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New Year’s speech of the Russian Rectors’ Union President, academician Victor A. Sadovnichiy to scientific and educational community (January 1, 2012)
Session of the Council of the Russian Rectors’ Union (December 26, 2011)
On December 26, 2011 the meeting of the Russian Rectors’ Union (RRU) took place in the Intellectual Center – Fundamental Library of Lomonosov Moscow State University, where fulfillment of orders of the Chairman of the Government V.V. Putin on strategic development of higher school was discussed.
The meeting chaired by the President of the RRU Academician V.A. Sadovnichiy was attended by the Minister of Education and Science A.A. Fursenko, Head of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation M.V. Mishustin, Head of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science L.N. Glebova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation M.V. Dulinov, General Director of the Federal Fund for Housing Development A.A. Braverman, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the Government of the Russian Federation A.V. Khlunov, General Secretary of the RRU O.V. Kashirina, members of the RRU and experts in the sphere of education.
The first item of the agenda was discussion of promising areas of cooperation of the Russian Rectors’ Union and the Federal Tax Service with regard to improvement of the tax regime of institutions of higher education (IHE) and personnel training for the sphere of taxation. The President of the RRU V.A. Sadovnichiy spoke for the idea that the state fiscal policy in respect of IHE should be based on perception of higher school as “an object for investments of the society into the future, rather than a source to replenish the state budget”.
Head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia M.V. Mishustin supported this thesis having pointed out that investments into education are mostly assured by the activity of the tax authorities: “... We will ensure the required revenues to form the very expenses that will be appropriated, among other things, to your educational institutions and many other expenses of our state”.
Summing-up of the performance of the Russian Rectors’ Union in 2011 within fulfillment of orders of the Chairman of the Government V.V. Putin became the central subject of the rectors’ discussion as per the results of his meeting with the core group of the RRU on August 24, 2011.
In his speech the President of the RRU reminded that orders given by the Chairman of the Government V.V. Putin as per the results of the meeting with the RRU core group on August 24, 2011, cover the issues of inter-university academic mobility; foundation of nationwide system of evaluation of the quality of the institutions of higher education, implementation of the development program by each institution of higher education, strengthening of IHE housing stock, improvement of the system of remuneration of labor and support of healthy lifestyle in IHE.
“All these orders, are ultimately aimed at establishment of new incentives for the development of higher school – at achievement of the new quality of the teaching staff,” whose “minds and hands” make the transformations and development of the IHE infrastructure, including with regard to housing and modern system of management”, – V.A. Sadovnichiy pointed out.
According to the general position of the participants of the meeting, solution of the problems of the staff and infrastructural development of institutions of higher education must be based on an independent position providing for consolidation of efforts of the state with the inter-university potential and resources of the partnership with the business.
“Today, the Rector community has an understanding that, relying on the state efforts in their development, IHE should mobilize their internal potential – to be active in use of the existing legislative opportunities, to optimize control mechanisms, to form joint programs with regional authorities and business” – the President of the RRU noted.
To develop common proposals and project initiatives the rectors’ community decided to form plenipotentiary commissions within the RRU structure, to participate in which the specialized Ministries and departments as well as branch associations and employers’ organizations will be invited.
The RRU Commissions will be established for improvement of the labor remuneration system in higher professional education, for evaluation of the staff potential and areas of its development; evaluation of the performance efficiency of IHE, approval of new forms of moral and physical education in IHE.
The special decision was taken by the RRU Council in respect of the system monitoring of the effectiveness of implementation of IHE development programs and execution tender procedures related thereto. To support this activity the Union of Rectors came forward with an initiative on establishment of the State Public Coordinating Council of IHE Development Programs.
It is expected that along with the rectors, representatives of the federal and regional executive authorities concerned, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, Union of Mechanical engineers, Support of Russia and Business Russia will take part in its work.
According to the RRU General Secretary O.V. Kashirina, establishment of plenipotentiary commissions of the Union of Rectors is dictated by the need to concentrate efforts on the basic problems on which the IHE system development depends: “The Union of Rectors forms in a sense the mobile management teams that will launch the mechanisms of qualitative growth of IHE. It is important that these commissions will be tripartite, as the trajectory of “IHE – authority – business” is becoming the most effective format of the network cooperation today”.
The initiative to establish specialized collegial subdivisions of the RRU was supported by the members of the RRU Council and was approved by the Minister of Education and Science A.A. Fursenko: “Let's establish commissions that we could not claim to be nonobjective. It is very important that these committees should include representatives of all the groups concerned. Together with the RRU Council we are ready to include (into committees) the representatives from different IHE”.
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The Fourth All-Russian Students’ Forum (October 31 – November 03, 2011)
From the 31st of October till the 3d of November, 2011 the delegation of the Russian Rectors’ Union, headed by the Vice-president of the Russian Rectors’ Union
N.V. Pustovoy which included Heads of universities of the Far East, Siberia, Ural, Privolzhye, the North Caucasus and Central Russia, took part in the Fourth All-Russian Students’ Forum held in Barnaul on the baså of Altai State University and I.I. Polzunov Altai State Technical University.
