Higher Education and Research, Facts and Figures - Preface

Promoting the development and transfer of knowledge, know-how and technology is a fundamental challenge in our society. Raising the level of general education, providing a range of courses consistent with young people's aspirations and the needs of our economy, focusing research on the major challenges facing us and putting in place suitable structured, incentive-based systems are at the heart of the government's action in the field of higher education and research. More...