In connection to the European statistics, the Czech Republic is unable to sufficiently develop international cooperation in the framework programs (FP) of the European Union. The main reason is the fragmentation of the science and research ecosystem. Due to the large number of scientific and research institutions (and the number of their employees), whose quality does not reach the level of European cooperation, the Czech Republic as a whole only makes very moderate progress in participation in the FP.
Almost all of this cooperation takes place only in a few institutions - especially RUA, where the ratio of cooperation is increasing. RUA Chair Martin Bareš considers it necessary to define excellent institutions.
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Research teams and individuals from RUA account for approximately 77% of the financial support intended for the Czech higher education sector in the Horizon Europe program. The highest support goes to research facilities and individuals from MUNI, followed by CU, CTU and PUO.
The Research Universities Association of the Czech Republic has received a seventh member. The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice has recently joined this group of elite domestic higher education institutions.