Having established the direct communication with young students, the rectors of Russian universities within the Forum’s framework discussed the ways of development of the students’ self-government, and also acted as experts during the discussion of students’ projects in breakup groups within a number of fields of the forum’s work.
The Vice-president of the Russian Rectors’ Union, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational institutions of the Siberian Federal District and the Novosibirsk region, Rector of Novosibirsk State Technical University N.V. Pustovoy and the Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational institutions of the Voronezh region, Rector of Voronezh State University D.A. Endovitsky acted as experts in breakup group named “Students’ scientific associations”.
Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational institutions of the Khabarovsk territory and Jewish Autonomous Region, Rector of the Pacific National University S.N. Ivanchenko and Rector of Belgorod Shukhov State Technological University S.N. Glagolev acted as experts in breakup group named “The role of leading universities in the system of professional education”.
Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational institutions of the Udmurt Republic, Rector of Izhevsk State Technical University B.A. Yakimovich and Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational institutions of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Rector of Kabardino-Balkar State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov B.S. Karamurzov acted as experts in breakup group named “Education quality enhancement”.
In total, with the participation of the rectors’ community hundreds of student projects were examined, which will be implemented by an initiative group of youth at universities following the results of the forum.
During the closing ceremony of the forum Chairman of the Council of Rectors of higher educational institutions of the Khabarovsk territory and Jewish Autonomous Region, Rector of the Pacific National University S.N. Ivanchenko read out the words of welcome of President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, an academician
V.A. Sadovnichiy concerning collaboration and confirmed the immutability of principles of an open dialogue existing between the students and the higher education teaching staff.
The words of welcome of President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, an academician
V.A. Sadovnichiy to the Forum’s participants
The opinion of the members of the Russian Rectors’ Union delegation of the Forum
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Russian and Italian Higher Education Institutes’ Rectors Forum ”Russia and Italy: the Role of Universities in the Development of Cooperation” (September 26, 2011)
26 of September 2011 at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations the Russian and Italian Higher Education Institutes’ Rectors Forum dedicated to the subject “Russia and Italy: the Role of Universities in the Development of Cooperation” was opened.
The Forum has gathered up to 200 rectors of the higher education institutes from both countries. The inauguration ceremony featured speeches delivered by the President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, academic V. A. Sadovnichiy, Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations, A. V. Torkunov, Secretary General of the Russian Rectors’ Union, O. V. Kashirina, Director of the Department of Internal Relations of the Italian Universities’ Rectors Union, S. Giannini, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent of the Russian Federation in Italy, A. Yu. Meshkov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent of the Italian Republic in the Russian Federation, A. Landi.
The forum inauguration has demonstrated that there is mutual understanding between the academic community of Russia and Italy concerning the special nature of present-day challenges and a new role of universities in search of effective ways to meet them.
“The way to solve problems of such complexity – is intellectual mobilization that shall give new possibilities for solving problems in various areas of social and economic life,” stated V. A. Sadovnichiy in his speech. To achieve that the higher education community of Russia and Italy, along with education and development of fundamental knowledge, should take active part in improvement of educational approaches.
In this regard, the President of the RRU has proposed to pay special attention to elimination of negative consequences of Bologna reform which “has landed a sensitive blow to preparation of highly qualified specialists in natural science and engineering”. He further noted that “We must seriously discuss which principles of the Bologna system should be kept and which should be substantially reconsidered”.
V. A. Sadovnichiy has proposed to form a Russian – Italian workgroup on the level of university rectors which, “analyzing the shared experience, will form the essentials of a new European educational doctrine”.
The theses put forward by the RRU President were supported by the Italian Party. The Director of the Department of Internal Relations of the Italian Universities’ Rectors Union, S. Giannini, has noted that the Bologna reform principles were too hastily adopted by the European academic practice, and as a result “We (European universities) have begun to loose our leading role, started to rely upon the Anglo-American model, to focus on competition instead of partnership”.
Today, as Ms. Giannini states, the society “requires the formation of cooperative models”, corresponding to the “humanistic ideas of European tradition”. In conclusion she said: “We must achieve competitiveness through new models of cooperation between universities, including international-level cooperation”.
Ambassador of Italy in Russia, A. Landi has urged the Russian and Italian rectors community to “reshape the European concept of university, to ensure that the universities do not become merely hatcheries for the business, but be in the first place the centers for fundamental studies in science and humanities”.
