Клищ Николай Николаевич

Education and Degrees

2006

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Economics and National Economy Management
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Thesis Title: Increasing the performance of civil servants

2003

Master's in Economics and Social Policy, honors diploma
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics

2002

Degree in Finance and Credit, honors diploma
‘Dubna’ International University of Nature, Society and Human Science

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2016: Program «German-Russian relations development in public administration: the synergy between education, science and economy», State Chancellery of Bavaria (Bayerische Staatskanzlei), Munich, Germany.

2013: Course «Teaching Quality Assurance methodology for Public Administration», London Metropolitan University, London, Great Britain.

2011: Program «Delivery of the dual award Master of Public Administration», London Metropolitan University, London, Great Britain.

2009: Program «Civil service reform», Indiana University, Office of Personnel Management, Bloomington, Washington D.C., New York, USA.

2005: Program «Administrative reform - II», Italian Council of State (Consiglio di Stato), Rome, Italy.

2005: Program «French-Russian collaboration in public service reform», French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry (Ministère de l'Économie, des finances et de l'industrie), French National School of Administration (l'Ecole nationale d'administration), Paris, Strasbourg, France.

2004: Program «Public administration reform assistance in Russian Federation», Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa, Canada.

Professional Interests

new public management public service industrial policy

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2024, 2014

Official gratitudes of executive bodies

2016: Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation gratitude for the active participation and provision of the All-Russian Competition «The best human resource policies and practices at civil and municipal service».

2016: Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation gratitude for the active participation in organizing and conducting the All-Russian Russian scientific-practical conference «Strategic personnel management at civil and municipal service».

2015: Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation gratitude for the active participation in the competition committee activities to determine the best personnel management practices at civil and municipal service.

2014: Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation gratitude for many years of conscientious work.

2005: Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation gratitude for their active participation in the work of processing the results of the federal program «Reform of the civil service of the Russian Federation (2003-2005)» implementation.

Courses (2024/2025)

Introduction to the specialty "State and municipal management" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's seminar "Public Administration and Regulation" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's seminar "Public Administration and Regulation" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Public Administration Technologies (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration, field of study Public Administration, field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Public Administration Technologies (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Public administration and regulation" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Public administration and regulation" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
State Regulation in Socio-Economic Spheres of Activity (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
State Regulation in Socio-Economic Spheres of Activity (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration, field of study Public Administration, field of study Public Administration, field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Past Courses

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

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A. Larionov Development and Introduction of Payment Systems' Risk Indicators into the Bank of Russia’s Supervisory Practice, 2018

Research and development projects

2015: Expert support and preparation of regulatory legal acts aimed at the implementation of the Federal Law № 488-FZ of 31.12.2014 «On industrial policy in the Russian Federation», Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2015: Methodical support for the regional industrial programs improvement, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2015: Development of the guidelines to support the enterprises of national art crafts, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2015: Survey of the personnel activities, and the methods of personnel evaluation elaboration and reconciliation, State-owned Federal Institution «Federal Centre of Informatization of the Russian Federation by the Central Election Commission», project leader.

2015: Introduction the modern principles of the public-service culture organization and formation at civil service, the Centre for Basic Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia, project leader.

2014-2015: Development the system of performance measures of the civil servants’ professional effectiveness at the Budget Methodology Department of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2014-2015: Development the system of indicators to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of civil servants’ professional performance, Foundation for Development of Applied Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia, project leader.

2014: Gathering and systematization of the information about industrial state support measures for organizations at the federal and the regional level of the Russian Federation, Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of Moscow, Russia, project leader.

2014: Development of the methodological approaches and tools in the industrial policy implementation under the new model of industrial activities regulation, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2013: Development of science-based proposals on the draft Federal Law «On the State Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation», Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2013: Updating the state program of the Russian Federation «Development of shipbuilding for 2013 – 2030», Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2013: Teaching and methodical support of the federal civil servants’ professional training on the improvement of state guarantees at civil service, Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2013: Scientific and methodological support of the improving additional vocational training of federal civil servants, Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2013: Scientific and methodological support of the coaching techniques implementation at the civil service in several executive bodies as a part of a pilot project, Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2012-2013: Development of the new institutional framework and the improvement Russian structure of civil servants positions, Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2012–2013: Preparation of proposals for the institutional development of Russian civil service in 2014 – 2018 years, Ministry of Labor and Social Care of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2012: Efficiency, improvement and development of innovative instruments of industries state support analysis in view of government programs tool implementation, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2012: Analysis of the measures and indicators that reflect the level of reform and development of public service, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2011–2012: Elaboration of the socio-economic strategy of Russia for the period until 2020, Government of the Russian Federation, expert.

2011–2012: Elaboration of the draft strategy for the socio-economic development of the city of Moscow for the period until 2025, Department of Economic Policy and Development of Moscow, Russia, leading expert.

2011: Elaboration of the socio-economic development strategy of the Samara region for the period until 2030, Government of Samara region, Russia, leading expert.

2011: Elaboration of methods evaluating the performance of the central state and local executive bodies and cities, Republic of Kazakhstan Agency for Civil Service Affairs, project leader.

