scholarly journals Primary methods of internationalisation of higher legal education

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.

scholarly journals The Research on the Global Competitiveness of the Leading Russian Universities

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.

scholarly journals Responses to the Challenges of Training and Retaining Scholars in Russian Academia

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-187
Author(s):  
Elena Denisova-Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Education System ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Russian Universities

he Russian higher education system is currently facing the mounting challenges of competition, internationalisation, restrictions on academic freedom, inequalities in access, massification, academic dishonesty and corruption. This paper discusses how Russian universities are able to develop, attract and retain academics in the profession under such difficult conditions. Analysing two recent and ongoing large-scale measures − the reform of doctoral education (staff development) and effective contracts (employee retention) – the author argues that the remaining improper dependencies among the actors and institutions involved should be considered more seriously. This case might be applicable beyond Russia and other post-Soviet countries, as anti-corruption reforms can often result in unintended consequences.

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

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.

scholarly journals Academic excellence as “competitiveness enhancement” in Russian higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Tsvetkova ◽  
Sylvie Lomer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Russian Universities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse critically the Russian Academic Excellence Initiative (the Project 5-100), designed to propel five leading Russian universities into world university rankings (WURs) by 2020, and research it through the lens of neoliberalism. The paper seeks to reveal recurrent discourses and dominant orders of discourse constituting the overall concept of “excellence” in Russian higher education (HE) policy. Design/methodology/approach Since the Project 5-100 has been designed in line with a neoliberal model of academic excellence initiatives, emphasising “competition as a driver of excellence” (Hazelkorn, 2009), Fairclough’s approach to critical discourse analysis (CDA) has been adopted as a qualitative research method. There is no universally accepted definition of “excellence” in HE policy; therefore, this CDA also aims at revealing the Russian government’s vision of the concept and its voice in HE policy. Findings The paper concludes that the government reinforces neoliberal discourse on the HE agenda and transforms the 5-100 Universities’ identities through emphasising the role of WURs in modernising the HE system. Consequently, within the neoliberal paradigm, the Project 5-100 can be regarded as a manifestation of the commodification of “excellence” in Russian HE policy. Originality/value This research intends to broaden knowledge of excellence initiatives in HE policy and reveal their features and neoliberal natures. It also seeks to contribute in terms of showcasing a qualitative study of the Project 5-100 for future comparative analyses of similar HE policies.

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

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.

scholarly journals Legal Education and Clinical Legal Education in Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Krasnicka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Law School ◽  
Present System ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Polish Law ◽  
The Bologna Process

<p>The aim of this paper is to present the existing legal education system and development of clinical legal education in Poland. The first part briefly introduces the general Polish higher education system including the implications of the Bologna Process and other challenges for the law faculties as higher education institutions. It then focuses on the five different apprenticeships necessary to obtain license to practice law in Poland. The second part deals with the study program and teaching methods used at Polish law faculties. It argues that the present system does not meet the requirements of the contemporary legal job market as students are not, as a rule, exposed to practical aspects of legal problems and leave law school without training in the necessary skills. The third and most extensive part is dedicated to the legal clinics operating in Poland. Some statistical data is presented on legal clinics (i.e. numbers of students, teachers, cases etc.). This part also discusses basic clinical methodology instruments used in Polish clinics. Finally it describes the establishment of the Polish Legal Clinics Foundation (Foundation), its goals, tasks, challenges and<br />achievements.</p>

scholarly journals Global Tendencies in University Development and Transformation of Russian Education Policy

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.

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-57
Author(s):  
Neena Dash
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teaching Pedagogy ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
Positive Effect

There is general agreement that there is an urgent need for the transformation of education so as to make it socially relevant and purposeful. University Grants Commission (UGC) has already initiated several steps to bring equity, efciency and academic excellence in National Higher Education System. The important ones include innovation and improvement in course- curricula, introduction of paradigm shift in learning and teaching pedagogy, examination and education system. University Grant Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory to be implemented choice based credit system(CBCS) in all the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses under the XI plan of Higher Education. Gangadhar Meher University has also implemented CBCS in all UG and PG courses. GM University has conrmed compulsory that CBCS to be implemented across all departments. Undoubtedly, it would cast positive effect on the higher education system.

ATTITUDE TO DISTANCE LEARNING IN RUSSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksey Maltsev ◽  
Marina Klimenskikh ◽  
Olga Vindeker ◽  
Andrey Sheka ◽  
Nadezhda Korepina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Russian Higher Education
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