Booklet Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100

2 3Russian world-class education

The Russian system of higher professional education, which boasts Universities with traditions that trail back through the centuries – as well as reflecting the pride of their own formidable academic reputations – now faces an arduous task: how to keep in step with the current pace of international development while not undermining its own excellent academic antecedents. The Russian Academic Excellence Project wants to tap into the full academic and research potential of Russian Universities while bolstering their positions in the global education market. The Project, which is slated to last for eight years, was launched in May 2013 in accordance with the Presidential Decree of the Russian Federation # 599, “On measures to realize state policy in the sphere of education and science”.

The launch of Project 5-100 sent a new satellite into orbit to assist in the process of revamping Russian higher education and make it contemporary. Past brain-storms and initiatives of the Russian government are now proving effective, resulting in the creation of federal Universities and national research Universities.

In the spring of 2013, the Russian Government announced a resolution whereby a Council would convene to oversee further development of leading Universities. The Council on Competitiveness Enhancement of Leading Russian Universities among Global Research and Education Centers has been designed to enjoy long-term service as a permanent interdepartmental advisory body, its mission to handle the various issues that arise under its umbrella. The Council is also the main governance body of Project 5-100. Its numbers swell with international and Russian representatives of the academic community, public officials responsi-ble for educational reform, acclaimed experts, and scholars of lofty repute.

«Excellence Initiatives»similar to the Russian Academic Excellence Project

5-100 are now in- vogue imperatives of many gov-

ernments. Their aim is to better the system of higher

education and anchor their national Universities

to loftier positions in global ratings. After all,

Universities with outstanding academic reputations

are more likely to snag the hottest talent among

lecturers, researchers and students, and indeed

are viewed by many companies and organizations

as virtual partners: scores of their alumni are sought

after by headhunters.

The Council goes over the Universities’ reports, suggests how

much money is needed to follow through

on everything, and then communicates what

it thinks ought to be done to the Russian Ministry

of Education and Science in terms of continued

support of the Project’s selected Universities.

IN OCTOBER 2013, THE UNIVERSITIES SCRAMBLED FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN AN OPEN CONTEST BY BRANDISHING THEIR «ROADMAPS» BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THESE ROADMAPS ARE IN FACT ACTION PLANS, WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

> Establishing a succession pool for senior University management, attracting specialists with experi-ence in international and Russian Universities and research organizations

> Recruiting foreign stu-dents to study in Russian Universities, including joint (double degree) programs with interna-tional Universities

> Improvement of tertiary education – postgrad-uate programs and doctorates

> Recruiting more youthful faculty members and re-

searchers with time spent and know-how gained

in academic and research spheres, in leading international and Russian Universities and research organizations

> Supporting undergrad-uates, graduates, interns and young faculty mem-bers and researchers

> Putting into force a num- ber of international and internal academic mobil-ity programs for faculty and researchers (intern-ships, advanced training, professional re-training, exchange programs, etc.)

> Development of joint ed-ucational programs with leading international and Russian Universities and research organizations

> Fundamental and ap-plied scientific research in collaboration with Russian and international organizations

About project

Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100


The University-participants in the Project report on how their ‘excellence programs’ are faring - to the international Council and the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. Subsidies are given to the Universities whose action plans «road-maps» have borne fruit. Also, in order to get these subsidies, the University has to demonstrate the ability to garner co-financing funds from non-budgetary sources.

A new management system is being ushered in among the Project Universities. This system is designed to be a prompt and ready problem solver with regard to the integration of Russian Universities into the global education environment. One of the megaphones of the management reform that is intended to speak loudest is that each University now has an international Council (international academic Council) to ensure that it is making great strides along the path towards international competitive standing.

THE MAIN GOALS OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROJECT ARE:

> Internationalization in all spheres, develop-ment of infrastructure to recruit the best scien-tists, faculty, managers and students

> Production of world-class intellectual products

> Development of an outstanding academic reputation by doing breakthrough research and recruiting the world’s leading scientists

> Increased export of edu-cational services

> Bringing the University educational programs in line with the best inter-national examples

> Development of coop-eration between the academic sector, the industrial sector, and the business sector

> Development and imple-mentation of measures aimed at creating long-term competitive advan-tages for the Universities

Expected results of the Project by 2020:

- entry of at least five Russian Universities into the

top-100 of global education rankings (Times Higher

Education World University Rankings, QS World Uni-

versity Rankings and Academic Rankings of World

Universities (ARWU);

- at least 15% international students in each Univer-

sity’s student body;

- at least 10% international faculty members.

