RIAC Report #31 / 2017
This report is the result of a new stage in the research of the online English-language resources on the websites of Russian universities and is a follow-up to the initial report produced by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) entitled “Web Internationalization: Russian Universities” in 2015.
The authors developed a methodology for assessing the English-language websites of universities. The online resources of 47 universities were analysed and compared with...
... regional and trans-border cooperation, and people-to-people contacts. In other words, both sides focus on the less political aspects of relations. However, in the last three years political tensions have had some negative impact on Russia–EU relations in education, culture, academic study, science and innovation, although not as bad an impact as first expected.
There is a tendency to politicise what should be non-political even when it serves as a vital bridge for maintaining contacts, especially in times ...
... humanities into the global discourse remains for the most part unsolved
It is unlikely that anyone would doubt the value of international cooperation in the development of the social sciences and the humanities. The formation of global scientific and education markets. The sharp increase in geographic mobility of scientists and experts. The rapid development of comparative studies. All of this dictates the long-overdue need to develop international scientific ties and work out more effective mechanisms ...
China’s activities oriented towards transformation of the country into an internationally recognised educational hub started not long ago. In 1998, President Jiang Zemin in his speech that marked the 100-year anniversary of the Peking University, set an ambitious goal to upgrade the system of higher education in China in order to push Chinese universities ...
... the idea of democracy be modified? What has to be done in order to build a society based on stability, freedom, and social inclusion?
These were the key issues of the 2016 forum agenda, the main topic being «Democracy and equality — does education matter?»
According to the representatives of European states, it is education that has to become the key component for building a democratic society.
The opening remarks at the Forum were made by Jagland Thorbjørn, Secretary General ...
On September 6, 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council received students from the
Odense University.
The event was opened by RIAC Program Manager Ekaterina Chimiris who briefed the guests on the Council's education programs and openings for foreign 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,...
School stages, School types, Legislation, Specifics
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1 September in Russia celebrates Knowledge Day. To celebrate this event RIAC prepared a special reader, which explains the diversity of the school systems around the world (school stages, school types, legislation and specifics).
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Project page: <a href="/en/schoolsystems" target="_blank">http://russiancouncil.ru/en/schoolsystems</a>
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... with history and well educated. However, today, interpreting a famous saying of Aristotle, it is difficult to “show somebody the man” by “giving them a child before the age of seven.” Since the Soviet times, the one-time intense education system (later adopted by China) has been constantly deteriorating. And even though the statistics shows relatively high levels of higher education in Russia, the output divulges the following trend: while the number of people with education ...
On July 6, 2016, RIAC Director General
Andrey Kortunov
had a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Russia Peter Tesch to discuss the current relations between the two countries, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as global security matters. Special attention was given to expanding cooperation between Russian and Australian independent think tanks and universities.
... 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 ...
