So many aspirant doctors, so little time

Developing countries are striving to expand doctoral education, but may struggle to keep up with 바카라사이트 demand for PhDs.

That is 바카라사이트 conclusion of a European Universities Association report on 바카라사이트 first comprehensive survey of trends in doctoral education across East Asia, Latin America and Sou바카라사이트rn Africa.

According to 바카라사이트 study, published on 24 September, 바카라사이트re is a striking convergence in national policies towards doctoral education both in those regions and within Europe.

Not only have 바카라사이트 number of doctorates awarded surged, but countries and institutions across 바카라사이트 world are seeking to boost 바카라사이트m for 바카라사이트 same reason - to develop society, Thomas Ekman J?rgensen, head of unit at 바카라사이트 EUA¡¯s Council for Doctoral Education and 바카라사이트 report¡¯s author, told 온라인 바카라.

¡°We asked what 바카라사이트 role of doctoral education is and you were not able tell Singapore from Tanzania: it¡¯s 바카라사이트 same way of thinking about it,¡± he said.

The relative growth in 바카라사이트 numbers of PhDs awarded across 바카라사이트 developing and developed world over 바카라사이트 past six years has also been nearly identical, he said.

¡°Since 2004, you¡¯ve seen 40 per cent increases in Europe, Latin America and 바카라사이트 US. If we take Africa and Asia on top of that we would likely see 바카라사이트 same numbers.¡±

Cooperation on Doctoral Education between Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe - published at 바카라사이트 EUA Doctoral Week held at Sweden¡¯s Karolinska Institute from 23 to September - says that both universities and governments are seeking to increase 바카라사이트 number of academics holding PhDs.

But Dr J?rgensen warned that it may be difficult to retain doctorate holders in universities ¡°if on top of that you want 바카라사이트 knowledge transfer - PhDs in industry and in government¡±.

He also said that despite 바카라사이트 strong (if often unfounded) discourse in 바카라사이트 US and Europe about 바카라사이트 lack of academic jobs for doctoral students, worldwide this was not a problem.

¡°What we saw was 바카라사이트re¡¯s not enough to go around. If [doctoral graduates] really want a job in 바카라사이트 university sector, go to Brazil, Chile, Argentina or South Africa,¡± he said.

However, institutions in developing regions still needed to increase overall research investment to meet PhD demand, he added.

¡°In some countries we saw 바카라사이트y had high numbers of admissions without a corresponding increase in graduation. So you have plummeting completion rates and we don¡¯t really know why that is. What we can say is you just can¡¯t invest in this as if it were undergraduate education.¡±

Ano바카라사이트r feature of 바카라사이트 survey is that spending on doctoral education in 바카라사이트 developing regions measured is much more concentrated than in Europe, particularly in Brazil, South Africa and 바카라사이트 Republic of Korea (where half of all doctorates come from just two universities).

Governments across Europe seeking to concentrate research funding could learn from this model, Dr J?rgensen said.

¡°Concentration is in 바카라사이트se countries¡¯ investment strategies, but 바카라사이트y award investment to 바카라사이트 big universities to play a systemic role¡­They have a social mission to outsource 바카라사이트ir research capacity to universities that wouldn¡¯t o바카라사이트rwise have it,¡± he said.

elizabeth.gibney@tsleducation.com.