Analysis of the potential of Russian universities due the Project 5-100 implementation

Abstract

The presented study analyzes the possibility of Project 5-100 implementing, initiated by the Decree of the President of Russia. It is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of leading Russian universities in relation to the world's leading scientific and educational centers and solving a number of other important tasks in the development of education and science in Russia. The main rankings evaluating higher educational institutions have been studied, among them the most authoritative universities in the world have been identified. A list of Russian higher education institutions that are assessed or have a chance to be included in these ratings has also been established. It was revealed that as of 2020, the only Russian university that consistently occupies a worthy place in one of the generally recognized world rankings is the Lomonosov Moscow State University. At the same time, the authors have made a quantitative assessment of the likelihood of inclusion of Russian higher educational institutions in the world university rankings. It has also been established which of the world rankings domestic universities can reach high places as quickly and successfully as possible. As a result, the objectives of Project 5-100 seem to be the most attainable within the framework of this rating. To solve such an important task, it was proposed to analyze in detail the methodology for giving marks to higher educational institutions present in it. In addition, it has been proven that it is necessary to develop measures to improve the assessment of domestic universities in a number of world research and educational centers.