Gość: Józef WIECZOREK
IP: *.krakow.dialup.inetia.pl
15.01.04, 10:03
W ostatnim numerze NATURE|VOL 427 | 15 JANUARY 2004 |www.nature.com/nature
Cezary Wójcik (USA) zamieścił tekst o nauce polskiej (Eastern Europe:
progress stifled by the old guard), nad którym nie można przejść do porządku
dziennego
“Educated, hard-working scientists flee whenever possible, either by
abandoning science altogether or by emigrating, usually to the United States,
because the job market is tough in the EU. Few are brave enough to fight to
work in their homeland. The only way to unleash any hidden human potential is
by drastic reform of science and higher education in countries such as
Poland. “
“A scientific career after PhD and habilitation depends on personal and
political connections. Future professors require a certain number of
publications, so they publish worthless papers in countless
Polish ‘scientific’ journals. Once they have been promoted, the professors
are no longer required to do any real research. Their titles are bestowed for
life, and a head of department keeps that position until retirement”
“Polish universities are ruled by democratic elections, but the scientific
establishment is not interested in change. Some professors are creating the
illusion of reform under the auspices of the president of Poland — but it is
difficult to expect them to undermine their own existence”
“To thrive, science in eastern Europe must become part of the international
scientific community: the habilitations and titular professorships must be
abolished, scientific merit must be the only measure of an individual’s
qualifications, and money for research must be distributed by a competition
among peer-reviewed applications”
Podobne poglądy są wypowiadane na łamach POLSKIEGO CYRKU NAUKOWEGO
www.naukowcy.republika.pl ale autorzy podobnych wypowiedzi uważani są
niekiedy za frustratów czy nieudaczników. Czy jednak efektywna praca w
renomowanych placówkach USA to nieudacznictwo ? Frustracja zapewne ma
miejsce, ale czy to źle ze ktoś jest sfrustrowany sytuacją nauki w Polsce i
usiłuje kruszyć beton akademicki ?
