BRAIN DRAIN – BRAIN GAIN: SLOVAK STUDENTS AT CZECH UNIVERSITIES

The Slovak Republic is experiencing a growing brain drain of elite secondary school students. Slovak human capital flows chiefly to Czech Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). The aim of this paper is to analyse who these Slovak students are to create a complete profile of Slovak students at Czech HEIs. We used a unique dataset based on the surveys EUROSTUDENT V and DOKTORANDI 2014 to explore differences between Czech and Slovak students, their financial situation and the functionality of the intergenerational transmission mechanism. We have found that Slovak students at Czech HEIs come from highly educated families and from the middle and higher class families significantly more often than Czech students at Czech HEIs or Slovak students at Slovak HEIs. Approximately 80% of them came from grammar schools. Slovak students also often have better language skills. We have discovered that Slovak students at Czech HEIs enjoy certain social benefits, slightly more often they have higher monthly income compared to Czech students, and they work slightly less often during their studies. Finally, according to our findings, Slovak doctoral students are often reluctant to return back to the Slovak Republic or to stay in the Czech Republic

Taasiseseisvumise aja 200 doktoritööd Tartu Ülikooli arstiteaduskonnas

Eesti Arst 2011; 90(8):357–35

Kroonika

Eesti Arst 2013; 92(10):60

Kroonika

Eesti Arst 2013; 92(10):60

Ettevõtlusdoktorantuuri (Industrial PhD) koostööprogramm

Uuringu „Ettevõtete ja kõrgkoolide koostöökogemuse seire“ osaraportKäesoleva analüüsi eesmärgiks on tuua välja ülikoolide ja ettevõtete või muude organisatsioonide koostöös toimuvate doktoriõpingute detailsemad sihid, korralduslikud eeldused, võimalikud väljundtulemused ja rakendusprobleemid andmaks soovitusi programmi tõhustamiseks. DoRa programmi tegevuse 3 raames Eestiski kasutusele võetud ettevõtlusdoktorantuuri ideestik omab siin paraku veel liiga vähe konkreetseid väljundeid, et sügavamat analüüsi teha. Seepärast tugineb alljärgnev valdavalt teiste riikide sellealastest kogemustest õppimisele läbi saadud tulemuste kajastuse. Eriti väärib esile toomist Taani mitmekülgne kogemus ettevõtlusdoktorantuuri raames toimuva koostöö osas. Kus võimalik reflekteeritakse teiste riikide kogemusi siiski ka Eesti konteksti arvestavalt.http://tips.ut.ee/index.php?module=32&op=1&id=363

Mehanizmi podrške i uslovi za rad mladih istraživača u društvenim naukama

Predmet ove studije su položaj i uslovi za rad mladih istraživača u društvenim i humanističkim naukama u Srbiji i, konkretno, mehanizmi podrške koje imaju na raspolaganju. Ključna pitanja na koje studija pruža odgovore su: 1) koje su osnovne socio-ekonomske karakteristike mladih istraživača (porodično stanje, primanja, stambena situacija); 2) koje mere podrške su dostupne mladim istraživačima, u kojoj meri se koriste i šta o njima misle doktorandi; 3) kako mladi istraživači procenjuju uslove u kojima rade. Studija se temelji jednim delom na analizi dokumenata i izveštaja relevantnih domaćih institucija i organizacija. S obzirom na to da se mere unapređenja položaja mladih istraživača sprovode u kontekstu pridruživanja Srbije Evropskom visokoobrazovnom prostoru i Evropskom istraživačkom prostoru, analizi domaćih mera prethodni kratki pregled evropskih iskustava. Drugi, značajniji, deo rezultata potiče iz anketnog istraživanja u kojem je učestvovalo 356 doktoranada iz oblasti društvenih i humanističkih nauka. Među doktorandima mogu da se uoče četiri osnovne grupe u odnosu na status koji imaju u naučno-obrazovnom sistemu: asistenti, istraživači saradnici, stipendisti i doktorandi bez naučnih zvanja. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da više od polovine doktoranada nema naučna zvanja i ne učestvuje u naučnim projektima koje realizuju njihove matične institucije. U celini posmatrano mladi istraživači nezadovoljni su svojim materijalnim položajem, uslovima za rad, kao i podrškom institucija i Ministarstva prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja. Preko polovine doktoranada nema adekvatno rešeno stambeno pitanje (žive kod roditelja ili u iznajmljenim stanovima) i ovo je jedan od najznačajnijih problema mladih istraživača. Školarine za doktorske studije izuzetno su visoke, a tek manji broj doktoranada ima status budžetskih studenata. Nedostatak sredstava za naučne skupove i studijske boravke u inostranstvu, nedostupnost literature i nedovoljna materijalna sredstva za istraživanja predstavljaju najveće probleme za naučni razvoj mladih istraživača.The subject of this study is status and working conditions of the young researchers in humanities and social sciences in Serbia, and in particular support mechanisms that are available to them. The key questions that the study answers are: 1) what are basic socioeconomic characteristics of young researchers (family status, income, housing situation); 2) what types of support are available to young researchers, to what extent are they used and what doctoral students think of them; 3) how young researchers assess the conditions in which they work. The study was based partly on an analysis of documents and reports of relevant local institutions and organizations. Considering that measures to improve the position of young researchers are conducted in the context of Serbian integration into the European Higher Education Area and European Research Area, the analysis of domestic measures is preceded by a brief overview of European experiences. The second, more important, part of the results originates from research survey, which included 356 doctoral students in the field of social sciences and humanities. Among doctoral students four basic groups according to the status they have in the scientific-educational system can be identifies: teaching assistants, research assistants, stipend holders and doctoral students without scientific titles. The survey results show that more than half of doctoral students do not have scientific positions and do not participate in the research projects implemented by their home institution. On the whole, the young researchers are dissatisfied with their material position, working conditions, as well as with support provided by their institutions and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. More than half of doctoral students do not have housing problem adequately solved (they live with parents or in rented apartments) and this is one of the most important problems of young researchers. Scholarships for doctoral studies are extremely high, and only a small number of doctoral students have the status of funded students. Lack of funds for scientific conferences and study trips abroad, the unavailability of literature and lack of funds for research are the biggest problems for the scientific development of young researchers

Doktoriõppe tulemuslikkuse analüüs

Uuringu 2.4 lõppraportUuringu eesmärgiks on analüüsida doktoriõppe tulemuslikkust Eesti avalik-õiguslikes ülikoolides ning sellest tulenevalt teha ettepanekuid tulevaste doktoriõppe toetusmeetmete arendamiseks. Uuringus antakse ülevaade Eesti ülikoolide doktoriõppe vastuvõtutingimuste eripäradest ja doktoriõppe rahastamise skeemist, otsitakse seoseid doktoriõppe meetmete ja doktoriõppe tulemuslikkuse vahel õppeprotsessi, teadustegevuse ja doktorantide materiaalse toimetuleku aspektist, analüüsitakse põhjalikumalt doktorikoolide poolt antavat lisandväärtust ja nende tegevusega seonduvaid probleeme ja pakutakse välja poliitikasoovitused doktoriõppe tulemuslikkuse tõstmiseks.http://tips.ut.ee/index.php?module=32&op=1&id=366