International conference «The Third mission of the University»

President of the Russian Rectors’ Union Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University

Academician Viktor A. Sadovnichy

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Russian Rectors’ Union

1992 – 2018

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The 11th Congress of the Russian Rectors’ Union April 26, 2018, St. Petersburg

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System of Higher Education in Russia

800

educational

organizations

662 universities:

484 state universities

178 private universities

Lomonosov Moscow State University and

St. Petersburg State University

10 federal universities

29 national research universities

33 flagship (“backbone”) universities

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260 thousand

professors and lecturers

4 million students

200 thousand candidates

and doctors of science

83 thousand postgraduates

The Russian Rectors’ Union

Number of members – 662

Council members – 88

Vice Presidents – 11

General Committee – 12

Board Members – 31

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Anniversary

5 2 th

Over the 25 years, the Russian Rectors’ Union has initiated the following government decisions:

International Youth Scientific Forum "Lomonosov" (1994, 15.000 participants

annually)

Grand jury of the All-Russian contest "Teacher of the Year of Russia" (1995)

The forums of rectors of Russia and foreign countries (approx. 50 forums since 2000)

Russian Students' Day (2005)

All-Russia School Academic Olympics Movement (2007)

Supercomputer Consortium of Russia (2008)

Exceptional status of Moscow University determined by law (2009)

All-Russia Science Festival (2011)

Science and Technology Valley (2013)

Online Education System (2014)

All-Russia Student Sports Festival (2015)

Assignment of MSU scientific degrees (2015)

Moscow International Ranking "Three University Missions" (2016)

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“Open Education” national platform

277 courses in 8 areas, 12 universities

over 2 000 000 students

“University Without Borders” platform

37 online courses in various areas of training

(physics, astronomy, biology, mathematics,

geology, geography, ecology, chemistry, history,

jurisprudence, foreign languages, etc.), over

300 000 students from more than 120 countries

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Olympic Movement

698000 763000 683000

1495000 1543000

1810000

2038000

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500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Number of participants in school

academic olympics (2010-2017)

97 school academic competitions in 2017-2018 scholar year

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International youth scientific forum “Lomonosov”

International scientific conference

for students and young scientists;

Contests of young scientists’

research papers;

School Olympiads

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Over the past 25 years “Lomonosov” forum was

participated by 300 thousand talented children

and youth from more than 75 countries

International Union of Young Scientists

The idea of International Union of Young

Scientists on the basis of “Lomonosov” Forum

was first voiced at the XIX World Festival of

Youth and Students in 2017 in Sochi

On January 25, on the Day of Russian

Students, President Vladimir Putin

has supported the initiative during a

teleconference with students of leading

universities in the country

On April 12 a round table at “Lomonosov”

Forum has laid foundation to the

International Union of Young Scientists

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Vladimir Putin Presidential Decree

of May 7, 2018

“On national goals and strategic

objectives for the development of

the Russian Federation for the

period up to 2024”

Development goals of the Russian Federation

up to 2024:

a) population growth;

b) increased life expectancy;

c) growth of real incomes;

d) poverty reduction;

e) improvement of living conditions;

e) acceleration of technological development;

g) the introduction of digital technology;

h) Russia's entry into the list of the five

largest economies in the world;

i) creation of a high-performance export-

oriented sector within the backbone

industries of the economy

The implementation of the Presidential Decree of

May 7 tasks to develop national projects

(programs) in the following areas:

demography;

health care;

education;

housing and urban environment;

ecology;

safe and high-quality roads;

labor productivity and employment support;

science;

digital economy;

culture;

small and medium entrepreneurship, support

for individual entrepreneurial initiatives;

international cooperation and exports

Meeting of the Prime Minister of Russia

D.A. Medvedev with the rectors of leading

universities July 4, 2018

The meeting of the Council of the Russian Union

of Rectors with the participation of the Deputy

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

T.A. Golikova and the Minister of Science and

Higher Education Russia

M.M. Kotyukov, July 18, 2018

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The session of the Interdepartmental working group on

Improvement the System of State Regulation of

T&E Activity, October 10, 2018

Parliamentary hearings “Legal support of state regulation of

educational activities: problems and solutions”

October 12, 2018

The meeting of the Board of the Russian

Union of Rectors on the topic “The main

tasks and ways to improve the state

regulation of educational activities”

November 15, 2018 14

The meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education

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The International Forums of Rectors

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The Russian Union of Rectors has initiated more than 60 international

forums with the participation of more than 2 500 rectors from Russia

and foreign countries

The 1st Forum of the Federation of Rectors of Russian and Arab Universities

Beirut, February 19-20, 2018

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The 7th Forum of University Rectors of Russia and Japan Sapporo, May 19-20, 2018

