Innovation development in Russia: the value aspect

Abstract

Abstract. The article examines the problems of the transition of modern Russia towards the formation of an innovative economy, with a special emphasis on the investigation of the key challenges that Russian universities face while training engineers equipped for innovative activities. The paper considers the impact of cultural characteristics of the Russian society on the organization and content of an education process in a technical university, on "producing" engineers capable of developing innovation. In our analysis we use a comparative approach, as well as the outcomes of the etnometric studies based on the method by G. Hofstede. The study presents the comparative analysis of the organization and content of engineering training at two universities representing Russia and the United States. The results of the study show that further productive development of the Russian system of engineering education towards integration with Western systems is possible provided that the value orientation of the Russian state and society is significantly revised.

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“…Those findings cover the statistical data on the employment of Bachelor's programs graduates, the number of innovative enterprises launched by TPU graduates, income earned from vending invention patents granted to TPU students, lecturers, engineers [8], etc.…”

“…In response to this claim, the aim of this study is to find out whether the idea of power engineering being 'old-fashioned and difficult' is shared by Russian students in the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) (one of the leading institutions of engineering education in Russia) [8]. What are the students' perceptions of the skills and competences the presentday engineer should possess?…”