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三月 2016

Effective university governance

SI5 aim: To establish a university governance system in line with world best practices. To achieve this goal, SUSU will focus on building and developing a truly meritocratic environment. To build such a meritocratic environment, SUSU will need to determine the most appropriate level of autonomy for its structural units, promote the active engagement of talent and introduce efficient incentive system for all staff members.  Another SI5 priority measure is to improve the University's financial and economic model and to master an investment approach for financing University activities. For example, SUSU is contemplating of establishing an endowment fund to support the development of SUSU's supercomputer.  SUSU investment model  Within SI5 SUSU will introduce project management office and change management  mechanisms for efficient 5-100 Program implementation. The management process will be based on clearly defined procedures of competitive resource allocation, collegiate decision-making and independent expertise in specific areas of science, education and management. Program management chart The main task of change management is to ensure support for the Program's implementation. In November-December 2015, SUSU conducted a set of activities to inform staff members about the Program, including: the Program’s presentation at each SUSU faculty; a special issue of the University newspaper; an intensive coverage of the program by SUSU TV and radio stations; a special page on the University's website; installing information boards in key public gathering places on campus. All University employees had the opportunity to submit their proposals and participate in the survey on the University's website. Based on the survey data and submitted proposals, area-specific working groups have compiled the Roadmap.    Main actions for implementing SI5   As a result of SI5 implementation, SUSU will establish a management system based on the principles of transparency, cooperation and entrepreneurship.  

Concentration of resources

SI4 aim: To improve the overall performance of the University. To achieve this goal, SUSU will focus on institutional redesign. The university will form a smaller number of unique academic units to ensure the highest levels of performance and productivity. SUSU's International Academic Advisory Council (IAAC) will play a key role in identifying areas of institutional redesign. It will coordinate research and educational activities at the University in line with global best practices. The IAAC will guide the implementation of scientific foresight to identify areas of the University's fast-track development for 2018-2020. As part of SI4, the University will introduce a regular educational programs review procedures to ensure that that SUSU’s graduates' expertise and competencies are in demand on the job market.  Governance framework and target structure  Main actions for implementing SI4 The implementation of SI4 will enable SUSU’s transition to a new structure made up of about 10 schools and with no underperforming units. The restructuring is expected to improve scientometric indicators per faculty member.   

Recruiting talented students

SI3 aim: To ensure diversity of the SUSU’s student body. Recruiting talented prospective students USU will acquire talented prospective students by implementing a number of measures, including: introducing a system of differentiated scholarships for Russian applicants with high USE scores and international prospective students; active interaction with high schools in Russia and abroad; organising joint (dual degree) programs with leading Russian and international universities; development of a bilingual environment. Main actions for implementing SI3 The SI3 implementation will enable SUSU to educate a new generation of leaders capable of addressing global challenges for sustainable development.  

Recruitment and development of talented staff

SI2 aim: To enhance staff members' professional skills and boost their productivity. Key personnel recruitment SUSU intends to accomplish this goal by recruiting academics and administrators from leading Russian and international universities, and through advanced training of its own staff members. The recruitment of qualified international staff members requires better visibility for the University's leading academics and research activities; research grants to ensure competitive compensation packages for international academics; mandatory KPIs to measure academic units’ performance in recruiting international academics; accelerated transition to a bilingual environment; experienced top-level administrators with international reputation to enhance SUSU’s international network and credibility.  Main actions for implementing SI2 In personnel training and development within SI1, SUSU will focus on improving critically important skills, such as communication skills, publishing activity, English language skills, and the use of advanced educational technologies. SUSU will accomplish these objectives by implementing mechanisms involving micro grants and bonuses, career development for advanced training, non-financial incentives and KPI-based contracts. In late 2015, SUSU adopted a brief, universal list of KPIs for employment contracts with a focus on achieving Program 5-100’ major objectives. The SI2 implementation will enable SUSU to achieve parity with the world's leading universities in terms of the diversity of its staff members and their productivity.  

