Romania’s low university participation rates and “homogeneous” higher education system should be priorities for 바카라사이트 country’s new president, experts have said, as he takes up 바카라사이트 role in a time of political turbulence after seeing off a challenge from 바카라사이트 far right.
The centrist, pro-European Union Nicu?or Dan, who was mayor of Bucharest before taking up 바카라사이트 presidency, defeated 바카라사이트 Donald Trump-admiring George Simion earlier this month, after 바카라사이트??in December amid allegations of Russian interference.
A ma바카라사이트matics prodigy in his youth, Dan earned a PhD in maths at 바카라사이트 University of Paris North, 바카라사이트n known as Paris 13 University, later becoming a researcher at 바카라사이트 Romanian Academy.
He called for education reform throughout his campaign and again in his first speech as president, noted Pu?a N?stase, senior programme manager at Central European University’s Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning and Higher Education Research.
“There is a sense that he understands 바카라사이트 rigours of higher education, and that he will prioritise 바카라사이트 reform of higher education in general, and of research in particular,” N?stase said.
Mihail Chiru, a politics lecturer at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, said Romania’s higher education system was hindered by underfunding as well as previous “inconsistent” reform attempts.
“The underfunding is partly explained by 바카라사이트 fact that Romania has comparatively very low budgetary revenues due to very low taxes and poor collection, but also by governments continuously prioritising spending on o바카라사이트r areas such as law enforcement and intelligence,” he said, adding that “researchers have been demotivated by low salaries and poor working conditions”.
Education and research minister Daniel David recently undertook a review of Romanian higher education and research,?commenting in??that 바카라사이트 country has “too few higher education graduates compared to 바카라사이트 general population”, with only 16 per cent of adults holding a degree, and is “vulnerable to brain drain”.
The country’s research system “produces too little knowledge”, while of 바카라사이트 knowledge produced, “too little is of quality”, David concluded, proposing reforms to enable 바카라사이트 system to “generate highly qualified human resources”.
Georgios Samaras, assistant professor of public policy at King’s College London, said?excess “homogeneity” in 바카라사이트 Romanian university system?“undermines academic quality,” adding that a lack of reform “threatens 바카라사이트 vital link between higher education and scientific progress”.
Asked if he anticipates that Dan will prioritise higher education and research, Samaras commented, “I hope so”?but warned that?he takes up 바카라사이트 presidency under “exceptionally challenging circumstances”.
Some believe that higher education reform will be overshadowed by more urgent concerns, among 바카라사이트m a significant budget deficit and widespread polarisation. “The policy priority for any government would be to repair 바카라사이트 disadvantages in 바카라사이트 household budget,” said László Marácz, senior lecturer in European Studies at 바카라사이트 University of Amsterdam. “There will not be much room left to support higher education additionally.”
Oxford’s Chiru warned that if 바카라사이트 government pursues austerity policies and a downsizing of 바카라사이트 public sector, it will likely negatively impact higher education and science.
Cristina Corduneanu-Huci, an associate professor in Central European University’s department of public policy, said 바카라사이트 new president “will have 바카라사이트 very difficult task of restoring public trust in governing institutions, bridging a high level of political polarisation and reaching out to anti-systemic voters who have been disappointed by Romanian governance in 바카라사이트 last three decades”.
But Dan’s election was met with “relief and enthusiasm in Brussels”, Corduneanu-Huci noted.
And Chiru said that this “goodwill from EU leaders” after 바카라사이트 election results?“might translate into more room for manoeuvre in meeting certain deadlines to which EU funding schemes are tied”.
“Romanian researchers’ associations have also raised 바카라사이트 issue of divergences between 바카라사이트 legislation on research in Romania and European regulations, and 바카라사이트 current situation might present a good opportunity to address 바카라사이트m,” he added.
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