Descripción del proyecto
Un nuevo método para impulsar la investigación en Asia Central
Las universidades de Asia Central se ven cada vez más presionadas para mejorar su clasificación en un panorama académico crecientemente competitivo. La presión suele centrarse en las ciencias puras, dejando rezagada la investigación en economía y ciencias sociales. A pesar de la fuerte tradición de la ingeniería, muchas instituciones se esfuerzan por desarrollar políticas y prácticas de investigación eficaces. La falta de oportunidades de formación en estos ámbitos agrava el problema. Financiado por las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, se ha puesto en marcha el proyecto ORCA, dirigido a Kazajistán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán y Uzbekistán. El programa piloto pretende mejorar el rendimiento y la gestión de la ciencia fomentando los conocimientos especializados en política de investigación. El equipo de ORCA reúne a instituciones punteras para mejorar la colaboración, influir en las políticas científicas regionales y crear una sólida comunidad de investigadores.
Objetivo
With a focus on five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), ORCA is a pilot programme dealing with science performance and science management with a specific focus on economics and social sciences. Across the world, the academic ranking business has turned into a multi-million industry with dozens of surveys implemented to rank universities, bringing with it pressure to improve performance on these same rankings. As a result, most universities have been attempting to improve their performance measured against the metrics and criteria used. While debates advance within the EU and high-performing countries, training paths to increased research performance remain limitedly available. Central Asia is a good starting point to address this gap, given the excellent tradition it has in hard sciences (especially engineering) that has resulted in continued international collaborations, while research in the economic and social sciences has remained largely under-developed. ORCA will produce a generation of experts in research policy with focus on the region as a pilot attempt to a) contribute to informing EU (and member state) policies and attitudes towards the region, and how to enhance excellent and open science, and b) act as multipliers and contribute to the formation of further specialists that will then be able to explore and operate in other regions. ORCA brings together 18 leading institutions and organisations across Eurasia, with experience on science excellence and sufficient links with national governments to influence the development of science in the region, including policies on ethics, integrity, open access and data management. The effects of ORCA will live on through the formation of a dense network based on secondments and knowledge exchange, building a vibrant community of researchers interested in enhancing collaboration, knowledge exchange, co-authorship, seminars, presentations and future projects.
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff ExchangesCoordinador
1586 RIGA
Letonia