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Olympiads: Attracting Top Talent in a Non-Standard Way
Higher Education in Russia and Beyond. 2021. No. 1. P. 19–21.
Matching students with universities in Russia occurs via a complicated procedure. Most students are admitted based on the Unified State Exam (USE)—a standardized government-organized test, while the most selective universities enroll the winners of the Olympiads—intellectual competitions for high-schoolers. Olympiads have a long history in Russia—enthusiasts organized the first mathematical competitions in the 1960s. Today, there are hundreds of Olympiads in which high school students compete in all school subjects and in non-curriculum fields, such as robotics, critical thinking, creative writing, and business. Some Olympiad awards (in most cases, at the university's discretion) open the doors to a bachelor's program bypassing all examinations; others exempt students from certain subjects in USE.
Prakhov I., Gadzaonov A., Higher Education 2026 Vol. 91 P. 651–675
This study assesses the barriers to higher education for students from urban and rural areas. We argue that students from different settlements face inequalities at least twice: at the moment preceding admission (those are reflected in their academic achievement) and during the admission process (when choosing a university of a certain quality). Family SES and ...
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Chikhacheva D., Вестник Набережночелнинского государственного педагогического университета 2023 № S2-2 (45) С. 45–47
This article is devoted to the study of the main advantages and disadvantages of working with digital educational
platforms during foreign language classes in Russian universities for students with disabilities. Despite the large number
of positive reviews about the introduction of new online platforms, inclusive groups of students still face a lot of difficulties
in mastering online materials. ...
Added: December 3, 2024
Gorbunova E., Maiukova E., Овакимян Е. В. et al., Вопросы образования 2024 № 4 С. 33–60
This paper sheds light on opinions of reasons of dropout of students enrolled at university as Olympiad winners. This phenomenon is considered using the case of a highly selective university, which has faced a significant increase in the share of enrolled by Olympiads for state-funded places in the past few years. The study is carried ...
Added: August 26, 2024
Гусельникова А. А., Zueva E. L., Вестник социально-гуманитарного образования и науки 2022 № 1 С. 11–20
The article is devoted to the teachers’ Olympiad is defined as a model of additional professional education. Article analyzes major advantages and disadvantages of the model, offers recommendations aiming to improve the Olympiad model. ...
Added: April 6, 2023
Sergey M., Shibanova E., М.: НИУ ВШЭ, 2022.
After achieving mass participation in tertiary education, Russia faced a new challenge: how to turn educational expansion into equality of educational opportunities. Relative enrollment in tertiary education has stabilized, while the increase in the number of places in higher education has been unevenly distributed: across population groups, across universities, and across regions. Despite the expansion ...
Added: January 27, 2023
Prakhov I., Bugakova P., British Journal of Sociology of Education 2023 Vol. 44 No. 3 P. 558–583
Despite the unified system of admission to universities in Russia, applicants can still face unequal access to higher education. This article analyzes the barriers which restrict the inter-regional accessibility of higher education. We propose an analytical model, reflecting the direct and indirect influence of family, schools, and location on the educational strategies of youth, assuming ...
Added: January 26, 2023
Chernenko S., Romanenko K., Образовательная политика 2021 Т. 88 № 4 С. 80–89
In the second part of the study, through the focus of the All-Russian Olympiad of Schoolchildren, we make an attempt to identify the school promoting power: practices of secondary schools in support and encouraging students in the Olympiad movement. The respondents were 61 winners of the Olympiad in different disciplinaries. The main substantive result of ...
Added: September 24, 2021
Chernenko S., Romanenko K., Образовательная политика 2021 Т. 87 № 3 С. 88–98
The secondary school is the main institution for general education training, but the role of schools in preparing students for the intellectual contests (Olympiads) remains unknown. In this study, through the focus of the All-Russian Olympiad of Schoolchildren, we make an attempt to identify the school promoting power: practices of secondary schools in preparing students ...
Added: September 23, 2021
Prakhov I., Higher Education in Russia and Beyond 2021 No. 1(26) P. 21–22
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Bugakova P., Prakhov I., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series EDU "Education". 2020. No. 58/EDU/2020.
