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108 Soft Power Elements of Russian Universities on the Internet

On March 22, 2016 an open discussion “108 Soft Power Elements of Russian Universities on the Internet” took place at the venue of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The discussion was devoted to the publication of the English version of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) report “ Electronic ...

23.03.2016

Web Internationalization: Russian Universities

Report No. 24/2016 This Report was prepared as part of the study carried out by the Russian International Affairs Council on the role of the Internet in internationalizing Russian universities. The authors developed a methodology for assessing the English-language sites of Russian universities, carrying out an analysis of 45 resources and comparing them with the websites of 11 leading foreign universities that appear in the QS ...

23.03.2016

Edward Crawley: “It’s a matter of research, not search”

In an interview with the Russian International Affairs Council, Edward Crawley, the Founding President of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, shares his thoughts on the challenges facing Russian universities, the role of applied science in the GDP of a country, and the competitive advantages of today’s students. Mr. Crawley also speaks about strengths and weaknesses of the 5-100 Program which is aimed at improving the Russian education ...

04.03.2016

Experts Offer Ways to Bring Russian Science and Education on a Global Level

... Federal Migration Service (FMS), the International Russian-Speaking Academic Science Association (RASA), the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), leading Russian universities, and RIAC experts. During the first session, RIAC presented a report “ Development of Cooperation with the Russian Academic Diaspora: Experience, Problems and Prospects ", written in partnership with Inconsult K and RASA. RIAC ...

26.02.2016

Russian University Website Practices for Advanced Training

RIAC gave the benefit of experience of its Russian universities’ e-internationalization research at refresher courses “Applied Vebometrics and Enhancement of Efficiency of the University Educational Organization Website,” held by Financial University under the Government of the Russian ...

28.12.2015

RIAC Electronic Internationalization Index Presented at Russian University of Peoples' Friendship

... by Ministry's International Department Nikolay Toivonen, Deputy Director of Rossotrudnichestvo Dmitry Guzhelya and other federal officials. Dr. Timofeyev presented the results of RIAC's project on internationalization and international operations of universities, stressing the value of the electronic internationalization index produced by researchers of RIAC. Displaying the strong and weak points of Russian universities' Internet resources, the index has been used to launch an educational program ...

02.12.2015

Idea of Civilizations and Universities of the BRICS Member States

... element of the Plan) the event brought together at least twice as many attendees as before! To show the sheer scope of the forum we should quote Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO University, who noted in his welcome remarks that “18 Brazilian universities, 17 Indian universities, 13 Chinese universities and eight South African universities were represented at the event,” and Russia, during its BRICS presidency this year, “enjoyed the broadest representation at the summit,” ...

05.11.2015

University of Turin Joins Project "Globalization 2.0: New Approaches to Research and Teaching"

On July 6, 2015, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov accompanied with Program Coordinator Tatiana Bagdasarova held talks with Sergio Bortalani, Pro-Rector of Universita degli studi di Torino, on cooperation in the education area. The first stage of engagement implies participation of the University of Turin in Russian-Italian Project "Globalization 2.0: New Approaches to Research and Teaching". The parties agreed on incorporating the university's curriculums and courses on globalization...

08.07.2015

Report on the Second Seminar on the Exchange of Experience between Russian and Italian Experts on the Issues of Globalization in Education and Conducting Research

... between Russian and Italian Experts on the Issues of Globalization in Education and Conducting Researchwas held at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in Kaliningrad. The seminar was attended by representatives of eight federal and national research universities of Russia, project participants and RIAC corporate members. The Italian contingent was made up of representatives of five universities: Venice International University , Sapienza University of Rome , Universita degli Studi Roma Tre , the ...

05.06.2015

Second Russian-Italian Seminar within the Project "Globalization 2.0: New Approaches to Research and Teaching" Held in Kaliningrad

On May 27-28, 2015, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, hosted the second Russian-Italian seminar "Globalization 2.0: New Approaches to Research and Teaching" with participation of eight Russian federal and national universities holding RIAC corporate membership and five Italian universities, among them V enice International University , University La Sapienza , Bari University , University of Tor Vergata and Universita degli Studi di Roma 3. The faculty of Russian ...

31.05.2015
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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