Such Councils represent a blend of major international scientists from such aca-demic spheres and haunts as are thought important for the University, as well as gurus from the world of higher education management. Above all, the Council is striving to offer feedback and expert advice in terms of how the University might groom its image in the international arena; how to go about putting it among the top international research and education programs; passing along suggestionsto mature and perfect its international recruitment procedures; and coming up with ideas for international participation and guidance in getting the whole show on the road to securing a higher placement for said University.Since the start of the Project, its participants have developed useful ways to mix these excellence initiatives into the general pot: they have hired international specialists for senior management and academic positions, they have set up new labs, organized project offices, and re-branded their schools. The Project has en-couraged Russian Universities to be more active in the international arena and has helped to raise awareness of what Russian has to offer in the global market of educational services.

The main expected results of Project 5-100 by 2020 is that Russia will have a group of contemporary University leaders with an effective management structure, and a strong interna-tional academic reputation which meets global development trends and can quickly adapt to global changes.

“Getting into rankings is not the ultimate goal”, says Dmitry Livanov (Russian Minister of Ed-ucation and Science). “The most important thing is to create a new system of research and teaching in Russian Universities”.


15 RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY-PARTICIPANTS IN PROJECT 5-100 AND WINNERS OF THE CONTEST FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT:

Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU)

Kazan Federal University (KFU)

National Research Tomsk State University (TSU)

Lobachevski State University of Nizhny Novgorod - National Research University (UNN)

National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology - State University (MIPT)

National Research University of Science and Technology MISiS (MISiS)

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (MEPhI)

Novosibirsk National Research State University (NSU)

Samara State Aerospace University named after acad-emician S.P. Korolev - National Research University (SSAU)

St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University(LETI)

St. Petersburg Polytechnic University – National Research University (SPbPU)

St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO (ITMO)

Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (UrFU)



Established:

1899

Locations:

Vladivostok,

Russky Island

Students (FTE):

33400+

Faculty (FTE):

2900+

Degree programmes:

468

Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)

Striving for Success

FEFU is the major academic research and innovation center of the Rus-sian Far East, with 115 years of history.

The FEFU mission is to foster mutual understanding and cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries, to ensure their social and cultural pros-perity and to shape the talents of their young people.

Key features of the University are research projects developed by the FEFU in association with the leading laboratories of the Russian Acade-my of Sciences, the foremost Universities, research groups, and scholars of the Asia Pacific Region.

FEFU is the only representative of Russia in the elite Association of Pacific Rim Universities. It is proud to have the largest modern cam-pus in Russia, completed in 2013.

www.dvfu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Global Ocean Resources Research and Exploitation

> Oil and Gas Industry

> Biomedicine

> Nanotechnology

> Marine Structures

> ЕRobotics

> Regional and Global Geo-political Studies

> Economic and Socio-cultural Processes

1899


Established:

1804

Location:

Kazan

Students (FTE):

35000+

Faculty (FTE):

4000+

Degree programmes:

419

Kazan Federal University (KFU)

Making History

With seven Nobel Prize winners among its alumni, Kazan Federal University is the third-oldest University in Russia, a leading national comprehensive academic and research centre.

KFU focuses on integrating the science, education and industrial sec-tors, with the goal of consolidating an economy based on knowledge and high technology.

The University prioritizes its specialties based on the high demand in labour markets. The newest of its campuses was constructed as an Athletes Village for the 2013 Summer Universiade.

www.kfu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Biomedicine and Pharmacy

> Oil Production Refining and Petro-Chemistry

> Materials Science

> Info-Communication and Space Technology

1804


Established:

1916

Location:

Nizhni Novgorod

Students (FTE):

16500+

Faculty (FTE):

1700+

Degree programmes:

270

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod –

National Research University (UNN)

UNN – creative, innovative, entrepreneurial!

