Establishment of New Type Universities in the Russian Federation

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Establishment of New Type Universities in the
Russian Federation

• Sergei A. Gubin
• Facilitator of Joint International Programs

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The issue of leader universities formation

• The problem of leader universities formation has
  become an international issue.
• How can one win the leader position in
  international ratings of higher educational
  institutions?
• Three main aspects
• high concentration of talents among students
  and faculty members
• flexible management system
• availability of resources for education and
  research.
• All (states) want to have a world class
  university, but few of them know how to establish
  it and how a leader should look like.

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King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology
Wishing to rekindle and spread the great and
noble virtue of learning that has marked the Arab
and Muslim worlds in earlier times, I am
establishing King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology on the Red Sea in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. As a new "House of Wisdom," the
University shall be a beacon for peace, hope, and
reconciliation and shall serve the people of the
Kingdom and benefit all the peoples of the world
in keeping with the teachings of the Holy Quran,
which explains that God created mankind in order
for us to come to know each other. It is my
desire that this new University become one of the
world's great institutions of research that it
educate and train future generations of
scientists, engineers and technologists and that
it foster, on the basis of merit and excellence,
collaboration and cooperation with other great
research universities and the private sector. The
University shall have all the resources that it
needs to pursue these goals. A perpetual waqf
(endowment) is being established and shall be
managed for its benefit by an independent Board
of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall embody
wise and responsible governance in support of the
spirit of creativity that the University
represents. Since universities striving for
excellence depend on an atmosphere of exploration
and initiative, nurturing and protecting freedom
of research, thought and discourse related to
scholarly work will be among the primary
objectives of King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology.
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KAUST Campus Community
Community
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KAUST Campus Community
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Activity of the Ministry of Education and Science
of the Russian Federation by definition of group
of leading universities of Russia

• I. Competitions of innovative universities of
  Russia (2007-2008) have defined group of leading
  universities (57 universities).
• II. Competitions of research universities (2009
  - 2010) have defined group of leading research
  universities of Russia.

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The target of New University Program

• Development of higher professional education
  system based on research and education
  integration, optimization of regional educational
  structures and strengthening of contacts between
  educational institutions, economy, and social
  sphere.
• I. MGU and SPbSU
• II. Federal universities (FUs)
• III. National research universities (NRUs)
• State support for NRUs should be provided on a
  competitive basis.

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II. Federal Universities

• Formation and development of competitive higher
  education in the Federal Districts based on
  establishment of large educational institutions
  to train qualified workforce and to provide
  innovative services and developments.
• A Federal University organizes and coordinates
  activities aimed at supporting large territorial
  and regional social and economic development
  programs in the Federal Districts by providing
  them with highly qualified workforce, as well as
  with scientific, technical and technological
  decisions including practical implementation of
  intellectual activity results.

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Main concepts of Federal University Development
Program

• training of new specialists, bachelors and
  masters based on actual integration of research
  and educational processes and all methods on
  modern higher education
• creation of conditions for academic mobility of
  students, faculty members and researchers, for
  university integration into the world educational
  environment
• fundamental and applied research in priority
  scientific areas, effective interaction with the
  Russian Academy of Sciences
• development of active cooperation with
  universities in Europe, Asia and America.

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First Federal Universities

• In 2007, first Federal Universities were
  established in the Southern and Siberian Federal
  Districts within the priority National Project on
  the basis of existing higher educational
  institutions and academic centers in Rostov-on-
  Don and Krasnoyarsk.
• In 2007-2009, each university received about 6
  billion rubles for its development.
• In addition to federal financing, business and
  regional authorities are also among active
  participants of the projects.

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Development of Federal University Program in
Russia

• October 21, 2009, the RF President signed
  Decree On establishment of Federal Universities
  in the North-Western, Volga, Urals, and
  Far-Eastern Federal Districts
• In these Districts 5 new Federal Universities
  are being established Northern (Arctic), Kazan
  (Volga), Urals, Far-Eastern, and North-Eastern
  Universities.
• Earlier, Southern Federal University (SFU) and
  Siberian Federal University (SibFU) were
  established. In total, 7 FUs have been already
  established.

