新加坡的“卓越研究中心”计划

摘要

新加坡的“卓越研究中心”计划是新加坡政府的一项长期投资计划，其宗旨是依托已有的学术力量和学科基础，在新加坡的大学创建世界水平的研究中心。新加坡教育部和国家研究基金会共同投资7.5亿新元，计划用10年的时间培养出5个世界一流的研究中心。卓越研究中心实行董事会领导下的中心主任负责制，聘用了大批具有较强国际影响力的外国研究人员，为新加坡优势领域的发展和下一代人才培养发挥了重要作用。通过对新加坡“卓越研究中心”计划的设计、实施及评审过程的概述，探讨新加坡卓越研究中心的运作方式及成效，以期为我国引进、使用世界一流科技人才，建设卓越研究基地，提供有益借鉴。%Singapore’s Research Centers of Excellence Initiative, a long-term plan supported by government, aims to create a set of world-class research centers in universities basing upon their academy resources and discipline basis. The Ministry of Education and the Foundation of Singapore will invest 750 million Singapore dollars to cultivate 5 world-class research centers in the next decade. The director-in-charge system under the leadership board of trustees is implemented for centers’ project management. A group of scientists with high international inlfuence are introduced to work as primary investigators of Excellent Centers as well as to carry out academic exchange activities and scientiifc talents training. This paper gives a review on the design, implementation and evaluation of Singapore’s Research Centers of Excellence Initiative, analyzes the operating manner and effects of the research centers, and discusses what China may learn from Singapore’s endeavor on this plan.