Developments and drastic changes and structural in the higher education sector and we see it in the enormous development in the number of colleges and the number of faculty members and in the number of students, alumni, graduate students and delegates .. Which in turn led to building the necessary human base for scientific research in all universities of the country and scientific research centers .. But there are still many obstacles that hinder the march of scientific research and cripple his movement and progress.
Barriers to the advancement of scientific research
On this issue met October researcher Dr. Ibrahim Ali of the Faculty of Economics University of October on the sidelines of the seminar, which was held at the university under the title «link higher education needs of the nation and strengthen a sector productive» where he said: that the development process in Syria faces a challenge culturally significant in the field of scientific research and development Despite what our country has achieved over the past decades of the great achievements in the field of education and there are a number of problems that impede the march starting research, including:
Funding problem
And lies in the weakness proportion of spending on scientific research of GDP, and that did not report during the period 1989 - 1991 only 0.1% is equivalent to $ 17 million annually just an average one dollar per capita while the in «Israel» 3.1% with an average of $ 540 per person one hit in both the United States, Germany and Japan, about 2.9% with an average of $ 1000 per capita in either Egypt 0.4% rate of 4.9 dollars per capita.
Clearly there is a decline in the proportion of funding scientific research in universities, ministries and institutions. We note the non-participation of the private sector in financing operations, while the private sector plays a major role in the funding of research and studies.
As Aestphad fully from grants and possible international assistance for the implementation of social and health research and population, agricultural and environmental.
Strategic problem
Lack of public policy and a clear strategy and specific directions for scientific research in various sectors, and not to link research activities security policy and the country's development in addition to the lack of confidence in the possibilities and local research and reliance on imported research and guidance.
Organizational problems
And include the lack of a central authority to allocate and distribute management of scientific research, and the ineffectiveness of institutions current research, and lack of existing laws, and put financial incentives and lack of benefit from the experiences of scientific research in developed countries in the areas of planning, organizing and documenting, marketing and application of scientific research.
Informatics and Technology
Include inadequate Statistics, data and Internet outlets and local and international studies required for all activities of the specialized scientific research and the delay in the publication of research and not to take advantage of them in the areas of application as well as the inadequacy of specialized laboratories and advanced equipment in existing research centers at universities.
In order to develop work in the field of scientific research because of its important role and effectively in the implementation of development projects and see the economic feasibility of any action by an institution or a company, and therefore its role deeper in the process of development, modernization and expansion of the prospects for progress in all areas, Dr. Ibrahim group of proposals including:
Events scientific body central to scientific research with the formation of a specialized body in marketing scientific research to the concerned authorities to apply and benefit from, the development policy research and identify trends and core main objectives, to increase spending on scientific research and attention to weather material for researchers in addition to providing all supplies, equipment and laboratories for, facilitating administrative and regulatory procedures related to scientific research and to encourage participation in the local foreign scientific conferences.
Dr. Eng also said Hussam Sabouh and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Ptharin need guidance for the plan of action for the advancement of scientific research and the most important of staff, full-time researcher with the creation of all the physical and psychological conditions for him to carry out the search to the fullest.
And should evolve a formula to work between the university and the entire state institutions to solve the problems of those institutions through scientific research and study conducted by the University jointly funded .. Unfortunately still our University to Ataatsdy for being a great school.
And finally from our call on all parties and institutions in the state of cooperation to take advantage of the university scientific research and thus find a link between the community and the university to do its developmental and progressive to the fullest.
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