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PROJECT ON COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT OFLEADING RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES AMONG GLOBALRESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTERS

02/12/2014 Mikhail AntonovDate:

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PROJECT 5-100 AT A GLANCE

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Brief outline: academic excellence initiative, targeted at the leading Russian universities to foster their transition to the world class level  

Initiator: Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation 

Organizer and funder: Government of the Russian Federation 

Responsible governmental agency: Ministry of Education and Research of the Russian Federation 

Timeline: launched in 2013, to be continued up to 2020 

Project budget: RUB 44 billion (about USD 1.0 billion) by 2013-2017 in addition to several billion dollars of matching university funding and other federal programs 

WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES

According to the 2014 ranking of Times Higher Education, the TOP 200 international universities are located in the following countriesUSA -77, UK – 31, Netherlands -12, Germany -10, France – 8, Australia, Canada and Switzerland – 7 each, Belgium, Sweden and Japan – 5 each, South Korea-4, Hong Kong and Denmark – 3 each, Israel, Ireland, China and Singapore – 2 each, and 8 countries with 1 each.

Russian universities are outside the TOP 200

A world-class university is a scientific and educational institution whose superiority in the sphere of research and quality of educational services has been recognized

A world-class university is seen as a national asset which provides its country with long-term competitive advantages in various spheres

A group of 100-150 universities which are among the top 100 universities according to the most reputable international ratings are usually considered to be world-class universities

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OBSTACLES PREVENTING RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES FROM GAINING A STRONG GLOBAL POSITION

1. Weak global academic reputation

2. Weak internationalization

3. Ineffective management system

4. Poor infrastructure

AR – Academic reputationER – Reputation among employersFS – Faculty-student ratioCF – Number of citations per faculty memberIF – Number of international faculty membersIS – Number of international students

PROJECT 5-100 CONCEPT

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Aim of the Project: competitiveness enhancement of Russian universities among the global leading research and education centers by a deep transformation of these universities according to the best international models and practices.

This transformation is targeted at three key objectives. Changing the whole university environment, upgrading it

to the world class level  Reforming the university research Making Project 5-100 universities much more attractive for

the international recruitment of talented faculty and students, well known abroad.

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PROJECT 5-100 REGULATORY BASE

Presidential Decree #599 dated 7.05.2012

Determines the goals of the project and its performance indicators

Government Executive Order # 2006-r dated 27.10.2012

Specifies an action plan for implementation of the Presidential Decree

Government Executive Order # 211 dated 16.03.2013

Specifies the measures and the procedure of government support and aid for the leading universities, establishes the system of project management

Government support/aid is granted to a limited number of universities with potential of getting into global ratings of research universities on a competitive basis

The development of each university-winner of the competition – is a separate project with its own Action Plan (“roadmap”)

A Council on competitiveness enhancement has been set up to make reasoned decisions about the project

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME

Competitive selection

Monitoring of the results of the project

and analysis of changes within the

universities

Decision to continue providing financial

support to the participant

Completed in 2013: 15

universities were selected

from 36 candidates

Implementation of the

“roadmaps”

Based on 2015 results the Council will decide which universities will continue with financial support

PROJECT 5-100 COUNCIL

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PROJECT 5-100 UNIVERSITIES: SELECTION CRITERIA

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The Project participants were selected by the all-national competition of 2013 for the combination of the following factors

(a) the current strong background as the best Russian university in some particular fields, and

(b) the perspective to become one of the best global universities in these fields by 2020

PROJECT 5-100 UNIVERSITIES: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

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The Project 5-100 participants include 4 universities of Moscow, 3 universities of Saint Petersburg, and 8 universities located in the other cities of many regions:

 

 

 

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KEY LINES OF THE PROJECT 5-100

Building research potential, production of world-class intellectual products

Bringing the content and quality of educational programs up to the best international standards, integration of education, entrepreneurship and innovation, increasing the export of educational services

Making a switch to international management practices, optimization of university structure, development of a long-term system of financing

Internationalization of all spheres of activity, development of the infrastructure in order to bring in the best scientists, researchers, teachers, managers and students

Active promotion of the Russian system of higher education in key markets, strengthening the position and the reputation in global communities, including ratings and rankings

Development of brands and outstanding academic reputations of the leading universities by introducing breakthrough research and bringing in “celebrities”

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CONTACTS:

www.5top100.com

MIKHAIL ANTONOV

Director of Project Office 5-100

antonov@5top100.com

www.5top100.ru