On the effectiveness of the activities of russian universities in the field of research and education export under sanctions

The article studies statistical data in the field of education export and research activities of Russian universities subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (hereinafter – the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia) and examines the impact of sanctions of “unfriendly countries” on the educational export programs effectiveness in Russian universities and effectiveness of research activities of organizations subordinate to the Ministry. In 2022 a hypothesis has been put forward that there is no significant impact of the sanctions of “unfriendly countries” on the effectiveness of research activities and educational export programs in Russian universities (in the short term), provided that the existing mechanisms of university science state management are functioning. New data collected in 2023 based on the analysis results of the reports of universities subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia made it possible to verify the Hypothesis. As a study result, it was shown that, subject to the functioning of the existing mechanisms of the higher education system state regulation, the scientific and educational activities of Russian universities in the field of international cooperation are not only little vulnerable to sanctions from “unfriendly countries”, but also have the potential for development. The authors emphasize that the effectiveness of educational activities of Russian universities subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia in the field of international cooperation is higher than scientific and technical.

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