62201389 Russia will create its own method for assessing the quality of foreign universities
Russia will create its own method for assessing the quality of foreign universities. The technique has been developed Ministry of Education staff, and its planned use for the recognition of a unilateral foreign diplomas of universities in Russia. This was announced by Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. On the last meeting writes Interfax. With the requirement to recognize the diplomas of foreign universities have repeatedly advocated by President Dmitry Medvedev. Currently, foreign university diplomas are recognized only on a reciprocal basis and not on the level of individual schools, and at the country level. Fursenko expressed concern that not all Western universities teach their students good. "There is a problem, because we have quality schools are different, and different quality of universities in other countries, in the same United States, not all universities are equally good, I would say the majority is just not very good" – he said . In the world there are several ratings assess the quality of education provided in a particular university, for example, rating the company's QS. However, the Prime Minister expressed doubts about the adequacy of these ratings. "Some experts believe that these Western ratings – this is actually a tool to enhance their competitiveness in the labor market. Therefore, the need to treat them very neatly and develop their technique," – said Putin. In the international ranking of Russian higher education institutions in recent years do not occupy very high places. So, in 2010, the company's rating QS hit only one home school – Lomonosov Moscow State University. He finished 93rd place out of 200 possible. In 2009, MSU was in the 101-m site, and in 2008 stood only at the 183rd position. St. Petersburg State University got a rating of QS in 2009 and took a seat number 168.
