The article defines the role of the petrochemical industry in the development of the economy as a whole. The key problems of innovative development of the Russian petrochemical complex that are typical for the current stage are identified. The purpose of the study is to analyze the organizational and economic processes of formation and implementation of innovative strategies for the development of petrochemical enterprises and practical recommendations for improving their performance. To achieve this goal, the role of the components of the innovative potential of enterprises in the development of the economy is determined; the analysis of directions of development of innovative activity of the main foreign players in the market of petrochemical is carried out; strategies of innovative development of petrochemical enterprises are formed. It is concluded that in the era of digitalization of industry, the priority strategy for the development of the petrochemical complex is resource conservation.

Doctoral education in Russia and post-Soviet countries aims at training researchers for different spheres of national economies, including science, education, and industry. The paper presents comparative characteristics of doctoral education in Russia and Belarus, using the examples of two universities, Kazan National Research Technological University and Polotsk State University. The paper compares the forms and contents of doctoral education, the problems faced, and prospects of cooperation between the universities. In conclusion, the authors summarize similarities and differences in doctoral education, and their influence on the overall results of training. The authors show prospects to improve doctoral education as a whole.

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