Despite the unified system of admission to universities in Russia, applicants can still face unequal access to higher education. This can lead to an inefficient choice of the educational strategy and result in the increased inequality. This paper analyzes the barriers which restrict the interregional accessibility of higher education in the context of the Unified ...
Added: September 30, 2020
Gabdrakhmanov N., Leshukov O., Higher Education in Russia and Beyond 2020 Vol. 1 No. 22 P. 10–12
Fertility, mortality and migration are constantly changing the population dynamics in Russia. Various historical events (economic crises, the collapse of the USSR, etc.) had a huge impact on the age and sex pyramid of the population. The consequences of the demographic crisis also influenced the number of potential university enrollments. An analysis of demographic trends ...
Added: April 6, 2020
Prakhov I., Sergienko D., European Journal of Education 2020 Vol. 55 No. 2 P. 261–274
It is assumed that a perfect balance between student academic achievement and university quality is beneficial both for students and higher education institutions (HEIs). Matching theory predicts the existence of perfect matching between the two groups in the absence of transaction costs associated with university enrollment. However, in this study we show cases of mismatch ...
Added: November 27, 2019
Gabdrakhmanov N., Leshukov O., Platonova D., Университетское управление: практика и анализ 2019 Т. 23 № 4 С. 32–45
the article is devoted to the issue of provision of regional systems of higher education with public funding per students, how much the current system of distribution of public funding corresponds to demographic trends and the forecast of the number of potential students. The forecast of the population at the age group of 17-21 years ...
Added: October 28, 2019
Stukach O., Mirmanov A., Открытое образование 2018 Т. 22 № 4 С. 4–11
Modern graduates need to work with electronic devices. On laboratory work, students conduct experiments to solve practical problems of researching real problems that arise in the design and operation of electronic devices. However, the shortage of laboratory equipment, its high cost and the shortage of laboratory assistants for maintenance and assistance in work reduces the ...
Added: January 8, 2019
Gromov A., Platonova D., Semyonov D. et al., Russian Education and Society 2017 Vol. 59 No. 1-2 P. 38–67
This article provides a comparative analysis of accessibility of higher education across Russian regions in terms of the following three factors: the availability of admission opportunities; financial affordability; and geographic accessibility.
The study will be of interest to government agencies in higher education at various levels, analysts and researchers, as well as a wide range of ...
Added: January 30, 2018
Prakhov I., Sergienko D., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series EDU "Education". 2017. No. 45EDU2017.
It is assumed that a perfect balance between student academic achievement and university quality is beneficial both for students and higher education institutions (HEIs). Matching theory predicts the existence of perfect matching between the two groups in the absence of transaction costs associated with university enrollment. However, in this study we show cases of mismatch ...
Added: November 22, 2017
Prakhov I., Higher Education Quarterly 2016 Vol. 70 No. 2 P. 170–199
This paper examines the characteristics of students admitted to Russian universities with different levels of selectivity. First, we argue that students differ not only by the results of the Unified State Exam (USE), the university entrance exam, but by family and school characteristics, and by educational strategies. Next, it is shown that the probability of ...
Added: April 4, 2016
Bershadskaya M., Карпенко О., , in: How do educational systems shape educational inequalities?.: University of Luxembourg, 2014. P. 15–15.
Доступность высшего образования: социальные и экономические аспекты ...
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University of Luxembourg, 2014.
Доступность высшего образования в странах мира: социально-экономический аспект ...
Added: July 21, 2015
Карпенко О. М., Bershadskaya M., В кн.: Измерение рейтингов университетов: международный и российский опыт.: М.: Центр социологических исследований Министерства образования и науки Российской Федерации, 2014. С. 286–312.
Спавнительный анализ показателей доступности высшего образования в странах мира ...
Added: July 21, 2015
Prakhov I., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series EDU "Education". 2014. No. 19.
Despite the trends of massification of Russian higher education and recently introduced standardized entry exams, university applicants still may face barriers during the process of admission. As a result, they may be admitted to less selective universities, which generally offer low quality education programs as opposed to selective universities. This paper examines the factors which ...
Added: December 10, 2014