Comprehensive analysis of the activities of Russian federal universities

Comprehensive analysis of the activities of Russian federal universities

Автор: Daniel Petrosyants, Konstantin Simonov, Pavel Seleznev , Stanislav Mitrakhovich

Журнал: International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education @ijcrsee

Рубрика: Original research

Статья в выпуске: 2 vol.10, 2022 года.

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This article aims to fully investigate the activities of the Federal Universities of Russia in the context of various aspects of development and to find appropriate comprehensive assessment methods that can be applied to modern universities that meet the best global standards. The main methods of research are comparative analysis and the formation of qualimetric models based on synthetically selected evaluation criteria. Structural changes in the activities of Russian federal universities have been analyzed. Authors analyze scientific, educational and social activities and other parameters. Particular attention is paid to the development of the ecosystem of innovations in Russian federal universities, its constituent elements and the peculiarities of their functioning. The study provides an opportunity to combine various aspects in the model of university activities. The article presents a comparative analysis of the development of federal universities and their ranking by integrated assessment. The development of communication channels between the academic community and mass audiences was analyzed, also the publication activity of federal universities was evaluated. The authors propose the main methods and sources of collection, processing and verification of disparate information on the state of innovation ecosystems in Russian federal universities. The proposed methodology, unlike existing approaches, allows a comprehensive assessment of the successful and underdeveloped activities of modern universities in both statistics and dynamics. The conclusion of the work is the need for a comprehensive analysis of federal universities by building a qualification parametric model on a regular basis.

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University ranking, higher school, education, expert assessments, scientometrics, institutional environment

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/170198660

IDR: 170198660   |   DOI: 10.23947/2334-8496-2022-10-2-133-143

Текст научной статьи Comprehensive analysis of the activities of Russian federal universities

The concept of high-profile universities in Russia emerged in 2006, when the legal framework was established and the first two federal universities (FU) – the Northern Federal University (NFU) and the Southern Federal University (SFU) – were created. Thirteen years have passed since then, and the ideas about the system under development and the related tasks have changed. Various ways and mechanisms of cooperation between the federal universities and outside world have been entering into force at different times, with special importance attributed to federal districts, where the universities function as development drivers and flagships in all senses and areas, including social, economic, political, scientific, explorative, cultural and educational aspects ( Ivanov and Sokol-Nomokonov, 2018 ). Scattered talent pools located throughout the country and the ambition to create educational centers for new regional and federal elite resulted in the network of federal universities established in the Russian Federation. At the moment, there are ten national universities of this kind (one in each federal district, with three more universities in the Far Eastern Federal District, Southern Federal District and Northwestern

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Federal District; in the Central Federal District there is no federal university due to high number of topquality higher educational institutions in Moscow).

Federal universities were mainly created in Russian regions through the merger of several universities into a single academic organization. The original purpose was to establish a leading university in each region. D. Salmi, a specialist in education policy, points out that “creation of leading universities exclusively by means of merger, especially in case of poor-quality educational institutions, is the most expensive, the slowest and highly risky way to achieve academic excellence” ( Salmi, 2009 ).

It is important to make it clear what the “leading regional university” is understood to be. One more question is whether federal universities succeed in obtaining the status of leading educational institutions in their regions. First of all, they are not only educational, but also powerful scientific and research entities on a local level. Secondly, the background for their increasing prominence with regard to innovative processes in regions was predetermined historically. In more recent times, due to reorganization of higher education system carried out in the Russian Federation in the 21st century, these universities have taken part in transformation programs, obtained the status of federal scientific research entities, joined 5-100 competitiveness improvement program (five out of ten federal universities, namely Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Far East Federal University, Ural Federal University, Kazan Federal University, Siberian Federal University), innovative universities contest, Digital University 2019 Competition (Ural Federal University) etc. Thirdly, these universities have already entered the regional innovative technological chain, established scientific and production ties with research centers and manufacturing enterprises, and, above all things, facilitated promotion and mass production of innovative products at these enterprises.

Summing up what has been said, Russian federal universities now face a wide array of tasks, which are aimed at the development of human potential and innovative ecosystems in local economies ( Salmi and Frumin, 2013 ).

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