Expert QS: change in methodology was hit by a number of Russian universities – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, June 14 – RIA Novosti video bridge Moscow – Kaliningrad, dedicated to the exit of the British QS rankings on the topic. “Rating universities QS: developing Europe and Central Asia – 2016″ was held on Tuesday, 14 March MIA “Russia today”.

Russia convincingly as a leader in the total number of universities, and the number of higher education institutions that have hit the “top hundred” of the best universities in the region, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds.

The rankings were audited 300 universities ranked 200. Processed 44,226 employers and 76,798 opinions of expert opinions; on the basis of these data, the top 200 was prepared.

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with regard to innovations that have undergone research methodology in the autumn of 2015, the regional director of the company Quacquarelli Symonds for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Zoya Zaitseva said that the current study was carried out on the normalization of areas of knowledge. “Previously, we used all the data base” Scopus “, regardless of which area of ​​knowledge they are published, in recent years, was a very active process of discussion, let’s say, inaccuracy of such an approach. As a result of the preferences obtained universities with medical schools, naturally -Scientific and technical areas. Whereas, if you look at the number of students enrolled in the whole world, most of them choosing the social sciences. to align this phenomenon and normalization has been carried out on areas of knowledge. ” Changes in the calculation method, according to the expert, “very much, unfortunately, hit by a number of Russian universities, particularly in the specialized, scientific and technical.” However, according to her, now the organizers of the study first began to weigh national factor – take into account the number of national publications in a given field of knowledge about the country with the highest number of publications in this field of knowledge. “This allows you to take into account national characteristics – something that previously no rating never done”, – she noted. The speaker said that above all of Russian universities in the category “Top 100 Universities” stepped National Research Technological University “MISA”, rising 12 places to 63rd.

Commenting on the results of QS 2016 Rector NUST “MISA” Alevtina Chernikov emphasized that due to the participation in the program of improving the competitiveness of Russian universities, schools have learned to not only compete but also cooperate with each other. “Until recently, they fit to compete, and now together develop and implement new projects in education. So, together with the National Research Nuclear University” MEPhI “and MIPT, we have developed a new educational master’s program. The Government of Moscow and Rusnano praised the work of the three universities and decided that, as a best practices it will be replicated, “- she said.

Participation in the rankings, as if we belonged to them either, it is extremely important in terms of the positioning of the University, the rector of the Baltic Federal University. Immanuel Kant Andrey Klemeshev. It allows the university to clarify the program of development, mission and strategic goals. “Now we have a new look at the process of internationalization, to promote international academic mobility of teachers and students Without all this, to judge themselves, their success in the global market of knowledge very difficult.”, – He said.

In turn, rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov reminded that the last five years have been a time for the university major changes. “We can say that we are re-born in 2010, when they received a federal university status, and then merged with two pedagogical universities and financial and economic institutions. And they are very large. KSU today is a little more than 44 thousand students, the clinic has been part of the university we have about 2000 health workers, 2 own face. ” The fact that Kazan (Volga) Federal University maintained its position – 52 th place in the ranking of QS, the rector believes it is a good result. “The university chose the right direction and going in the right direction,” – he concluded.

According to the Vice-Rector for Relations with the federal authorities of the Far Eastern Federal University Tatyana Leonova, for high school survivor rebranding becomes particularly important work in the media environment. Much attention is the leadership of the university in the last five years was given to the university’s website, work in social networks. “As the younger generation living in this environment, then we should be with them right here, speak a language they understand, broadcast information, not only in Russian but also in English, Chinese, Vietnamese and other languages”, – said the acting .

flies a whole family of three satellites “Stork” Around the Earth, which is the control center in Samara State Aerospace University named after Academician SP Queen. No second university in the world that could boast of the current constellation of three satellites encircles our planet, said the first vice-rector – vice-rector for Science and Innovation, University of Samara Andrey Prokofiev. The university, he said, today is working overall to other universities with aerospace profile project in which you want to share the space-derived information. The expert said that the anticipated growth in the reputation of the University of Samara in the global rankings will boost by 60 percent the number of foreign students and has already taken place in 2015, a fivefold increase in the number of publications in international journals, compared with 2013 year.

June 14, 2016 British consulting company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published the third edition of the extended release “University rankings: Europe and Central Asia in transition (SETSAPE)”. In the published rankings appear 64 Russian university, which exceeds the number of higher education institutions in any other country represented in the rankings. The dominating position belongs to Russia, whose universities occupy the first three places. Regional leader remains Moscow State University. M. Lomonosov, specifies criteria for a comparative analysis of five of the nine indicators adopted in the QS. Second place retains the Novosibirsk State University and Saint Petersburg State University has risen from fifth to third place. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) dropped from 10 to 17th place, and Tomsk State University has risen from 27 to 20 place.