Research Personnel
Research activity in Greece is carried out mainly in higher education institutions and in government research centres and, to a lesser extent, in businesses. Indeed the greater part of research personnel located in higher education institutions (research personnel covers the number of people involved in research activities). As can be seen from Tables 5, 6 and 7, the number of research personnel has increased significantly, which renders Greek research bodies competitive when participating in the EU Framework Programmes.
Table 5
Evolution of the number of Research Scientists and Engineers |
| Year |
Total |
Full-time equivalents (FTE) |
FTE per 1000 Labour Force |
| 1993 |
30.545 |
14.548,83 |
3,5 |
| 1995 |
36.385 |
17.571,13 |
4,1 |
| 1997 |
43.252 |
20.157,71 |
4,7 |
| 1999 |
57.108 |
26.382,22 |
5,9 |
| 2001 |
55.126 |
30.226,4 |
6,6 |
Table 6
Evolution of the number of Research Scientists and Engineers by Sector |
| Year |
Total |
Business |
Government |
Higher Education |
PNP Institutions |
| 1993 |
30.545 |
4.462 |
7.145 |
18.811 |
127 |
| 1995 |
36.385 |
5.285 |
10.259 |
20.658 |
183 |
| 1997 |
43.252 |
5.739 |
9.773 |
27.572 |
168 |
| 1999 |
57.108 |
8.611 |
7.911 |
40.414 |
172 |
| 2001 |
55.626 |
13.099 |
8.819 |
33.507 |
201 |
Table 7
Evolution of the number of Research Scientists and Engineers by Sector (Full-time Equivalents)
|
| Year |
Total |
Business |
Government |
Higher Education |
PNP Institutions |
| 1993 |
14.548,8 |
2.880,0 |
4.828,3 |
6.767,0 |
73,5 |
| 1995 |
17.571,1 |
3.099,7 |
4.908,2 |
9.415,1 |
148,1 |
| 1997 |
20.157,7 |
3.290,7 |
4.481,1 |
12.294,0 |
91,9 |
| 1999 |
26.382,2 |
4.577,2 |
4.431,12 |
17.293,9 |
80,0 |
| 2001 |
30.226,4/td>
| 11.170,9 |
4.715,3 |
14.241,2 |
99,0 |
| |
Greece in EU R&D
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R&D in Greece
