NCBiR to launch PLN 1 bln program for Polish universities

The National Research and Development Agency of Poland (NCBiR), an executive agency of the Ministry of Science, will launch a PLN 1 billion program for the Polish universities this month, deputy science minister Piotr Dardziński said. “The program will promote the system-wide changes on Polish universities. Schools will be able to use the funds, provided they win, on various schemes, from changing their organizational structures to motivational programs for the professors,” Dradziński explained. The universities will be divided in three groups, according to the size, so everyone can participate, and the agency will help schools prepare proper and valid documentation. The scheme will be co- financed by the EU. Decisions on which schools will receive the funds will be made in Q3.