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Towards Universities Mergers: UNECON and Russian Higher Education Reform Igor Maximtsev,

Towards Universities Mergers: UNECON and Russian Higher Education Reform Igor Maximtsev, Rector, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics. GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND TRENDS. University education becomes just first step in the Life-Long Learning process;

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Towards Universities Mergers: UNECON and Russian Higher Education Reform Igor Maximtsev,

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  1. Towards Universities Mergers: UNECON and Russian Higher Education Reform Igor Maximtsev, Rector, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics

  2. GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND TRENDS • University education becomes just first step in the Life-Long Learning process; • Higher education becomes mass and accessible; • Higher education becomes international; • IT revolution leads to E-learning development;

  3. RUSSIAN PROBLEMS • Unfair providers of education including big amount of university branches poorly managed from HQ; • Wrong localization of universities: labor market does not need graduates local university train; • Lack of highly professional teaching staff;

  4. Increasing of teaching staff salary – 200% of average regional salary in 2018; Optimization of Universities’ System – according to regional needs; Razing of international competitiveness – 5 Russian HEIs to reach Top-100 of leading university rankings; Modernization of curriculum and application of new technologies; Russian Reform of Education

  5. Increasing of transparent financial support; • Creation of continuous education system - flexible trajectories for everybody;. • Transforming secondary professional education into applied bachelor programs; • Introduction of State support of Educational Loan System; • Internationalization of Russian universities.

  6. UNECON: Entrepreneurship University • St. Petersburg State Economic University (UNECON) is one of the largest economic universities in Russia. It is a successor of the two oldest Russian economic universities – St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics (founded in 1906) and St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (founded in 1930). The new university also includes a young university – St. Petersburg State University of Service and Economics (founded in1999). 6

  7. UNECON 2020 • Academically attractive and prestigious for study and work; • Reputable scientific research and innovative consulting center; • Internationally competitive; • Leader of economic education in the Eurasia; 7

  8. 26 000 students (incl. 2000 Foreign students); 1500PhD students; 1500 teaching staff; Structural changes 8

  9. MAJOR CHALLENGES • Challenge #1: Structural changes cause staffcuts. The sufficient financial recourses are needed to minimize social risks . • Challenge#2: The new brand may cause troubles during enrollment campaign. The UNECON logo is based on the FINEC one to maintain brand cognition; 9

  10. Research & Development • Center of Economic and Political Research • Center of International Taxation • Center of Enterprise Economy and Structure Innovations • Center of Energy Policy • Center of Fundamental Research of the Russian Economic Development • Information Analytical Center of Intercultural Communication and International Relations • Center of Innovative Development • International Center of Financial Market Research • Etc. 10

  11. Main International Scientific Events • Sino-Russian Economic Forum with Renmin University of China; • Eurasian Economic Perspective Forum with Association of Eurasian Universities; • Business Ethics & Models of National Behavior with Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; • Energetika XXI: economy, policy, ecology with Gazprom • Financial Markets with Sberbank; • etc. 11

  12. MAJOR CHALLENGE • Challenge #3:The optimization of the chairs may lead to the loss of some relative scientific schools; • Challenge #4: Ministry of education supports only umbrella university (i.e. FINEC) which means certain cuts in state funding for research at Engecon and SUSE chairs; 12

  13. Foreign students (2000 students); Mobility (more than 350 incoming and 300 outgoing); Winter/Summer Schools  International Semester  Double Degree programs; Centres of Excellence  International research projects  International conferences; International consulting and University-Business Partnerships; Internationalization

  14. MAJOR CHALLENGE • Challenge #5: The growing number of foreign students multiplies traditional problems with strict visa regime, non-effective system of recognition of foreign degrees, etc. 14

  15. UNECON at BSR: the regional approach

  16. Olympic Games Volunteers Training Centre

  17. Reorganization is extremely tough work; Restructuring is painful; But:QUI NON PROFICIT DEFICIT CONCLUSIONS

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