VolgogradStateUniversity QATMI Sustainability: Challenges and QATMI Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives at VolSU Perspectives at VolSU Pavel Timachev Volgograd State University
VolgogradStateUniversity students, 1300 employees 137 educational programmes of different levels 2 branches, 4 institutes, 4 faculties, 49 chairs Post-graduate and doctorate degrees, 7 Dissertation Councils 60 partner institutions in CIS, Europe, Asia, USA ISO 9001:2008 accreditation by GOST-R (Russia), UKAS (Great Britain), ANAB (USA )
VolgogradStateUniversity VolSU Internationalization Strategy Effective use of tools and methods, channels and flows, sources and possibilities of international experience for sustainable development of academic and organizational systems and structures of the university
Internationalization Management Structure University Academic Board branches departments Studen ts’ Affairs International Office International Office Deputy Rector Slavonic languages and cultures center Academic Board Expert Group on International Cooperation Resource center of the French language Research Dept. German language center Oriental languages and cultures center Technic al Support Rector Educa tional Dept. faculties/instit utes Armenian culture center Accountant’s Dept. Law Dept.
VolgogradStateUniversity Internationalization Vectors Education Research Mobility support Extracurricular activities Informational support
VolgogradStateUniversity Indicators of VolSU Internationalization Joint or double degree programmes Involvement of foreign professors into educational process Students and staff English proficiency International programmes revenues Number of international grants, projects, programmes, etc. Students and staff mobility (pers./ year) Increasing the number of foreign students Involvement of foreign students into different activities VolSU web-site internationalization Market research of educational markets, promoting VolSU services
VolgogradStateUniversity Perspectives Increasing the number of English-speaking staff Internships of VolSU staff in partner universities Incoming and outgoing mobility support Quality improvement of social infrastructure (facilities) Repairing students’ house Modernization of informational infrastructure Diversification of financial sources and channels Sending a percentage of endowment for international activities development
VolgogradStateUniversity Challenges Educational reforms Decreasing of Governmental financing Competion among educational and research institutions Demographic situation in Russia
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