Revisiting the supervision of postgraduate students at ISEDT RAS

Education reforms have affected the institute of postgraduate studies which developed in the Soviet time. Its key performance indicators have had a declining trend over the past decade. Nowadays postgraduate studies are included in Russia's higher education system as the third level. Principal educational programs of scientific and pedagogical staff training are developed in accordance with Federal State Education Standards. A postgraduate student, in case of successful graduation, receives a diploma of education and qualification. At the same time some experts note the ambiguous character of adopted innovations. Improving the quality of young scientists training in the framework of postgraduate studies depends on many factors, such as the identification and selection of students inclined to scientific work, the improvement of conditions for scientific activities and raising prestige of a scientist. The level of postgraduate students' supervision is directly related to the quality of young scientists training...