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Moscow State University launches first-ever branch-out in Europe

... Slovene and other European students.' The first joint study plans will be open for enrollment as of the beginning of next year and they will embrace economics, management, mathematics, and information technologies. 'At the initial stage, cooperation in sciences and especially in high technologies is a priority for us,' Sadovnichy said. 'We'll make emphasis on the development of new materials based on nanotechnologies for the manufacturing sector in both countries.' 5 easy ways to learn Russian IT poses ...

01.12.2016

Cooperation in Science and Education to Promote an Innovative Approach to Russia–China Relations

... artificial intelligence, the start of the Fourth Industrial Revolution was announced at Davos 2016. Innovation was also the focus of the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia. Seeking to keep pace with their peers internationally, Russia and China also prioritize science, education, technology and innovation. The Strategy for Innovative Development of the Russian Federation for the period until 2020, as well as China’s official document entitled “Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt ...

24.06.2016

Why Red-Light Interdisciplinary Mobility?

... narrowing the field for interdisciplinary research and creative self-realization, only to facilitate brain drain by ousting the most gifted and inquisitive young researchers who would move abroad. wikimedia.org Dmitry Feldman: The Russian Political Science on International Relations: Methods and Style of Cognition Nevertheless, the drive of the Russian Ministry for Education toward streamlining the preparation and defense of dissertations is something to be treated thoughtfully taking into account ...

26.05.2016

Edward Crawley: “It’s a matter of research, not search”

In an interview with the Russian International Affairs Council, Edward Crawley, the Founding President of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, shares his thoughts on the challenges facing Russian universities, the role of applied science in the GDP of a country, and the competitive advantages of today’s students. Mr. Crawley also speaks about strengths and weaknesses ...

04.03.2016

Experts Offer Ways to Bring Russian Science and Education on a Global Level

On February 25, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a round table “Russia's International Cooperation in Science and Education.” The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living ...

26.02.2016

How to Get Published in an Academic Journal. Success Story

... Unfortunately, very few Russian experts and scientists can boast of even one English-language publication in scientific journals that are recognized world-wide. Nevertheless, there are some success stories: in 2015, Ekaterina Koldunova, PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor at the Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO University and RIAC expert, published an article in International Relations, summarizing the work undertaken within the RIAC Global Science project. The editorial staff of RIAC ...

07.12.2015

Better than a “Global Player”. Interview with Yandex Product Marketing Director

... first audience is the talent that we want one day to invite to work, so that our employees could communicate with their own kind. Yandex is a high-tech company, and the requirements for running any knowledge-intensive production are the same as for big science. Mind you that half of Russia’s production capacity fell apart exactly for this particular reason. If a country has no school of thought, an isolated scientist cannot survive: he has to communicate with colleagues of a similar level, and ...

27.10.2015

Global Science Project Brings Fresh Results

Launched in late 2012 for training young Russian scholars in the entire spectrum of skills needed for publication in foreign journals, RIAC’s project Global Science has generated article " Forward Russia! Sports Mega-Events as a Venue for Building National Identity " published by the Nationalities Papers : The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity. The article was written by Vitaly Gorokhov from ...

27.03.2015

The Russian International Affairs Council has been approved by the Russian Science Foundation as the operator for organizing and supporting international expertise

On March 16, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council was approved by the Russian Science Foundation ( RSF ) as the operator for organizing and supporting international expertise for scientific and technical programmes and projects presented at RSF competitions. The RIAC was established in line with Russian Presidential Order No. ...

19.03.2015

Irina Dezhina: Beware of Poverty and Affluence

Doctor of Economics Irina Dezhina , Head of Group on Science and Industrial Policy at Skoltech Institute, met with RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and Senior Analyst Yaroslav Menshenin of Skoltech Space Center to talk about Russia’s science policy. Dr. Dezhina, you once said that the experience ...

20.02.2015
 

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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