Evaluation in the Russian Federation

Together with an international expert committee, ZSI has received an appointment to evaluate the BRHE-Program (Basic Research and Higher Education Program), implemented by CRDF (U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation) in the Russian Federation.

Focus was on the following dimensions:

• Analysis of the goals proposed and what BRHE has accomplished.
• Verification that reported accomplishments of the RECs (Research and Education Centres) are accurate.
• Measure progress towards REC independence, including cost-sharing, partnering, and sustainability measures
• Relationship of BRHE and grantee universities to the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Adoption of the "BRHE model" in other universities.
• Effect of BRHE on young scientists' career choices.
• Evidence of any development of a community of RECs in Russia.

CRDF is a nonprofit charitable organization created by the US Government in 1995 to promote scientific and technical collaboration between the USA and the countries of the former Soviet Union. BRHE is a central element of CRDF's work.

ZSI thus had the opportunity to evaluate the American pendant to the European programme INTAS, which has been evaluated by ZSI together with international experts 3 years earlier.

Team:

• Mag. Dr. Klaus Schuch (project leader)
• Irina Krieger

Section: Research Policy & Development

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Related Articles:

• Publication: Country Report Russia
• Project: INTAS Evaluation
• Publication: Opportunities and Barriers in RTD Co-operation with Russia - Lessons learned from INTAS and COPERNICUS

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