TOMSK, Oct 25 – RIA Tomsk. Team of Tomsk State University (TSU) presented at the XII meeting of the Council on improving the competitiveness of leading Russian universities (5-100 project council) main achievements map for 2018 and plans to participate in creation of a world-class research and educational center (REC) in Tomsk, university’s press service reports on Friday.
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TSU at the XII meeting of the Council on improving the competitiveness of leading Russian universities (5-100 project council)
It was previously reported that two Tomsk universities - Tomsk State (TSU) and Polytechnic (TPU) universities - since 2013 have been participating in the "5-100" program of increasing the world competitiveness, which aims to ensure that by 2020 at least five Russian universities will enter the top 100 best universities of the world. Within the framework of the project, 21 universities annually receive additional funding from the state budget. In 2019, TSU entered the first group of universities and received 861 million rubles under the program.
"The TSU team presented a map of the main achievements of the university at the XII meeting of the council on improving the competitiveness <...> of the 5-100 project... The results of the defense will be known later", - is said in the statement.
It is noted that the TSU roadmap includes presentations of four parameters: the TSU target model, university policies (educational, research, innovation and gap analysis), infrastructure and the socioeconomic role of the university.
"The team’s statement to the council included not only the presentation of TSU results for 2018, but also the presentation of the university’s plans in the context of creating a research and educational center in the region and consolidating the region’s potential within the framework of the Big university", - the press service of TSU quotes the rector Eduard Galazhinsky.
According to the rector, the council was very interested in the next step of the project, how the university presents its ambitions in five and 10 years in a global context. "The idea of the Big university aroused great interest, and the governor Sergey Zhvachkin was asked a lot of questions on this subject. The discussion was raised by the question of maintaining autonomy with increased coordination and synergy of resources - and this idea received the support of the council members", - Galazhinsky noted after the presentation.
At the meeting of the council, representatives of the academic community, officials and international experts will discuss key aspects of increasing the global competitiveness of Russian universities in 2020-2024. Following the meeting, recommendations for providing state support to universities in 2020 will be prepared for the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the report notes.
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The Minister of Science and Higher Education Mikhail Kotyukov
"It is important that universities develop not only those areas where they already have an established reputation, but also master new research areas", - the press service quotes the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kotyukov.
How did the "5-100 project" help
According to the press service of the regional administration, the governor Sergey Zhvachkin takes part in the meeting of council on improving the competitiveness of leading Russian universities. He stated that the "5-100" project allowed TSU and the entire region to become a testing ground for the creation and development of the latest technologies. In particular, the university, according to him, was ahead of all competitors in the use of big data in working with youth.
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Sergey Zhvachkin at the XII meeting of the Council on improving the competitiveness of leading Russian universities (5-100 project council)
“Multinational companies are solving there the global agenda challenges... Together with the "SIBUR" petrochemical holding, TSU is creating “green” technologies, including biodegradable plastic. Cooperation between the university and medical institutes in the field of biomedicine works to improve the quality of human life”, - the press service quoted Zhvachkin.
The governor also noted that the "5-100" project allowed to "reset" TSU and build a new training system.