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26th July 2019 / Competitiveness / Education


QS World University Rankings 2020: Nine Czech Universities in Top 1,000

A total of 18 universities in the Czech Republic feature in the top 300 of the QS EECA University Rankings 2019 – a dedicated ranking of top universities in Emerging Europe and Central Asia. Nine Czech universities have made it to the QS World University Ranking 2020.

26th July 2019 / Competitiveness / Education


THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2019: Five Czech Unis Among 200 Most Popular for Teaching and Learning Environment

The Europe Teaching Rankings is part of Times Higher Education’s series of tables focusing on higher education institutions’ teaching and learning environments for students. The results are heavily drawn from the THE European Student Survey, that this year received responses from 125,000 students across 18 countries.

26th July 2019 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation


czechstartups.com: The Czech Republic Ranks 6th Best Country in Europe for Startups

A new study by consumer research company NimbleFins showed that the Czech Republic has earned a spot in the top 12 countries in Europe for startups, securing the 6th spot out of 50 countries studied, czechstartups.com wrote.

22nd July 2019 / Competitiveness / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


expats.cz: Czech Republic ranked world’s 7th most developed country in new UN report

The Czech Republic has been rated among the world’s top ten most developed countries according to the 2019 Sustainable Development Report, a UN initiative now in its fourth year produced by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to identify where the world’s countries are at in long-term goals for sustainable development (SDGs), expats.cz informed.

22nd July 2019 / Competitiveness / Trade and Investment


FM Global Resielince Index: Czech business environment ranks 20th out of 130 countries

The FM Global Resilience Index, adding a new driver, corporate governance this year, ranks 130 countries and territories by the resilience of their business environments. Czechia reached top quartile in each factor assessed (Economic, Risk Quality, Supply Chain).

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization

Advocacy Priorities for 2023 
 
Technology, People, Infrastructure

 

Actions Recommended in Areas:

1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.

2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).

3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.

4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.

5. Immigration of STEM Talents.

6. Digitization of Immigration. 

7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.

8. Digitization of Land Use.

9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.

 

 

Read the documents in English and Czech.

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