Ilya Prakhov | Academic Contracts

The system of higher education in Russia, as in many other countries, is in the midst of reforms related to the global trends of globalization and transformation to a knowledge economy. In order to successfully respond to these global challenges, it is necessary to improve the quality of the university sector and rethink the role of professors in enhancing academic productivity.

A 20-year period of recession after the collapse of the Soviet Union has led to a diversification of universities and teachers and resulted in both a sharp fall in academic salaries and a decline in the attractiveness of the academic profession. Since the professoriate constitutes the main source of academic productivity, during the lecture on Academic contracts we assess the consequences of the decline in the academic sector in light of major reforms of academic salaries.

Ilya Prakhov, PhD in Economics, HSE University.