EKT's Census survey for Greek PhD Holders is underway

A survey on the professional and geographical mobility of Greek PhD holders is being conducted by the National Documentation  Centre (EKT) in collaboration with the Regional Development and Policy Research Unit , University of Macedonia. This is an online survey of all Greek PhD holders aims to record their professional and geographical mobility, both in Greece and abroad, and to highlight the main parameters that affect their decisions.

In the first phase of the research, the questionnairehas been sent electronically to those who have been awarded doctorates during the period 2000-2018. As a next step, the questionnaire will include the doctorates of previous years. The data collected will be confidential and governed by the rules of statistical confidentiality.

The survey, which is being implemented under the Knowledge and Partnership Bridges initiative from the RDI Unit of EKT, focuses on the specialised human resources that appear to be highly competitive in the international scientific and research environment.

Through its activities, EKT seeks to highlight the contribution of human resources to research and innovation systems and the economy generally. By implementing a series of actions, studies and surveys, EKT enables both the research community to analyse this data and the State to produce evidence-based policies to make the most effective use of this valuable human resource, wherever in the world it may be.

The National Archive of PhD Theses (EADD), which is maintained by and accessible from EKT, brings together all the doctoral dissertations that have been prepared at Greek HEIs, as well as the doctoral dissertations that have been prepared by Greeks at Universities abroad which have been recognised by the Hellenic National Recognition and Information Centre (Hellenic N.A.R.I.C.) There are currently more than 43,000 doctoral dissertations available in the archive.

About the National Documentation Centre

The National Documentation Centre (EKT), supervised by the Ministry of Digital Governance, is a nationally used scientific infrastructure and a national authority of the Hellenic Statistical System. As  an electronic and physical infrastructure of national scope, EKT's institutional role is the collection, aggregation, organisation, documentation, dissemination within the country  and abroad and the digital preservation of scientific, technological and cultural information, content and data produced in Greece. The National Archive of PhD Theses (EADD) gathers all the doctoral dissertations that have been prepared at Greek HEIs  and the doctoral dissertations that have been prepared by Greek students at recognised HEIs abroad. There are currently more than 43,000 doctoral dissertations available in the archive.

About knowledge and Partnership Bridges

Since its launch in 2017, it has been a networking hub between Greek scientists, businessmen and professionals abroad with Greeks living in Greece, helping to develop partnerships and opportunities for mutual support at the scientific, professional and business level, aiming to contribute to the long-term development of the country as a whole. The initiative is implemented by the National Documentation Centre (EKT) and the Ministry of Development and Investment. Find out more about the Knowledge and Partnership Bridges initiative and become a member of its online Facebook community.

About the Regional Development and Policy Research Unit  (RDPRU)  University of Macedonia

RDPRU's research focuses mainly on issues of economic geography, regional development and regional policy, and in particular the location of economic activities, rural development, regional development programmes, the location of direct foreign investment and international migration of specialised human resources (brain drain). The RDPRU seeks the development of inter-university and interdisciplinary collaborations, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and the formulation of specific proposals for  institutions and the principles of policy development / regional development. Its research activity is governed by the rules of ethics and management control of the Research Committee of the University of Macedonia.

For more info:

doctorate_holders@ekt.gr

+30210 7273968, +30210 7273905