Serbia’s Academics Outraged over Limits to Research, Disappointed by EU Response
Mićo Tatalović | 22 April 2025 | Science Business
Academics in Serbia are up in arms over a sudden move by the government to limit the time university lecturers can spend on research. Previously allowed to spend 20 hours a week on research, they will now be limited to just five hours.
Critics of the new regulation point out that the move effectively invalidates the official accreditation of all public universities in Serbia, since this requires university staff to reserve half their working hours for research…