2010: Approbation of the methodic to organize and improve the additional professional education system for the civil servants of the executive level, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2010: Elaboration and approbation of the modern educational technologies for additional special education system for the civil servants, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2010: Approbation and implementation of the performance measures system for public service reform assessment (2009 – 2013), Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009–2010: Elaboration of the performance appraisal system for the military personnel and its implementation in military authorities, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009–2010: Elaboration and implementation methods of the accordance among administrative regulations and position descriptions to function performing and public services delivering, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009–2010: Estimation and monitoring of indicators, defining efficiency of public service reform under presidential program realization in 2009 – 2013, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009–2010: Estimation and monitoring of indicators, defining pace of the reforms and civil service development in the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009–2010: Elaboration of the methodological basis and experimental implementation of the public opinion monitoring system to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the public service and top level civil servants, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009: Elaboration of the performance measures system for the civil servants in core law-enforcement branch, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009: Elaboration and introducing the competence approach for the positions, categories and groups of law-enforcement branch of civil service, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009: Elaboration of the methodical proposals to organize and improve the additional professional education system for the civil servants of the executive level, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2009: Elaboration of the requirements to law-enforcement policy monitoring systems in civil service sphere, Ministry of Connection and Communication of the Russian Federation, expert.

2009: Elaboration of the high qualified civil servants’ pool forming technique in Russian Federation, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2008: Elaboration of the monitoring system of educational and training programs realization for civil servants, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2008: Educational support of the civil servants’ functions and activities improvement, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2008: Educational support of the state demographic programs work up, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2008: Development of the civil servants’ information system training in governance technologies, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, expert.

2007–2008: Elaboration of the Russian Federation industrial policy until 2015, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2007–2008: Elaboration of the Russian Federation public service reform program, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2007: Increasing the efficiency of HR-management in public service, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2007: Implementation the technologies of increasing executive’s activities performance, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2006–2007: Optimization of the performance measures system for the executive staff, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2006–2007: Elaboration of the analytical information system in public administration practice, Innovative educational program of the State University – Higher School of Economics, Russia, project leader.

2006: Elaboration the conception of the Russian Federation public service development, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2006: Elaboration of the civil servants’ professional skills assessment methodology in structural divisions of the federal executive bodies, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, expert.

2006: Elaboration of the information system of the civil servants staff reserve, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2006: Appraisal of the performance management methodological base for increasing effectiveness of the executive bodies in Smolensk region, Administration of Smolensk region, Russia, project leader.

2006: Development of the educational programs monitoring system in public administration, and creating database of the educational institutions, providing educational programs, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2006: Elaboration and pilot implementation of HR-functional model, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, expert.

2005–2007: Public sector institutional reform (AR-3), TACIS, leading expert.

2005–2007: Optimization of organizational structure and organizational support of customs activities at all levels, World Bank & Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2005: Methodological and legal support for civil service functioning of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2005: Elaboration of the proposals for official behavior observance and conflict of interests regulation at civil service, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2005: Development and carrying out the training course «Administrative reform and public management issues», State Duma of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2005: Elaboration of the civil servants job descriptions and regulations, State Duma of the Russian Federation, expert.

2005: Federal Program «Public service reform in the Russian Federation (2003 – 2005)» results analysis, President Administration of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2004–2006: Development of human resources management strategy and implementation of key human resources activities, World Bank & Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2004–2005: Performance measures system elaboration for the executives and its pilot implementation, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2004–2005: Federal program «Administrative Reform in the Russian Federation 2005 – 2010» development, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, expert.

2004: New methods of planning, financing, assessment, and compensation of civil servants’ activities implementation, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2004: Elaboration of the informational system «Efficiency» for planning activities and assessment of civil servants and its pilot implementation, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2004: Development of the system of strategic goals and performance measures setting for executive bodies of Perm region, Administration of Perm region, Russia, expert.

2004: Fiscal costs of civil service reform in the Russian Federation, World Bank, Russia, expert.

2004: Canadian experience usage in developing mechanisms for improving budgeting of state bodies and civil servants’ compensation systems in the Russian Federation, Canadian International Development Agency, project leader.

2003–2004: Experimental realization of new methods and approaches to federal public service organization and civil servants activity improvement (Samara Region, Saratov Region, Perm Region, Chuvash Republic, Taimir Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Saint Petersburg), Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2003: Corruption problem analysis and proposals of its reduction linked to administrative reform, Accounting chamber of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2003: Administrative reform costing and budget costs analysis in the Russian Federation, Accounting chamber of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2003: Forming the legislative policy in creation multilevel system of professional training, retraining and professional development of the state civil service staff, Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2003: Elaboration of the contents, mechanisms and criteria of civil servants assessment, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2003: Implementation of E-administrative regulations system into some departments of Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, expert.

2003: Development of the legislation conception of civil servants’ payment reform, Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2003: Development of civil servants effectiveness assessment methodology and experimental realization of staff optimization methods depending on assigned functions of the department, Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation, project leader.

2003: Improvement of legal acts for purpose of realization of experiments and pilot projects, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, leading expert.

