Training Standardisation Professionals in Russia

1. Training Standardisation Professionals in Russia ISO General Assembly Open Session at the National Mineral Resources University, Saint-Petersburg 19.09.13 VitalyAristov, D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

2. D. Mendeleyev University • Leader of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Higher School Establishments • Develops training programmes for all universities offering Bachelor and Master degrees in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology • Over 9000 students • 200 students representing 30 foreign countries • Over 500 PhD students and trainees • 550 PhD holders and Associate Professors • 200 Doctor of Science degree holders and Full Professors • 10 Academicians and Correspondent members of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) • Collaboration with over 10 Research Institutions of RAS

3. International standards and educational establishments • International Standards bring technological, economic and societal benefits. • They help to harmonise technical specifications of products and services making industry more efficient and breaking down barriers to international trade. • International Standards also contribute effectively to sustainability, by providing good practices on the use of technologies and the management of processes affecting economic, social and environmental aspects. • This is why higher school establishments train standardisation professionals for industry, business and civil society and raise awareness of general public in the field of international standards.

4. Master 2 years Specialist 5-6 years Bachelor 4 years Secondaryeducation Training levels Professional re-training PhD 3-4years Areas/directions in accordance with the Ministry list Specialisations approved by the Government

5. Standardisation related areas of higher education in Russia • Professionals trained by Technical Universities / Technical Faculties of Classical Universities major in: • Standardisation and metrology • Quality management • Innovations • Automation / Management of technical systems • Compulsory standardisation related courses for other students: • Technical profiles – general standardisation and metrology courses • Science – some information on measurements related standrds • Management profiles – courses focused on Management Systems • Economics – some management related courses • State /Municipal Governance – (nearly) none • Law –none

6. New applicants of standardisation related programmes Annually each of 50 leading Technical University of Russia admits 20-30 new applicants

7. Top 10 Russian Universities training standardisation professionals • Tomsk State University of Management and Automation Systems and Radioelectronics • Omsk State Transport University • Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnic University • Moscow State Technical University named after N. Bauman • Leads and co-ordinates development of training programmes • Kazan Federal University • Tomsk National Polytechnic University • D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology • National Research University of Steel and Alloys • Russian Academy of Economics and State Service • Saint-Petersburg State University of Aeronautic and Space Equipment

8. Research projects • Traditionally, research projects are conducted by teams of Master and PhD students supervised by leading professors • In standardisation related areas PhD degrees can be obtained in Technical Sciences and Economics • Over 20 Dissertation Councils consider dissertations focused on: • Development and application of technical standards • Specialized in particular branches of industry • Metrology • Specialized in particular branches of industry • Quality management • Environmental and Energy Management

9. Collaboration with National Technical Committees • Many Russian Universities and Research Institutions participate in activities of National Technical Committees developing GOSTs • Several Technical Committees are lead by educational establishments and research institutions: • Social Responsibility (The Academy for Labour and Social Relations) • Lifelong Learning (The Academy for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification) • Hydraulic Systems (Moscow State Technical University • Welding named after N. Bauman) • Chemistry (D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia) • Distant Learning (Moscow State University of Technology “Stankin”) • Measurements and Control in Technical Systems (Trapeznikov Institute for Management Problems)

10. Conclusions • International standards bring technological, economic and societal benefits making economy more efficient, effective and sustainable. • Higher school establishments train professionals in standardisation to meet needs of national economy and civil society. • Traditionally, standardisation related training is rather technical. Key technical university lead in training standardisation professionals for many branches of industry. • There is a need to raise awareness of students majoring in science, management, economics, law, etc.in international standards. • Russian universities successfully collaborate with Rosstandart but their participation in standards development and in standardisation related research projects needs to be strengthened.

11. Thank you! aristov@muctr.ru