcellenceInstitute End of

financing for first block

Center of Excellence

Netspar Pensions & Ageing 2011 Under discussion

Intervict Victimology 2011 yes

Tilec Law & Economics 2011 to be decided

Tiber Behavioral Economics 2012

Babylon Multicultural Society 2013

CoRPS Psychology in Somatic Diseases 2013 planned

CIR Innovation Research 2013

EBC Banking & Financial Systems 2014

Reflect Flexicurity & Labor Market 2014

TICC Cognition & Communication 2014 planned

TSC Sustainable Development 2015

NWO, ERC, EU challenges and leading sectors

Outstanding achievements in NWO and H2020 competitive grant schemes:

- Incentive schemes, ERC, Marie Curie, Research Infrastructures

Applicability to several relevant EU challenges:- Health, demographic changes and wellbeing- Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Leading sectors: Focus on Social Sciences and Social Innovation asintegral component of each leading sector

Education figures

2010

Negative mandatory recommendations (BSA)

27%

Dropout rate 2nd and 3rd year 5%

Post-BSA final success rate(5 years after positive BSA)

89%

Success rate (post-BSA) of re-registrations after 3 years

64%

Success rate (post-BSA) of re-registrations after 4 years

80%

Education figures

2010 2011

Basic qualification - 16

Senior qualification - 4

Number of students on courses that promote excellence

5% ditto

Contact hours Average of 10 to 12 a week for the duration of 26 weeks

ditto

Input from associate professor/full professor per Bachelor’s program

- New indicator

Educational measures

How to achieve these?

By continuing to:

- Strengthen the university’s education portfolio

- Provide program information

- Provide support and make referrals

- Promote Basic Teaching Qualification for newly appointed teachers

- Provide programs that promote excellence

Educational measures

New policy:

- Improve program information and support, expectation management

- Further strengthen university’s education profile

- Numerus clausus (for large programs) and lower-level selection

- Raise BSA standard

- Expand Liberal Arts program

- Adapt programs that promote excellence

- Teaching staff peer review

- More senior teaching staff on Bachelor’s programs

Educational measures

• Restructure the TiSeM Master’s o Discontinued programs: Accountancy (MA), Financial

Management (MA), Investment Analysis (MA), International Economics and Finance (MA) and those soon to be discontinued: Economics and Informatics (BA), Economics of Finance and Ageing (MA)

• Transfer Leisure Studies program to NHTV

• Transfer Healthcare, Ethics and Policy (MA) to UvH

• Discontinue Environmental Law (MA), Dutch criminal law in Europe (MA), Social Law and Social Politics (MA), and the part-time Law program (BA)

Valorization update

Quantitative indicators

• Investments in valorization 2009-2013: € 8.113 million• Multidisciplinary institutes: € 6.337 million

• Entrepreneurship (BCE, Outreaching, Valorization program, Office for Enterprise and Law, UvT Society) € 1.266 million

• Networks (Brainport, Tilburg Social Innovation Lab) € 510,000

• Contract research: 13.9 % (2010)

• Number of Science Practitioners conducting:

• PhD research: 25/6.6 FTE (Tranzo)

• Other research: 25/5 FTE (Tranzo)

• Number of endowed professors 2010: 67

13.55 FTE =7.8% of total corps of Professors

Valorization ambitions

Tilburg University pursues a strategic vision with regard to its role in society. This provides a basis for its work organization and is reflected in a rise in the:• % staff members appointed with contract funding and alternative

sources of funding • % external funding (including endowed chairs)• Number of Tilburg University matches in PPPs• Media exposure• Number of dual taught and research programs• Number of new start-ups and generated innovations/service

innovations• % turnover Business School

Valorization measures

• Review organization structure for valorization and entrepreneurship (combine strength and knowledge)

• Clear, quantifiable agreements with the faculties on input and commitment to valorization and valorization goals

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