scholarly journals Autonomy of Modern Russian Universities: Rectors’ Attitude

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
D. A. Endovitskiy ◽  
Yu. A. Bubnov ◽  
K. M. Gaidar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
University Autonomy ◽  
School Employees ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Current State ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
Historical Periods

The problem of University autonomy goes back centuries. However, it has not lost its relevance today, and is far from final resolution. This problem has been solved in different ways in different historical periods and in different countries. There is no unambiguity in the approaches to its development even today. It is particularly significant for modern Russia, which is faced with the task of achieving the competitiveness of domestic higher education in the global educational space and ensuring its high-quality functioning, which would become a solid foundation for further progress and prosperity of the country. The authors highlight a new aspect in the study of this problem, namely, the perception of the state of autonomy of Russian universities by their rectors. At the same time, it is emphasized that the subjective and psychological aspect of the issue is no less important than the study of legal or economic aspects, since the opinion of rectors reflects the consolidated position of thousands of higher school employees whose social well-being is a significant factor in the effectiveness of universities. Based on the survey of rectors of regional universities, the article reveals some general trends and specific positions of those heads of higher education institutions that indicate a narrowing of University autonomy at the present time, and those who consider its current state to be satisfactory and stable.

Higher Education and Economic Reforms

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 361-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Consensus Building ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
Working Population ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Educational Programmes

The author argues that opportunities to upgrade the skills of the working population in India should be increased to enable people to adapt to a knowledge- and technology-intensive economy. The lack of such opportunities has been adversely affecting economic growth and well-being. Investments in high-quality and relevant educational programmes at all levels should be increased, with an emphasis on self-sustaining means of funding which are possible in the liberalized fiscal and financial regimes. To the extent that higher education activities are economic in nature and reward the beneficiaries, the costs of services should accordingly be recovered. The implementation of self-financing measures would, however, require the creation of a conducive policy environment through consensus building among the stakeholders to improve the responsiveness of educational systems to the manpower requirements of the emerging Indian economy, and thus to make it efficient and competitive and able to exploit new opportunities to its advantage.

Consortium of online digital libraries: the experience of 280 universities in Russia and the CIS countries

Infolib ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Anastasia Privalova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Current State ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
Russian Universities

The activity of the modern university library is connected, among other things, with the creation of strong links between different educational and scientific organizations. The goal of such cooperation is to improve the quality and accessibility of Russian higher education, including its digital forms. These problems are solved by a non-profit project of the electronic library system Lan, called Consortium of Network Electronic Libraries (Consortium NEL). It helps universities to optimize costs, increase the number of books and manuals for free. The project already involves 284 universities from Russia and the CIS countries (Kazakhstan, Belarus). Their publications form a book collection of 37 000 textbooks, manuals, workshops and lecture courses on the Lan’s platform. The article describes how the project was created, what is its current state and what are its opportunities. The experience of 284 Russian universities and universities of the CIS countries can be useful for libraries of all educational organizations.

scholarly journals Export of grain and products of its processing based on the example of Siberian Federal District: current situation, positive processes

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-146
Author(s):  
A. A. Bykov ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Federal District ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Siberian Federal District ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Current State ◽  
Grain Products ◽  
Processed Products ◽  
Development Prospects ◽  
Economic Well Being

Food export is one of the most sensitive indicators of the State economic well-being, which testifies to the provision of high quality products consumed by the population and independence from imports. At the same time, the country's weight and international prestige are being strengthened. The Siberian Federal District (SFD) is the largest grain producer, which is in demand in Russia and abroad. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state of supplies of grain and its processed products from the Siberian Federal District, to identify problems and development prospects. The methodological basis of the work includes the works of scientists in the field of theory of international trade in cereals, as well as legislative and regulatory acts regulating this area. During the research, the following methods and techniques were used: abstractlogical, economic-statistical, statistical groupings, monographic. Results – an analysis of the current state of grain and grain products export from the Siberian Federal District by types (wheat, rye, barley, oats, flour, cereals, pasta) is presented. The reasons that impede the development of this industry are shown, the main vector of which is grain exports from the Siberian Federal District. The strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats that affect the development of grain market of the Siberian Federal District and export of products are identified. The most attractive markets for grain and grain products have been identified. Practical measures have been developed to expand them; the prospects for the development of exports from the Siberian Federal District until 2025 are reflected. Conclusions about its export potential are formulated. Recommendations are offered on priority areas contributing to the growth of export-oriented grain volumes. The proposals prepared on the basis of the research results serve as a basis for further increase in grain exports and a sustainable economic recovery in the Siberian Federal District.

