OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education: Czech Republic 2009

With tertiary education increasingly seen as a fundamental pillar for economic growth, these systems must now address the pressures of a globalising economy and labour market. This book provides an overview of the Czech Republic's tertiary education system, including an account of recent trends and developments, an analysis of strengths and challenges, and recommendations for future policy development with a view to helping understand how the organisation, management and delivery of tertiary education can help achieve economic and social goals. Towards a Competitive, Highly Diversified Czech Higher Education System......Page 7 1.1 Purposes of the OECD Review......Page 9 1.2 The Participation of the Czech Republic......Page 10 1.3 Structure of the Country Note......Page 12 The Context and Background of Tertiary Education Policy in the Czech Republic......Page 13 2.1 Institutional Landscape......Page 14 2.2 Institutional Autonomy and Management......Page 16 2.3 Funding Tertiary Education......Page 17 2.4 Student Access and Equity......Page 18 2.5 Research and Innovation......Page 19 2.6 Quality Assurance......Page 20 2.7 Regional Development......Page 21 2.8 Internationalisation......Page 22 System Structure and the Institutional Landscape......Page 23 3.1 Achievements in Diversifying the System......Page 24 3.2 Challenges in Realising a Richly Diverse System......Page 25 3.3 Policy Options for Increasing Diversity......Page 26 3.4 A New Sector within Universities......Page 29 3.5 A Supporting Policy Framework for Diversification......Page 30 System and Institutional Governance......Page 33 4.1 Limitations of Academic Self-Governance......Page 34 4.2 Developing an Effective Czech Higher Education GovernanceSystem......Page 35 4.3 Capacity Development......Page 37 Funding Tertiary Education......Page 39 5.1 A Review of Trends: the Story of Two Half-decades......Page 40 5.2 Strengths of the Current System of Financing......Page 41 5.3 The Case for Reforming the Current Financing System......Page 42 5.4 Reforms of Financing Mechanisms......Page 47 6.1 Introduction......Page 51 6.2 Study Opportunities......Page 53 6.3 Financial and Social Support Systems for Students......Page 54 6.4 Strengths of the Tertiary System Concerning Access and Equity......Page 55 6.5 Weaknesses of the Tertiary System Concerning Access and Equity......Page 56 6.6 Recommendations......Page 57 7.1 Background......Page 63 7.2 Tertiary Connections to the Labour Market: Strengths......Page 66 7.3 Tertiary Connections to the Labour Market: Weaknesses......Page 68 7.4 Policy Recommendations......Page 72 Research and Innovation......Page 75 8.1 Higher Education Research within the National Research and Innovation Setting......Page 76 8.2 The Challenges Facing Higher Education Research and Innovation......Page 77 8.3 Policy Recommendations......Page 80 9.1 Background......Page 85 9.2 Strengths of the Current System......Page 88 9.3 Weaknesses of the Current System......Page 89 9.4 Recommendations......Page 92 The International Dimension......Page 95 10.1 Enhancing the International Dimension of Czech Higher Education......Page 97 Conclusion......Page 99 References......Page 101 Appendix 1. The OECD Review Team......Page 105 Appendix 2. National Co-ordinator, National Advisory Committee, and Authors of the Country Background Report......Page 107 Appendix 3. Programme of the Review Visit......Page 109 Appendix 4. Comparative Indicators on Tertiary Education......Page 111