Breakthroughs in Science and Education

SI1 aim: to achieve globally recognised breakthroughs in research and education in SUSU's fields of specialisation.   To achieve this goal, SUSU will focus on four knowledge areas, which lay the foundation of the four Strategic Academic Units (StrAUs). Each unit integrates research projects and educational programs.   Engineering. A leading breakthrough initiative is cross-disciplinary aerospace research, aimed at asteroid impact avoidance. To enhance research competencies, the University will promote an Aerospace Engineering Master's degree program to the national educational market. Supercomputing. A major breakthrough area is represented by a research project focused on data mining, a technique that is particularly essential for the comprehensive analysis of Big Data. In the supercomputing area, the educational component is represented by the development of an English-language Master's degree programme in Data Mining, which will be intensively promoted domestically and internationally. Natural Sciences. A major breakthrough research area is the development of alternative energy sources including materials for solar cells (photosensitisers), which will help enhance the efficiency of solar batteries and reduce the cost of power generation. As part of SI1 implementation, SUSU will introduce English-language programs in applied mathematics, physics, chemistry and materials science. Life Sciences. A major breakthrough research area is the study of molecular mechanisms of chronic emotional stress development, which represents a health problem for residents of large modern urban centers. Specific prospective research and educational projects will be selected by the independent international experts. To address this task, SUSU is establishing an International Academic Advisory Council, comprising of leading global scientists in the domains of natural and computer sciences, engineering and medicine (SI3).   The SUSU Board of Regents, comprising of industrial leaders, will be instrumental in overseeing the University's cooperation with the business community, i.e. by approving a roadmap for promoting SUSU's research capabilities in industrial markets (SI5).   All breakthrough projects leverage the University's supercomputing resources. Many projects will also utilize SUSU's competencies in instrumentation. To achieve higher effectiveness of SI1 implementation, SUSU will engage external partners to cooperate in breakthrough areas in research and education. A high return on investment in breakthrough initiatives will be supported by the University's existing research infrastructure. Main actions for implementing SI1 SI1 is integrates a number of other initiatives included in the SUSU Roadmap. For instance, to deliver the priority projects the University will recruit talented researchers and students as part of SI2 and SI3. The concentration of resources on breakthrough areas will be achieved with the help of SI4 activities, in particular through carrying out scientific foresight and an international expert examination of research projects led by the SUSU International Academic Advisory Board. The results of SI1 implementation include boost in the international academic reputation and  in citation indices and publishing activity across all breakthrough areas.  

SUSU Tutor Has Taken Part in the Opening of the Club of Eurasian Intellectual Ideas in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

03/11/2016

 

At the end of February at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) and Tajikistan University of Technology (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) held the first meeting of experts of the Eurasian Club of Intellectual Ideas. The Foundation for Socio-Economic Development ‘Eurasian Community’ (Chelyabinsk, Russia) was the main organizer of the event.

Уникальное оборудование

Цель университета в области материально-технического обеспечения  обеспечить исследователей и студентов самым современным оборудованием, необходимым для достижения мирового уровня в области образования и науки. В ЮУрГУ создан мощный современный материально-технический потенциал, включающий более 10 научно-образовательных центров и лабораторий мирового уровня, оснащенных уникальным научным оборудованием. ЮУрГУ производит 80% учебного лабораторного оборудования России и располагает самым полным и современным учебным лабораторным комплексом в стране.   Уникальное оборудование ЮУрГУ Название лаборатории Оборудование Уникальные характеристики   Суперкомпьютерное моделирование   РСК Торнадо ЮУрГУ 238 трлн. операций в секунду, 245 место в топ- 500 суперкомпьютеров мира, 2-ой в России СКИФ-Аврора ЮУрГУ 117 трлн. операций в секунду Центр космических технологий Расчетно-экспериментальный комплекс LMS Единственный в стране полнокомплектный комплекс для исследований динамических характеристик и виртуальных испытаний конструкций и систем аэрокосмической техники Лаборатория стендовых испытаний полноразмерных дизелей Комплект оборудования дизелей HORIBA Единственный в стране комплекс, позволяющий проводить испытания полноразмерных дизелей мощностью от 90 до1800 кВт на стационарных и транзитных циклах Лаборатория физических исследований Фемтосекундный лазер Единственный в Уральском регионе фемтосекундный лазер Инфраструктура для интерференционных исследований Уникальная для России инфраструктура. Фундамент лаборатории не связан с фундаментом здания и окружающей землей, что позволяет использовать интерференционные методы для создания фотонных структур и световых полей со сложным распределением параметров  

Strategic Initiatives

To implement the target model, the University has adopted the 8xSMART Strategy, which integrates all Roadmap’s strategic initiatives and focuses on implementing the most efficient means of achieving university’s objectives. The 8xSMART Strategy Breakthroughs in Science and Education Recruitment and development of talented staff Recruiting talented students Concentration of resources Effective university governance Innovations for sustainability of Ural region Reputation management New technologies in education  

