Exploring the essence and peculiarities of world-class research and education centers
This article is devoted to the consideration the features of world-class scientific and educational centers. The first five world-class SECs in 2019 as part of the national project “Science”. Until 2024, it is planned to create at least 15 world-class scientific and educational centers. The need to create and develop a world-class SEC is explained by the possibility of generating more qualitatively new scientific ideas that will be created within the framework of centers and universities and bringing innovative ideas to the market with the help of interested enterprises. In the future, it is assumed that a number of ideas being developed will correspond to the world level. Ideas related to the socio-economic development of the region will also be of great importance. Cooperation between universities, scientific organizations, enterprises and other stakeholders within the framework of the center will benefit all participants in cooperation. Currently, SECs have been created in five regions – in the Belgorod region, Kemerovo region, Nizhny Novgorod region, Perm Territory and Tyumen region. The specialization of the centers was chosen in accordance with the already formed priority areas of the regions. The activities of the world-class SEC are focused on improving the quality of education, developing networking between representatives of science, education and business and commercializing innovation. The article defines a number of problems that impede the development of worldclass scientific and educational centers.