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Initial findings of the OECD Tertiary Education Country Report

Professor Željko Dujić, National co-ordinator of the OECD Country Report

working group, Croatia

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Educational structure of the active labour force (25 – 65 years) 2001.

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500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

Tousands

Skup1 2.365.744 1.251.748 122.302 235.718 11.076 5.552

TotalSecondary

schoolVocational

Higher education

MSc DSc

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Tertiary education institutions

Type of institution Number of institutions

Enrolled students

Teaching staff

Schools of professional higher education

21 14,595 857

Polytechnics 5+2 13,198 482

Universities 6 93,029 6,578

Faculties, academies of art and institutions of higher religious education

72

Public institutes 27

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Current structure of tertiary education

I cycle

II cycle

III cycle

60

120

180

240

300

360

ECTS

Bachelor

Master

Doctor

University Studies Professional Studies

(undergraduate)

(graduate)

(postgraduate)

specialist

doctoral

a b

specialist

certificate

a b

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Accredited study programmes by 22. 06. 2005.

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32 35

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220

177

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200

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3 3,5 4 1 1,5 2 5 6

7 10

74

6 5 113

0

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100

150

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250

2 2,5 3 4 1 1,5 2

University studies Professional studies

Undergraduate Graduate Undergraduate Sprecialized professional studies

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Steering of the Tertiary Education System 2005

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports

National Council for Science

Council of Polytechnics and Colleges

Science and Higher Education Funding Council

National Council for Higher Education

Committee for Ethics in

Science and Higher

Education

UniversitiesSchools of Professional Higher Education

Public institutes

Croatian Government

Rectors’ Conference

Croatian Parliament

Science and Higher Education

Agency

PolytechnicsTEI

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Regional distribution of TEI

UniversitiesBranches of universitiesPolytechnicsSchools of professional Higher education

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% GDP allocated to the Ministry

  2000. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. % GDP

GDP (mil $)

18.427 19.863 22.812 28.810 34.685  

GDP (mil KN)

152.516 165.639 179.386 193.067 201.176  

Higher education

1.356.658.174 1.416.839.25 1.416.630.792 1.688.450.414 1.863.593.239 0,8682

Science 540.507.329 654.021.660 685.819.013 751.187.122 714.299.081 0,3811

Technology   54.242.296 47.155.529 63.274.869 85.289.837 0,280

International   31.955.579 36.973.920 33.854.163 50.101.873 0,0171

ICT 7.198.394 33.489.754 93.800.559 107.236.816 115.216.749 0,0400

Total MSES 1.904.363.89 2.190.548.5 2.280.379.81 2.644.003.38 2.881.660.955 1,334

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Scientific projects in Croatia financed by the Ministry (2005) - Fields

Field No of projects % Kuna %

Natural sciences 317 17.6 30,915,000 24.5

Engineering 345 19.1 22,889,000 18.1

Biomedicine 437 24.2 35,580,000 28.1

Biotechnology 174 9.7 12,208,000 9.7

Social sciences 260 14.4 12,188,000 9.6

Humanities 270 15.0 12,639,000 10.0

Total 1,803 100 126,419,00 100

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Scientific projects in Croatia financed by the Ministry (2005) - Institutions

Type of institution No of projects %Amount(Kunas)

%

Universities 1,271 70.5 82,120,000 65.0

Public institutes 324 18.0 31,114,000 24.6

Other institutions 200 11.1 12,942,000 10.2

Polytechnics 8 0.4 243,000 0.2

Total 1,803 100.0 126,419,000 100.0

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Scientific projects in Croatia financed by the Ministry (2005) - Universities

University No of projects %Amount(Kunas)

%

Dubrovnik 3 0.2 135,000 0.2

Osijek 110 8.7 6,186,000 7.5

Rijeka 152 12.0 8,698,000 10.6

Split 111 8.7 5,979,000 7.3

Zadar 44 3.5 1,672,000 2.0

Zagreb 851 67.0 59,450,000 72.4

Total 1,271 100.0 82,120,000 100.0

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Research novices – fields of study

FieldPhD

studentsPost Docs Researchers Total

Natural sciences 464 61   525

Engineering 529 23   552

Biomedicine 419 28 2 449

Biotechnology 186 17   203

Social sciences 382 10 2 394

Humanities 345 24   369

Total 2,325 163 4 2,492

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Regional distribution of research novices

RegionNo of research

novicesPhD students PostDocs

Dubrovnik 19 19

Osijek 188 178 10

Rijeka 247 242 5

Split 231 216 15

Zadar 56 55 1

Zagreb 1,861 1,709 148

Total 2,602 2,419 179

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Capital investments from Central Government Budget in tertiary education

