Transcript Baiba Rivza Dr.habil.oec., professor Chairperson of Council of

International conference
Co-operation on Research Training
in the Baltic Sea Area
Research training system in Latvia
Baiba Rivza
Dr.habil.oec., professor
Riga, 10-11 May 2004
International conventions,
declarations and agreements
• The Great Charter of
Universities
(18 September, 1988)
• Lisbon Convention
(11 April, 1997)
• Sorbon Declaration
(25 May, 1998)
• Bologna Declaration
(19 June, 1999)
• Baltic countries Agreement
on Education
Qualifications Academic
Recognition in Baltic
Common Education Area
(18 February, 2000)
• Salamanca Convention
(30 March, 2001)
• Prague communique
(19 May, 2001)
• Bologna declaration (1999)
↓
• Salamanca (2001)
↓
• Prague (2001)
↓
• Berlin (2003)
Bologna declaration cognitions
(goals to be reached till 2010)
• Creating comparable degrees system
• Implementation of integrated diploma
supplement
• Creating on two cycles based system –
basic studies and after diploma studies,
and the first grade must be available in
European labour market
• Promoting of students and academic
staff mobility
Population: 2 325 thsds
Number of students: 126 756 thsds
33 accredited HE institutions:
+9 accredited colleges
Comparison of accreditation
decisions by the term of accreditation
81%
19%
Number of international experts by
countries in accreditation process
Latvia
24
Estonia
Lithuania
22
14
Sweden
Finland
7
5
France
Germany
3
Denmark
USA
Norway
3
3
3
2
Netherlands
Great
2
2
Canada
Hungary
1
Poland
Belgium
1
Austria
1
1
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
The number of students in Latvia
higher educational establishments
2003./2004.
Students
126 756
Private higher
educational
establishments
State higher
educational
establishments
94 368 (74%)
Full time
students
56 085
(59%)
Budget
students
30 476
(54%)
Selfpaying
students
25 609
(46%)
Part time
students
38 283
(41%)
Budget
students
401
(1%)
Selfpaying
students
37 882
(99%)
32 388 (26%)
Full time
students
27 794
(86%)
Budget
students
67
(0.2%)
Selfpaying
students
27 727
(99.8%)
Part time
students
4 594 (14%)
Budget
students
0
Selfpaying
students
4594
Number of students in Latvia
34129
32988
32191
30944
95812
32510
77512
32757
0
31138 33066
20000
30392 25034
40000
30181 15972
60000
43863
80000
57000
100000
67141
120000
86654
140000
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
State budget
Tuition fee
Students Enrolment for Self –
finances and Government Budget, %
Health, health and social welfare
Agriculture
Engineering and technology
Nature science and mathematics
Social science
Humanities
Education science and teacher's education
0
Study costs
20
40
Government budget
60
80
100
Priorities in research and studies
• ITK
• Biotechnology, biomedicine,
pharmacology, chemical wood pulp
processing
• Materials technology and production
Universities of Latvia
•
•
•
•
•
University of Latvia
Riga Technical University
Daugavpils University
Riga Stradiņš University
Latvia University of Agriculture
The Potential of the Universities
Indicators
In
Total in
In
universities,
Latvia universities % from total
in Latvia
Total number of
students
126 756
69 716
55
for budget
30 476
16 760
70
Number of PhD
students for budget
857
780
91
PhD defence councils
56
50
89
Defended doctorates
papers
58
55
96
Latvia’s achievements in EU 5th
framework
1999
2000
2001
2002
Total
Number of
supproted
projects
42
39
68
57
206
Expected
financing
(milj. Euro)
3.3
2.7
5.6
3.1
14.6
Participati
on fee +
EiroAtom
(milj. Euro)
0.95
1.5
2.1
2.8
7.3
Number of doctoral students in
Baltic and Nordic countries
1999, 2000, 2001
Number of doctoral students per 100 000
inhabitants
State/Year
1999
2000
2001
Finland
180.8
209.6
261.8
Norway
111.0
124.2
122.7
Sweden
209.6
207.0
209.6
Estonia
89.4
103.3
107.8
Latvia
41.4
51.8
53.8
Lithuania
54.7
55.6
57.1
Latvia, year 2003 number of PhD students: 62
Soruce: A.Saather
Number of obtained doctoral degrees
in Baltic and Nordic countries
1999, 2000, 2001
Number of doctoral degrees per 100 000
inhabitants
State/Year
1999
2000
2001
Finland
22.6
22.4
23.4
Norway
16.5
15.6
16.3
Sweden
24.3
24.6
27.2
Estonia
9.6
8.4
10.6
Latvia
5.0
1.8
2.0
Lithuania
5.9
12.8
9.4
Latvia, year 2003
number of PhD degrees: 3.4
Source: A.Saather
Doctoral degrees in the Nordic
and Baltic countries in year 2002.
Women
•
•
•
•
•
Finland - 48.7 %
Norway - 40.1 %
Sweden - 43.7 %
Estonia - 59.6 %
Latvia – 63.5 %
Source: NORBAL
Number of students in higher education institutions by fiel
of study and gender, ac.y. 2003./2004
Health, health and social
welfare
3644
685
Women
Men
992
1081
Agriculture
3087
Engineering and technology
11499
Natural science and
mathematics
2411
4314
44196
Social science
23909
7142
Humanities
1986
Education science and
teacher's education
15552
3051
0
10000
20000
30000
Source: Ovierview on Latvia
Higher Education, 2003. Ministry
40000
50000
Doctoral degrees in Latvia by field
of science and gender
2000
Field of science
2001
2002
2000
Women
2001
2002
Men
Humanities
1
3
4
4
1
4
Social sciences
6
12
13
2
6
4
Natural sciences
8
6
6
8
8
3
Engineering
and technology
6
4
6
5
5
6
Medical sciences
1
1
-
2
-
2
Agricultural
sciences
-
2
4
-
-
-
Source: NORBAL
Comparison of doctoral programs in
Estonia, Latvia and Norway
Requirements
Estonia
Latvia
Norway
Stipends, LVL
140
58
1835
Grant per month, LVL
140
100
1905
Number of students in
%, receiving grants
50
20
90
Length of studies,
years
4
3
3
Number of
publications
1-2 (In Europe’s or
America’s
international issues)
3
5
Language of doctorate
dissertation
English
Latvian
English of Norwegian
Papers in international
conferences
Not
necessary
2
Not necessary
Quantitative targets for higher education
development, up to year 2010:
Human resources
Number of students
120 000
Number of doctoral students
4 500
Number of professors
1 000
Financial resources
State budget subsidy to higher education
1.4% of GDP
State budget subsidy to science and research
1.0% of GDP
of which to research at universities
0.4% of GDP
Private funds raised to support research
1.0 – 1.3% of GDP
Private funds raised to support higher education
1.0 – 1.4% of GDP
Structural funds in higher education and
science, Euro
Higher education infrastructure
(national program)
7 milj
Science infrastructure
(national program)
14 milj
Research projects
10 milj
Study program’s consolidation, including:
Human capital 5 milj
Modernization of laboratories 5 milj
Development of doctoral programs
10 milj
Practice places
4 milj
Increasing of academic staff qualification
10 milj
Kopā (no 625 milj): 65 milj
Thank You
for attention!