Theses of the speech of the President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, academician
V. A. Sadovnichiy
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Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin had a meeting “On the Development of the Far Eastern Federal University and the Legacy of the APEC Summit in Vladivostok” with delegation of the Russian Rectors’ Union headed by the RRU’s President academician
V.A. Sadovnichiy (September 8, 2011)
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Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin met with active members of the Russian Rectors’ Union (August 24, 2011)
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Address of the Russian Rectors’ Union President academician Victor A. Sadovnichiy to the higher education community of Russia on occasion of the Day of Knowledge (September 1, 2011)
III Awarding Ceremony of the RRU’s charity programme of intellectual guardianship of children with limited health abilities “Talent of Overcoming” (June 17, 2011, the Imperial hall of Lomonosov Moscow State University)
On the occasion of such event RRU’s President V.A. Sadovnichiy; RF Human Rights Commissioner V.P. Lukin; Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Government in the State Duma A.V. Loginov; Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction I.A. Yarovaya; First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education Yu.S. Karabasov; Vice-President of the RRU, President of MSTU named after N.E. Bauman, academician
I.B. Fyodorov; Rector of (MSIIA) Moscow State Institute of International Relations of MFA of Russia, academician A.V. Torkunov; Rector of the Finance University under the Government of Russian Federation M.A. Eskindarov; the Council of Presidents’ Chairman of RRU’s Higher Educational Institutions, President of University of Chemical Technology of Russia named after D.I. Mendeleyev, academician P.D. Sarkisov; Rector of Tula State University M.V. Gryazev; the head of Rating agency «Social navigator» I.E. Yasina and other special guests greeted to the participants of the III Awarding Ceremony.
Diplomas "for the talent, confidence and perseverance, shown on the way to knowledge and creative achievements" were awarded to 15 pupils with limited abilities of health from 12 regions of the Russian Federation.
15 pupils were laureated with diplomas "Talent of overcoming» following the results of 2010-2011 as winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad for school children held under the aegis of the Russian Council of Olympiads for school children.
In the greeting V. A. Sadovnichiy had noticed that the winners, which the RRU gathered within the walls of Moscow State University, are "the excellent team of winners who through their purposefulness and hard work set the public high example of overcoming all obstacles to the goal- to scientific creativity."
RRU’s President pointed out that "Today, children with disabilities should be fully aware of their educational opportunities and join into society bravely. And the challenge of academic corporations, civic institutions and the business is to help young talents with disabilities in their training and profession".
Rectors, who participated in the ceremony were unanimous in the fact that any Russian higher educational institution is ready to open the doors to laureates of “Talent of overcoming "who have demonstrated unique talents in olimpiads in mathematics, physics, geography, history, linguistics, journalism, art history, music theory.
People's Artist of Russia, the master of ceremony, N. M. Tsiskaridze concluded it with edifying parting words, pointing out that there will be lots of new victories in front of winners in the future.
The laureates along with a diploma were awarded from the hands of the RRU’s President and rectors - guests of the ceremony –with laptops, which will help young talents in further training.
The III Ceremony “Talent of overcoming" was organized by RRU with the support of the State Corporation "Russian Technologies".
Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov and Large Moscow planetarium provided organizational support to the event.
The laureates of “Talent of overcoming” 2011:
Following the results of 2010-2011 diplomas of “Talent of overcoming” for the talent, confidence and perseverance, shown on the way to knowledge and creative achievements were awarded to:
- Alexander Avdeev, Stary Oskol, Belgorod region.
The prize-winner of the Regional Olympiad "Building staff of the Volga region" in physics. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Professor G.V. Mayer.
- Ilya Bofonov, Moscow.
The prize-winner of the Olympiad "Step into the future" in physics. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Professor G.V. Mayer.
- Gennadiy Burmistrov, St. Petersburg.
The prize-winner of the Inter regional Olympiad "Russian State Hydrometeorological University" in geography. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician N.S. Kasimov.
- Alexander Wagner, Tula.
The prize-winner of the Olympiad for school children “Heirs of Levsha” of Tula State University in physics. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Professor
G.V. Mayer.
- Anna Vozmischeva, Perm.
The prize-winner of the Olympiad for school children on mathematics. She is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician V.A. Sadovnichiy.
- Talgat Daulbaev, Kurgan.
The winner of All-Siberian Open Olympiad in mathematics. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician V.A. Sadovnichiy.
- Dmitriy Yegorov, Ulyanovsk.
The prize-winner of the Olympiad for school children "Lomonosov" in mathematics. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician V.A. Sadovnichiy.
- Anna Lisina, Saint Petersburg.
The winner of the Olympiad for school children "Lomonosov" in journalism, the prize-winner of the Olympiad for school children "Lomonosov" in russian language. She is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences A.M. Moldovan.
- Maxim Mihotov, Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region.
The winner of the Internet Physics Olympiad for school children. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Professor G.V. Mayer.
- Elena Nalivaeva, Kostroma.
The prize-winner of All-Russian Olympiad of musical schools’ pupils and colleges. She is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Professor V.S. Malyshev.
- Pavel Pass, Kurgan.
The prize-winner of the Regional Competition for school children of Chelyabinsk University
Educational District on social science. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician G.V. Osipov.
- Alexandra Sachkova, Voronezh.
The prize-winner of the Inter regional Olympiad in history. She is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician A.O. Chubariyan.
- Tatiana Silakova, Azov, Rostov region.
The prize-winner of the III South Russian Olympiad "Architecture and drawing". She is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of Professor V.S. Malyshev.
- Vitalii Silin, Budyonnovsk.
The winner of the Olympiad "Lomonosov" in history. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician A.O. Chubariyan.
