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““Arctic Bridge”Arctic Bridge”Cooperation on PhD Education and Cooperation on PhD Education and
Research Training in the field of Research Training in the field of Management inManagement in
Extractive Industries in the High NorthExtractive Industries in the High North
By Anatoli BourmistrovProfessor, PhD
September 19 2012St. Petersburg
HIGH NORTH CENTER FOR BUSINESSHIGH NORTH CENTER FOR BUSINESS
Background• Increasing industrial cooperation between
BEAR countries especially related to development of the Arctic Extractive Industry (petroleum-, mining- and supply industry) requires:– More research based knowledge through joint
research projects– Joint and harmonized training of researchers
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HOW TO SECURE QUALITY?
RUSSIA NORWAY
Quality standard-setters in education
Central Ministry of Higher Education and Research
National and international committees and organizations:
e.g. NOKUT
Autonomy of educational institutions
Compliance to the national, regional and local education
standards
Autonomy in filling in the education programs
How relevance of the program is defined?
Relevance as following the standards
Relevance to the business community and students
Program management Management by standard-following
Management by reputation
Bourmistrov & Mellemvik (2007)
Important differences
RUSSIA NORWAY
Levels Doctor and candidate of science
PhD
Language of the dissertation
Russian Norwegian/English
Publications Russian language journals approved by SAC
National and international journals, depending on the
dissertation type
Number of supervisors One Two (three)
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RUSSIA NORWAY
Quality focus
The country: development of the economic and defense potential
The student, research community and the society in general
Quality control
Primary focus: output controlInput control is important too.
Primary focus: input and process control.
Output control is important too.Quality standard-setters
Central Ministry of Education National and international committees and organizations
Comparison of quality understanding of the Ph.D. programs in Norway and Russia
Bourmistrov & Mellemvik (2007)
Application to SIU• Main application partners:
– Bodø Graduate School of Business– Baltic State Technical University, St. Petersburg
• Network partners:– NARFU– MGIMO– MSTU– USTU– TSU
• Other NAREC partners– Gubkin University
Goals and sub-goalsMain goal:
To strengthen Norwegian-Russian knowledge cooperation in the field of Management in Extractive Industries in the High North between institutions in the network
Sub-goals:1. To develop a Norwegian-Russian model of cooperation in an International PhD education in accordance
with the Bologna process, including the enrollment, education, supervision and defense components of such a program
2. To implement the joint research training program in the partner institutions step by step by involving young researchers in the joint research projects
3. To establish an academic panel for the PhD program (PhD Education Board) aiming at securing quality of joint research training program in institutions
4. To promote long-term academic research and attractiveness of graduate and post-graduate studies in the field of management with focus on High North and widening the prospects of further joint research projects both in Norway and Russia
5. Network development: develop contacts’ network, also outside Norway and Russia - international conferences, seminars, guest lectures and other networking activities that will be an important part of the project
Developing a model• Based on the institution’s own PhD programs, but
harmonize the following components:– Goals of PhD education– Enrollment requirements– The content of the education components in the program and
methods (joint courses: compulsory/electives)– Thesis writing– Ways to secure student exchange and international internships:
participation in conferences/colloquiums– Joint supervision and how to carry out the dissertation– Defense component of the program
Joint PhD courses• Promoting fundamental understanding of
opportunities and challenges in developing Arctic resources and extractive industries from cutting edge and multidisciplinary academic perspectives
• More professors and students’ mobility, team teaching at each other universities
• Rotate location of the PhD course
Joint research activities
• Involving PhD students and researchers into joint research projects:– Joint applications– Cooperation between researchers– Example:
• NAREC• ALTECH II (FRIENDLY BOARDERS)• NORRUSS
PhD Education Board• Aim: quality assurance and securing relevance of the PhD
education program • Members: members from each institution and
internationally recognized researchers• Meeting annually • Responsibility: reviewing, evaluating and providing
guidance of how to improve and secure the quality of the PhD education of young Norwegian and Russian research students
• Also inviting representatives from private industry and government to join the panel (or establishing a separate panel)