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Volgograd State University. QATMI Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives at VolSU Pavel Timachev Volgograd State University 21.10.2011. Volgograd State University. 14000 students, 1300 employees 137 educational programmes of different levels
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Volgograd State University QATMI Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives at VolSU PavelTimachev VolgogradState University 21.10.2011
Volgograd State University 14000 students, 1300 employees 137 educational programmes of different levels 2 branches, 4 institutes, 4 faculties, 49 chairs Post-graduate and doctorate degrees, 7 Dissertation Councils 60 partner institutions in CIS, Europe, Asia, USA ISO 9001:2008 accreditation by GOST-R (Russia), UKAS (Great Britain), ANAB (USA)
Volgograd State University VolSU Internationalization Strategy Effective use of tools and methods, channels and flows, sources and possibilities of international experience for sustainable development of academic and organizational systems and structures of the university
University Academic Board Academic Board Expert Group on International Cooperation Rector Internationalization Management Structure Deputy Rector Educational Dept. Research Dept. International Office Technical Support Accountant’s Dept. Law Dept. Students’ Affairs German language center Slavonic languages and cultures center faculties/institutes branches Oriental languages and cultures center Armenian culture center departments Resource center of the French language
Volgograd State University • Internationalization Vectors • Education • Research • Mobility support • Extracurricular activities • Informational support
Volgograd State University • Indicators of VolSU Internationalization • Joint or double degree programmes • Involvement of foreign professors into educational process • Students and staff English proficiency • International programmes revenues • Number of international grants, projects, programmes, etc. • Students and staff mobility (pers./ year) • Increasing the number of foreign students • Involvement of foreign students into different activities • VolSU web-site internationalization • Market research of educational markets, promoting VolSU services
Volgograd State University Perspectives Increasing the number of English-speaking staff Internships of VolSU staff in partner universities Incoming and outgoing mobility support Quality improvement of social infrastructure (facilities) Repairing students’ house Modernization of informational infrastructure Diversification of financial sources and channels Sending a percentage of endowment for international activities development
Volgograd State University Challenges Educational reforms Decreasing of Governmental financing Competion among educational and research institutions Demographic situation in Russia
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