One of the top tier Russian Universities, this institute is named after the founder of non-Euclidean geometry, former UNN Rector Nikolai Lo-bachevsky. In 2009, UNN was awarded the prestigious status of National Research University by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The University is actively involved in cooperation with foreign partners, including more than 90 foreign higher education institutions and edu-cational and scientific centers, as well as many global biggest high-tech companies.

Over 90% of its academics have Ph.D. or Doctorate of Science degrees. Some researchers of UNN are winners of prestigious international awards, such as the Pythagoras Award and the International Socrates Award.

The 2008 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Harald zur Hausen, is Doctor Honoris Causa at UNN.

www.unn.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Information and Commu-nication Systems

and Technology

> Supercomputer Compu-tation

> Materials Science

> Biomedicine

> Radio Physics

> Physics

> Chemistry

> Biology

> Law

> Social Sciences

> Innovative Entrepreneurship

1916


Established:

1951

Locations:

Dolgoprudny, Moscow

Region (main campus)

and Zhukovsky, Mos-

cow Region (Depart-

ment of Aeromechanics

and Flight Engineering)

Students (FTE):

5600+

Faculty (FTE):

3200+

Degree programmes:

86

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology –

State University (MIPT)

Sapere Aude

One of the world’s most prestigious educational and research institu-tions, MIPT has a unique education system.

The general principles are: rigorous selection of gifted young individ-uals, extensive education in fundamentals, involvement of leading scientists in the students’ learning process, and use of the best research laboratories in the country.

MIPT’s first professors were Nobel Prize winners Kapitsa, Semyenov, and Lev Landau. Many MIPT professors are leading Russian scientists, includ-ing over 80 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2009, MIPT was granted the status of National Research University by the Govern-ment of the Russian Federation.

Among the University’s alumni there are Nobel laureates, founders of high-tech companies, inventors, and engineers.

www.mipt.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Theoretical and Applied Physics

> Applied Mathematics

> Informatics

> Biotechnology and related disciplines

1951


Established:

1942

Location:

Moscow

Students (FTE):

7800+

Faculty (FTE):

1100+

Degree programmes:

100

National Research Nuclear University

(MEPhI)

An educational and research institution founded and developed by six Nobel Prize winners and other world famous scientists, MEPhI aims to address global challenges of the 21st century in terms of energy and sci-tech issues. It is a highly focused science and engineering University.

MEPhI is the head of a huge nuclear education cluster, continuing to grow globally through the increase of its international cooperation with Universities worldwide.

www.mephi.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Nuclear Physics and Tech-nology

> Nuclear Power Engineering and Thermophysics

> Physics

> Applied Mathematics and Physics

> Applied Mathematics and Information

> Material Science and Technology

> Information and Comput-er Engineering

> Information Security

> International Relations

> Foreign Languages

> Economics

> Business

> Economic Security

> Management

> Law

1942


Established:

1896

Location:

Tomsk

Students (FTE):

12600+

Faculty (FTE):

2000+

Degree programmes:

163

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

(TPU)

Knowledge, Freedom and Prosperity

The leading Russian University in the field of resource efficient technol-ogies, today TPU is the only University in the Asian part of Russia which has an operating research nuclear reactor.

Advanced research and modern educational facilities enabled TPU to become one of the main institution for Gazprom, Rosatom and Sibur companies.

The University is a member of twelve reputable international organiza-tions, including the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engi-neering Education and Research (СESAER) and the Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research (CLUSTER), where TPU is the only Russian university.

TPU is also a member of the T.I.M.E. Association of Technical Universities, and a member of the international project CDIO Initiative aimed at engineering education modernization.

