Universities

In almost all areas, the universities (UNI) dedicate more resources to research and development (R&D; just under 60%) than to teaching (24%). This applies to academic and administrative and technical staff. The amount of research activity at the UNI is related to the relatively high percentage of non-professorial staff at the UNI.

 

Staff of universities and institutes of technology

Staff of universities and institutes of technology (UNI) by category of staff, 2019

	Total	Female (%)	Foreign (%)
Full-time equivalents*	44 958	43.6	49.3
Professors	4 186	23.8	50.9
Other teaching staff	2 662	31.5	39.1
Assistants and scientific staff	23 005	41.7	66.2
Managerial, clerical and technical staff	15 105	54.0	24.8
Persons: 31.12.	66 666	45.3	44.7
Professors	4 564	23.9	50.1
Other teaching staff	9 886	30.1	35.8
Assistants and scientific staff	32 431	45.0	59.1
Managerial, clerical and technical staff	19 785	58.2	24.3

* rounded values Sources: FSO - University staff (SHIS-PERS)

The full-time equivalents (FTE), which are based on the calendar year, are an indicator of the staff resources available in an institution. By using data on persons (reference day 31st December), it is possible to analyse the composition of the staff body by sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, nationality, etc.). A comparison of persons and FTEs highlights the high proportion of part-time employees.

 

Age pyramid at universities and instituts of technologies

The median age of female professors at the UNI is 48 and 51 of male professors. The median age is used as key data to describe ageing in a given population. Overall, it rose in all types of higher education institution and in almost all personnel categories in the last then years.

 

Student-to-staff ratio

If the ratio between students and teaching staff is measured, indications can be obtained about the conditions of study. The number of students in basic tertiary education per FTE of academic staff teaching in basic tertiary education is the student-teacher ratio presented here. The graphic shows the corresponding student-teacher ratio over the ten-year period. Values above the diagonal line correspond to an increase in the number of students per member of teaching staff in the last then years.

 

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