scholarly journals English-Language Education Programmes at Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-601
Author(s):  
Sergey Kurgansky
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Current State ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Metropolitan Universities ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The University ◽  
Russian Universities

The need to implement priority projects of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, to internationalize Russian universities and increase their competitiveness on the global educational products and services market requires a creation of educational programmes taught in the English language. The article analyzes the current state and prospects of development of English-language education programmes at Russian universities, especially at Irkutsk universities. It was found that a number of metropolitan universities are leading in this area, but so far, despite the significant expenses of leading universities on promotion in international rankings, there are few programmes and individual disciplines taught in English, and publications that reveal the experience of their implementation are few. The paper shows the importance of English-language education programmes for both the university and the region, identifies problems arising from their launch and development, summarizes the experience of implementing such programmes, and offers recommendations for their promotion at the university. The author makes a conclusion that English-language programmes contribute to the development of universities, improving the quality, competitiveness and prestige of higher education in the region and in Russia.

scholarly journals ІNTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY AND PROSPECTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Natalia Mospan ◽  
Valentina Slipchuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Host Country ◽  
International Medical ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Research Results ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Current State ◽  
Medical University

The present study explores current state of play of international medical student population in Ukraine. Their number in national medical universities has been constantly rising since 2006. Ukraine is a country of international medical students’ destination for higher medical or pharmaceutical education. Ukraine is not only one of the biggest suppliers of international students to the European Union in European Higher Education Area, but it is also a host country for international students primarily from Asia and Africa. The survey aimed at studying international medical students’ current needs and perspectives was conducted at Bogomolets National Medical University in 2019. The university is chosen as it is situated in the capital city. Sample was composed of 60 first-year international medical students, chosen at a random. It allowed students to provide feedback on their country of origin, educational background, preferences, satisfaction in quality of educational service in a host country, ways of financing the study and future career plans. Among the reasons of international students’ choice of Ukraine as a place for study are their preference of the country, high quality education, friends’ advice and geographical location. The research results show that international medical students consider Ukraine not only as high quality medical education provider but as perspective country for postgraduate employment. The research results allow us to hypothesise that the current needs and perspectives of international medical students at one medical university are likely to be typical for other national medical universities and for Ukraine in whole. It is concluded, that increasing international students’ population requires regular monitoring and special researches by universities and government. These measures will make benefits in international university strategy and national educational policy coordination

scholarly journals Priority areas to ensure sustainable development of educational exports of Russian universities in the context of digital transformation (regional aspect)

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 09022
Author(s):  
Olga Popova ◽  
Nafisa Gagarina ◽  
Tatyana Minina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
Russian Universities

The article considers digital technologies used to attract foreign students to regional universities. Forced distance learning during the pandemic COVID-19 revealed the weaknesses in the educational process when the need for intensive use of the existing digital technologies increased. This served as the basis for the active transformations of the priority areas in developing the digital environment in universities and the active use of online technologies to preserve the sustainable development of educational exports. With distant learning, the global competition for foreign students between universities only intensified making it necessary to create a high-quality digital environment. Russian universities used to compete with universities in other countries. But nowadays students can choose a university without leaving their homes. The main factors for their choice are the quality of education and reliability of the virtual infrastructure [1]. For the sustainable development of educational services exports, regional universities need to engage all the available digital tools to attract foreign applicants. They must position themselves as modern, internationally recognized educational institutions providing high quality education.