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Saint-Petersburg SPbSU
Moscow MSU
Arkhangelsk Northern FU (Arctic) ASTU
Kazan Volga FU (KSU)
Yakutsk North-Eastern FU (YSU)
Yekaterinburg Urals FU (USTU)
Vladiboslok Far-Eastern FU (FESU)
Krasnoyarsk SibFU
Rostov- on Don Southern FU
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III. National Research Universities

• Establishment of a new category of universities
  is envisaged national research university,
  which will be awarded to universities on a
  competitative basis.
• Federal Law No. 18- FZ of February 10, 2009

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National Research Universities
NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY a higher
educational institution which is actively
carrying out both educational and research
activities on the basis of principles of research
and education integration. Ability to generate
knowledge, as well as to ensure efficient
transfer of technologies to economy Wide
spectrum of fundamental and applied
research Highly efficient system of training
masters and highly qualified specialists,
developed system of retraining and training
programs.
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Principles of state support for NRUs
On a competitative basis Within specifically
developed and approved medium-term development
programs Financial support only during first
5 years of development program implementation At
least 20 co-financing of development program
activities from extra-budgetary funds.
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Competition of University Development Programs in
2009 and 2010

• money and status for obligations
• University Development Criteria
• 1. Human capacity.
• 2.  Infrastructure of educational process and
  research.
• 3. Efficient research and innovative activities.
• 4. Efficient educational activities.
• 5. Efficient training system.
• 6. International and national recognition.

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Target indicators of efficient implementation of
NRU Development Program

• 1. Target indicators of educational activity
  success.
• 2. Target indicators of research and innovative
  activity effectiveness.
• 3. Target indicators of human capacity
  development.
• 4. Target indicators of increasing international
  and national recognition.
• 5. Target indicators of financial sustainability.

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• 2009 - establishment of 12 NRUs including a
  pilot project 3 billion rubles (Rosobrazovanie
  budget for introduction of innovative educational
  programs)
• 2010 - financing of NRU Development Program - 6
  billion rubles (reallocation of Federal Target
  Program funds)
• 2011 and subsequent years - financing of NRU
  development program 6 billion rubles per year
  (within newly developed Federal Education
  Development Target Program)

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Competitative selection of university development
programs to be awarded with NRU status

• Development programs aimed at strengthening
  human capacity in priority areas of science,
  technology, engineering, industry and social
  development, developing and introducing of high
  technology manufacturing application (Development
  Programs). NRU Development Programs are
  implemented in 2009-2018.
• Competitions in 2009 and 2010.
• In 2009-2013 annual extra-budgetary co-financing
  of Development Program will comprise at least 20
  of the amount of Federal budgetary funds
  allocated for these purposes.

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NUMBER OF NEW TYPE UNIVERSITIES IN THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION

• State Universities MSU and SPbSU - 2
• Federal Universities - 7
• National Research Universities - 29
• Total - 38 universities of new type

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Expected results of New Type NRU Development
Program

• Increased level of international recognition of
  Russian science and education
• significant share of extra-budgetary financing
  of research and developments in FUs and NRUs
• additional preconditions for economic development
  in host regions of FUs and NRUs
• improvement of main efficiency indicators of
  state research and education sector
• higher level of commercialization in research and
  development sphere
• adequate human capacity in Russian innovative
  economy.

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Russian New Type University Model

• Establishment of new universities within national
  projects will encourage development of Russian a
  new type university model
• new managements systems will be introduced,
• universities will become integrated educational,
  research and business facilities, centers of
  innovative and technological development and
  training of world class workforce.
• It is envisaged that in 5-6 years new higher
  educational institutions will be among 10 leading
  universities in Russia, and by 2020 among 100
  top universities of the world.
• State function is to create infrastructural
  preconditions for further self-development of new
  universities.

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