On March 22, 2016 an open discussion “108 Soft Power Elements of Russian Universities on the Internet” took place at the venue of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The discussion was devoted to the publication of the English version of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) report “
Electronic Internationalization: English-Language Online Resources of Russian Universities
.”
In his opening speech RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev told the participants about...
... universities.
The authors developed a methodology for assessing the English-language sites of Russian universities, carrying out an analysis of 45 resources and comparing them with the websites of 11 leading foreign universities that appear in the QS World University Rankings.
The results of the study are presented in the form of a ranking of the English-language sites of Russian universities. An analysis of common problems and a list of recommendations have also been provided.
Authors
:
I. Timofeev
(Head),...
... universities and research centers offer academic papers on their websites without restrictions, Russian educators often worry about the illegitimate use of their intellectual exploits.
Translation poses a separate challenge, since the Berlin principles of university rankings suggest that a minimum of 30 percent of website content should be in English.
Russian Institutions Can Rank High in the Webometrics
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In order to acquire high rankings, universities should operate according to the following ...
The Nizhniy Novgorod State University and Urals State University, both RIAC corporate members, have become winners in the contest to join the government-sponsored project for improving competiveness of Russian universities.
The program covers 15 institutions of higher learning, among them Far Eastern Federal University, Kazan State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Higher School of Economics, National Research Nuclear University...