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The 3rd Forum of Rectors of Russian and Ibero-American Universities

Moscow, October 11, 2018

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The 4th Forum of University Rectors of Russia and Cuba Moscow, October 12, 2018

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First Russian-Uzbek Educational Forum Tashkent, October 18, 2018

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The 4th Russian-Iranian Forum of Rectors Tehran, November 24, 2018

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International University Rankings

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The Third Mission of the University

Education and science are the two university missions in the focus of

attention for researchers of higher education;

However, the study of the third mission of the university regarding

universities’ contribution to society, its public role, has recently seen an

explosive growth of interest around the world;

The third mission today is a generally accepted trend;

The third mission reflects:

- communication with the general public

- the contribution of the university to the development of national

economies

- the demand for graduates by employers

- the influence of graduates on society, incl. through decision making

- transfer of knowledge, the introduction of technology to the market

- continuing education

- other purposes serving the public benefit

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The Third Mission: the importance for Russia

The Third mission based on the public role of universities is

especially important for Russia as it facilitates:

The harmonious development of the regions due to the

interrelation of the university and local communities

The rapid response of universities to the changing needs

of the national economy in human resources

The growth of global competitiveness in technology

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Institution ARWU THE QS U.S.News

CollegeNET

(Social Mobility

Index)

WASHINGTON MONTHLY

Social mobility Service to the

community

Harvard 1 6 3 1 969 1 243

MIT 4 5 1 2 774 6 174

Stanford 2 3 2 3 1004 2 71

Berkley 5 18 28 4 59 46 74

Columbia 8 14 20 8 1137 21 198

Princeton 6 7 11 9 874 11 197

Yale 11 12 15 10 1314 14 116

Johns Hopkins 18 13 17 10 1323 230 81

Chicago 10 9 10 14 1271 192 56

Pennsylvania 17 10 18 19 1252 10 97

Duke 26 17 24 21 1320 27 41

University ranking comparative chart 2018

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Moscow International University Ranking “The Three University Missions”

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The history of the “Three University Missions”

The world community is not satisfied with the set of existing rankings

based on cytometric and expert polls

The "Three University missions” ranking has set a new dimension: in

addition to education and research, it evaluates the impact on society

The first global ranking of universities has been widely discussed

internationally since the early stages of the project. In Russia, over 100

organizations – universities, councils of rectors, expert associations and

rating agencies – have participated in the discussion of the draft

methodology. The international expert council of the ranking includes 25

experts from 12 countries

The pilot version was released in 2017. In 2018, the ranking has

successfully passed an international audit, and the ranking methodology

was improved

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The meeting of the expert group of the Council of Moscow International

Rating “The Three University Missions"

June 8-9, 2017 29

The ranking model

The features of ranking:

The ranking assesses the three

main missions of any university:

educational, scientific, and public

For the first time in

international practice, the

ranking assesses the

interrelation between the

university and society

The ranking excludes

“reputation” polls, which

increases its objectivity

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Moscow international

university ranking

“The Three University Missions”

Education

45% Science

25%

University and

Society

30%

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

The evolvement of “The Three University Missions”

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Pilot

ranking:

top-200

Top 333

ranking

Version 1.0

Top 500

ranking

Version 1.1

Top 1000

ranking

Version 2.0

Top 1000

ranking

Regular

version +

set of

rankings by

subject

Version 0

The “Three University Missions” 2018: the improvement of representativeness

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5,1

4,5

4,8 3,6 2,4

Страновая структура, 2018 г. Континентальная Европа

Азия

США

Великобритания

Россия

Латинская америка

Австралия и Океания

Канада

Иное

24,0

22,5

20,5

9,0

6,5

5,0

4,0 4,5

4,0

Страновая структура, 2017

г.

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20,4 18,3

8,7

5,1

4,5

4,8 3,6 2,4 Continental Europe

Asia

USA

United Kingdom

Russia

Latin America

Australia and Oceania

Canada

Others

Structure by country, 2018

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22,5

20,5

9,0

6,5

5,0

4,0 4,5 4,0

Structure by country, 2017

Value 2017 2018

Ranked universities 200 333

Number of countries 39 53

Shortlisted participants 300+ 500+

Russian universities 13 17

Unprecedentedly wide range of data sources

Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database

Elsevier SCOPUS database

Wikipedia, the web-based, collaborative

and multilingual encyclopedia

Online platforms Coursera, EdX

Search engines Google, Yandex, Baidu

Social networks Facebook, Twitter, VK, Sina Weibo

Alexa, one of the world leaders in web analytics

International Student Olympiad websites

Scientific Awards Web Sites from the IREG List of

International Academic Awards

University and government websites

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Top 30 of “The Three University Missions” 2018 Position University Country

