International conferenceInternational conferenceCo-operation on Research Training Co-operation on Research Training in the Baltic Sea Areain the Baltic Sea Area

Research training system in Latvia

Baiba RivzaDr.habil.oec., professorRiga, 10-11 May 2004

• The Great Charter of The Great Charter of UniversitiesUniversities(18 September, 1988)(18 September, 1988)

• Lisbon ConventionLisbon Convention(11 April, 1997)(11 April, 1997)

• Sorbon DeclarationSorbon Declaration(25 May, 1998)(25 May, 1998)

• Bologna DeclarationBologna Declaration(19 June, 1999)(19 June, 1999)

• Baltic countries Agreement Baltic countries Agreement on Education on Education Qualifications Academic Qualifications Academic Recognition in Baltic Recognition in Baltic Common Education Area Common Education Area (18 February, 2000)(18 February, 2000)

• Salamanca ConventionSalamanca Convention(30 March, 2001)(30 March, 2001)

• Prague communiquePrague communique(19 May, 2001)(19 May, 2001)

International conventions, International conventions, declarations and agreementsdeclarations and agreements

• Bologna declaration (1999)↓

• Salamanca (2001)↓

• Prague (2001)↓

• Berlin (2003)

Bologna declaration cognitionsBologna declaration cognitions(goals to be reached till 2010)(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 Comparison of accreditation decisions by the term of accreditationdecisions by the term of accreditation

81% 19%

Number of international experts by Number of international experts by countries in accreditation processcountries in accreditation process

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

5

7

14

22

24

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Austria

Belgium

Poland

Hungary

Canada

Great

Netherlands

Norway

USA

Denmark

Germany

France

Finland

Sweden

Lithuania

Estonia

Latvia

The number of students in The number of students in LLatvia atvia higher educational establishments higher educational establishments

2003./2004.Students126 756

State higher educational

establishments94 368 (74%)

Private higher educational

establishments32 388 (26%)

Full time students56 085 (59%)

Part time students38 283 (41%)

Budget students30 476 (54%)

Budget students

401(1%)

Self-paying

students25 609(46%)

Self-paying

students37 882(99%)

Full time students

27 794 (86%)

Part time students

4 594 (14%)

Budget students

67 (0.2%)

Self-paying

students27 727(99.8%)

Self-paying

students4594

Budget students

0

Number of students in LatviaNumber of students in Latvia

3018

1

3039

2

3113

8

3275

7

3251

0

3412

9

3298

8

3219

1

3094

4

3306

6

4386

3

5700

0

6714

1

7751

2

8665

4

9581

2

2503

4

1597

2

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

State budget Tuition fee

Students Enrolment for Self – Students Enrolment for Self – finances and Governmentfinances and Government Budget, %Budget, %

0 20 40 60 80 100

Education science and teacher's education

Humanities

Social science

Nature science and mathematics

Engineering and technology

Agriculture

Health, health and social welfare

Study costs Government budget

Priorities in research and studiesPriorities in research and studies

• ITK

• Biotechnology, biomedicine, pharmacology, chemical wood pulp processing

• Materials technology and production

Universities of LatviaUniversities of Latvia

• University of Latvia

• Riga Technical University

• Daugavpils University

• Riga Stradiņš University

• Latvia University of Agriculture

The Potential of the UniversitiesThe Potential of the Universities

IndicatorsTotal in Latvia

In universities

In 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 Latvia’s achievements in EU 5th frameworkframework

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

Participation fee + EiroAtom (milj. Euro)

0.95 1.5 2.1 2.8 7.3

Soruce: A.Saather

Number of doctoral students in Number of doctoral students in Baltic and Nordic countries Baltic and Nordic countries

1999, 2000, 20011999, 2000, 2001Number 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

Source: A.Saather

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

Number of obtained doctoral degrees Number of obtained doctoral degrees in Baltic and Nordic countries in Baltic and Nordic countries

1999, 2000, 20011999, 2000, 2001

Latvia, year 2003 number of PhD degrees: 3.4

Source: NORBAL

Doctoral degrees in the Nordic Doctoral degrees in the Nordic and Baltic countriesand Baltic countries in year 2002 in year 2002. .

Women Women

• Finland - 48.7 %

• Norway - 40.1 %

• Sweden - 43.7 %

• Estonia - 59.6 %

• Latvia – 63.5 %

Source: Ovierview on Latvia Higher Education, 2003. Ministry of Education and Science

Number of students in higher education institutions by

field of study and gender, ac.y. 2003./2004

3051

1986

23909

4314

11499

1081

685

15552

7142

44196

2411

3087

992

3644

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000

Education science andteacher's education

Humanities

Social science

Natural science andmathematics

Engineering and technology

Agriculture

Health, health and socialwelfare

WomenMen

Source: NORBAL

Doctoral degrees in Latvia by field Doctoral degrees in Latvia by field of science and genderof science and gender

Field of science

2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

Women 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 - - -

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

3 51-2 (In Europe’s or

America’s international issues)

Language of doctorate dissertation

English Latvian English of Norwegian

Papers in international conferences

Not necessary

2 Not necessary

Comparison of doctoral programs in Comparison of doctoral programs in Estonia, Latvia and NorwayEstonia, Latvia and Norway

Human resources

Number of students 120 000120 000

Number of doctoral students 4 5004 500

Number of professors 1 0001 000

Financial resources

State budget subsidy to higher education 1.4% 1.4% of GDPof GDP

State budget subsidy to science and research 1.0% 1.0% of GDPof GDP

of which to research at universities 0.4% 0.4% of GDPof GDP

Private funds raised to support research 1.0 – 1.3% of GDP1.0 – 1.3% of GDP

Private funds raised to support higher education 1.0 – 1.4% of GDP1.0 – 1.4% of GDP

QQuantitative targets for higher education uantitative targets for higher education development, up to yeardevelopment, up to year 2010:2010:

Structural funds in higher education and Structural funds in higher education and science,science, EuroEuro

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 programsDevelopment of doctoral programs 10 milj10 milj

Practice places 4 milj

Increasing of academic staff qualification 10 milj

Kopā (no 625 milj): 65 milj

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