Economic Research in Lithuania
Dr. Albertas ŽalysDirector
Department of Science and TechnologyMinistry of Education and Science
Forum of Economic Researchers, 30 August, 2006
Riga
Distribution of R&D institutions over Lithuania
Parliament
Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation Development
Government
Ministry of
Economy
Other Ministries
Ministry of Education
and Science
RTD institutional system in Lithuania
State Universities (15) State Research Institutes (17)
University Research Institutes (18)
State Research Establishments (8)
Private Universities (6)
State Colleges (16)
Private Colleges (12)
Total number of researchers (2002-2005)
6210
5641
59046056
5200540056005800600062006400
2002 2003 2004 2005
Number of ISI publications (with universities affiliation) 2002-2005 m
377439
613759
0
200
400
600
800
2002 2003 2004 2005
Money from international programs in thousands Lt (2002-2005)
10069,19 9945,53 10731,06
14504,77
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
2002 2003 2004 2005
Money from business sector in thousands Lt(2002-2005)
14029,34
8210,12
17087,17
13537,15
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
2002 2003 2004 2005
Number of PhD and Habil. Dr. according to the field of science
3465
20471454
1810
2644
Biomedical research
Physical sciences
Humanities
Social sciences
Technological sciences
Number of PhD and Habil Dr. Social sciences
543
752
23
11777
Education
Economics
Political science
Pshycology
Socialogy
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Main actors in Economic research
Kaunas University of Technology Klaipėda University Lithuanian University of Agriculture Mykolas Romeris University Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University
Institute for Social Research Institute of Economics Lithuanian Energy Institute Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics
Main directions of R&D activities (1)
Kaunas University of Technology (Faculty of Economics and Management)
Finance management Improvement of organization and personnel management of enterprises Total quality management, Marketing management, E-business management Competitive marketing Modeling and regulation of market economy International business economics and management Formalization and modeling of processes in enterprise management Forecast of business environment
Lithuanian University of Agriculture (Faculty of Economics and Management)
Investigation of rural integrated development management, trades and their infrastructure organizations management
Investigation of accounting and finance systems Investigation of sustainable agricultural development economics
Klaipėda University (Faculty of Social Sciences) Interdisciplinary research of economic, social and political potential of
Lithuania in the Baltic region through the aspect of global and national interaction
Peculiarities of organization management Recourses of modern politics in Lithuania Spatial organizing problems in Lithuania
Main directions of R&D activities (2)
Mykolas Riomeris University (Faculty of Finance Management and Economics)
Future scenario of multilevel governance effectiveness and sustainable development
Prognosis of effective application of European Union’s structural funds and budget Security of individual, society and private sector Effectiveness of business development in the context of increasing competitiveness Analysis of effectiveness of public sector‘s activities Security of individual, society and private sector The most successful directions of R&D activities:
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Faculty of Business Management)
Research and modeling of economic and social development in Lithuania Methods for improving management and competitiveness of business organization Information and telecommunication technologies in business management Finance forecast and management under the conditions of uncertainty Improvement of specialists career planning and studies systems in the field of
business management: Competitiveness of enterprises, analysis of direct foreign investments into the Baltic
countries Creation of regional business risk informative system
Main directions of R&D activities (3)
Vilnius University (Faculty of Economics)
Social and economic development of Lithuania in the context of integration into the European Union: modeling and management
Factors of business environment Impact of economic integration on the small open economy: statistic analysis,
outlook and management The Lithuanian economic and social policy in the process of integration to the
European Union Peculiarities of Lithuanian business at the European Union market Marketing theory and practice towards improving competitiveness of
Lithuania‘s economy
Vytautas Magnus University (Faculty of Economics and Management)
Innovative changes in economics and management in the context of globalisation
The most successful directions of R&D activities: Development of business infrastructure system Modeling of the Lithuanian finance system Economic development and globalization
Main directions of R&D activities (4) Institute for Social Research
Theory and methodology of socio-economic research Social welfare and stratification, income and poverty of the elderly Social changes in post communist society: social stratification, political
elite,
Lithuanian Energy Institute Development of energy economy planning methods, research of safety
and reliability of the power plants, their impact on the environment, efficient energy
Institute of Economics Economic theory and mathematical modelling Economic and social development problems of Lithuanian economy Economic thought in Lithuania in the XVI–XX centuries
Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Rural and regional development Competitiveness of the agricultural and food sector The most successful directions of R&D activities: Analysis of EU integration processes and their impact on the Lithuanian
agricultural and food sector
The best RTD actors in Economics
Vilnius University Faculty of Economics
Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Economics and Management
Lithuanian University of Agriculture Faculty of Economics and Management
Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics
New governance and funding system of R&D
to introduce tender- and programme-based funding system for research
to fund the most important developments both in high-level research (Centres of excellence) and Centres or Research-Driven Innovation
to implement a new system of grants for young scientists
to restructure Science Council of Lithuania into a Research Council
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