TPU implements 16 joint master double-degree programmes in collaboration with leading foreign Universities. International students comprise 18.6% of TPU’s total student population.

www.tpu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Nuclear and Hydrogen Energy

> Oil and Gas Industry

> IT

> Power and Electrical Engi-neering

> Nanotechnology

> Biotechnology

TPU priority areas of devel-opment are united in four research and educational clusters and bring together different TPU research and educational structures and strategic partners, working in the following areas:

> Safe Environment

> Sustainable Energy

> Medical Engineering

> Planetary Resources

1896


Established:

1878

Location:

Tomsk

Students (FTE):

10000+

Faculty (FTE):

1100+

Degree programmes:

135

National Research Tomsk State University (TSU)

Mens Mundo Aperiens

For more than 135 years TSU has been engaged in the training of the scientific and managerial elite, using the principle of integrating the educational process with fundamental research.

TSU is a center that attracts creative talent, a generator of advanced ideas, and a paragon that follows the best traditions of Russian higher education. To maintain high competitiveness, TSU has developed five excellent research centers, each corresponding to a priority area of development.

The openness of TSU innovative infrastructure makes it possible to es-tablish long lasting partnerships between researchers and the business community and provides for the effective implementation of scientific developments.

www.tsu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

> Information

> Telecommunication and Supercomputer

Technologies

> Satellite and Missile Sys-tem Design

> Social Sciences

1878


Established:

1992

Locations:

Moscow,

St. Petersburg,

Nizhni Novgorod,

Perm

Students (FTE):

23300+

Faculty (FTE):

3600+

Degree programmes:

57 areas of undergra-

duate studies; 116 Mas-

ter’s programmes;

12 MBA, DBA and EMBA

programmes; 36 dou-

ble degree programmes

National Research University –

Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus

One of the most famous Universities in Russia, ranking in the national top three by volume of research, HSE is a leading center for expert research and analysis on economic, political and social issues focused on national development, including active forecasting.

It is the leading institute of Project 5-100, organizing cooperation and networking of the participating Universities.

The HSE’s institutes and laboratories are supervised by world-renowned scholars, including Nobel laureate Eric Maskin; Ronald Inglehart, author and director of the World Values Survey; Panos M. Pardalos, a leading global expert in general and combinatorial optimization; Jacques-François Thisse, one of the world’s most frequently cited researchers in spatial economics; and Fedor Bogomolov, a distinguished specialist in the field of algebraic and arithmetic geometry, among others.

www.hse.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Economics and Social Sciences (Economics, Law, Management, Sociology and Political Science)

> Humanities and Commu-nications

> Mathematics and Com-puter Science

1992

in partnership with in-

ternational universities,

and more than one

hundred Continuing

Education programmes.


Established:

1918

Location:

Moscow

Students (FTE):

15000+

Faculty (FTE):

1000+

Degree programmes:

65

National University of Science and Technology

«MISiS»

Preserving Tradition while staying Ahead of the Times

One of Russia’s leading teaching and research educational centers, MISiS provides a first-class professional education and extensive opportunities for specialized scientific research, with the objective of transferring ideas, innovations, and technologies produced to re-al-life applications.

MISiS is actively expanding its traditional leadership specializations in metallurgy and materials science to many emerging areas of high priority.

www.misis.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Metallurgy and Materials Science

> Nanotechnology

> Biotechnology

> Information Technology and Telecommunications

> Sustainable Development

> Energy-effective Technol-ogies

1918


Established:

1959

Location:

Novosibirsk

Students (FTE):

7200+

Faculty (FTE):

1400+

Degree programmes:

45

Novosibirsk State University (NSU)

Science. Community. Life.

NSU is a unique network efficiently synergizing researchers, educators, and science-based business.

A special feature of the University is its location in the scientific center of Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok, providing very close interaction with Russia’s leading research institutions which are situated there.

Most NSU faculties combine their teaching with work in these institu-tions.

www.nsu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Nanotechnology

> Medical Biotechnology

> Laser Systems

> Cancer Therapy Innova-tion

> Medical Supplies Molecu-lar Design

> Biodegradation of Oily Wastes

1959


Established:

1942

Location:

Samara

Students (FTE):

7000+

Faculty (FTE):

600 +

Degree programmes:

54 Bachelor,

Master’s and Specialist

programmes,

and 30 Professional

Development pro-

grammes.

Samara State Aerospace University named after academi-cian S.P. Korolev – National Research University (SSAU)

We surpass time

This research and educational centre of the aerospace industrial cluster of Samara region provides training in a wide variety of engineering disciplines.