- Alexander Chirkov, St. Petersburg.
The prize-winner of the Open Internet Olympiad on mathematics. He is recommended to be awarded by the Olympiad’s Organizing Committee and supported by the profiling expert committee of the Olympiad’s Council under the direction of academician V.A. Sadovnichiy.
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Conclusion of agreement on cooperation of the Russian Rectors’ Union and the Conference of Rectors of Brazilian Universities (March 29, 2011)
On March 29, 2011 within the framework of II Forum of Rectors of Universities of Russia and Ibero-American space signing of agreement on cooperation of the Russian Rectors’ Union with the Conference of Rectors of Brazilian Universities, which is aimed at forming of mechanisms of systematic cooperation of the Higher Educational Institutions of two countries, took place. From the Russian side the agreement was signed by the President of RRU, academician, V. A. Sadovnichiy, from the Brazilian side – by the President of CRUB, A. M. Proenza.
Also, within the framework of the Forum, 9 agreements on interuniversity cooperation of the Higher Educational Institutions of the Russian Federation and Ibero-American states have been signed:
- Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov – University of Carlos III (Spain);
- Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov – University of Sevilla (Spain);
- Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov – University of Barcelona (Spain);
- Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov - Catholic University of Pelotas (Brazil);
- Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov – University of Havana (Cuba);
- South Federal University – University of Cadiz (Spain);
- Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation - University of Cadiz (Spain);
- Russian State Humanitarian University - University of Cadiz (Spain);
- Moscow State Linguistic University - University of Cadiz (Spain).
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II Forum of Rectors of Universities of Russia and Ibero-American space (March 28-29, 2011)
On March 28-29, 2011 in Lomonosov Moscow State University within the framework of the year “Russia – Spain 2011” II Forum of Rectors of Universities of Russia and Ibero-American space was held. In the work of the Forum the Minister of Higher Education of Spain, Mr. Gabilondo, the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Mr. A.A. Fursenko, Extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of Spain in Russia, Mr. Pujol, the President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, Rector of MSU named after M.V. Lomonosov, academician, Mr. V. A. Sadovnichiy, the President of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities, Mr. Gutierrez-Solana Salzedo, the President of the Conference of Rectors of Brazilian Universities, Mr. Proenza, rectors and presidents of Higher Educational Institutions of Russia and states of Ibero-American space took part.
While greeting guests V. A. Sadovnichiy pointed out community of tasks of development, which the academic systems of Russia and Iberian states are facing. In opinion of the President of RRU these tasks include provision of innovative development of economy, technologies, social sphere: “Education, which is based on the last achievements of science, that is fundamental education, is the necessary condition for training of skilled professionals, claimed for by society, and guarantee of successful development of economy and prosperity of a country on the whole”.
The President of RRU summoned his colleagues to devote special attention to development of joint educational and research projects in the sphere of exploration of space, nanotechnologies, new energetics, and human research: “Co-operating in the advanced spheres of science and education we will be able to create the intellectual base of economic breakthrough of our countries”.
Effectiveness of such cooperation, in V. A. Sadovnichiy opinion, in many respects depends on academician mobility of Russian and Ibero-American universities. The President of RRU summoned to form united university space, to be precise, “to create collaborative educational programs, oriented on receiving of double diplomas by students, to arrange joint research projects, to prepare joint scientific publications. Such mutually enriching academic programs of cooperation will strengthen positions of universities in the world table of ranks”.
Content of plenary and sectional meetings of the Forum served as development of “ideology” of partnership of Russian and Ibero-American universities in innovative sphere. Rectors of countries – members of the Forum offered their vision of arrangement of cooperation, and a number of them decided to conclude direct interuniversity agreements. Details >>
New Year’s speech of Russian Rectors’ Union President, Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University,Vice-President of Russian Academy of Sciences, academician V.A. Sadovnichiy (January 1, 2011)
Russian-French forum of higher school rectors (October 7-8, 2010)
On October 7-8, 2010 in the context of the Year of Russia and France 2010 the Russian-French forum of higher school rectors was held under the aegis of the Russia Rectors’ Union and the Embassy of France in Russia. In the forum’s work participated French Higher Education and Research Minister V. Pecresse, Russian Education and Science Minister A.A. Fursenko, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of France in the Russian Federation J. de Gliniasty, Russian Rectors’ Union President, Rector of Lomonosov MSU, academician V.A. Sadovnichiy, Vice-President of the French Conference of University Presidents, President of Limoges University
J. Fontanille, rectors and presidents of higher school institutions of Russia and France.
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Research and Practice Conference “Modern approaches to the formation of legal basis of education” (October 5, 2010)
On October 5, 2010 under the aegis of the Russia Rectors’ Union the Research and Practice conference “Modern approaches to the formation of legal basis of education” was held with participation of Education and Science Minister of the Russian Federation A.A. Fursenko, RRU President, Rector of Lomonosov MSU, academician
V.A. Sadovnichiy, delegations of the higher school institutions from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Abkhazia, Republic of South Ossetia, as well as representatives of Australia, Spain, People’s Republic of China, Switzerland and Japan.
