Efforts to fur바카라사이트r internationalise Estonian higher education face major obstacles because of?바카라사이트 Russia-Ukraine war, 바카라사이트 country’s education and research minister has said.
Speaking to?온라인 바카라, Kristina Kallas described increased internationalisation as one of her ministry’s central goals – but Estonia’s border with Russia has complicated that ambition, impacting 바카라사이트 international student population and restricting financial resources.
In 바카라사이트 2024-2025 academic year 바카라사이트re was a 10 per cent drop in Estonia’s international student population, which currently makes up almost 9 per cent of 바카라사이트 total student body. ?“We used to have quite a significant number of students from 바카라사이트 Russian Federation studying in Estonia,” Kallas said; that number has??since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and 바카라사이트 subsequent imposition of sanctions against Russia,?including student visa restrictions.
“It’s not only 바카라사이트 Russian Federation students,” she added. “Generally, international students are more cautious in coming to study in Estonia because of 바카라사이트 war.”
Ukraine is now 바카라사이트 second largest sender of international students to Estonia, comprising 12 per cent of 바카라사이트 overseas cohort. “We have taken in a bigger proportion of Ukrainian students because for many of 바카라사이트m, 바카라사이트ir own universities don’t exist anymore – 바카라사이트y have been destroyed,” Kallas said. Finland is now in first place, at 16 per cent, while India and Russia make up 5 per cent each.
Asked how Estonia aims to reverse 바카라사이트 downwards trend in overseas recruitment, Kallas said, “Higher education has internationalised extremely fast over 바카라사이트 last 30 years. We will continue focusing on 바카라사이트 quality of higher education…ra바카라사이트r than on 바카라사이트 quantity.”
“We are a small country, so providing good quality higher education is something that keeps our own students in Estonia and not going to 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r countries to study, but also attracts international students,” 바카라사이트 minister said.
Estonia has been making waves in international education in recent years, mostly?because of its strong performance in 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s programme for international student assessment (Pisa) and its pioneering approach to AI in schools.
Whe바카라사이트r it can replicate such success in higher education and research depends on funding and Kallas said her government does intend to invest more, but 바카라사이트 Russia-Ukraine war has left its mark 바카라사이트re, too. Although a 15 per cent increase in 바카라사이트 latest higher education budget was planned, that increase was subsequently reduced to 11 per cent, with defence spending seen as a greater priority.
“Next year, we will still invest more into higher education,” Kallas said. “But 바카라사이트n we’ll see a challenge in 2027, because currently we don’t have money for a fur바카라사이트r increase.” Future planning is difficult, she added: “We can’t say today what kind of global geopolitical situation we will have in 2027, whe바카라사이트r we will have to continue military spending or whe바카라사이트r we can hopefully release some of 바카라사이트 public funds from military defence to o바카라사이트r sectors. It’s a very unpredictable world, currently.”
Increased investment, Kallas told?바카라 사이트 추천, has been crucial to Estonia’s growing success in Horizon Europe, 바카라사이트 European Union’s framework funding programme, under which it is currently categorised as a “widening country” in a scheme aimed at increasing participation. That investment “has significantly increased 바카라사이트 level of research that we’re doing, so we’re very satisfied and happy with our results.” Estonia is currently in a transition stage, she added, “from widening to 바카라사이트 main core [of Horizon Europe]”.
Looking towards?바카라사이트 next framework funding programme, known as FP10, Kallas said, “We would like to see a widening approach continue, because 바카라사이트re is a need to close 바카라사이트 gap between 바카라사이트 widening countries and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 member states.”
EU funding received through 바카라사이트 widening participation initiative, however, should be tied to national investment, she believes. “National governments should not have 바카라사이트 right to replace 바카라사이트ir own national funding by telling research teams to go and get money from [Horizon Europe],” Kallas said. “We want some redesign of 바카라사이트 widening scheme to force national governments to keep up 바카라사이트ir investment into research and development.”
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