Higher Education in Russia

Ph.D., Associate professor Daria K. Kozlova

International Graduate School of ManagementSaint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University

2013

Structure of presentation:

• Facts and figures about higher education in Russia• Challenges, emerging trends• New opportunities and perspectives • Questions and discussion

General information• 1352 Institutions of higher education: 687– State 665 – Private• Federal budgeting: 4,1% GDP• Minister of education: D. Livanov • People with higher education: 77%

Sources: HDR 2012, Rosstat, Ministry of Education RF

New structure of higher education in Russia

• 2 leading classical Russian Universities: SPbSU, MSU;

• 7 Federal Universities;

• 27 National Research Universities;

Things to be changed in Russian higher education

• “Demographic hole” 2010-2016 90% applicants accepted to the universities;

• High average age of the university professors and staff;

• 25% of professors and staff speak English (officially);• Theoretical education dominates;

University monitoring 2012 by Minister of education

• 541 State Institutions of HE and 994 affiliates have been inspected;

• Criteria: • Level of education,• Level of internationalization,• R&D, • Financial achievements, • Infrastructure.

• Results: Ineffective Institutions: 34% in Moscow, 25% in St.Petersburg, 100% in Chechnya, 100% in Ingushetia.

Emerging trends Strategy 2020- social and economic development:• Consolidation of universities;• Applied bachelor degree – 3-year bachelor;• Affordable educational loans;• Competitive salary for professors and staff:160% by year 2015, 220% by year 2020;• Federal financing, depending on the level of the applicants’

knowledge;• Governmental support for R&D Universities;• University competition;• Development of entrepreneurship education; • Life-long education.

New opportunities and perspectives

• New possibilities for the internationalization;• New quality of higher education;• European approach;• New goals in scientific research (citation index);• Reduction of number of universities;• Reduction of university staff and professors;

Perspectives for Russian-Finnish educational cooperation

• Simplified cooperation with universities of applied sciences;

• Flexibility with double-degree Masters programs;• Development of joint research activities

May 2012, president V.V. Putinthe decree # 599 on State policy

in sphere of higher education and science:

By the year 2020 at least 5 Russian Universities

have to be among top 100 in the world university rankings.

Budgets

• For 2013-2030 - additional 100 billion EURO to achieve goals of the strategy 2020 (from Ministry of Finances);

• PLUS additional 10 billion EURO to be among top 100 Universities (calculation of Ministry of Education).