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EBA-related HE and R&D in Estonia Jaan Kõrgesaar R ī ga, August 30, 2006

EBA-related HE and R&D in Estonia Jaan Kõrgesaar R ī ga, August 30, 2006. Mirror, mirror on the wall …. In 1988, 1st (private) EBA-school was set up, close to the 1st “ nouveaux privé” HEI

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EBA-related HE and R&D in Estonia Jaan Kõrgesaar R ī ga, August 30, 2006

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  1. EBA-related HE and R&D in Estonia Jaan Kõrgesaar Rīga, August 30, 2006

  2. Mirror, mirror on the wall… • In 1988, 1st (private) EBA-school was set up, close to the 1st “nouveaux privé” HEI • 17 539 students on all levels, ~25,7% from student body; 85,6% of them fee-paying: changes ahead (?) • 162 or ~13,9% from all acting study programs

  3. ... who’s the fairest of them all? • EBA-programmes in 21 HEI-s (54%), rest have “administration” etc programmes with some EBA-studies embedded • Prof Väino Rajangu’s guess: formal diversity in programme titles contrasting missing “real” diversity in content to be found elsewhere • 1988-1995 initial modernization of subject content, from ‘2002 “Bologna’s” shift to the initial broad social science base

  4. HE rated by … • Programme accreditation (full or conditional; negative means closure) • EBA: graduate school (UT, TTU, BoE) • EBA: PhD studies fully accr.in UT, TTU – cond. • Warmhouse for PhD studies, but graduate’s outlook in academic environment to be improved

  5. HE Policy & Strategy • Social sciences, EBA incl. not in “most favoured” status by governmental HE financing scheme • EBA-tribalism? Same quality standards applied but … • Contrasting “consumer behaviour” and public mood

  6. R&D Structure in Estonia 6

  7. R&D financing system in Estonia OtherMinistries Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Research CompetencyCouncil Estonian Technology Agency Estonian Science Foundation Institutional Target Financing •Basic financing •Financing of Infra-structures • Research & productdevelopment projects • Technology programs in priority areas Research Grant Financing National R&D Programmes Research Labs of Private Business Sector Research Institutes Research Institutes Universities Private Organizations Public Institutions State Bodies 7

  8. R&D expenditure and funding sources in Estonia (2004) and elsewhere (2002) 8

  9. Sources of financing R&D, 2002 Source: Eurostat, New Cronos, OECD, MSTI database 9

  10. R&D spending per researcher, 2002 Allikas: Eesti Statistikaamet

  11. Relative funding of research areas, Estonia vs EU (2002) Humanities Social sciences Medicine Technology Agriculture Science

  12. EBA as not themost competitive field of research • R&D funding • Publications • Citation • Brain drain in 1990s

  13. So, how much, then?

  14. Individual research grants

  15. Targeted financing or InstResGrant

  16. Getting better since 2000 • Grants, EU programs, 6th FW incl. • Evaluation exercise ‘2000: transition-shock survival rated for 5 Ss (2 institutions, 3 faculties with TarFEBA ****; EIE and 2 fac-s *** and EBS **; MoreFundRes!). 2008? • Consultancy and applied research – success or substitution • PhD-employees, Harvard incl. emerge locally and gradually (Bank of Estonia)

  17. Strategy of R&D&I, 2007-2013, approved on June 1, 2006 R&D from GDP • 2008: 1,5% • 2010: 1,9% • 2014: 3,0% • 47% from EU structural funds • Development and motivation of human capital • Efficient administration of public-sector R&D&I • Increased innovation capacity of enterprises • Policies targeted to long-term development

  18. Challenges ahead • Administratively in the area of R&D&I: • Enough capable persons • Competitive infrastructure • Targeting needs and capacities of Estonia • Steadily increasing financing

  19. Both quality and quantity of R&D • R&D employees: 8 researchers and engineers per 1000 employees • 80% of R&D infrastructure modernized or built up anew • 1200 research publications annually • 5 times more patents

  20. Applied research • Following specific quality criteria • Specific role of the client (applier/subscriber) • Rules to provide state support

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