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Basic information about Voronezh State University:

Voronezh State University (VSU) is one of the largest and oldest scientific and educational centres of Russia,. It was founded in 1918. The structure of VSU academic departments includes 17 faculties(Applied Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Mechanics; Biology and Soil Science; Chemistry; Computer Sciences; Economics; Geography and Geo-ecology; Geology; History; International Relations; Journalism; Law; Mathematics; Pharmaceutics; Philology; Philosophy and Psychology; Physics; Romance and Germanic Philology.), 5 research institutes, 14 joint laboratories with the Russian Academy of Siences, 10 joint reseach and production centers with the key industrial enterprises of the region, the Centre of Nanosistem and Material industry, Technopark, Botanical Garden, a narutre reserve Galichya Gora. About 21,000 students are taught by 1,700 academic staff, including 292 professors. International students are taught and guided by the Institute of International Education.

Main fields of educational and international activities of department:

 VSU offers academic programmes at all levels including bachelor, master, graduate and post-graduate courses, post-doctoral studies. Long-term scientific and educational international cooperation is based upon direct agreements with 68 universities and research institutes of the world. Since 2002 VSU is a member of European University Association. VSU participated in 7 TEMPUS projects. It also took part as a coordinator in a project o FP6. Now it is participating at a 7FP projects. At present VSU is actively modernising its academic models in line with the principles of the "Bologna process". The university extensively uses teaching quality management and student academic progress monitoring. Innovative teaching technologies are widely in use at VSU. The university is listed by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science among the higher education establishments which are planning to inroduce the innovative credit units approch. (More information about university: www.vsu.ru)

Voronezh State University would like to participate in developing projects on the following activity types:

Curricular reform

- Modernisation of curricula with 3 cycle structure adopting European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and degree recognition) in the priority academic fields

- Development of study programmes with a double degree

- Establishment of diploma recognition system

Priority academic fields:

• Economics

• Linguistics

• Tourism

• Ecology

• Philology

• International Relations

Governance reform

Modernisation of multilevel education system in Russian universities

- Modernisation of international cooperation management

- Introduction of academic mobility assurance system

- Methodological support for multilevel education

- Management of joint educational programmes

- Informatisation of education management on the base of European universities experience

- Establishment of sustainable structures for quality assurance

- Application of videoconferences to education process

Higher education and society

1)EU-Russia Innovation network “University – enterprise”

- Creation of accomplished complex “market necessities - education services – research products - enterprise”

- Competences correlation – from market necessities to curricular modernization

- Adaptation of career development system to economics necessities

2) Establishment infrastructure for higher education—economics interaction

- Renovation of enterprise-oriented research infrastructure

- Development of mechanisms for integration of SMEs into university management system

- Modernisation of study programmes and Lifelong Learning programmes

Contact person:

- Dr. Alla Akulshina,

- Deputy Director of Regional Information Centre

- for Scientific and Technological

- Cooperation with EU

- Voronezh State University

- Tel./fax: +7-473-2207526

- E-mail: aav@rciabc.vsu.ru

- 394006 RF Voronezh, Universitetskaya pl. 1

 IDEA 1

Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics

Curricula to be modernized: Academic discipline “Mathematics and Computer Science”; Curricula: Mathematical and Computer Modeling

Competences

- skill in handling of the methods of mathematical and algorithmic modeling in the analysis of problems of natural science;

- skill in handling of the methods of mathematical modeling in the analysis of global problems on the basis of deep knowledge of basic mathematical sciences and computer sciences;

- independent analysis of physical aspects in the classical formulations of mathematical problems.

Existing courses that are expected to upgrade:

- Intelligent Data Analysis,

- The theory of wavelets,

- Theoretical questions of coding,

- Neural Networks,

- Simulation of systems with discontinuous nonlinearities

- The study of models of mathematical physics with the help of projection-grid methods,

- Modeling of Systems with Delay,

- Theoretical basis for the creation of computational systems for solving boundary value problems

- Computer technology in the economic calculations

- Objectives of inventory management,

- Stochastic models in financial mathematics,

- Mathematical methods in actuarial calculations

- Computer forecasting methods in the social and economic sciences,

- Combinatorial methods for data compression

- Theoretical foundations of computer analysis of problems with bifurcation,

- Bifurcation analysis of the ferroelectric phase crystals

- Solving of computing problems in Java and JavaScript technologies

All courses can be taught in English.

Role in the project: Partner (joining the consortium which is developing a project on this or related subjects)

The maximal approximation of the curriculum to the needs of the economy and industry in Russia and the EU.

The introduction of modern information technologies in educational process.

The development of new technologies to work in modern related fields.

Increasing training of bachelors and masters.

Increasing scientific - methodological level of discipline teaching.

Analysis of needs and problems: The maximal approximation of the curriculum to the needs of the economy and industry in Russia and the EU.

The introduction of modern information technologies in educational process.

The development of new technologies to work in modern related fields.

Increasing training of bachelors and masters.

Increasing scientific - methodological level of discipline teaching.

