First meeting of Experts panel for SAS evaluation
18. 7. 2016 | 1960 visits
First meeting was attended by members of the international evaluation Meta-Panel, which was established by the SAS Presidium to assess the level of research in the academy.
Evaluation results of individual panels should lead to the formulation of recommendations for SAS and form the characteristics of Slovak science, its fundamental research and progressive development of Slovak society. The ambition is also to strengthen our position in the European research area. On 18 July 2016 in Bratislava the President of SAS prof. RNDr. Pavol Šajgalík, DrSc. welcomed the evaluation committee:
Foreign experts:
prof. Marja Makarow(Finland), Chair of the Meta-Panel
prof. Sijbolt Noorda (Netherland), member
prof. John V. Wood (Great Britain), member
prof. Pär Omling (Sweden), panel leader for 1. science section evaluation
prof. Toivo Maimets (Estonia), panel leader for 2. science section evaluation
prof. Milena Žic Fuchs (Croatia), panel leader for 3. science section evaluation
SAS members:
prof. Pavol Šajgalík, president of SAS
Dr. Eva Majková, Vice President of SAS for research
prof. Juraj Koppel, Vice President of SAS for economy
Dr. Dušan Gálik, Scientific Secretary of SAS
Dr. Mária Omastová, Chair of Accreditation committee of SAS
Dr. Karol Fröhlich, Vice President of SAS for 1. science section, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
prof. Karol Marhold, Vice President of SAS for 2. science section, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
prof. Emil Višňovský, Vice President of SAS for 3. science section, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
Dr. Ľubica Lacinová, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
Dr. Zuzana Kusá, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
Prof. Pavol Šajgalík formally awarded foreign members of the evaluation committee with the letter of appointment, and in his speech he noted the main reason for evaluation. "For us it is important to clarify our position but also to get suggestions to improve our contribution and position in the European research area. The results of evaluation will not be the basis for restrictive measures at the academy, our intention is positive: I hope that we will create a space for negotiation with government structures to get extra funding for the research of the best SAS scientists. We also expect that the evaluation will create not only the overall picture, but it will also point out the areas in which we differ from others in a positive or negative evaluation, so it can lead us to the areas in which we have extraordinary results, " underlined Pavol Šajgalík in his speech.
Dr. Eva Majková, SAS Vice President for Research explained the profile of SAS and its mission. Then Assessment Panel members set up the cooperation between foreign experts and members of the SAS who are responsible for the summary of data from scientific institutions, which are necessary for evaluation. They also planned the evaluation process - from data collection through visits of assessors and invited members of the panel in scientific institutions (October and November 2016) and its report (December 2016), till the final report of Meta-Panel (January 2017).
Ľubica Suballyová
Fotografie: Vladimír Šimíček
Evaluation results of individual panels should lead to the formulation of recommendations for SAS and form the characteristics of Slovak science, its fundamental research and progressive development of Slovak society. The ambition is also to strengthen our position in the European research area. On 18 July 2016 in Bratislava the President of SAS prof. RNDr. Pavol Šajgalík, DrSc. welcomed the evaluation committee:
Foreign experts:
prof. Marja Makarow(Finland), Chair of the Meta-Panel
prof. Sijbolt Noorda (Netherland), member
prof. John V. Wood (Great Britain), member
prof. Pär Omling (Sweden), panel leader for 1. science section evaluation
prof. Toivo Maimets (Estonia), panel leader for 2. science section evaluation
prof. Milena Žic Fuchs (Croatia), panel leader for 3. science section evaluation
SAS members:
prof. Pavol Šajgalík, president of SAS
Dr. Eva Majková, Vice President of SAS for research
prof. Juraj Koppel, Vice President of SAS for economy
Dr. Dušan Gálik, Scientific Secretary of SAS
Dr. Mária Omastová, Chair of Accreditation committee of SAS
Dr. Karol Fröhlich, Vice President of SAS for 1. science section, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
prof. Karol Marhold, Vice President of SAS for 2. science section, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
prof. Emil Višňovský, Vice President of SAS for 3. science section, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
Dr. Ľubica Lacinová, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
Dr. Zuzana Kusá, member of Accreditation committee of SAS
Prof. Pavol Šajgalík formally awarded foreign members of the evaluation committee with the letter of appointment, and in his speech he noted the main reason for evaluation. "For us it is important to clarify our position but also to get suggestions to improve our contribution and position in the European research area. The results of evaluation will not be the basis for restrictive measures at the academy, our intention is positive: I hope that we will create a space for negotiation with government structures to get extra funding for the research of the best SAS scientists. We also expect that the evaluation will create not only the overall picture, but it will also point out the areas in which we differ from others in a positive or negative evaluation, so it can lead us to the areas in which we have extraordinary results, " underlined Pavol Šajgalík in his speech.
Dr. Eva Majková, SAS Vice President for Research explained the profile of SAS and its mission. Then Assessment Panel members set up the cooperation between foreign experts and members of the SAS who are responsible for the summary of data from scientific institutions, which are necessary for evaluation. They also planned the evaluation process - from data collection through visits of assessors and invited members of the panel in scientific institutions (October and November 2016) and its report (December 2016), till the final report of Meta-Panel (January 2017).
Ľubica Suballyová
Fotografie: Vladimír Šimíček