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Speech of Russian Rectors’ Union President, academician V.A. Sadovnichiy to scientific and educational community of Russia on the occasion of the Day of Knowledge (September 1, 2010)
Forum of Russian Higher School Rectors and Japanese Universities Presidents (September 11, 2010)
On September 11, 2010 the Forum of Russian Higher School Rectors and Japanese Universities Presidents “Education and science in the framework of tasks solution in the field of innovation development and strengthening of state identity: Russian and Japanese experience” was held with participation of Russian Rectors’ Union President, Rector of Lomonosov MSU, academician V.A. Sadovnichiy, Mayor of Moscow, Chairman of the “Russian committee of the XXI century” Y.M. Luzhkov and Chairman of “Japan-Russia” society K. Khatoyame.
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The enlarged session of RRU’s directorate (March 10, 2010)
At March 10, 2010, the enlarged session of RRU’s directorate took place. The topic was “Russian Higher Education Establishments in world’s education environment. Developing a system of global ratings”. Participants were, among others, RRU’s President, Lomonosov Moscow State University’s Rector, Academician
V.A. Sadovnichiy and Minister for Education and Science A.A. Fursenko, RRU’s directorate members.
Participants were, too, the chief editor of Times Higher Education World University Rankings (UK) Phillip Baty and director of Thomson Reuters science research evaluation department Jonathan Adams.
The results of the meeting were the resolution of RRU’s executive board to express its position on academical mobility of Russian universities, and, besides, a signing of Russia-UK communique on the principles of cooperation between RRU and Times Higher Education at international university rankings.
To the participants of the meeting were presented the results of RRU’s analytic research “Basics to form global educational ratings”.
The Russian Rectors’ Union and Times Higher Education joint communique on the principles of cooperation
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Meeting of the President of Russia’s Rector Union (RRU), Rector of Moscow Lomonosov State University, academician Victor A. Sadovnichiy and Vice-President of German Rectors’ Conference (GRC), rector of Erlangen Uiversity, professor Karl-Dieter Grueske (February 4, 2010).
According to the results of the meeting, the parties has agreed to prepare to sign a cooperation agreement between RRU and GRG.
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New year greetings from President of Russian Rectors' Union, Rector of Lomonosov State University, Vice-President of Academy of Scinces, Academician Victor A. Sadovnichiy (January 1, 2010)
Eurasian conference on university ratings (November 19-20, 2009)
Eurasian conference on university ratings took place at MSU fundamental library – Intellectual Center. Participants of the conference were – RRU’s President, academician Victor A. Sadovnichiy, rectors of Russian and foreign universities, heads of international rating and statistics organizations.
Guests of honor were Mr. Nunzio Quacquarelli – QS executive director and Mr. Andrea Saltelli – head of econometrics and applied statistics department of Euro commission.
Memorandum of the Conference
Meeting with disabled first-year students winners and awardees of Olympiads and other intellectual contests (October 15, 2009).
Àt the International Day of Blinds, in context of RRUs charity program Talent of Overcoming, RRUs President, Chairman of Russian Council of Schoolchildren Olympiads, Rector of Moscow State Lomonosov University, academician
Victor A. Sadovnichiy met with disabled first-year students winners and awardees of Olympiads and other intellectual contests (October 15, 2009).
Other participants at the meeting were RF Human Rights Commissioner V.P. Lukin; Deputy Chairman of State Dumas education committee, Vice-President of all-Russia Blinds Society O.N. Smolin; Vice-President of RRU, Rector of Moscow State Technical University (Baumann), academician I.B. Fedorov; Director of Scientific Center of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, President of Nations Health League, academician
L.A. Bokeria; editor-in-chief of Odnako magazine, TV journalist, political scientist
M.V. Leontiev; chiefs of particularized schools; figures of culture and art.
About the International “White Cane” Day
It started in 1921, when an Englishman James Beags, professional photographer, got blind in an accident. He tried to conduct active and self-dependent life. In order to be distinguished from ordinary pedestrians with walking sticks, he has painted his cane white. He advised to do so to other blinds.
Decades after, namely in 1969, October 15 became the “White Cane Day”.
Traditionally, at this day, civil society organizations conduct seminars, lectures, meetings in order to remind that there are those who are unable to see all the colors of our world, living nearby. Moreover, it is not only to remind, but also to try to understand them. “Tolerance, Equal rights, Integration” – these are the most common mottos of this day.
Extracts from the address of academician Victor A. Sadovnichiy
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Russia’s history has a lot of evidence to prove that the real strength of a nation is not only economical or defense might, but spirit to fortify people to overcome hardships and to reach new heights.
Today, during our country’s qualitative growth, we must remember it and teach our youth accordingly. We need consolidation of all country’s institutions, which are able to mobilize our society towards spiritual strengthening.
Special significance lays on Russian education system, traditionally responsible for keeping social vector of its activity – to serve for a human and society. We have no right to dispute and change this vector.
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We must admit that basic, crucial problem is that of broken traditions of civil coexistence – to take care of children, to respect elders, to help weak.
