Development features of the Russian higher education system in present-day conditions

Based on research material, the authors of the present article determine and critically comprehend the problems and specifics of the Russian higher education development in the current context. It is concluded that the global trends of digitalization, internationalization, commercialization, as well as the internal circumstances of the Russian reality (administrative pressure, economic decline, etc.), have significantly changed the Russian higher education system and caused difficulties in its development (narrow departmental nature of educational policy, shifting the focus on the qualitative content of fundamental education to the wayside, etc.). In order to solve the noted problems, it is proposed to use the theoretical and practical developments of the issues concerning the education content and form of the most prominent Russian researchers (N.A. Berdyaev, S.N. Bulgakov, M.O. Gershenzon, S.L. Frank, etc.), and to implement methods of a constructive combination of the classical university strategy and commercialization, focused on the interests of society and science.

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The Research on the Global Competitiveness of the Leading Russian Universities

Высшее образование в России ◽

10.31992/0869-3617-2018-27-7-164-167 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (7) ◽

pp. 164-167

Author(s):

V. S. Senashenko

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Education System ◽

University Ranking ◽

Global Competitiveness ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Russian Higher Education ◽

Wide Range ◽

Russian Universities

The article is a review of a monograph “The Global Competitiveness of Leading Universities: Models and Methods for Estimating and Forecasting” written by I.P. Boiko, V.G. Khalin, E.M. Anokhina. The book discusses the models and methods for university competitiveness assessment, approaches to the formation of university ranking, specific problems concerning improving of the competitiveness of Russian universities and the system of Russian higher education. The reviewed monograph will be useful to a wide range of readers who are interested in the development of the Russian higher education system.

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Institutional Legacy as a Context of the Implementation of International Rankings in the Russian Higher Education System

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership - World University Rankings and the Future of Higher Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0819-9.ch019 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 368-392

Author(s):

Natalia Karmaeva ◽

Tatjana Kanonire

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Education System ◽

18Th Century ◽

Local Communities ◽

The State ◽

Global Competition ◽

University Ranking ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Russian Higher Education ◽

Market State

Western university model was transferred to Russia in the 18th century. The development of HEIs took its own unique direction serving the needs of the country, while the state has been dominating the HE sector. The chapter analyzes the interplay of market, state and informal mechanisms in the process of implementation of rankings. The institutional legacy underpinned the locally defined hierarchies of HEIs and disciplines, both explicit and implicit. The challenges that Russia meets on its way toward world university ranking are on the level of institutions and faculty, students and parents, and employers. As a conclusion, global rankings and local hierarchies have to be balanced in the HEIs structures to allow for a compromise between the demands of the global competition and the needs of the local communities.

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Indicators of Regional Innovation Clusters’ Effectiveness in the Higher Education System

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci10090245 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 245

Author(s):

Iryna Lysenko ◽

Serhii Stepenko ◽

Hanna Dyvnych

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Education System ◽

Statistical Correlation ◽

The State ◽

Regional Innovation ◽

Education Development ◽

Higher Education System ◽

State Education ◽

Innovation Clusters ◽

The Impact

Under globalization conditions, the main priority of the state education policy in many countries of the world is to ensure higher education quality. This is possible through close and efficient cooperation between the state, higher education institutions, future specialists, employers and innovative structures (clusters). This study focuses on the development of indicators that can comprehensively assess the effectiveness of regional innovation clusters in the higher education system. The main attention is given to the analysis of innovations, business, education development and competitiveness, as indicators of the effectiveness of regional innovation clusters in the higher education system. The following methods have been used within the research: content analysis, statistical, correlation and regression analysis, econometric modeling and the graphical method. As a result of the research, indicators of the effectiveness of regional innovation clusters have been identified and the impact of these indicators on the higher education system has been evaluated. The authors have shown that there is a close relationship between the level of development of regional innovation clusters, indicators of business and innovations development, and the level of competitiveness. The direct impact of those on the higher education system has been established and confirmed by the provided calculations.

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E-learning Opportunities and Limitations in Inclusive Higher Education

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20185001138 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. 01138 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Svetlana Ponomareva ◽

Ekaterina Ugnich

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Inclusive Education ◽

Education System ◽

Institutional Environment ◽

Evolutionary Economics ◽

State Level ◽

Education Development ◽

Higher Education System ◽

E Learning ◽

Learning Development

The objective of this work is to study the limitations and opportunities for e-learning development in the inclusive education system in higher education establishments. To determine the possibility of e-learning application in inclusive higher education, the principles of evolutionary economics and institutional theory were used. It is shown that e-learning development in the national higher education system and its perception by the higher inclusive education system depends on the development level of social and information interrelations in society. Moreover, e-learning application in inclusive higher education is possible only in collaboration with traditional learning. E-learning efficiency in inclusive higher education depends on institutional environment existing both at state level and separate university level. Herewith, institutional environment should be aimed not only at e-learning development and inclusive education, but also their collaboration. The results achieved are verified by empirical study of e-learning implementation into the inclusive higher education system by the example of Russia. The results of the conducted research, which indicated peculiarities, opportunities and limitations of an e-learning mechanism in inclusive higher education, can be applied to increase its efficiency both at separate universities level and at the level of state strategies formation for higher education development.