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Year

% o

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exp

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Capital investments of Croatian universities

Kuna EUR

University of Rijeka (2003 – 2004) 88,733,200 11,675,000

University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek (2003 – 2008) 180,000,000 23,684,000

University of Split (2003 – 2008) 344,999,000 45,394,000

University of Rijeka and SC Zagreb (2004) 70,000,000 9,210,000

University of Zagreb (2004 – 2006) 490,000,000 64,473,000

University of Dubrovnik (2003) 24,322,000 3,200,000

University of Rijeka (2005 – 2008) 490,000,000 63,158,000

Total investments 1,739,854,200 228,928,000

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Investments into scientific equipment 2001.-2004.

  2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. Total

Universities 28.815.284 62.834.293 37.439.572 28.351.604 157.440.753

Public institutes 23.161.535 26.898.479 15.417.260 10.908.110 76.385.384

Other institutions 2.130.098 2.499.287 1.406.458 787.260 6.824.103

Total (kunas) 54.106.917 92.232.059 54.263.290 40.048.074 240.650.240

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Technology policy

PROGRAM HRVATSKOG INOVACIJSKOG TEHNOLOGIJSKOG RAZVITKA

(HITRA)

TEhnologijsko iSTraživačko-razvojni projekti (TEST)

RAzvoj na Znanju UteMeljenih poduzeća (RAZUM)

(Program of Croatian Innovation and Technological Development)

(Technology-Related Research and Development Projects)

(Development of Knowledge-Based Companies)

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Cooperation of different ministries in technological development

RAZUM(12 projects

running, 15 in preparation)

First program of the Government which supports and provide

financing for development knowledge-based economy

TEST (450 aplications,

approved 230,finished 95

MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY, LABOUR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND WATER MANAGMENT

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Overall expenditure in Technological programs

  Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total

RAZUM 19.411.733,0 18.057.276,0 27.135,494 18.677,910 83.282,413

TEST 21.226,881,0 21.540.313,0 25.144,828 33.527,080 101.439,102

Total(Kunas)

40.638.614,0 39.597.589,0 52.280,322 52.204,990 184.721,515

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Strategic focus of the National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological Development

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports

Sabor RH (Parliament)

Strategic plan 2004 – 2008

Programs of the NZZ

Projects

Grants

Conferences

Publications

1. Reform of higher education system in Croatia

2. Brain Gain

3. Information and communication technology

4. Biotechnology

5. New materials and new production processes

6. Environmental sciences and sustainable development

7. Socio-cultural transition from industry to knowledge – based society

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Enrolled students

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ISCED97 Level:Tertiary-Total Sex:MFSector:Pub+Priv. Full and part time

ISCED97 Level:Tertiary-Total Sex:FSector:Pub+Priv. Full and part time

GPI = 0.98

GPI = 1.21

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Estimated dropout rate

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10.000

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25.000

30.000

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Enroled to the first year for the first time

Graduated that year

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Percentage of secondary school pupils who enroll in the higher education system

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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Funding of enrolled students

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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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Full time with state support

Full time own participation

Part time

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RECCOMMENDATIONSRECCOMMENDATIONS

Five goalsFive goals1.1. IncreasIncreasee the number of persons with a the number of persons with a tertiary tertiary

educationeducation2.2. Increasing the efficiency of the higher education Increasing the efficiency of the higher education

system.system.3.3. Integration into Integration into the European Higher Education

Area (EHEA) and the European Research Area (ERA).

4. Decentralization and change in the governance model.

5.5. Developing scientific research and connecting it Developing scientific research and connecting it to education.to education.

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RECCOMMENDATIONSRECCOMMENDATIONS

Five measures for the next five-year period

1. Building a quality assurance system. 2. Change of the financing model and increasing

public responsibility for higher education institutions (accountability).

3.3. Reform of doctoral studiesReform of doctoral studies..

4.4. IntegratiIntegration ofon of universities. universities. 5. Developing the lifelong learning system and

making tertiary education more flexible.

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Country Background Report Team

Chapter 1 Domagoj RačićChapter 2 Željko Dujić and Pero Lučin,Chapter 3 Vedran ŠošićChapter 4 Željko Dujić and Pero LučinChapter 5 Jadranka ŠvarcChapter 6 Emira Bečić Chapter 7 Dubravka Jurlina AlibegovićChapter 8 Tihomila Težak GreglChapter 9 Pero LučinChapter 10 Vlasta Vizek Vidović and Ana RužičkaChapter 11 Pero Lučin

Statistical Annex Emira Bečić and Matija Škegro VidovićMSES coordinator Luka Crnjaković