““Arctic Bridge”Arctic Bridge”Cooperation on PhD Education and Cooperation on PhD Education and

Research Training in the field of Research Training in the field of Management inManagement in

Extractive Industries in the High NorthExtractive Industries in the High North

By Anatoli BourmistrovProfessor, PhD

September 19 2012St. Petersburg

HIGH NORTH CENTER FOR BUSINESSHIGH NORTH CENTER FOR BUSINESS

Background• Increasing industrial cooperation between

BEAR countries especially related to development of the Arctic Extractive Industry (petroleum-, mining- and supply industry) requires:– More research based knowledge through joint

research projects– Joint and harmonized training of researchers

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HOW TO SECURE QUALITY?

RUSSIA NORWAY

Quality standard-setters in education

Central Ministry of Higher Education and Research

National and international committees and organizations:

e.g. NOKUT

Autonomy of educational institutions

Compliance to the national, regional and local education

standards

Autonomy in filling in the education programs

How relevance of the program is defined?

Relevance as following the standards

Relevance to the business community and students

Program management Management by standard-following

Management by reputation

Bourmistrov & Mellemvik (2007)

Important differences

RUSSIA NORWAY

Levels Doctor and candidate of science

PhD

Language of the dissertation

Russian Norwegian/English

Publications Russian language journals approved by SAC

National and international journals, depending on the

dissertation type

Number of supervisors One Two (three)

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RUSSIA NORWAY

Quality focus

The country: development of the economic and defense potential

The student, research community and the society in general

Quality control

Primary focus: output controlInput control is important too.

Primary focus: input and process control.

Output control is important too.Quality standard-setters

Central Ministry of Education National and international committees and organizations

Comparison of quality understanding of the Ph.D. programs in Norway and Russia

Bourmistrov & Mellemvik (2007)

Application to SIU• Main application partners:

– Bodø Graduate School of Business– Baltic State Technical University, St. Petersburg

• Network partners:– NARFU– MGIMO– MSTU– USTU– TSU

• Other NAREC partners– Gubkin University

Goals and sub-goalsMain goal:

To strengthen Norwegian-Russian knowledge cooperation in the field of Management in Extractive Industries in the High North between institutions in the network

Sub-goals:1. To develop a Norwegian-Russian model of cooperation in an International PhD education in accordance

with the Bologna process, including the enrollment, education, supervision and defense components of such a program

2. To implement the joint research training program in the partner institutions step by step by involving young researchers in the joint research projects

3. To establish an academic panel for the PhD program (PhD Education Board) aiming at securing quality of joint research training program in institutions

4. To promote long-term academic research and attractiveness of graduate and post-graduate studies in the field of management with focus on High North and widening the prospects of further joint research projects both in Norway and Russia

5. Network development: develop contacts’ network, also outside Norway and Russia - international conferences, seminars, guest lectures and other networking activities that will be an important part of the project

Developing a model• Based on the institution’s own PhD programs, but

harmonize the following components:– Goals of PhD education– Enrollment requirements– The content of the education components in the program and

methods (joint courses: compulsory/electives)– Thesis writing– Ways to secure student exchange and international internships:

participation in conferences/colloquiums– Joint supervision and how to carry out the dissertation– Defense component of the program

Joint PhD courses• Promoting fundamental understanding of

opportunities and challenges in developing Arctic resources and extractive industries from cutting edge and multidisciplinary academic perspectives

• More professors and students’ mobility, team teaching at each other universities

• Rotate location of the PhD course

Joint research activities

• Involving PhD students and researchers into joint research projects:– Joint applications– Cooperation between researchers– Example:

• NAREC• ALTECH II (FRIENDLY BOARDERS)• NORRUSS

PhD Education Board• Aim: quality assurance and securing relevance of the PhD

education program • Members: members from each institution and

internationally recognized researchers• Meeting annually • Responsibility: reviewing, evaluating and providing

guidance of how to improve and secure the quality of the PhD education of young Norwegian and Russian research students

• Also inviting representatives from private industry and government to join the panel (or establishing a separate panel)