Journal of Applied Economic Research
ISSN 2712-7435
New Tools for Increasing the Practice-Orientedness of Russian Universities: The Market for Checklists
E.V. Balatsky 1,2, N.A. Ekimova 1, M.A. Yurevich 1
1 The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
2 The Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (CEMI RAS) Moscow, Russia
Abstract
The article deals with the problem of weak integration of Russian universities into the real economy. This is one of the most pressing problems of the Russian university system. The purpose of the article is to develop a specialized pilot checklist "Towards business: a model for integrating higher education and the real sector of the economy" and to demonstrate the prospects for its use in regional universities. The general hypothesis of the research is to test the feasibility of creating and using such checklists to help Russian universities in restructuring their organizational models in the direction of strengthening practice orientation. It is shown that at present the market for a new information and analytical product – checklists – is in its infancy and is evolving in several directions. Firstly, it becomes more complicated: the number of constituent documents increases, the number of questions increases, etc. Secondly, the forms of their implementation are being improved: chargeable, bonus, free, by subscription, with an additional package, etc. Thirdly, different algorithms for their application appear: straightforward replication of a standard document, provision of a checklist with subsequent in-depth research and recommendations in relation to a specific customer, the possibility of choosing an additional service for expert assessment, creation and implementation of mobile applications for prompt updating of checklists, and etc. All of this allows the new methodological tool to find application in the higher education system. The article examines some typical examples of the new trend emerging in Spain, Croatia, Great Britain, the USA and Russia, as well as pan-European and Latin American initiatives. The methodology of the author's checklist "Towards business" is based on taking into account the world experience of integrating universities and enterprises in a compact form: an instruction document and a cover note. There have not yet been effective prototypes of the developed checklist in Russia. Cases of using the pilot checklist for reorganizing the model of work of universities in the Kamchatka Territory, the Republic of Dagestan and the Lipetsk Region confirm the general hypothesis of the article.
Keywords
check list; entrepreneurial university; the third mission of the university; university-industry collaboration.
JEL classification
I23, I25, I28References
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About Authors
Balatsky Evgeny Vsevolodovich
Doctor of Economics, Professor, Director of the Macroeconomic Research Center of the Department of Economic Theory, The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia (125993, Moscow, Leningradsky Prospect, 49); Leading Staff Scientist, The Central Economics and Mathematics Institute; ORCID 0000-0002-3371-2229; e-mail: evbalatsky@inbox.ru.
Ekimova Natalia Aleksandrovna
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Leading Staff Scientist, Center for Macroeconomic Studies, The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow, Russia (125993, Moscow, Leningradsky Prospect, 49); ORCID: 0000-0001-6873-7146; e-mail: n.ekimova@bk.ru.
Yurevich Maxim Andreevich
Researcher, Center for Macroeconomic Studies, The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow, Russia (125993, Moscow, Leningradsky Prospect, 49); ORCID 0000-0003-2986-4825; e-mail: mayurevich@fa.ru.
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Balatsky E.V., Ekimova N.A., Yurevich M.A. New Tools for Increasing the Practice-Orientedness of Russian Universities: The Market for Checklists. Journal of Applied Economic Research, 2021, Vol. 20, No. 4, 620-640. DOI: 10.15826/vestnik.2021.20.4.024.
Article info
Received September 5, 2021; Revised October 12, 2021; Accepted November 1, 2021.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/vestnik.2021.20.4.024
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