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Tuning in RussiaTuning of Russia

• Dr. Olga Oleynikova
• National Tempus office in Russia
• Director

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Tuning in Russia

• Great interest to the Tuning recommendations
• Bologna Process - comparability and compatibility
  of degrees
• Overall goal of enhancing competitiveness and
  prestige of Russian higher education

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Tuning of Russia

• Internal Pre-requisites
• modernisation of higher education
• introduction of new higher education standards
  (outcome based)
• gradual transition to learning outcomes

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Tuning of Russia

• Tempus projects attempt to create curricula
  using Tuning approaches.
• Little impact system-wise due to
• size of the system and the country
• overall conservatism of teachers and professors
• lack of approapriate regulatory tools

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Tuning of Russia. Achievements to date

• General
• Strong focus on the national policy level on
  joint curricula and double/multiple degrees
• Growing links and cooperation among universities
  (Tempus, Erasmus Mundus and Framework Programmes)

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Tuning of Russia. Achievements to date

• Concrete
• Support of the Tuning Russia Tempus project
• consolidation of university expertise
• catalyst for disseminating and introducing Tuning
  methodology across the system by
• training experts
• developing tools and recommendations
• involvement of academics, employers, students
  and graduates

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Tuning of Russia. Achievements to date

• Establishment of the Bologna Club at Don
  Technical University (South of Russia) to
  disseminate Bologna tools and enhance the
  integration processes, including comparability of
  degrees and diplomas

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Tuning of Russia. Achievements to date

• Initiation of the Tuning Association in Russia as
  an NGO
• to complement the Tempus project
• to ensure its sustainability
• to extend the scope
• to open its benefits to other universities

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Tuning of Russia. Summary of Achievements

• Synergy of the factors of influence and relevant
  players (Ministry, universities, academic
  networks, NGOs).
• Key assumption
• Active involvement of NGOs will ensure
  sustainability and success of rooting Tuning
  deeply into the Russian system of higher education

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Tuning of Russia. Hope to the future

• Involvement in the international Tuning community
  
• to benefit from mutual learning and sharing to
  improve
• Globally
• Relevance of Russian higher education for the
  labour market and citizens
• International competitiveness of Russian higher
  education

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Tuning of Russia. Hope to the future

• To enhance specifically
• Quality assurance
• Student centered teaching and learning
• Student involvement
• Academic mobility
• Ultimately to arrive at
• Joint programmes
• Recognition of degrees due to common learning
  outcomes and learning assessment procedures

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