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Timothy Edward O'Connor
, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs of the MISiS National University of Science and Technology, shared with RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and Skoltech Space Center Senior Analyst Yaroslav Menshenin his insights on whether education is an instrument of soft power; if the Bologna system has become naturalized in Russia; how the mega-grants program contributes to the development of science; and whether a “cooling of relations” is affecting the development of international ...
... Russian universities with RIAC corporate membership and Italian universities, focused on promising cooperation schemes for advancement of universities through the Internet.
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Development of university websites is a significant element of marketing educational programs abroad and building a global platform for effective cooperation in education and research areas
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Andrey Kortunov
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Ambassador
Umberto Vattani
, President of Venice International University, suggested ...
Interview with Timofey Bordachev
RIAC met with
Timofey Bordachev
, Director of Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at Higher School of Economics, to talk about the new textbook published under his guidance and his education methods.
Dr. Bordachev, how would you describe your textbook’s academic innovations?
Due to underlying historical reasons, the Soviet science of international relations existed within the rigid boundaries of the Marxist-Leninist paradigm,...
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Astrobiological Foundations of Humanity: The Origin of the Cosmodern Consciousness
Los Fundamentos Astrobiológicos de la Humanidad: el Origen de la Consciencia Cosmoderna
Javier Collado Ruano, Director of Global Education Magazine
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ESPECIAL:A Reflection on War and Peace for International Peace Day, Greg Simons
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De nuevo, la seguridad y no la paz,Federico Mayor Zaragoza
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Interview with Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin, Representative of UNESCO to VietNam
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Interview ...
... Basis" opened in Moscow on September 29, 2014.
The discussions were attended by representatives of universities with RIAC corporate membership, as well as federal ministries and agencies cooperating with RIAC to advance internationalization Russian education and science. Western attendance included participants from Siemens, ENEL, Philips, Saint-Gobain, Intel, DuPont and other firms.
... potential for functional illiteracy.
Tatyana Zhukova
Research is regularly conducted abroad on levels of functional illiteracy. Russian nine-year-olds show impressive results; Russia ranks among the top countries, along with Singapore and others, in education. However, Russian fifteen-year-old high-school students, at an age when they should already be preparing to enter society, have been showing some of the lowest results in Europe for the last fourteen years.
During research on functional illiteracy,...
... of Padova Alessandro Martin and Assistant Pro-Rector of University of Padova Francisco Leita.
The participants concentrated on the review of the teaching and research practices, a RIAC priority in 2014-2015, having underlined that cooperation in the education area acquires special significance in the current international environment. Russia and Italy are facing similar global challenges to be handled with help of joint international projects. The Russian-Italian globalization project is meant to ...
... Foreign Internet and Academic Press”. The event gathered representatives of universities that are corporate members and partners of the Council.
RIAC General Director
Andrei Kortunov
opened the symposium by pointing out the heightened importance of educational cooperation in the current international situation. He identified the following focus points for the Council for 2015:
— Mobilising university experts for the Council’s core programme activities;
— Engaging universities in ...
Driver of a new knowledge-based economy and society
What will education be like in 100 years? The simple answer is as follows: education will be the driver of a new knowledge-based economy and society. This type of education will promote values that are shaped by society and include academic freedom; student ...
