Funding research in Central and Eastern European countries – PRIME project

New challenges in higher education research and policy in Europe and in CRPrague

27.-28.11. 2008

ContentPRIME project on public funding of research in CEECs Objectives Comparative approach Schedule MethodologySome comparative resultsCzech case

ObjectivesDescription changes in research and higher education funding in CEECs over the last years Providing quantitative data + qualitative

description Consider allocation mechanisms and

distribution of funds between different instruments

Building of common comparative conceptual framework

General approachBroad definitions – application to the national situation and categories Availability of information and data Discuss borderline cases Inductive approach – bottom-upCover whole public funding (including international)

StepsMap of the public funding flows for research and higher education in national categoriesDescribe in detail the instruments and allocation mechamismsGeneral definitions and categories – comparable mapsData to each funding instrument according to the beneficiariesConsider evolution

Methodolgy – national reports

Organisation of national R&D policyMain channels of public fundingDifferentatiation of funding instruments: Agency/administrative body – beneficiary Institutional/project otherCharacteristics, availability and reliability of data

Basic comparison

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

cz Czech Republic ee Estonia pl Poland

Basic comparison

Basic comparison

Basic comparison

Completely different funding systemsNo convergence towards a western European systemsEvolution - divergence in national pathwaysLack of steering mechanims during transformation periodLow competition – different reasons

Czech Republic. Structure of the public funding system (2005)

Total fundingInstitutional

40%Project 60%

Higher education

Academy of Sciences Institutes

Public institutes

Private

26%

49%

17%

25%

8%

2%

59%

14%

Czech Republic. Structure of the public funding system (2005)

Academy of Sciences

Institutes

MEYS

HEI23%

5%

Research centres

Departmental programmes

CSFEU FPContracts

Ministries

8%

Institutes

1.5% 6.5% 7% 25% 7.5%

1.5% 11.5%

22%

14%

13%

competitive

Private

Czech Republic - intermediaries

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

International agencies

Education ministry

Other ministries

Intermediaries

Academy of Sciences

Czech Republic – comparative view

Fragmented systemRather closed sectors with different allocation structuresStrong stable public sector - Academy of SciencesLow competition in AoS/public institutes vs. strongly competitive allocation for HEGrowing HE research sector