Czech academics: reform yes, but properly please!

Czech Position surveys officials from a dozen public universities (and one state one) on the main aspects of planned university reforms

Politics & Policy|Society

Martin Rychlík | 03.02.2012

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Yes or No? While there’s no consensus on the proposed reforms as a whole, financing issues (not least the introduction of tuition fees) have met with the greatest resistance

Education Minister Josef Dobeš’ draft plan to reform the Czech university system would see public universities financed in accordance with their quality, merge many smaller schools, and introduce tuition fees, among other things. While top academics recognize the need for reform, most university officials surveyed by Czech Position have grave reservations on specific points, above all with respect to the law on financial support.

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