Developing Research in Russian Universities

Summary:

This article addresses the key features and the state of research in Russian higher education establishments. It examines measures taken to support research in universities and to integrate R&D with higher education since the fall of the Soviet Union. The article shows that both the potential and efficiency of research in Russian universities remain rather weak. Recent government initiatives to create a network of elite universities have not been accompanied by the creation of the incentives for institutional change that would promote the development of scientific research in universities.

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