Compensatory Coping Through the Extension of Working Hours

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maie Stein ◽  
Sylvie Vincent-Höper ◽  
Nicole Deci ◽  
Sabine Gregersen ◽  
Albert Nienhaus
Keyword(s):  
Job Demands ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Advance Knowledge

Abstract. To advance knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between leadership and employees’ well-being, this study examines leaders’ effects on their employees’ compensatory coping efforts. Using an extension of the job demands–resources model, we propose that high-quality leader–member exchange (LMX) allows employees to cope with high job demands without increasing their effort expenditure through the extension of working hours. Data analyses ( N = 356) revealed that LMX buffers the effect of quantitative demands on the extension of working hours such that the indirect effect of quantitative demands on emotional exhaustion is only significant at low and average levels of LMX. This study indicates that integrating leadership with employees’ coping efforts into a unifying model contributes to understanding how leadership is related to employees’ well-being. The notion that leaders can affect their employees’ use of compensatory coping efforts that detract from well-being offers promising approaches to the promotion of workplace health.

THE FACTORS OF CAREER SELF-DETERMINATION OF STUDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
Inna Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Right

Choice of profession is a social phenomenon that every person has to face in life. Numerous studies convince us that not only the well-being of a person depends on the chosen work, but also his attitude to himself and life in general, therefore, the right and timely professional choice is very important. Research about factors of career self-determination of students of higher education institutions in Ukraine shows that self-determination is an important factor in the socialization of young person, and the factors that determine students' career choices become an actual problem of nowadays. The present study involved full-time and part-time students of Institute of Philology and Mass Communications of Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" in order to examine the factors of career self-determination of students of higher education institutions (N=189). Diagnostic factors of career self-determination of students studying in the third and fourth year were carried out using the author's questionnaire. Processing of obtained data was carried out using the Excel 2010 program; factorial and comparative analysis were applied. Results of the study showed that initial stage of career self-determination falls down on the third and fourth studying year at the university, when an image of future career and career orientations begin to form. At the same time, the content of career self-determination in this period is contradictory and uncertain, therefore, the implementation of pedagogical support of this process among students is effective.

First-time adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards by Russian universities: Practical aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-383
Author(s):  
L.I. Kulikova ◽  
I.I. Yakhin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Public Sector Accounting ◽  
First Time ◽  
Russian Universities

Subject. This article examines the practice of first-time applying the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) by Russian higher education institutions. Objectives. The article aims to identify and address the problems associated with such application, and conduct a critical analysis of Russian universities' compliance with the requirements of the International Standards on their first-time adoption. Methods. For the study, we used observation, systematization, and a comparative analysis. Results. The article examines and describes the practical experience of the first-time use of IPSAS in the preparation of reporting by Russian educational institutions participating in the Russian Academic Excellence Project (5Top100 Project). It presents the results of the most typical reclassification adjustments of reporting items made by the universities when preparing their inductive statements of financial position as of the date of transition to IPSAS. Conclusions and Relevance. Most of the universities studied complied with the requirements of the IPSAS first-time adoption and provided comparative information in their first IPSAS financial reporting. The importance of the study is to justify the provision that financial reporting in accordance with IPSAS is appropriate to improve the international competitiveness of universities, which makes it possible to better reflect financial information on the activities of universities. The results of the study can be used in the practical activities of the Russian economy public sector organizations, and in the educational process of higher education institutions.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: APPLYING US EXPERICENCE TO UKRAINAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Olha Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State

The article discusses the current state of professional training of engineers, in particular, electronics engineers in Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) and explores best practices from US HEIs. The research outlines the features of professional training of electronics engineers and recent changes in Ukrainian HEIs. Such challenges for Ukrainian HEIs as lack of collaboration between higher education and science with industry, R&D cost reduction for HEIs, and downsizing the research and academic staff, the disparity between the available quality of human capital training and the demanded are addressed. The study attempts to identify successful practices of US HEIs professional training of engineers in order to suggest potential improvements in education, research, and innovation for training electronics engineers in Ukraine.

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