System of science financing in Poland

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01 \ Science system.

02 \ Science system.

03 \ Principles of the reform of science financing 2007-2015

04 \ The role of the Ministry and agencies in the system

05 \ National Science Centre.

06 \ National Centre for Research and Development.

07 \ Latest developments in science system.

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01 \ Science system01 \ Science system

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Other Ministries

Polish Academy of Sciences

Non-public Universities Public Universities

National Science Centre

National Centre for Research and Development

Research Institutes

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02 \ Science system02 \ Science system

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Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Policy-making, strategic and executive level

National budget for science in 2015 : PLN 7308 M

National Science Centre

BASIC RESEARCHbottom-up approach

Budget in 2015 : PLN 915 M

National Centre for Research and Development

APPLIED RESEARCHtop-down approach

Budget in 2015 : PLN 3 164 M

03 \ 03 \ Principles of Principles of the reform the reform

of of science financing science financing 2007-20152007-2015Members of academic community should decide themselves about allocation of funds (before: almost all decisions made by the Ministry)

Development of grant system

New system of evaluation of scientific units

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Committee for Evaluation of Scientific Units - The main task of the Committee is to draw out the project of parameters and criteria for comprehensive evaluation of scientific units and to perform such evaluation not less frequently than every four years. Among criteria-Improvement of quality of research-Enhancement of innovation-Internationalisation of science-Support for interdisciplinarity and new research areas-Development of open science-Support forenhancing prestige of Polish science worldwide

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04 \ The role of the Ministry and agencies 04 \ The role of the Ministry and agencies

in the systemin the systemThe Ministry of Science and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MSHE) Higher Education (MSHE) is responsible for policy-making in science and research as well as in higher education and creating transparent rules of allocating the funds on R&D.

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Financial management is delegated to the National National Science Centre Science Centre and the National National Centre for Research and Centre for Research and DevelopmentDevelopment.

The Ministry allocates funds on R&D only through a few specific instruments i.e.:-basic statutory activity,-capital investments in large research infrastructure and buildings,-international cooperation,-science dissemination,-Minister’s programmes and initiatives.

Overall budget for science in 2015: PLN 7

308 M.

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The National Science Centre National Science Centre (NCN) officially started to operate on 4th March 2011 (created in 2010).

NCN is responsible for supporting research projects in Arts, Humanities, Social and Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, targeted at a wide range of scientists conducting basic research.

Each year NCN launches ca. 15 calls for proposals in carefully designed schemes allowing scientists on every stage of scientific career to participate.

NCN inNCN in 2014 in 2014 in numbers numbers::•budget PLN 840 M 12 calls announced 3 international calls

announced 13 concluded calls 11 432 proposals

submitted 1804 projects awarded

funding ca € 180 M allocated for

research projects 16%* success rate

* percentage of proposals that were awarded funding

Overall NCN budget in 2015 amounts to

PLN 915 M.04 \ System of science financing in Poland

06 \ National Centre for Research and Development06 \ National Centre for Research and Development

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The National Centre for Research National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) and Development (NCBR) was established in 2007.

NCBR is responsible for financing applied research as well as for strengthening links between R&D and industry sectors. NCBR is also responsible for allocating European structural funds.

The main instrument of the National Centre for Research and Development are strategic programmes based on the „National Research Programme”.

NCNCBRBR in in 2014 in 2014 in numbers numbers:: 59 calls announced 41 programmes

implemented 2425 proposals submitted 843 projects awarded

funding ca PLN 3 700 M allocated

for research projects

Overall NCBR budget in 2015 amounts to ca

PLN 5100 M.05\ System of science financing in Poland

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The Act amending the act on the principles of science financing and some other legal acts entered into force on 25th May 2015.

The purpose of these amendments was to improve the rules of conducting research, basing on the experiences of the Ministry and researchers who had to comply with the regulations introduced in 2010.

Main issues covered by these Main issues covered by these amendments are:amendments are:•support international activities by adjusting funding principles of large research infrastructures to the European Research Area requirements and creating a legal basis for setting up of the Polish Roadmap of Large Research Infrastructure,

•more effective use and concentration of financial resources allocated to the science dissemination and popularization,

•simplification and acceleration of procedures of allocating funds and restrictions in financing the weakest research units,

•improved access to information on science financing in Poland through an integrated IT science management system „POL-on”.

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