Search: Education,Russian Academy of Sciences (2 materials)

Irina Dezhina: Beware of Poverty and Affluence

... often adapts to the old, instead of the opposite. Is this estimation still true with regards to the ongoing reformation of the Russian Academy of Sciences? To a certain extent, it is. The RAS is being formally converted into a Western-style club of scientists,... ... scientists include free movement, the availability of scientific contacts, a comfortable bureaucratic climate and accessible education. How would you describe the current availability of these preconditions? Until recently, the trend had been quite positive....

20.02.2015

Timothy O'Connor: Learning to Study Is the Key

... its gaining of an advantage, rather than a win-win situation. So, of course, in the current circumstances, seeking a compromise will be extremely difficult. But I hope that in the long term an acceptable consensus will be found. Does the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences improve the quality of education and research in Russia? And if so, in what way? This is an important issue of interaction between scientists and students. The former work in research organizations and the latter study in scientific and educational institutions, and often their ...

05.12.2014

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