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Book SynopsisThe political upheavals in the former Soviet Union and its satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe have produced profound social, educational, and economic changes. Once a centerpiece of the communist state, the study of science and technology in the university has now fallen victim to economic and social disarray. Support for the teaching and funding of science and technology is of primary importance for the economic health of any modern nation. The ten chapters of this work examine what happens to a scientific and technological establishiment that suddenly has to make its own way as exemplified in many countries worldwide today.
Table of ContentsRussia: Higher Education and Change, Dmitry Piskunov * Russia: Science in the Post-Soviet Disunion, Yakov M. Rabkin and Elena Z. Mirskaya * Science, Technology & Higher Education in the Baltics, A.D. Tillett and Barry Lesser * Poland: Higher Education and Science, A Survey, Zbigniew M. Fallenbuchl * Romania: Legacy and Change: Reform of Higher Education and the Restoration of Academic Work, Jan Sadlak * Czechoslovakia: Higher Education, Science and Change, Vladislav Hancil * Germany: The Restructuring of Universities, Colleges and Research Institutions in the Eastern Part of Germany, Volker Lenhart and Stephan Stockmann * World Bank Lending for Higher Education and Research: Lessons and Implications for Eastern Europe, Thomas Owen Eisemon * The Way Ahead: Lessons and Prospects for the Future, Barry Lesser & A.D. Tillett
