Implementation of the academic leadership program “Priority 2030” by creative universities: strategic priorities

In 2021, the Government of the Russian Federation launched one of the biggest and most ambitious academic leadership projects in the country's modern history “Priority 2030” aimed at targeted State funding for 100 universities. Five of the one hundred universities, participating in the “Priority 2030” program, belong to the universities of creative orientation. The paper analyzes the strategic priorities and the results of the rst stage of the implementation of the academic leadership program “Priority 2030” by the creative universities of the country. The strategic projects of the leading universities of culture and arts aim to develop human capital, search for young talents and attract them to the industry and are expected to consolidate Russia's status as a great cultural nation. Creative universities are implementing the concept of developing international and domestic cooperation between cultural institutions, which will signi cantly expand interinstitutional networks and form a uni ed multicultural environment.