WSEAS RESEARCH for the University EDUCATION internationally
                             
***The statistical results will appear in the WSEAS Conference of ENGINEERING EDUCATION (Summer 2007)***

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Questions:
Do you believe that the university professors and university faculty members in your country must have some additional training on Educational and Pedagogic Methodologies?
Yes, they must have.  
Not Necessary, if they are good researchers  
Not Necessary. They will obtain them by their experience  
I do not know

Do you believe that the university professors and university faculty members in your country have the necessary background from Psychology, Sociology and Educational and Pedagogic Methodologies?
Yes, they have adequate background in these disciplines
They have, but it is inadequate ...
They do not have at all ...  
I do not know

If you are a student (or if you were a student), in which academic level do you prefer your academic teacher regarding his communicability (high communication skills)?
Lecturer
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor

Do you believe that the E-Learning, Web-Based Education Methodologies etc... are important tools for modern education?
Yes, very important
Yes
Not very important

The faculty staff in your department uses modern educational technologies (Computer Based Lectures, Multimedia) in their lectures in a percent X, where X is:
X<10%
10%<X<25%
25%<X<50%
50%<X<75%
75%<X<90%
90%<X

The faculty staff in your department uses the web for evaluating the Homeworks of the Students, for posting Announcements, for having their Notes in .pdf (or .doc) format on-line in a percent X, where X is:
X<10%
10%<X<25%
25%<X<50%
50%<X<75%
75%<X<90%
90%<X

What is in your opinion the major problem in the University Education in your Country?
Inadequate Funds provided by the Government.
Good Students migrate to Other more Developed Countries.
Low Quality Buildings' and Laboratories' Infrastructure.
Lack of Meritocracy in the Elections of the Faculty Members (in general).
Other.

The University Education in your Country
belongs to the Government (100%)
belongs to the Government in a percent between 75% and 100% (the rest belongs to the non-governmental sector)
belongs to the Government in a percent between 50% and 75% (the rest belongs to the non-governmental sector)
belongs to the Government in a percent between 25% and 50% (the rest belongs to the non-governmental sector)
belongs to the Government in a percent less than 25% (the rest belongs to the non-governmental sector)

The unemployment problem of graduated alumni in your country now is ...

Very big
Big
Medium
Small
Negligible

Do you believe that the government must control the establishment of new university departments and schools in an attempt to face the unemployment problem of graduated alumni?
Yes, strongly yes, for social reasons
Yes
No
No, strongly no. In a Free Economy, Governments must not control the number of alumni


The gap between the University undergraduate Studies and the real necessities of the productions and industry in your country is
Negligible
Can be faced up by 1 (one) year full work and practical experience in the Production/Industry
Can be faced up by 2 (two) years full work and practical experience in the Production/Industry
Can be faced up by 3 (three) years full work and practical experience in the Production/Industry
Can be faced up by more than 3 (three) years full work and practical experience in the Production/Industry

What is, in your opinion the ideal model for a modern University Professor (ideal time distribution between his research activities and his educational activities)? Please, select
90% Researcher, 10% Educator
80% Researcher, 20% Educator
70% Researcher, 30% Educator
60% Researcher, 40% Educator
50% Researcher, 50% Educator
40% Researcher, 60% Educator
30% Researcher, 70% Educator
20% Researcher, 80% Educator
10% Researcher, 90% Educator

What is, in your opinion, the real situation (in a average) for a University Professor (real time distribution between his research activities and his educational activities) in your country now? Please, select
90% Researcher, 10% Educator
80% Researcher, 20% Educator
70% Researcher, 30% Educator
60% Researcher, 40% Educator
50% Researcher, 50% Educator
40% Researcher, 60% Educator
30% Researcher, 70% Educator
20% Researcher, 80% Educator
10% Researcher, 90% Educator

In your opinion, the time that a Ph.D. Thesis advisor dedicates to one of his student is

Adequate
Inadequate


The Ph.D. Thesis advisor (in average) knows the subject of the student research, the bibliography, the necessary methodologies and techniques ...
Excellent
Very Well
Well
Inadequately
Poorly
Very Poorly


The Ph.D. Thesis advisor is pleased and satisfied by his student results at the end of the dissertation in ...
All the Cases
Most of the Cases
Many Cases
Some Cases
Very few cases


The Ph.D. Candidate is pleased and satisfied by the Supervision of his Professor at the end of the dissertation in ...
All the Cases
Most of the Cases
Many Cases
Some Cases
Very few cases


What do you believe about the Meritocracy in the Elections of the Faculty Members in your Country?
More than 75% of the faculty members elections' are fair (MERIT SYSTEM)
Between 50% and 75%, the faculty members elections' are fair (MEDIUM SYSTEM)
Between 25% and 50%, the faculty members elections' are fair (PROBLEMATIC SYSTEM)
Less than 25% of the faculty members elections' are fair (UNACCEPTABLE SYSTEM)

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