Published on: 2026-07-06
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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At the end of June, an expert session of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia took place at the Belarusian-Russian University (BRU), where interim results of the assessment of development program projects for four Slavic universities were summarized and steps for their revision were determined.
The session was attended by representatives of the Belarusian-Russian University (BRU), the Russian-Armenian University (RAU), the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU), and the Russian-Tajik Slavic University (RTSU). As experts in the field of strategic development of higher education, Nikita Golovin, head of the Project Office “Slavic Universities” and deputy head of the International Cooperation Department of SPbPU, and Vera Skorobogatova, head of the International Aspects of Higher Education Department at the Center for Education Development and International Activity (“Interobrazovanie”), worked at the session.
The expert session was preceded by an analysis of the development program projects of Russian-national (Slavic) universities for the period 2026–2030. In April–May 2026, experts from the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Interobrazovanie, and Tyumen State University conducted a comprehensive examination of the prepared documents, assessing their compliance with strategic goals and objectives, the quality of elaboration of the universities’ key policies, the interconnection of activities and resources, as well as the realism and ambition of the target performance indicators.
The heads of development programs and project offices from four universities of the Slavic universities were invited to participate in the session. The Belarusian-Russian University (BRU) was represented by the First Vice-Rector Dmitry Svirepa, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Natalia Vologina, and Head of Prospective Development Department Mikhail Petrenko. The Russian-Armenian University was represented in the session by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Marina Khachatryan (remotely) and Head of the Department of Educational Policy and Quality Control of Education Ruzanna Airapetova. The Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU) was represented by Director of the Change Management Office Lidia Yanina and Chief of Staff of the Rector Yulia Kalyuzhnaya. The Russian-Tajik Slavic University (RTSU) was represented remotely in the session by the First Vice-Rector, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation Alexey Zolotukhin, and Head of the Development Program Office Shukhrat Akhmed-Akhunov.
The central theme of the expert session was the evaluation results of development programs in three areas: the quality and content of strategic documents, the system of target performance indicators, and the positioning of Slavic universities. Special attention was paid to the promotion of universities in the “Three Missions of the University” ranking, issues regarding the development of official websites, presence in social networks and mass media. Experts also discussed the organization of work and functionality of project offices, the methodology for calculating performance indicators, and approaches to the annual monitoring of the implementation of development programs.
Based on the results of the expert work, all four Slavic universities revised their development programs taking into account the received recommendations and submitted the updated documents to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The next stage will be their review by the Russian Academy of Sciences and defense at the meeting of the Commission on the Development of Russian-National (Slavic) Universities.
During a visit to the Belarusian-Russian University, Nikita Golovin familiarized himself with the new scientific and educational laboratories of the BRU and discussed with colleagues the implementation of joint projects between SPbPU and BRU. Of particular interest was the Pilot Demonstration Center “Industry 4.0,” established within the framework of the UN industrial development project (UNIDO) “Promoting the adoption of fourth industrial revolution technologies in the Mogilev region of Belarus.” The center is equipped with modern collaborative robots, CNC machines, five-axis machining centers, interactive production systems, and other high-tech equipment, enabling the training of specialists for digital industry.
The expert session at the Belarusian-Russian University became an important stage in the preparation of development programs for Slavic universities until 2030. Today we see that these programs are becoming not just a formal document, but a real tool for managing university development. Their main task is to identify growth points for each university, preserving its unique profile while simultaneously ensuring the achievement of strategic goals. I am confident that by 2030 each of the Slavic universities will strengthen its position as a leading scientific and educational center and become an even more prominent participant in the international scientific and educational space,” noted Nikita Golovin.
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Since 2021, SPbPU has acted as the coordinator of the scientific-methodological and resource support for activities aimed at increasing the efficiency of Russian-national (Slavic) universities in the Republics of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, with systematic support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
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