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VLADIVOSTOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

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VLADIVOSTOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

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  1. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN EDUCATION AS A MEANS OF REACTING TO THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION(report of the VSUES International Relations Vice-rector Sergei V. Sevastianov at the International conference “Charting the course between public service and commercialization: Prices, Values and Quality” conducted by the European Universities Association and the Association of Commonwealth Universities in Turin, June 3-5, 2004)

  2. VLADIVOSTOK STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS • 12 Institutes • 40 specialties and 90 specialization • 2 branches (Artyom, Nakhodka) • Almost 20 000 students

  3. Federal-Regional Institutions in VSUES (placed by the Ministry of Education) • Regional Center of the Common Educational Information Environment Development in Primorsky Krai • Far Eastern Regional cadastral Bureau of the Russian Ministry of Education • Regional Center of providing High-Schools with an Internet access • Federal experimental Institution for educational services export development in Far Eastern Federal District • Regional Experimental Institution “School for Gifted children”

  4. MAIN CHALLENGES • Lack of the State budget financing • Geographical remoteness from the central part of Russia • Difficulties within the transition to Bologna Process • Formation of the world wide educational market in the framework of globalization

  5. External Limitations Low effectiveness of the education management system and misbalance of the plans for human resources development at the level of the Ministry of Education High cost of the three-level system (bachelor-specialist-master) Demographic crisis in the Russian Far East (in the nearest future the number of students will be almost twice as less) Absence of the intergovernmental agreements on recognition of diploma and credit system Internal Limitations Low financial support per student (from budget -$500, non budget - $1000) that is an obstacle to modernization of infrastructure within the University Weak personnel motivation mainly because of a law salary ($150-200 per month) that does not allow to move to modern educational practices and raise quality of education Low effectiveness of the University management, absence of an exact education quality system Weak involvement of students and teachers in the University management External and Internal Limitations

  6. External opportunities Attraction of the international experts to assist modernization of the Russian University Educational services export development Development of the international student exchange programs. High level of English teaching as a language of international communication Recognition of the Russian diploma at the international educational market, first of all in China Internal Opportunities Modernization of the University management system Formation and application of the University quality system Formation of the University corporate values, involvement of the businesses, society etc. in the educational process Optimization of the educational process and modernization of the student knowledge evaluation system. Transition from the scheme “Education for all life” to the “Education through all life” External and Internal Opportunities

  7. VSUES response to the challenges • Modernization of the University management system • Formation of the corporate culture • Increase of the educational process quality • Information technologies application • Employee motivation and potential development • Establishment of International cooperation

  8. Major focus: International cooperation • 10 countries • 40 foreign Universities and colleges • Increasing number of Student exchange programs

  9. International Grants (1999-2002) • Business education development sponsored by the US State Department ($900 000) • University of California, Hayward • University of California, Pomona • TACIS, European Commission • University of Torino • University of Seville

  10. Growth of the quantity of International students

  11. International Student Population • 3.1% increase of the international student population • 6.7% of the University incomes

  12. Growth of the quantity of students from China

  13. Trends • Geographical expansion • Student age decrease • Increase of a student ability to pay for educational services

  14. Growing interest to Russian education in China • Political stabilization • Economic improvement • Low tuition fee • Competitiveness of Russian Universities at the Chinese educational market

  15. Goals of the “2+2” program • Create an adaptation period for Chinese students • Create a methodological complex • Create an appropriate infrastructure base

  16. Conclusions and offers for cooperation • «2+2» program will allow to: • attract students from two more Chinese Universities • increase salary • create additional working places for teachers • create a civilized labor market • VSUES transition to two-level educational system • Invitation to the International Scientific Conference in Vladivostok, fall 2004

  17. THANK YOU!

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