The strategic goal of SSAU is to raise its global competitiveness in order to become one of the leading hi-tech engineering Universities in Russia and Eastern Europe.

A unique feature of SSAU’s research productivity is a group of space satellites produced with active participation of all students, as well as many commercialization projects implementing space industry achievements in other industries.

www.ssau.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Space Engineering

> Biotechnical and Biomedi-cal Systems

> Advanced Materials and Technologies

> Machine Dynamics and Vibroacoustics

> Fundamentals of Aero-space Engineering

> Supercomputing

> Information Technology and Geoinfomatics

> Image Processing and Computer Optics

> Micro-and Nanoelectron-ics, Aeronautics

> Aerospace Propulsion Engineering

1942


Established:

1886

Location:

St. Petersburg

Students (FTE):

6100+

Faculty (FTE):

800+

Degree programmes:

21 Bachelor

programmes,

54 Master’s pro-

grammes

St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University «LETI»

Education Through Research

LETI was founded as the first European higher education institution specializing in the field of electrical engineering.

The University has more than 1,600 graduates annually in its main pro-grammes. More than fifty high-tech enterprises are strategic partners of LETI.

Among foreign partners of the University there are eighteen large plant facilities, seven science and research institutes and centers, and sixty-three universities from twenty-three countries.

www.eltech.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Biomedical Engineering

> Nano- and Metamaterials, Molecular Electronics

> Power Engineering and Ecology

> Intellectual and Informa-tion Technology

1886


Established:

1900

Location:

St. Petersburg

Students (FTE):

10600+

Faculty (FTE):

1000+

Degree programmes:

352

St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO

Innovative, Entrepreneurial, International

One of Russia’s leading higher education and research institutions, ITMO specializes in Information Technology, Optical Design, and Engi-neering.

Its forty-nine international research centers generate advanced knowl-edge and bring top innovative ideas to the market through an estab-lished system of R&D support.

ITMO’s mission is to prepare its graduates for the challenges of the 21st century. At the forefront of scientific research, ITMO tackles some of the world’s hardest scientific challenges, and strives to support an environ-ment of interdisciplinary scholarship and innovation.

Located in the heart of St. Petersburg, it is steps away from the Hermit-age and other museums.

www.ifmo.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Photonics and Optics

> Intelligent Technologies and Robotics

> Computer Science and Information Technology

> Life Sciences, Natural Sciences

> Smart- and Nanomaterials and Technology

1900


Established:

1899

Locations:

St. Petersburg

Students (FTE):

17000+

Faculty (FTE):

2600+

Degree programmes:

220

St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

National Research University (SPbPU)

For more than 115 years, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University has held the position of the country’s leading technical University.

It is the main institution feeding state corporations and high-tech com-panies: Rosatom, Rostec, Roscosmos, FGC UES and others.

More than 5,000 students from forty-eight countries annually enroll at the University.

Alumni are highly qualified specialists, capable of working on advanced production lines; they can combine research, design and entrepreneur-ship activities and are in great demand on the global labour market.

www.spbstu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Multidisciplinary Re-search and Meta-branch Knowledge for Intensive Computer Technologies

> Composite Materials, Nanotechnology

> Energy Technology, Energy Efficiency and Environmentally Friendly Technology

> Information and Telecom-munication Technology

> Intellectual Systems

1899


Established:

1920

Locations:

Ekaterinburg

Students (FTE):

30000+

Faculty (FTE):

3000+

Degree programmes:

350+

Federal University named after the first President

of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (UrFU)

Think. Act. Achieve.

One of the top-ten Russian Universities with an almost one hun-dred-year history, UrFU is located in Ekaterinburg, a modern and dynamic city in the heart of Russia.

UrFU is a comprehensive institution offering more than 350 Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programmes.

It has more than 30,000 students coming from forty-eight countries, and more than 3,000 faculty including globally renowned experts in physics, meteorite research, engineering, social science, and political studies.

www.urfu.ru

PRIORITY AREAS:

> Life Sciences

> Technology

> Social Sciences

> Humanities

> Economics

1920

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