Report No. 40/2018
Report No. 40/2018
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. This issue provides a new ranking as of 2017–2018. The authors developed ...
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 ...
On January, 30,
Andrey Kortunov
, RIAC Director General, gave a public lecture "Russia in the New World Order: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies" at Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1). The lecture was attended by 300 people, including Sorbonne University professors and postgraduate students, Paris think-tanks representatives, journalists and diplomats. Louis Gautier, Head of Department for Current Strategic Challenges, and Justin Vaisse, director of the Policy Planning staff...
In an interview with the Russian International Affairs Council, Edward Crawley, the Founding President of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, shares his thoughts on the challenges facing Russian universities, the role of applied science in the GDP of a country, and the competitive advantages of today’s students. Mr. Crawley also speaks about strengths and weaknesses of the 5-100 Program which is aimed at improving the Russian education and research system.
Interviewers: ...
... provoked a lively discussion. In particular, the participants touched upon problems of interaction among representatives of Russian-speaking academic diasporas with relevant ministries and agencies, as well as institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences and universities.
The discussion identified a range of topics that demand particular attention of the agencies in charge of involving representatives of Russian-speaking diasporas in scientific cooperation with Russian universities and research institutions....
... the university's mission also lies in developing its city, region and country. International cooperation at international level is not entirely limited to academia, as it also covers sports, festivals and cultural events. Although some believe that universities should not go beyond science and education, the academic and creative or athletic aspects of universities’ international cooperation appear equally important.
However, the current mutual mistrust between foreign policy actors creates an environment that could see the ...
Eighteen
Russian universities
have been included in the
British QS ranking
of the best universities of the world, among them RIAC corporate members – St. Petersburg State University, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Urals State University and ...