tailieunhanh - Establishing a New Research University: The Higher School of Economics, the Russian Federation

California, like many states, is facing a large budget deficit and difficult budgetary choices. The state legislature has made cuts to Early Care and Education (ECE)1 projected to total more than $ billion between fiscal years 2009–2010 and 2011–2012 (California Budget Project [CBP] 2011). Since 2009, California has faced double-digit unemployment rates (California Employment Development Department 2011) and unemployment is projected to remain at that level through 2012 (Legislative Analyst’s Office [LAO] 2010b). In this context, it important that policymakers under- stand the role that ECE spending plays in California’s economy | CHAPTER 10 Establishing a New Research University The Higher School of Economics the Russian Federation Isak Froumin A number of different university rankings have been established in the Russian Federation. If one looks at the top 10 institutions among 1 600 Russian universities in these rankings the lists are almost identical. Moreover they do not change over time with one exception. One university that did not exist 20 years ago now appears in the top 10 in all rankings the Higher School of Economics HSE . How could a small school established in 1992 the year of the lowest Russian gross domestic product GDP per capita in many years become a member of the elite group of the best Russian universities Another question arises regarding new publications by HSE professors in international journals and at their presentations at major international conferences. How could a group of economists and sociologists trained in a Soviet-style Marxian political economy and in such an exotic discipline as scientific communism under tight ideological control Author s Note The author expresses his gratitude to the founders of HSE Evgeny Yasin and Yaroslav Kuzminov for their interviews and comments and to professors Martin Carnoy and Maria Yudkevich for their advice. 293 294 The Road to Academic Excellence manage to enter a global arena of socioeconomic research This accomplishment is even more surprising because the notion of a research university was exotic in the Soviet Union. Almost all research was concentrated at the Academy of Sciences. How did HSE fight the stereotypes and develop a culture that made research and teaching equally important for professors Where Does HSE Stand Today At present HSE is the largest socioeconomic research and education center in eastern Europe. It operates in four Russian cities Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Perm and Saint Petersburg. It has 20 faculties which include 120 departments more than 120 continuing education programs including master of .