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INTRODUCING HSE ST. PETERSBURG
Professor Christopher Gerry 06 Dec. 2014
National Research University – Higher School of Economics
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Introduction http://ru.linkedin.com/in/cjgerry
• Professor of Public Policy (Health Economics)• Academic Director of HSE School of Social Sciences
and Humanities – From September 2014– Internationalization and Quality Assurance
• Previously: University College London (UCL) – 5th in latest QS international rankings (2014)– An ‘internationalized’ university– With active involvement in BRICS
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Overview3
1 Background: Development Strategy
2 Research and Education Priorities
3 Internationalisation and the BRICS
4 Health Studies: Developing research area
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HSE St. Petersburg: Model of Development
Middle-sized research, education, innovation universityScale
Humanities, Social Science, Economics and Management, Applied Maths and IT
Product Diversity
Urban Studies, Diversity & Tolerance, Digital SS&H; Comparative & International studies
Interdisciplinary
Internationalisation: Hub for HSEInternational
Civil Society, private and public sectorsStakeholders
City; attraction and development of talentKey resources
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HSE St. Petersburg: Centres of Research Excellence
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DIGITAL SOCIETY
DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE
Spatial economics: cities — regions — international trade
Strategic and International Management
Modernization, social change and research of values
Network Analysis/Social Networks
Digital Social Research and Digital Humanities
Youth
Migration and Mobility
Health Studies
Nationalism — Religion — Empires
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Education: Strategic Priorities
Education Model
• Major-Minor;• Minors reflect areas of research
excellence;• Implementation of MOOCs;• Tutors;
Internationalization in Education
• QAE;• Courses in English;• International Accreditation and
Expertise; • Study Abroad;
Development of Applied Skills
• Professional development certificate programmes;
• Career relevance
Cross-cultural skills
• Study abroad/internship abroad;• Minor in Regional Studies; • Research projects in order to obtain
cross-cultural skills.
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Learning and Teaching at HSE
Education Unit
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
887 Students
School of Economics and Management
1311 Students
Faculty of Law550 Students
Dpt. of Sociology
Dpt. of Political Science
Dpt. of Public Administration
Dpt. Of History
Dpt. of Asian and African Studies
Dpt. of Foreign Languages
Dpt. of Economics
Dpt. of Management
Dpt. of Finance
Dpt. Of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Dpt. of Applied Math and Business Informatics
Chair of Theory and History of State and Law
Chair of Constitutional and Administrative Law
Chair of Financial Law
Chair of Civil Law
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Bachelor Programmes
Economics Management
Logistics and
Supply-chain
Management
Law
Public Administra
tionSociology History Political
Science
Asian and African Studies
Philology(2015)
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Master Programmes
Marketing Technologies
Experience Economy (Event & Cultural Tourism)
Strategic Management in Logistics
Public Administrati
on
Management in Education
Applied Economics
(Math Methods, Spatial
Economics)
Applied History
Political Science
Finance (Financial
Management, Risk
Management)
Law
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RNATIONALIZATION
1. Internationally recognized modern research university of excellence
2. St. Petersburg as the international hub of HSE
3. Strategic Priority of ‘internationalization’
4. Existing partners and interactions (mobility and cooperation)
International Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg
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RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg
1. International education in English language– MA and BA programmes / modules– Global perspectives, interdisciplinary, international themes
2. Quality Assurance and Enhancement– More than just accreditation– Internationally credible plan for QAE– Commitment to research lead learning and teaching
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RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg
3. Student mobility– Exchange arrangements– Fee paying students attracted to excellence of programmes/modules
4. Joint/Double programmes– International double degree programmes with leading global
universities
5. Phd collaboration– Mobility of PhD students: globally
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RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg
1. HSE St. Petersburg as an international hub for global BRICS studies
– Part of European HEA– Close connections with top global universities in UK and US
2. Intra-BRICS mobility– Students and staff moving within the network– BA, MA and PhD– Internships, projects, local impact, modules, short courses, doing stuff
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RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg
3. Associated partners of the BRICS network (BRICS +)– The BRICS network isn’t an alternative university grouping– It’s the centre, in which European and North American universities
have a stake
4. An international BRICS Masters Degree?– ‘Erasmus Mundus’ style MA programme– Placing the BRICS network on the international stage– Internships / Projects (doing stuff)– Global mobility and citizenship– BRICS foundation plus themes/pathways?– Building on the start (http://Center-brics.urfu.ru)
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New/Developing Research Area 15
GLOBAL HEALTH STUDIES
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HSE HEALTH: CURRENT STATUS
Health in
Russia
Pure Sciences
Limited Social
Science
Low priority ‘sector’
Also at HSE
Now to catch-up
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GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Health Economics, health psychology, sociology of health, politics of health, epidemiology all booming areas in
Western Europe, US and elsewhere
Practitioners in these areas increasingly
working together with medics, policy makers,
other experts
Universities increasingly
recognising ‘Global Health’ as one of, if not
the, key multidisciplinary
challenge of the 21st century
‘Health’ as rapidly growing field of
international multidisciplinary
research
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GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
• The reasons are obvious without looking too far from here.
Cardiovascular disease
External & violent causes
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Ref: WHO. Preventing chronic diseases: a vital investment (2005).
Projected foregone income due to early mortality from heart disease, stroke and diabetes, 2005–2015
A very distinctive BRIC(S) story more generally
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HSE HEALTH: LONG TERM GOALS
• To become an international centre for global health research and education (why not in Russia?)
• Placing health and well-being at the core of inter- and multi-disciplinary studies at HSE St Petersburg
• Addressing global, national and local health challenges through research and education
• Through international and multi-sectoral partnerships
• Being policy and practically relevant.
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HSE HEALTH: Areas
• Education: Introduce health within existing modules and across different departments and schools
• Research: Build a multidisciplinary centre of health research, with international multi-sectoral partners
• Impact: Inform development of policy and practice in the public and private sectors
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HSE HEALTH: Disciplines
Economics Sociology Psychology
Epidemiology
Demography
Political Science
Public Administra
tion
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HSE HEALTH: 4 research areas for new centre
1. Health Behaviours and interventions– Smoking, alcohol, obesity, drugs, STI, HIV
2. The mental health burden and suicide– Mental health represents a growing disease
burden– Suicide biggest cause of mortality among
males 18-24
3. Comparative Health Reform– Russia, US, UK, Brazil, China, India, South
Korea, South Africa all have or are undertaking major health reforms
4. Health inequalities– Access to and pathways through the health
care system– Cultural interaction with the health system
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HSE St. Petersburg has ambitious plan for development
Including to become hub for internationalisation of HSE in Russia
A natural academic and geographical home for BRICS research and studies
BRICS cooperation in education and thematic research programmes has great potential
Outward looking, spanning multiple disciplines and areas
Including health!
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WHY ST.PETERSBURG?