SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

1. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHIN SLOVENIA Boris Pukl, PhD http://www.mszs.si

2. CONTENTS • NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM • SOME INDICATORS • INTERNATIONA COOPERATION • PARTICIPATION IN THE FP5 • CONCLUSION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

3. CONTENTS • NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM • SOME INDICATORS • INTERNATIONA COOPERATION • PARTICIPATION IN THE FP5 • CONCLUSION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

4. Science Policy in Slovenia • Science policy: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport • Technological development: Ministry of Economy • The Law on Research and Development • The Law on Basic Development Programmes in the Fields of Education and Science • National Research Programme: NRP 1995 NRP 2003 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

5. Main Instruments The main instruments of science policy in Slovenia are: • 5-years research programmes • Basic and applied research projects • Targeted research programmes • Young researchers programme • Research infrastructure • International co-operation SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

6. CONTENTS • NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM • SOME INDICATORS • INTERNATIONA COOPERATION • PARTICIPATION IN THE FP5 • CONCLUSION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

7. GERD as a % of GDP, 1996-2000 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

8. S&T budget as a % of GDP, 1996-2000 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

9. GERD by sector of performance, 2000 (%) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

10. GERD by source of funding, 2000 (%) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

11. Budget of the Ministry by programmes,2000 26,5 billion SIT (129 mio €) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

12. Budget of the Ministry by main fields of science, 2000 (%) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

13. FTE researcher per 1000 labour force, 1996-2000 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

14. FTE researchers by sector of employment, 2000 (%) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

15. Research establishments (1) 388 research establishments (2000): • The universities • National research institutes • Institutes in the public sector • Private non-profit institutes • Research units in the business sector SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

16. Research establishments (2) • Slovenian Academy of Sciences & Arts • The universities • University of Ljubljana: 26 faculties, 53966 students (2001) • University of Maribor: 10 faculties, 21687 students (2001) • 10 other autonomus higher education institutions: 5371 students (2001) • The third university in the Coastal region (Koper) was recently establishe by the government; it should become operational in 2003 • 17 national research institutes • 2 national infrastructure institutes • Institute of Information Sciences – IZUM • Academic and Research Network of Slovenia - ARNES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

17. Research establishments by sector, 2000 (%) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

18. CONTENTS • NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM • SOME INDICATORS • INTERNATIONA COOPERATION • PARTICIPATION IN THE FP5 • CONCLUSION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

19. International co-operation,Number of bilateral projects SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

20. International co-operation,Number of multilateral projects (1991-2001) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

21. CONTENTS • NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM • SOME INDICATORS • INTERNATIONA COOPERATION • PARTICIPATION IN THE FP5 • CONCLUSION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

22. Number of successful projects in the FP5 and success rate (%), (1999 – 2001) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

23. CONTENTS • NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM • SOME INDICATORS • INTERNATIONA COOPERATION • PARTICIPATION IN THE FP5 • CONCLUSION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA

24. Conclusion • Good possibilities for scientific cooperation between Austria and Slovenia • 27 bilateral running projects • Joint participation in the FP5 projects • TRICO initiative • Slovenian Scientific Institute, Vienna • Austrian Institute for Eastern and South Eastern Europe, Ljubljana SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SLOVENIA