Today educational institutions are called upon to not only deliver knowledge and train in a profession, to serve a social lift for children from remote corners of our country. It is time for them to participate in high social mission – to restore ideological dominants.
Different socially vulnerable groups (orphans, invalids, pensioners) are now getting ever-increasing government support.
A year ago, special Presidential council, dealing with invalid’s affairs, was formed. It gave a mighty impulse to development of social processes in this area.
A significant financial support is provided by volunteers and enthusiasts from business community.
Invaluable spiritual care is rendered by Church.
Still, certain vacuum exists in intellectual and educational support of talented disabled children.
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Why do we help them so little in their education, in applying their talents – in their full-fledged socialization?
Some time ago, RRU has decided to render a special care for talented disabled children. You know that some of them had shown stunning results at school Olympiads. They were marked at the charity gala “Talent of Overcoming”, held during the IX RRU Congress.
At the Congress, President D. Medvedev has expressed his support to RRU’s move “Talent of Overcoming” and has proposed to make special care of talented disabled children RRU’s system project.
The idea is now being realized as an all-Russia project of intellectual support of disabled children.
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Presently, there is a biased discussion in our society about possibilities, offered by Government to disabled children during their entrance to universities.
Unforgivable exaggerations at mass media and rumors have distorted the real situation. They say that invalids’ benefits infringe upon other children’s rights, that more than a half of entrants are benefit ones and so on.
In reality, according to Ministry of Education and Science, just 3% of entrants enjoy different benefits. A number of disabled children within these are much less.
Today we should discuss the ways to improve benefit procedures, rather than pass social sentence on our children.
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The results of this year entrance campaign for disabled children are symptomatic.
Socially
On the one hand, public discussion has shown that society does not want to return to “Help weak” approach. On the other hand, it made clear that our society is diverse in health – not only nationally and religiously.
Being diverse, our society is unique in talent and creative potential. It is unforgivable not to let this potential to develop.
Morally
Educational community has realized the necessity of widening limits of its social mission towards intellectual support of disabled children.
We rely on cultural workers. Now, when many libraries are closed, when museums and concerts become inaccessible, they can help to restore the patronage system and deliver lectures and concerts to orphanages and special education facilities.
Professionally
We have discovered that while declaring the necessity of inclusion of invalids into society, we have done little.
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The biggest problem for universities with disabled students is a lack of infrastructure for their adequate studies and life.
We need to adopt accordingly medical facilities, catering, dormitories, services etc.
We have stunning examples. Since 1934, there is a special faculty at Baumann University for disabled technical geniuses. Unfortunately, similar examples are extremely rare.
The evident problem is the existing system of enrollment, in particular, the absence of balance between benefits and other university entrants’ possibilities.
The solution is not the total abolition of benefits for invalids during their enrollment. It is hard to forecast social reaction in this case. We need to “fine-tune” the system.
We can reserve to a particular university the right to decide the level of its social responsibility in support of talented disabled children.
It is clear – if we follow this track, we see our society solid and our country – strong.
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Proposals of the meeting’s participants
- To develop and approve special recommendations for Russian Council of School Olympiads to facilitate wider participation of disabled children in Olympiads starting from this year on.
- To conduct a year-long cycle of popular scientific lectures at boarding schools for disabled children by RRU’s means.
- To support Ministry of Education and Science’s proposals to let disabled children to attend access courses.
- To consider legislative initiative for allow to every university to set own rules of disabled children’s enrollment, thus determining the university’s level of social responsibility.
- To realize by RRU’s means complex program of translation of basic university textbooks into Braile and similar. )
- To develop universities’ infrastructure for disabled students (special faculties, social support offices, dormitories, libraries, laboratories, grants and endowments).
- To consider the idea of engagement of disabled students in patronizing of the younger invalids and school Olympiads.
- To support development of RRU’s portal “Talent of Overcoming” as basic site for interactive communication of disabled children with university community in order to develop and support young talents.
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Address of the RRU's President, Academician V.A.Sadovnichiy on occasion of the Day of Knowledge (September 1, 2009)
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Àt Intellectual Center - Fundamental Library of the Moscow State Lomonosov University the IX Congress of Russian Rectors Union was held (March 19-21, 2009).
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Strategic Initiative of the Russian Rector's Union
"The New Educational Dimension"
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"Measures to develop education can no way be reduced to overcoming of current crisis. In this context, I endorse the strategic initiative New educational dimension".
From the speech
of RF President D. Medvedev
at the IX Congress of RRU
"I would like to congratulate you heartily, if you accept the RRU's strategic initiative, named New educational dimension".
From the speech
of the Holy
Patriarch Moscow
and all Russia
Kirill at the IX Congress of RRU
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Addresses
 In context of the IX Congress of RRU, an act of charity Talent of Overcoming to support talented disabled children was held (March 19, 2009).
Acts goal:
- To draw Russias scientific-educational communitys attention to the necessity of more active support of disabled children;
- To help socializing disabled children as full-fledged members of Russias society;
- To help obtaining the necessary teaching aids to optimize learning process for disabled children.
