Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) For quality of life 19 October 2012, Dr. Peter Zuurbier
Wageningen UR mission To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life
The Wageningen UR domain: healthy food and living environment health, lifestyle and livelihood Behaviour and perception Food security Institutions Consumer Citizen Sustainable agriculture Nutrition and health Sustainable fishery Biomass Chains food and food production living environment Marine resource management Landscape and land use Nature & Biodiversity Water management Competing claims
Wageningen UR Faculty and staff: > 6,000 Turnover: 710 million (2011) Research Top 3 in our domains Top 100 worldwide in university ranking Exploitation and valorisation of research Education > 11,000 students
Our challenges Increasing global population: 9 billion in 2050 Environment, nature, climate and food supply under pressure Need of sustainable breakthroughs in knowledge and technology Economic crisis is limiting the investment capacity
Our strengths Combination of university, professional education and market-oriented research institutes Cooperation between scientific and social science disciplines Strong international position Strong cooperation in the Golden Triangle Wageningen Campus
Our strengths (2) Major interest in our themes: 21st century agro-production Water Sustainable use of space Bio-based systems and products Food, health and behaviour
Our ambitions Leading European knowledge institute in our domain Preferred partner for green knowledge and sustainable innovations Wageningen University number 1 in national benchmark Van Hall Larenstein in top 10 of Dutch applied universities
Our clients Our clients are: Dutch ministries, provinces, municipalities International governments, such as China, Chile Companies Non profit organisations
Three partners Wageningen University Nine applied research institutes Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Three partners Wageningen University Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Nine applied Research institutes of Wageningen UR 7,000 BSc/MSc students from >100 countries >1,700 PhD candidates 2,475 fte Faculty and Staff Turnover 2011: 304 million
Three partners Wageningen University Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Nine applied Research institutes of Wageningen UR 4,000 students from >50 countries 400 fte Faculty and Staff Turnover 2011: 53 million
Three partners Wageningen University Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Nine applied Research institutes of Wageningen UR 2,825 fte Faculty and Staff Turnover 2011: 353 million
Organisational structure
Our methods
The Wageningen approach Multidisciplinary connections between scientific and social disciplines Connecting knowledge at various scale levels
The Golden Triangle Combining strengths in cooperation within the Golden Triangle Business Government Science
Strategy 2011 2014 Strong position in Dutch government s top sectors concept Improving the application of existing knowledge Strong position in the commissioned market Further increasing the quality of education Strong international position as well as in various Dutch regions Wageningen Campus a breeding ground for new knowledge, innovation and business Extra financial means through fund raising
Strategy 2011 2014 (2) Extra investments in various knowledge themes: Social themes: Sustainable and intelligent food production Customised nutrition Sea and coastal zones Bio-refinery Scientific themes: Systems biology Information, behaviour and governance Complex adaptive systems
Our research
Strong position in the rankings 75th position on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 37th position on the Shanghai Index ranking for Life and Agriculture Sciences The best university according to Dutch students in the Dutch guide for higher education (Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs) for five years running The second best university worldwide for agricultural research according to the Taiwanese government
Our position in the world
Embedded in Food Valley A great network Close collaboration: Business Education & research Government Partnerships Aiming at innovation Facility sharing
Wageningen UR in the world Offices in Brazil, China and Ethiopia
The world comes to Wageningen UR
Our education
Our vision: inspiring young people Blended various learning methods Content new global challenges Various, dynamic and flexible learning tracks Personal attention contact, involvement, Talent assessment, counseling
Education from applied to scientific 325 1700 PhD 60% international 1000 3350 MSc 45% international Prof. Masters 3800 BSc 4000 prof. Bachelors 1150 Wageningen University Van Hall Larenstein Univ Applied Sciences 1130
Increase in student population 7000 PhD's Van Hall Larenstein Wageningen University 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11
Increase in PhD thesis 250 200 150 100 50 0 1920-1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Cultural diversity at Wageningen University MSc students 2010-2011 Total 3350 PhD candidates 2010-2011 Total 1700 2% 1% 7% 4% 7% 5% 10% NL 15% 40% EU-NL 76% Asia Africa 19% Latin America others 14%
Our facilities
Wageningen Campus
Facilities for clients CAT Agrofood: Collective use of research facilities Impulse: Centre for networking and debate Accommodation at Wageningen Campus
Facilities for students Use of the Library Wageningen UR Extensive sports facilities Cultural programmes by Studium Generale Language courses in different languages by Language Services Wageningen Campus
Main financial sources Wageningen University Turnover 2011 Wageningen University: 304 million 8 6 32 54 Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation Research contracts Other sources Tuition fees
Main financial sources Contract Research Organization (CRO) Turnover 2011 CRO: 353 million 16 41 Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation Research contracts Other sources 43
Turnover per partner Turnover 2011: 710 million 53 304 Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Research Institutes (Contract Research Organization) 353 Wageningen University
Thank you for your attention! Gracias Peter.zuurbier@wur.nl Director Latin America Office WageningenUR