Open AccessModern Russian Universities: Positioning, Development Trends, Potential to Enhance Competitive Advantages
Author(s) -
Mariya Seroshtan,
Наталья Петровна Кетова
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vysšee obrazovanie v rossii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2072-0459
pISSN - 0869-3617
DOI - 10.31992/0869-3617-2020-29-2-27-40
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , competitive advantage , higher education , political science , business , economic system , economic growth , management , economics , marketing
The article focuses on the main trends in the development of modern Russian education. The authors reveal some of its sore points, show the possibilities to overcome them. Some positive examples of the leading universities of the country confirm the high importance of modern University centers of learning, science and culture in the formation of a competence-oriented national educational cluster of innovative type. The authors come to a conclusion that Russian universities, taking into account the existing motivation and the targeted state support provided for them, are able to become quite competitive, to join the ranks of the world top universities, to be attractive not only for Russian but also foreign students. The authors make the case for the the competitiveness growth of the leading universities, argue that the increase of their competitive advantages can become one of the drivers of the development of Russian higher education and the country’s economy as a whole.