DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES YAROSLAV-THE-WISE NOVGOROD STATE UNIVERSITY PROF. MIKHAIL PEVZNER DR. ELVIRA KAMINSKAYA

International Academic Program  implemented within the resources of several universities located in different countries  contains cross-cultural and intercultural components  aimed at improving and complementing the whole process of training, improving the quality and the competitive advantages of a specialist in the labor market by a wide range of additional services  includes provisions for the recognition of prior education, harmonizing curricular in different countries and accreditation of final degree certificates

Classification of Academic Programs  level of education  educational profile  the form of training  methods of training  the presence of additional components

Dual degree program  Runs parallel in partner universities in the language of study and/or foreign language intermediary (English)  provides the same structure and content of training modules, common methods and learning technologies, common procedures for intermediate and final testing  is comparable to the invariant part, but different specializations or profiles provided by each partner

Advancing Theory and Knowledge in Public Health Sciences on Global Health Issues The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMA) Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University (NovSU) Project co-directors: Prof. Viktor Veber & Prof. David Buchanan

Project objectives  finalize plans for a new Specialization in Public Health at NovSU  develop at least six new or revised Public Health courses at each university  initiate a collaborative Summer Institute on Epidemiology, Prevention and Public Health at NovSU  facilitate student and faculty exchanges between UMA and NovSU  complete a feasibility study on establishing a dual NovSU/UMA graduate degree program in Public Health that includes the use of long-distance and blended learning technologies  publish a multi-author text book in Russian on Public Health

Dual graduate degree program in Public Health Two-year Master’s Degree (a minimum of 48 units of coursework) Two-year clinical residency (3456 academic hours )

Program design Thematic modules credit units Epidemiologic Methods 3 Health Economics 3 Health Care Marketing 2 Public Health Core Breadth Seminar 2 Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public Health 4 Information Systems in Public Health 3 Strategic Management and the Organization of Health Services 3 Core (invariant part) Courses Public Health and the Law in Russian Federation Russian language Courses Public Health and the Law in U.S. English language Variables (UMass) Variables ( NovSU )

Comparative table of courses at partner universities NovSU UMass Введение в теорию вероятности и статистику в общественном здравоохранении PH142 Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Public Health ГигиенаEnvironmental Health Policy Методы эпидемиологии в изучении общественного здоровья PH250A Epidemiologic Methods Законодательная база здравоохранения PH225 Legal Basics for Health PH229 Public Health and the Law Информационные системы в общественном здравоохранении PH243C Information Systems in Public Health Экономика здравоохранения PH226A Health Economics PH227A Health Care Finance PH227B Advanced Health Care Finance

Opportunities Institutions:  Contribute to home campus internationalization  Raise the university’s international profile  Expand, complement and enrich educational content  Expanded capacity-building for underresourced universities Individuals:  Gain perspective and insight that will increase their capacity to function in a globalized society  Global engagement: cultural intelligence  Improve language skills/language proficiency  Personal growth and development

Challenges Institutional and policy level:  Lack of financial support  Problem of sustainability  Inequalities in higher education  Intellectual property issues  Incompatibility of education systems, cultural norms, or labor market requirements