By rectors of higher education establishments of federal districts, disabled children from different regions of Russia were invited. They have shown their high intellectual potential and exceptional purposefulness and remarkable capacity for work at different Olympiads and contests.
Participants in this charity act were:
President of RRU, academician V.A. Sadovnichiy, Vice-Presidents of RRU,
V.N. Vasiliev, S.S. Naboichenko, N.V. Pustovoy, academician I.B. Fedorov, President of Nations Health League, Director of cardio-vascular scientific center
L.A. Bokeria, Chairman of State Dumas education committee G.A. Balykhin, members of RRU, members of Russias school Olympiads Union.
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New year greetings from President of Russian Rectors' Union, Rector of Moscow Lomonosov State University, Vice-President of Academy of Sciences, Acadimician Victor A. Sadovnichiy.
To use Higher School potential in development and implementation of supercomputer technologies in Russian education, science and industry more effectively Supercomputer consortium of Russia’s universities was set up under the auspices of Russia Rectors’ Union(December 23, 2009).
Participants of the Consortium are Moscow State Lomonosov University, Nizhny-Novgorod State Lobachevsky University, Tomsk State University, and South-Urals State University.
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December 5, 2008 Condolences on occasion of Moscow and All-Russia Holy Patriarch's Alexi II.
At November 5, 2008, President of Russian Federation Dmitry A. Medvedev addressed to the Federal Assembly.
”… The revival of Russian educational system must play the key role in forming of new generation of professionals…
… The educational system literally creates personality and forms nation’s way of life. It transfers nation’s values to future generations …
… Government soon will ratify the strategy of Russian education’s development. Its realization will continue both in context of national project and on recently approved legislation basis”.
The session of Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education was held. The subject of the session was development of secondary education in Russian Federation (October 15, 2008, St. George’s Hall of the Moscow Kremlin)
”… I believe it is proper to support several ideas made public here. Victor A. Sadovnichiy put two of them forward, namely – setting up of Coordinative Council on School Education to work out a strategy of general education in Russia and declaring of 2010 ”Year of Teacher”.
”Year of Teacher” – it is good in principle. It is important to accompany it with real changes in teacher’s status and real new possibilities. If we do it, it must not be a vague, formal action, – I give the commission”.
President of Russian Federation
Dmitry A. Medvedev
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September 16, 2008, another charter plane has delivered the second batch of humanitarian aid from RRU to South-Ossetia’s Tibilov State University.
More than 200 higher education institutions participated in collecting of textbooks and manuals to restore library fund, destroyed during the August military operations in Tzkhinval.
In that way, the unique library, comprising of the best examples of textbooks and manuals is being created by efforts of Russia’s university community.
RRU plans to help and advise constantly on the work of the newly established library.
A word of the South Ossetia A.A. Tibilov State University’s rector
Program of humanitarian aid from RRU to South-Ossetia’s Tibilov State University
Poligraphic complex (printing plant) – humanitarian aid from RRU to South-Ossetia’s Tibilov State University
Address to International University Community of Academician Viktor A. Sadovnichy President of the Russian Rectors’ Union, Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (September 1, 2008)
The meeting of the Presidium of the Russia’s Academy of Sciences on topic “Universities on their way to the new quality of education” (June 18, 2008)
June 18, 2008, the Presidium of the Russia’s Academy of Sciences held the meeting on topic “Universities on their way to the new quality of education”. Within the meeting, the discussion of the problems, touched at the MSU forum, held June 10, were continued.
Participants at the meeting were:
President of the Russia’s Academy of Sciences (RAS), academician Yu.S. Osipov, Vice-Presidents of Russia’s Academy of Sciences, academicians V.A. Sadovnichiy, N.P. Laverov, G.A. Mesiats, J.I. Alferov, A.F. Andreev, other members of the Presidium, Deputy of RF Minister for Science and Education I.I. Kalina, representatives of Russia Rectors’ Union – vice-President of RRU, rector of Bauman Technical University, academician I.B. Fedorov, President of Association for development of pedagogical universities, rector of the Moscow State Pedagogical University, academician V.L. Matrosov, President of the State University of Liberal Studies, academician A.O. Chubarian, President of A.M.Gorki’s UGU, corresponding member of RAS V.E. Tretiakov, rector of Moscow Physical-Technical Institute, corresponding member of RAS N.N. Kudriavtsev, rector of MSIET, corresponding member of RAS Yu.A. Chaplygin, member of RRU’s board of directors, President of Higher Education Institutions Development Assistance Association, rector of KBGU B.S. Karamurzov, rector of National Economy Academy attached to the RF Government, V.A. Mau and others.
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The “Universities on their way to the new quality of education” forum (June 10, 2008)
June 10, 2008, by joint initiative of RRU’s President, rector of Lomonosov MSU, academician V.A. Sadovnichiy and RF Education and Science Minister A.A. Fursenko under the aegis of RRU in the Lomonosov MSU’s premises the “Universities on their way to the new quality of education” forum was held.
