1/3
of Russian researchers recognize that to be effective they need to work with peers as part of a scientific school.
30%
of entrepreneurs in the retail sector reported that they had reduced headcount in their organizations in the fourth quarter of 2014. Compared with the beginning of the year, the trend with respect to headcount reductions has doubled.
55%
of Russians age 25-64 who have a vocational education believe that their current activities partially or fully coincide with the education they received.
2 percentage points
was the amount by which business confidence in industry grew over the last month, reaching the level of 3%.
31%
of construction companies are experiencing a shortage in graduates from educational institutions who have either technical training or who specialize in a trade.
72%
of Russian managers at small industrial companies note that one of the main factors limiting production is the uncertainty surrounding the current economic situation.
15%
of Russian companies discuss personnel issues at every management meeting.
21%
of students at occupational training schools plan to continue their education in universities, including in full-time divisions.
Best Prospective Students Go to Medical Universities, and Engineering is still out of Fashion
On October 29th, 2014, Alexander Klimov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Russia, Alexander Biserov, Deputy Head of Rosobrnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Science and Education), and HSE Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov, presented the annual monitoring of the quality of enrolment in Russian higher education institutions. The project was carried out by the Higher School of Economics and the Ministry of Education and Science in partnership with Rossiya Segodnya, an international news agency, and the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Below are some conclusions of the study.
40%
of entrepreneurs working in the wholesale trade sector reported a decline in sales in the third quarter of 2014. Companies are complaining of low demand and a collapsing range of products sold.