1. Funding research in Central and Eastern European countries – PRIME project New challenges in higher education research and policy in Europe and in CR Prague 27.-28.11. 2008

2. Content PRIME project on public funding of research in CEECs Objectives Comparative approach Schedule Methodology Some comparative results Czech case

3. Objectives Description changes in research and higher education funding in CEECs over the last years Providing quantitative data + qualitative description Consider allocation mechanisms and distribution of funds between different instruments Building of common comparative conceptual framework

4. General approach Broad definitions – application to the national situation and categories Availability of information and data Discuss borderline cases Inductive approach – bottom-up Cover whole public funding (including international)

5. Steps Map of the public funding flows for research and higher education in national categories Describe in detail the instruments and allocation mechamisms General definitions and categories – comparable maps Data to each funding instrument according to the beneficiaries Consider evolution

6. Methodolgy – national reports Organisation of national R&D policy Main channels of public funding Differentatiation of funding instruments: Agency/administrative body – beneficiary Institutional/project other Characteristics, availability and reliability of data

7. Basic comparison Evolution of GERD financed by the state in PPS at prices of 1995

8. Basic comparison

10. Completely different funding systems No convergence towards a western European systems Evolution - divergence in national pathways Lack of steering mechanims during transformation period Low competition – different reasons

11. Czech Republic. Structure of the public funding system (2005) Total funding Institutional 40% Project 60% Higher education Academy of Sciences Institutes Public institutes Private 26% 49% 17% 25% 8% 2% 59% 14%

12. Czech Republic. Structure of the public funding system (2005) Academy of Sciences Institutes MEYS HEI 23% 5% Research centres Departmental programmes CSFEU FPContracts Ministries 8% Institutes 1.5% 6.5% 7% 25% 7.5% 1.5%11.5% 22% 14% 13% competitive Private

13. Czech Republic - intermediaries

14. Czech Republic – comparative view Fragmented system Rather closed sectors with different allocation structures Strong stable public sector - Academy of Sciences Low competition in AoS/public institutes vs. strongly competitive allocation for HE Growing HE research sector