... with the EU, as the exchanges are a major part of the internationalisation programs of Russian universities that has been in the limelight in recent years. Granted, students from Asian countries have demonstrated a high level of interest in obtaining education in Russia and there is now a trend in Russia of inviting scholars from Asia, but such internationalisation programs should remain multipronged.
Science and innovation
The Russia–EU record in STI (Science and Technology Industries) cooperation is relatively ...
... sciences on the international academic markets over the past few decades (in the West in particular), while at the same time the number of social scientists and specialists in the humanities has grown beyond requirements.
Cooperation in Science and Education
to Promote an Innovative Approach
to Russia–China Relations
Thus, the starting conditions for international cooperation in the humanities were not exactly favourable. Of course, a kind of “export sector” emerged in this area during the 1990s; in practically every discipline, researchers ...
... of Strasbourg, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research of France.
The 3-day program of the forum included 19 Lab Series, participants discussing the relationship between education and democracy.
Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) was represented by Tatiana Bogdasarova, Program Manager, and Anna Kuznetsova, Educational Projects, Program Manager.
Anna Kuznetsova took part in the discussion on Digital Education for Democracy. «
The ...
... visiting students. Then Program Manager Anna Kuznetsova dwelled on the
A+Standard project
and MGIMO professor Anton Gumensky shared his views on the situation in Denmark and Russia.
On a maiden trip in Russia, the Danes eagerly asked about life in Russia and its education system in comparison with their home experiences. The group leaders expressed interest to extend cooperation with RIAC.
... current economic rather than political demands. Instead of providing education which solely aims at enabling people to earn a living (what makes the majority of students study finance, law and politics, which are seen as elitist and high-level domains), Russian education needs to be diversified. Booming economy of China, for instance, to a considerable extent came into being due to liberalization in the educational sphere. Many Chinese students went abroad and brought back the acquired knowledge and experience,...
... global progress in robotics and 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 and 21st-Century ...
... shortage of specialists and managers that businessmen often report as the main problem with Russia’s economy, developing a system for improving human capital is one of the key priorities to date. Special attention should be paid to both improving the education system, and integrating graduates into the economic system and the labor market. Russia is failing to take proper advantage of the human capital of its citizens graduating from foreign universities, and this is the country’s main problem in enlisting the services of graduates in the national labor market. At this point in time,...
... three of these roles.
The second dilemma has to do with making a choice between the domestic and the foreign market. Universities used to be focused on the domestic market, offering their curriculum in the national language. This is especially true for Russia’s education system. Furthermore, many schools were formed back in Soviet times, when the country was not as open as it is now. But the situation has started to change in the last two decades. In a number of developing countries there is now demand for quality ...
... Rossotrudnichestvo, the Russian Federal Migration Service, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, and others.
The main proposals put forward by the participants were as follows:
To improve informational transparency of Russian science and education; to promote Russian science abroad; to create a single information resource reflecting real achievements of Russian science and university research as well as possibilities of involving representatives of the Russian diasporas in Russian scientific ...
... language are pushing universities and colleges all over the world toward continuous improvement of their English-language resources, while their efficiency evolves into a key factor for export of educational services and international attraction of Russian higher education
," said Dr. Timofeyev.
He also briefed the audience on the methodology, stages and products of the projects, as well as offered recommendations for the website bottlenecks to be removed, so that Russian universities could radically better ...
