Eduprof Expertmeeting 14-15 April 2011 Groningen.
Workshop Demographic Change
General introduction by Søren Gytz Olesen, Research Director of the VIA University College, Denmark
3. Case: region ’Central Jutland’ 27% of all employes in the region arelocated in Aarhus. Aarhus plans to rise its population with 75.000 inhabitants the next 10 years: An increase of 20%. Aarhus has 38% employes in public service & 12% in industrialproduction At the danishwestcoast 28% areemployed in public service & 32% in industrialproduction More than 66% of danish research is located in the capital Copenhagen The population in the western part of Denmark have lowerlifeexpectancy age; they have more lifestyledeseaces higherconsumption of medicine
4. Education in the region ’Central Jutland’ The region Central Jutland…leftbehind: Braindrain Lowerwages Lowereconomicgrowth Higherunemployment Older population Centralization of public service: Police, public service, education, childcare… Schools and small hospitals closedown
5. Educating the new professionals in the welfarestate The welfare professions suffer from thisdevelopment: State regulatedcapitalism and New Public Management change the danishwelfarestate loss of prestige and autonomy in the professions Changed social reproductioncreate new lifestyleswithin the professions