Contact person: Mrs. Elena Pilieva,

Leading specialist of Regional Information Centre

for Scientific and Technological Cooperation with EU

Voronezh State University

Tel./fax: +7-473-2207526

E-mail: keo@rciabc.vsu.ru

394006 RF Voronezh, Universitetskaya pl. 1

IDEA 2

Faculty name: Economics, Chair of Economics and Organisations Management

Curricula to be modernized: It is planed to modernize Master Programme “Firm Management”. Academic discipline in Tempus programme: “Business and Administration” - section “Management and Administration”

Competences: The programme “Firm Management” was formed in the process of reorganisation of programme “Economics and Firm Management” according to the 3d generation standard demands. The reorganised programme has been working for 17 years. Bachelors from Russian and foreign universities are taught under the programme.

Main blocks of the programme:

Scientific cycle:

- The evolution of management theories,

- Contemporary issues of management,

- Foreign language,

- Computer technology in management,

- Philosophy,

- Sociology of management,

- Quality management,

- Corporate accounting and reporting in management system.

Blocks can be taught in English:

- Foreign language,

- Managerial Economics,

- Organizations Network Management,

- Corporate management,

- Innovation and investment analysis,

- Econometric models of firm,

- Mathematical methods in management,

- Financial calculations for commercial settlements

Professional cycle:

- Managerial economics,

- Research methods in management

- Organizationt and organizational behaviour,

- Corporate finance,

- Contemporary strategy analysis,

- Mathematical methods in management

- Topical issues of human resource management,

- State regulation of the economy,

- Legal basis of management,

- Economics and organization of the firm,

- Organizations network management,

- Corporate management,

- Organization planning system,

- Methodology of scientific research in economics and management,

- Change management,

- Innovation and investment analysis,

- Financial calculations for commercial settlements,

- Econometric models of firm,

- Business process reengineering,

- Risk management,

- Indicative management.

In the framework of the programme the following forms of international cooperation are performed:

Further education and training of teachers:

- "Business Consulting" (Training Program project "Tacis")

- "Partnership of Kent State University and a consortium of Russian Universities from Tver, Volgograd and Voronezh in business education" (in the framework of USIA “CIS Colleagues and University Partnership"),

- "Corporate Management" (Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto, Canada)

- "Management of Project and Company Development. The European Experience" (in companies of Switzerland, Germany, Austria)

Students Exchange and training:

- Internship at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) within the master program Master of European Politics and Policies.

- Students Exchange in cooperation with the University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia).

Student exchange program DAAD (Germany).

Role in the project: Development of project as a coordinator from Russia

Analysis of needs and problems: There is a need to update the teaching of disciplines ensuring the acquisition of the following competencies:

- The ability to acquire and use new knowledge and skills

- Fluency in a foreign language as an instrument of professional communication,

- Skills of public, business and scientific communications

- Ability to develop programs for organizational development and change and ensure their implementation,

- Ability to use quantitative and qualitative methods for research and business process management,

- Knowledge of the methods for economic analysis of economic agents and markets behaviour in a global environment,

- Ability to synthesize and critically evaluate the results obtained by domestic and foreign researchers, to identify and formulate relevant scientific issues,

- Ability to use modern techniques and methods in management disciplines teaching,

Ability to develop curricula and teaching materials for the teaching of management disciplines.

Partners of the faculty - potential partners of the project consortium: Partners from the Russian side are offered:

- Voronezh State University (coordinator, Voronezh)

- The State University of Management (Moscow)

- Volgograd State University (Volgograd).

Partners from EU countries are offered:

- Gumboldt University - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin http://www.hu-berlin.de/

- National University of Ireland, Maynooth http://www.nuim.ie/

University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Contact person: Mrs. Elena Pilieva,

Leading specialist of Regional Information Centre

for Scientific and Technological Cooperation with EU

Voronezh State University

Tel./fax: +7-473-2207526, E-mail: keo@rciabc.vsu.ru

394006 RF Voronezh, Universitetskaya pl. 1

 IDEA 3

Faculty name: International Relations Faculty

Curricula to be modernized: 2-year Master programme “International Business” - Specialization “Business in Emerging Markets”

Competences: The Master programme major blocks:

The 1st module consists of “Introduction to Emerging Markets”; “International Finance”; “Leadership”; “M&A in Emerging Markets”.

The 2nd module consists of “Political Economy and institutions”; “International Economy”; “Cross-Cultural Management”; “Ethics in Business”; “Distribution and sales Management”

The 3rd module consists of Thesis and “Marketing research methods”

The 4th module consists of two foreign languages; “Conflict Resolution and Negotiation”; “International Project Management”

Blocks that could be taught in English:

The 2nd semester: Cross-Cultural Management; Global Supply Chain Management; Ethics and CSR; Conflict Resolution and Negotiation; Marketing Research Methods.

The 3rd semester: International Finance; Distribution and Sales Management; M&A in Emerging Markets; Leadership and HR in Emerging Markets; International Strategic Markets

In the framework of the programme the following forms of international cooperation are performed:

Lectures for incoming students from the partner institutions (FH Joanneum, Austria, Hochshule Harz, Germany): Cross-Cultural Management; Ethics in Business; Marketing Research Methods for Bachelor degree receivers, and the same disciplines will be taught for Master degree students since September 2012

Role in the project: Partner

Contacts: Mrs. Elena Pilieva,

Leading specialist of Regional Information Centre

for Scientific and Technological Cooperation with EU

Voronezh State University

Tel./fax: +7-473-2207526

E-mail: keo@rciabc.vsu.ru

394006 RF Voronezh, Universitetskaya pl. 1