Incoming and outgoing academic mobility in Russia and abroad: main trends, administrative challenges
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 16 June 2020
Issue publication date: 8 March 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The goal of research consists in identifying trends in academic mobility in Russia and abroad, primarily that of academic staff; contributing suggestions on improving the management of academic mobility processes.
Design/methodology/approach
The research uses methods of observation, comparative analysis, as well as statistical method and generalization method supported by the facts. A comparative analysis of statistical data is made; these data were taken from the publicly available reliable sources of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Human Resource Development Department of the Asia–Pacific and others.
Findings
It was found that the level of academic mobility rises with the rising level of education. The overall mobility of tertiary students – in particular, students and postgraduate students, is growing throughout the world. Mobile postgraduate students demonstrate better research results during training. Even short-term academic internships for postgraduate students contribute to the successful implementation of research projects at their host university and the spread of new knowledge in general. In general, academic mobility contributes to the accumulation of human and cultural scientific capital that makes a connection between research communities in different countries. Based on the research findings, it was found that no statistics are collected on the foreign academic mobility of postgraduate students and young researchers in Russia. Based on the analysis, it may be deduced that the scope of academic mobility is extremely small. European countries are the main countries of prevailing academic mobility.
Originality/value
Given the importance of participation in foreign academic mobility for the development of the competitiveness of national science in Russia, it appears that there is a need to monitor the foreign academic mobility of Russian postgraduate students and young researchers. The monitoring of foreign academic mobility of Russian postgraduate students and young researchers is a systematic observation of the status and conditions of training highly qualified personnel in Russian educational establishments and scientific organizations, providing educational authorities of Russia with up-to-date information on the status of outgoing academic mobility necessary for analyzing and forecasting the development of the national education system and national labor market.
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Acknowledgements
The research was conducted with the support of RFBR (project No. 18–29-15043) “Academic mobility of young Russian scientists in the context of international cooperation in the areas of science and technology: forms, trends, approaches to regulation (From the ‘brain drain’ model to the ‘brain circulation’ model)”.
Citation
Rostovskaya, T.K., Skorobogatova, V.I., Pismennaya, E.E. and Bezverbny, V.A. (2021), "Incoming and outgoing academic mobility in Russia and abroad: main trends, administrative challenges", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 41 No. 1/2, pp. 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-03-2020-0091
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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