Professors Forum 2019 «Science. Education. Regions»

The Professors Forum 2019 «Science. Education. Regions» organized by the national non-governmental institution «Russian Assembly of Professors» was held on February 6-7 in Moscow. Galina Motova, Deputy Director of NCPA, spoke on the topic «International public accreditation».

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Vladimir Fillipov, Co-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Assembly of Professors, Rector of the RUDN University, Chair of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation; Valerii Fadeev, Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Grib, Chair of the Russian Assembly of Professors, opened the Forum.

Problems of modern science and higher education and their solutions were on the agenda. Issues of awarding academic titles, rankings of higher education institutions, status of postgraduate study, copyright, online education, etc. were also discussed at the Forum.

On the second day two plenary meetings were held: «The main areas of development of science and education», «The role and position of the Russian Assembly of Professors in development of science and education». The ceremony of awarding the winners of the National Award «Professor Emeritus» and «Professor of the Year» in the nomination of «Federal Award» was also held. It was opened by M. Kotiukov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

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More than 1000 people participated in the Forum, including representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Civic Chamber, Rosobrnadzor, Russian Academy of Education, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairs of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science, Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture, Directors of the Department for Coordination of Activities of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Department of National Policy in Higher Education of Youth Policy of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, representatives of the UNESCO International Association of University Professors And Lecturers, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Rectors of leading higher education institutions, etc.