The lessons learned from the admission of applicants to the first-stage and continuous university studies in 2009

Higher education reform in Lithuania has increased competition between universities for financing because, under current conditions, it completely depends on the number of school-leavers entering a university. The number of the obtained ‘baskets’ by a higher school in 2009, compared to the number of the state-financed positions in 2008, reflects the popularity of this higher school in the best way. The university budget also depends on the number of students paying for studies. The results of admission have shown that higher schools which obtained a great number of “baskets” did not get many students paying for studies. This may be accounted for by the fact that school leavers who did not get state financing chose the cheapest programmes of studies. Therefore, social sciences, whose programmes of studies are the cheapest, are among the most popular disciplines

Magistrantūros atitiktis šalies ūkio poreikiams

In the system of higher university education, Master’s degree programmes of study making its second stage are of major importance. Therefore, determining the effectiveness of these programmes is a significant problem. The main factor determining Master’s degree programme effectiveness is based on how well it meets the needs of state economy. As a complex phenomenon, it can be described only by a set of criteria. To determine which Master’s degree programme directions satisfy the market needs better is possible only when all the above criteria are integrated into a single quantity. Multicriteria evaluation methods are most suitable for solving such problems. All the criteria significances or weights should be known in this case. In the present research, 6 directions of studies have been established, e.g. biomedicine, physical, social, technological sciences, humanities and art studies. Multicriteria evaluation has shown that the programme of art studies is the best in satisfying the needs of the state economy. It is followed by the programmes of technological, biomedicine and social sciences, as well as humanities and physical sciences.Lietuviška santrauka. Aukštojo universitetinio mokslo sistemoje ypatingas vaidmuo tenka antrajai jo pakopai – magistrantūrai, todėl svarbi problema yra jos efektyvumas. Esminis efektyvumo rodiklis yra magistrantūros atitiktis šalies ūkio poreikiams. Ją apibūdinti galima tik daugeliu rodiklių, nes tai yra sudėtingas kompleksinis reiškinys. Apibendrintai pasakyti, kuri magistrantūros studijų kryptis geriau atitinka rinkos poreikius, o kuri blogiau, galima tik visus minėtus rodiklius sujungus į vieną dydį. Tokiems uždaviniams spręsti gerai tinka daugiakriteriniai metodai. Juos taikant reikia žinoti lyginamąsias visų rodiklių reikšmes ir svorius. Tiriant buvo nustatytos šešios studijų kryptys – biomedicina, fiziniai, socialiniai, technologiniai, humanitariniai mokslai ir meno studijos. Daugiakriterinės analizės rezultatai parodė, kad šalies ūkio poreikius geriausiai atitinka meno studijos. Po jų eina technologiniai, biomedicinos, socialiniai ir humanitariniai bei fiziniai mokslai

Stivers v. Idaho State Tax Com\u27n Appellant\u27s Brief 2 Dckt. 40007

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Multicriteria model for evaluating quality management of professional training

What are the possibilities of complex quantitative evaluation of complex social phenomena and professional training in particular? Can these methods be used for multicriteria evaluation of this phenomenon? Are they well-suited for investigation and monitoring of professional training quality management? The present paper aims at answering these questions, presenting and discussing the developed model of multicriteria evaluation of professional training quality management and considering other problems associated with multicriteria evaluation of quality management of professional training. Moreover, presenting the results of pilot quantitative expert evaluation of professional training quality management, the problem of consistency of expert estimates was discussed, the consistency of experts' estimates of weights and values of the criteria describing quality management of professional training institutions was determined and multicriteria evaluation of the quality of the above schools was made allowing their arrangement in the priority order according to the quality of performance