Speech of welcome by V.A. Sadovnichiy
Speech of welcome by A.A. Fursenko
Representatives of educational, scientific and business communities, actually for the first time, at the professional level, in the form of open discussion, considered the future education philosophy – with several State institutions’ participation as the interested parties.
The key discussion issues were:
How to motivate the higher professional education system under the completely new society’s state and new strategy of the State development;
How to aim the higher education system and national education system towards to complete renovation of theirs aims, tasks and content;
How to modernize educational technologies and scientific researches;
How to support the creative thought of children and youth more actively.
Participants were:
President of RRU, rector of Lomonosov MSU, vice-President and academician of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) V.A. Sadovnichiy, RF Education and Science Minister A.A. Fursenko, Deputy Chairman of the RF State Duma V.V. Volodin, Deputy Chairman of RF Council of Federation M.E. Nikolaev, vice-President and academician of RAS V.V. Kozlov, executive vice-President of the Russia’s Union of Industrialists and Employers A.G. Svinarenko, Director of Scientific Center for Heart&Vessels Surgery, President of Nation’s Health League, Chairman of Public Chamber’s commission for healthful way of life, sports and tourism L.A. Bokeria, Chairman of RF State Duma’s committee for Education G.A. Balykhin, Chairman of RF State Duma’s committee for Science and High-Tech, academician V.A. Chereshnev, rectors and presidents of over 300 higher education institutions from Russia and other CIS countries.
Forum’s Program
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The Partnership Agreement between the Russian Rectors’ Union and the Russian Machine Builders’ Union
At March 06, 2008, the Partnership Agreement between the Russian Rectors’ Union (RRU) and the Russian Machine Builders’ Union (RMBU) was signed. Participants at the ceremony were President of RRU, academician V.A.Sadovnichyi, Chairman of RMBU S.V.Chemezov, Vice-President of RRU, Chairman of Rectors’ Union of Central Federal District, Moscow and Moscow Region, member of the RRU’s Central Council Bureau I.B.Fedorov, Vice-President of the RRU, Chairman of St-Petersburg Rectors’ Union V.N.Vasiliev, Chairman of Rectors’ Union of Siberian Federal District N.V.Pustovoy and others.
The Agreement with RMBU, which unites the machine-building enterprises and related branches of industry, is the first document signed by RRU with a branch association.
This is an important step towards a practical realization of strategic partnership agreements between RRU and the biggest domestic business unions, adopted at the VIII Congress of the RRU.
Plan of main events of the Russian Rectors' Union for 2008
New Year Greetings from President of Russian Rectors' Union, Moscow State Lomonosov University Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Victor A.Sadovnichiy
Address of the Council of Russian Rectors’ Union to scientific-educational community of Russia “INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL of INNOVATIVE RUSSIA" (November 20, 2007).
The round table meeting of rectors of European and Russian universities (November 10, 2007)
In the context of the 17th Assembly of Universities of European Capitals Association (UNICA), the round table meeting of rectors of European and Russian universities was held.
Participants of the meeting are: Yu.M. Luzhkov - Moscow mayor, V.A. Sadovnichiy - President of RRU, academician, A. Mattinger - President of UNICA, members of RRU: A.I. Vladimirov, N.N. Gritsenko, Yu.S. Karabasov, P.D. Sarkisov, A.S. Sigov.
At the meeting, the agreement on cooperation between the Universities of European Capitals Association (UNICA) and All-Russia Non-Government Organization “Russian Rectors’ Union” (RRU) was signed.
Higher School establishments of Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China rectors’ forum (September 04-07, 2007)
In the context of the Year of China in Russia, the leading higher school establishments of Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China rectors’ forum was held. The forum main topic was : “The role of international cooperation in the higher education quality increase”. The forum was held under auspices of Education and Science Ministry of the Russian Federation and Education Ministry of People’s Republic of China.
In Forum’s work participated: Member of the State Council of People’s Republic of China Mrs. Chen Zhili, The Head of the Federal Agency for Education Mr. G.A. Balykhin, President of Russia Rectors’ Union (RRU) Mr. V.A. Sadovnichiy, Vice-President of RRU Mr. I.B. Fedorov, Vice-President of RRU Mr. V.N. Vasiliev, Vice-President of RRU Mr. V.G. Grigorenko, other rectors of the leading higher school institutions of Russia and China.
Forum’s work resulted in unanimously adopted Declaration, prepared by RRU staff.
Speeches of:
Mrs. Chen Zhili - Member of the State Council of People’s Republic of China;
Mr. G.A. Balykhin - Head of the Federal Agency for Education;
Mr. V.A. Sadovnichiy - President of Russia Rectors’ Union (RRU), rector of the Moscow State Lomonosov University.
The 35 anniversary of creation of Rectors' Councils (July 18, 2007)
July 18, 2007 is a historic date for Russia Rectors Union. This day, 35 years ago, the decree of CC CPSU and Council of Ministers “About measures for further improvement of higher education in the Soviet Union” was published. This decree initiated the forming of regional rectors’ unions of higher education institutions.
I.B.Fedorov about history of Rectors’ Council of Moscow and Moscow Region
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