Marc Durando (EUN Executive Director): opening presentation Scientix European Conference, 6-8 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium

1. Scientix Conference – Opening session 6 May 2011 Marc Durando

2. Opening session Robert-Jan Smits Director-General DG Research & Innovation

3. Opening session Sir John Holman National Science Learning Centre

4. 32 m young people 20 – 24 years 49% women - 51% men 22% study MST 4.1 m students 30% women - 70% men 58% in Higher Education 18.5 m students 55% women - 45% men Some figures World wide 5 m MST graduates/year EUR – 1/6 - 825,000 graduates US - 407,000 graduates Japan -227,000 graduates China - 1 m graduates (X 2 – last 4 years)

5. Commission actions Science in Society Programme

6. European projects

7. 3 Main Issues Attractiveness in Europe for MST studies (difficult, image, ….) Career prospects (compared to other sectors) New pedagogical approaches MST challenges