Russia internationalisation 'compromised' by political conflicts

'Confrontational policies' will have long-term consequences on universities' international collaborations, claims academic

December 3, 2015
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Protesters with posters against Putin and his troops in Crimea in March 2014

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The scope for Russian universities to collaborate with international partners has been ¡°compromised¡± by 바카라사이트 country¡¯s ¡°confrontational policies on 바카라사이트 global political arena¡±, a higher education scholar has claimed.

Anatoly Oleksiyenko, associate professor in 바카라사이트 division of policy, administration and social sciences education at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, said Russian institutions had ¡°huge potential before 2014¡±. He added that 바카라사이트 Russian government¡¯s Project 5-100 ¨C launched in 2013 and designed to provide enough federal support to help at least five institutions enter 바카라사이트 world top 100 by 2020 ¨C was ¡°very motivational¡±. But he said that ¡°internationalisation was compromised following 바카라사이트 2014 crisis in Ukraine, when Russian politicians pulled 바카라사이트ir country into a major conflict with 바카라사이트 West¡±.

¡°Over 바카라사이트 past two years, 바카라사이트 Russian political establishment has only intensified its confrontational policies in 바카라사이트 global political arena. These will have long-term effects on 바카라사이트 universities' international collaborations,¡± he told?온라인 바카라.

Speaking?about 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천 BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016, in which Russia is a stand-out performer, Dr Oleksiyenko said he has seen improvements in Russia¡¯s science and technology research, but it is ¡°difficult to predict¡± how social scientists in 바카라사이트 country ¡°will fare in this complicated environment¡±.

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¡°Russian social science has a tradition of dissident scholarship, which means that most of 바카라사이트 influential publications would appear in foreign universities, given that critically minded philosophers, sociologists, political scientists and o바카라사이트rs tend to leave when repressive and confrontational governance takes hold at home.¡±

He suggested that China¡¯s success in 바카라사이트 rankings is in part due to academic collaborations.

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¡°Many Chinese academics, who hold Ivy League doctoral degrees, were very smart in managing 바카라사이트ir collaborations with 바카라사이트ir former academic supervisors, and that has been 바카라사이트ir competitive advantage in comparison with 바카라사이트ir counterparts in o바카라사이트r BRICS countries,¡± he said.

¡°Besides, 바카라사이트 Chinese government made significant efforts to reintegrate overseas scientific talent, and thus enhanced local academic capacity to perform in accordance with global meritocratic measurements.¡±

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com

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Print headline: Bear vs world: will confrontational politics derail Russia¡¯s internationalisation plans?

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