1 Harvard University USA

2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA

3 Yale University USA

4 University of Pennsylvania USA

5 Stanford University USA

6 University of Cambridge United Kingdom

7 University of Oxford United Kingdom

8 University of California, Berkeley USA

9 Columbia University USA

10 University of Chicago USA

11 Cornell University USA

12 Duke University USA

13 University of Tokyo Japan

14 University of Michigan USA

15 University of California, San Diego (UCSD) USA

16 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) USA

17 Northwestern University USA

18 Princeton University USA

19 University of Colorado Boulder USA

20 University College London United Kingdom

21 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) USA

22 Johns Hopkins University USA

23 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia

24 ETH Zurich Switzerland

25 Peking University China

26 New York University USA

27 Georgia Institute of Technology USA

28 Carnegie Mellon University USA

29 The University of Edinburgh United Kingdom

30 University of Washington USA 34

The main result is increased competition

Positions Number of new participants

1-50 3

51-100 7

101-150 19

151-200 26

The extension of the published part of the list from Top 200 to Top 333 along with the

improvement of the methodology has contributed to the entry into the ranking of a larger

number of strong universities

These changes have led to increased competition in the second hundred of university ranking,

despite the fact that the top 50 has not changed

Number of new participants in the 2018 ranking, compared to the pilot version

In 2018, the representation in the ranking of universities from Continental Europe has

increased most noticeably, primarily due to Germany (+15 universities), Sweden (+6),

France and Belgium (+5 each). The number of Japanese universities in the ranking

increased by 7 units, and Chinese by 6

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The ranking proves the importance of Russian education in the world

17 Russian universities have entered the Top 333 of the best

universities in the world

Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University and

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have improved

positions in the first hundred

This is the result of an objective assessment

The Moscow ranking is based solely on objective indicators

as opposed to subjective opinions of experts

All indicators are available remotely (regardless of the survey

of universities) and therefore verifiable

MosIUR uses the widest range of data sources compared to

its competitors

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The competitiveness of Russian universities has expanded Compared with competitors shortlisted in 2017, the positions of Russian universities have been improved

The list of participants in 2018 has been replenished with many strong universities in Europe, USA,

Canada, etc. But even in the face of increasing competition, Russian universities have proved to be

worthy opponents

University Position

2017

Position 2018

methodology

unchanged

Position 2018

methodology

renewed

Lomonosov Moscow State University 25 22 23

St. Petersburg State University 72 56 61

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology 73 60 65

Higher School of Economics National Research University 107 102 122

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI 131 124 154

Novosibirsk State University 132 126 158

Tomsk Polytechnic University 136 148 205

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 173 150 210

National Research Tomsk State University 176 142 198

Moscow State Institute of International Relations 192 174 274

Kazan Federal University 194 168 251

The Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin 195 156 230

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 197 180 289

The Bauman Moscow State Technical University - 183 296

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation - 191 320

National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" - 157 232

ITMO University - 165 245

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MosIUR correlation with national rankings

MosIUR is the first global ranking that considers the third

mission and, as part of it, the importance of universities for

their own countries, taking into account national specificities.

We found a high correlation of the sequence of universities by

MosIUR with the positions of these universities in national

rankings

As a rule, the top listed in MosIUR are the same universities

that occupy leading positions in national rankings. This

applies to the United States, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Ireland,

and other countries

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Recognition and promotion

The high quality of the ranking

was confirmed by the results of the

audit of PricewaterhouseCoopers

Audit, member of the PwC global

network (May 2018)

Such result was achieved by only

one ranking system but MosIUR –

Times Higher Education (THE)

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Russia becomes the major global platform for the discussion of “The Third Mission” ranking

The best confirmation of the high relevance of the ranking is a genuine

interest in the International Conference "The Third University Mission"

(November 30 – December 1, 2018, Moscow).

Over 150 reputable researchers from more than 20 countries of the world

have confirmed participation in the event (including representatives of

the United States, China, Great Britain, Germany, Brazil, Italy, etc.)

Plenary session “What kind of universities does society need?”

Sessions:

Beyond the standards: lifelong education, online courses and new

technologies in education

Knowledge transfer: the impact of universities

Social involvement of universities

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Thank you for attention

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International conference «The Third mission of the University»

President of the Russian Rectors’ Union Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University

Academician Viktor A. Sadovnichy

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