Innovation in Education

The University aims at improving the quality and efficiency of education through implementing new educational models and technologies.   The establishment of the Institute of Open and Distance Education has allowed SUSU to implement innovative technologies in its existing training programmes, as well as to offer a number of Russian- and English-language courses in the massive open online course (MOOC) format aimed at attracting applicants and boosting the University's image.   The University's plans include making its MOOC-format courses available on such leading international forums as edX and Coursera. Innovations in education Among the University’s MOOCs are: Advances in Database Systems Development; Cheminformatics; Distributed Computing; Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management; Organic chemistry; Linear Sobolev Type Equations; Spectral Theory of Differential Operators. SUSU has a MOODLE-based distance learning system, called E-SUSU 2.0. In the short term, the University plans to upgrade it to a complete Learning Management System (LMS). LMS will encompass all educational programmes and will help to guide and support students through all stages of their education and subsequent career growth. At the admissions stage, the LMS will offer career guidance (interactive modelling of future career options), and will allow for participating in academic competitions, enrolling in pre-admission courses and submitting online applications. For the University, the LMS will provide a rating of applicants and an opportunity to recruit young talent.  Learning Management System Throughout the educational process, the LMS can become a virtual personal manager for the student, providing access to such information as curriculum, class schedules, academic performance and personal career path. This "smart" learning system will help to reveal student's weaknesses and gaps in the process of mastering various disciplines. It will also suggest how to overcome them by redirecting the student to disciplines or sections studied earlier. When used by the teaching staff, the LMS will help to improve the learning process by introducing modern interactive teaching techniques and means for achieving better communications with students, as well as offering tips on self-development.  The integration of graduates' personal accounts into the University's LMS will help SUSU keep in touch with them, as well as to improve employer engagement and develop vocational training programmes. SUSU strives to the improve the quality of education + AT this stage, the teachers will be encouraged to take and pass MOOC-format courses through edX or Coursera. Major improvement will be achieved through implementation of the MOOCs technology. On this stage, the teachers will be encouraged to take and pass MOOC-format courses through edX or Coursera, and eventually to prepare their own MOOCs. Pilot projects show that such initiative significantly improves teaching quality: teachers first get to know the new technology and best practices in teaching and then get the chance to examine themselves and to work under the innovative schemes.  
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Regional Development Leadership

The University regional development strategy aims to create a favourable intellectual and business environment in the region and foster investments and jobs creation in the new economy. Chelyabinsk is Russia's eighth largest urban center with a population of 1.5 million inhabitants. With its manufacturing facilities, the Chelyabinsk Region represents one of the country's biggest industrial clusters, ranking sixth nationwide in per capita industrial output. The University is at the heart of the regional economic and social infrastructure, helping to spur diversified economic growth and contributing to a higher quality of life for the region's population.   University of Michigan provides a perfect example of regional development leadership. It is located in the Rust Belt in the USA and has become an engine of the state economy during the recent industrial crisis. University of Michigan attracts talented people from all over the world and foster development of high growth industries such as IT and medicine. It creates thousands of high quality jobs. In concert with the local and national government it carries out a number of entrepreneurial, supplementary education and social programs. Thanks to the University of Michigan, a state in the middle of the continent has its own place in the global intellectual agenda. Taking into account UoM experience, South Ural State University aims at: Attracting major companies and investments to the region. The best example is the University’s partnership with Emerson. The company invested in R&D and manufacturing facilities in the region, opening July 2015 a new industrial complex in Chelyabinsk. Traditional Chelyabinsk industries including machine tool building, instrument making, crane building, steelmaking and radiation medicine all benefit from a strong university, increasing their regional production and capacities. New high-tech companies formation. Engineering companies founded by SUSU graduates work all over the world and cooperate with industrial leaders such as Siemens VAI, SMS-Group, BoschRexroth, Fortum, FUCHS, LINCOLN, Konar. Fostering innovation environment and small business development. SUSU currently possesses an innovation infrastructure which has enabled to create 58 small innovation businesses over the last five years. These organizations are intended to commercialize University’s scientific activities. In order to broaden this sphere SUSU will create an innovation accelerator. The annual revenues of SUSU's innovation belt already stand at RUB 700 million. SUSU's innovation belt specialises, among other things, in the production of training equipment for Russian universities and schools, with the University enjoying an aggregate domestic market share of 80%. Solving the region's environmental issues. SUSU's R&D outcomes have helped to foster the sustainable development of the region. For example, SUSU researchers recently developed absorbents that immobilise heavy-metal ions and radioactive nuclides. Such absorbents provide protection from industrial contamination at minimal cost. Another example of new products for sustainable development are heat meters for measuring individual heat energy consumption. A pilot project for implementing this technology in Chelyabinsk households has led to reduction of heat energy consumption by 20%. Promoting regional intellectual community. The University hosts open discussions on the regional social and economic development, University’s faculty is instrumental in developing regional strategy and participate in expert councils held by Chelyabinsk region government.  
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