Sunday, March 27, 2016

Government will replace post-doctoral scholarships for contracts – TSF Online

Minister of Higher Education says that the replacement will be “gradual”. Council of Ministers approves this farm diplomas to strengthen employment in science and integrate doctoral researchers.

There is a lot that PhD researchers advocate the replacement of scholarships by contracts and the claim will give rise to a new reality. The government is preparing to approve the Council of Ministers, the diploma that will allow “gradually replace the allocation of post-doctoral scholarships for research contracts,” confirms Manuel Heitor.

The Minister of Science Technology and Higher Education argues that it is a “clear goal” of the executive and a “just aspirations of researchers and serious in any modern society.”

Speaking to the TSF, a day when the Council of Ministers is dedicated to Education, Science and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor adds that the government’s priority is to reduce the restrictions on hiring staff from universities and polytechnics.

“we are inducing this possibility to rejuvenate the teaching staff. Today Higher Education Portuguese was strong, but also grown old, not only the abandonment of teachers, but also by restrictions on hiring. We have an average age of 48 years. And it is our absolute priority boost young scientific employment, “the minister

Manuel Heitor admits that, after adoption of the state budget, the executive is just to start the debate:.” it will pass through a period of negotiations and dialogue, whether with the leaders of institutions or with the trade union forces “

in the state budget proposal for 2016. – already approved by Members – executive authorizes the hiring of teachers and researchers since” no increase . the total value of remuneration “in relation to” most of the last annual value three years’

the official also said that will still be changes to facilitate access to higher education by the students of vocational education: “we are working, and in particular a new law for the opening of access for all those who come from professional way and that until now had artificial barriers.”

the minister also speaks of a program program “recovery” of polytechnics, to improve the relationship of polytechnics with businesses and to give greater centrality to institutions outside of Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra.

This Thursday, and similar to what happened to the Council of ministers chaired by Cavaco Silva, in which the theme was the sea, the ministerial meeting will be devoted exclusively to education, science and higher education, to mark National Student Day, established by Parliament in 1987.

“to democratize access to knowledge is certainly a must for all of us and something we have to celebrate with students. And therefore, the symbolic significance of the Council of Ministers “, explains Manuel Heitor.

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