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ECONOMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA: PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT

Bulletin of Udmurt University. Series Economics and Law ◽

10.35634/2412-9593-2020-30-2-216-221 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 216-221

Author(s):

P.M. Lukichev

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Labor Market ◽

Education System ◽

University Graduates ◽

Highly Qualified ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Russian Higher Education ◽

The Future ◽

National Production

The relevance of the topic is due to the difficulties that the Russian higher education system is facing today. Higher education together with the education system as a whole constitutes the most important factor in the development of national production. The progress of higher education must meet the requirements of the modern market. The purpose of the article is to identify areas of improvement of the education system, corresponding to promising trends in the development of the labor market. Changes in the modern labor market are changing the role of higher education in the economy. It should create a solid foundation of knowledge and skills of graduates, which will allow them to adapt to the changing labor market and independently develop their careers. The system of higher education of the future should change qualitatively in comparison with the level existing in Russia. The constantly evolving skills required by employers in the modern labor market necessitate a qualitative improvement of university graduates. Highly qualified specialists in any profession of the future should possess not only “hard” skills, but also “soft” skills. The flexibility of the modern labor market requires the appropriate flexibility of the higher education system. Universities should make greater use of new educational technologies to achieve this goal.

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Global Tendencies in University Development and Transformation of Russian Education Policy

MGIMO Review of International Relations ◽

10.24833/2071-8160-2012-6-27-265-269 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 265-269

Author(s):

M. M. Lebedeva ◽

O. N. Barabanov

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Education Policy ◽

Education System ◽

Higher Education System ◽

University Development ◽

Russian Higher Education ◽

Political Function ◽

Education Market ◽

Catch Up ◽

Russian Education

The article reviews evolution of modern university, which has acquired a new political function and a reaction to this development of education policy in Russia. Authors argue that the strategy of catch-up development might be successful in case of Russian higher education system and its potential on the global competitive education market.

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Primary methods of internationalisation of higher legal education

The Education and science journal ◽

10.17853/1994-5639-2021-9-46-80 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (9) ◽

pp. 46-80

Author(s):

A. I. Gorylev ◽

E. V. Kalinina

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

International Cooperation ◽

Research Methods ◽

Education System ◽

Legal Education ◽

Academic Excellence ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Russian Higher Education ◽

Russian Universities

Introduction. Recent trends in the sphere of internationalisation of higher education expand theoretical insights into the dialectical nature of correlation between pedagogical science and educational practice, as well as the relationship between the general direc tions of the development of higher education, its national and regional specifics. An analysis of the experience of internationalisation of universities is required for the development of various models to modernise higher education, including legal education, and to substantiate practical recommendations for reforming the Russian higher education system. To date, an understanding has been reached of the need to internationalise higher education in the context of globalization to increase the competitiveness of the Russian higher education system, as evidenced by the Federal project to maximise the competitive position of Russian universities among the world’s leading scientific and educational centres (The Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100). Internationalisation, being the key to optimising the export potential of Russian higher education, is essential for the modernisation of legal education.Aim. The research aimed to evaluate the productivity of actual instruments of international cooperation between universities and to outline optimal approaches to the usage of successful practices of international and Russian educational space to enhance the attractiveness of Russian legal education, and, as a consequence, the creation of a sustainable competitive advantage of a higher education institution.Methodology and research methods. Complex, interdisciplinary goals and tasks of the present research predetermined the application of gnoseological and synergetic approaches to the selection of research tools. The gnoseological approach facilitated a more profound analysis of the nature of internationalisation and integration of education in the current international processes. The synergetic approach resulted in the integration of pedagogical and legal research methods to define an optimal internationalisation strategy for the training of multiskilled legal professionals.Results. The authors assessed the effectiveness of the existing ways of internationalization of Russian legal education according to foreign student demand. A comprehensive analysis of the legal, political and social aspects of the current state of attractiveness of the Russian market of educational services and the need to identify the specifics of the internationalization of higher legal education was carried out. The experience monitoring of inter-university international cooperation allowed the authors to determine the conditions for the effectiveness of joint legal programmes (creation of an innovative educational environment, project activities and a flexible management system); to analyse modern pedagogical technologies applicable to legal disciplines; to determine the best schemes used by Russian and European universities for external mobility of students and teachers; to develop the proposals for the introduction of disciplines (for Russian students) provided in foreign languages by Russian and foreign teachers; to propose measures to improve the state policy in the field of interest, aimed at stimulating Russian universities to develop international joint educational programmes.Scientific novelty. The article presented the analysis of positive and negative experiences of Russian universities in application of internationalisation key tools in legal higher education. The acknowledged internationalisation methods of higher education were systematised in general. The additional ways for the integration of Russian legal education, in particular, to the international educational space, were identified.Practical significance consists in the approbation of new methods based on competency and practice-oriented approaches. The authors developed the guidelines for the implementation of internationalisation to enhance university competitive advantage and to increase the demand for graduates in labour market.

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