2003: Comparative pay and benefits survey in public and private sectors, Department for International Development of the Great Britain, leading expert.

2002: Administrative regulations elaboration and creating principles of executive authorities’ services standardization in public sector, Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, expert.

2002: Methods and experiments of economic instruments improvement implemented in institutions of local governing, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, expert.

2001: Small business support by the government and its development in the Russian Federation, Ministry of Antimonopoly Policy & Business Enterprises Support of the Russian Federation, expert.

2000: Finance improvement of local government housing and communal services, City administration of Dubna, Russia, expert.

1999: Municipal budgeting optimization (the example of Mytishensky region), Central Institute of Economics and Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, consultant.

Employment history

2008 – present time: Public Service Improvement Centre, Institute for Public Administration and Municipal Management, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Director;

2008: Institute for Public Administration and Municipal Management, State University – Higher School of Economics, Head of Sector;

2005 – 2008: Institute for Public Administration and Municipal Management, State University – Higher School of Economics, Researcher;

2004 – 2005: Institute for Public Administration and Municipal Management, State University – Higher School of Economics, Junior Researcher;

2003 – 2004: Research Centre for Public Administration, State University – Higher School of Economics, Junior Researcher.

Membership in professional societies and committees

Member of the working group at the Commission by the President of the Russian Federation on public service and high-qualified staff reserve.

Member of the working group for the project management development at the Presidium of the Council by the President of the Russian Federation on strategic development and priority projects.

Member of the expert group by the Government Office of the Russian Federation on civil service effectiveness improvement.

Member of the working group at the Expert Council by the Government of the Russian Federation on public service.

Chairman of the Competition Committee by the Ministry of Labour and Social Care of the Russian Federation on definition the best personnel practices at civil and municipal service.

Head of an expert group by the Ministry of Labour and Social Care of the Russian Federation on identification the best human resources policies and practices at civil and municipal service.

Deputy Head of the expert group by the Ministry of Labour and Social Care of the Russian Federation on institutional development of civil service.

Member of the working group by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the Federal Law of 31.12.2014 N 488-FZ «On industrial policy in the Russian Federation» and the legislative and regulatory acts elaboration in its development.

Member of the working group by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation on budgetary expenditures optimization in public administration.

Independent expert of appraisal and competition commissions, and conflict of interest resolution commissions in a number of federal government executive bodies.

Approved expert of the European Committee on public administration reform assistance in the Russian Federation.

Member of the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee).

Member of the Academic Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Professional development courses for civil servants

«Public Administration Reforms»

«Civil Service Legal Regulation»;

«Optimization the Number of Civil Servants»

«Methods of Conducting Competitions to the Civil Service»

«Performance Measures in Public Sector»

«Elaboration of the Civil Service’ Development Programs»

«Performance Assessment Systems Elaboration for Civil Servants»

«Methods of Civil Servants’ Activities Regulation»

«Remuneration and Performance-pay Systems Introduction in Public Sector»

«Human Resource Management at the Civil Service»

«Management by results and Project Management at the Civil Service»

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Oct

2017

HSE Public Administration Programmes Become the First in Russia to Receive International Recognition

HSE BA and MA programmes in public administration have received European accreditation by the EAPAA.

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Oct

2015

Workshop held in Lipetsk, devoted to strategic planning

On 7 October, staff from the Institute of Public Administration and Municipal Management (A. Klimenko, N. Klishch and I. Stepanov) and from the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (M. Goland) took part in the workshop “Strategic Directions in Socio-economic Development of Lipetsk Region. New Approaches and Mechanisms to Determine Points of Economic Growth”.

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Dec

2014

Improving the operations of public civil servants

On 28 November, the Higher School of Economics, together with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation held the conference “Enhancing the effectiveness and performance of public civil servants”. The conference was a practical event and was devoted to planned innovations in HR technologies and the public civil service.
More than 350 people took part in the conference, predominantly heads of HR departments in federal and regional authorities and representatives of the majority of scientific and educational establishments engaged in issues pertaining to public services.

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Oct

2013

Assessment of the effectiveness of the activity of public servants in Russia: practice and prospects

On 11 October 2013, the Civil Service Development Centre of IPAMM NRU HSE, in collaboration with the Parus corporation, held the conference Methodology and Practice in the Application by Public Bodies of Indications from Assessment of the Effectiveness of Results of the Activity of Public Servants. The conference was opened by IPAMM Director Andrey Klimenko, President of the Parus corporation A. Karpachev and Deputy Director of the Department for Development of Public Service of the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection of the Russian Federation E.A. Kovalkova.

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Apr

2013

Requirements for openness set a new format for the career of the public servant

On 3 April, as part of the XIV NRU HSE International Science Conference on economic and social development and under the auspices of the Open Government, a round table discussion was held on Public servants: working on the basis of principles of openness. In opening the discussion, Vice Rector of NRU HSE and member of the Expert Council of the Open Government Andrey KLIMENKO remarked that openness in this instance means, primarily, an assessment of the activity of public servants on the part of the end users of their services: the civilian society.

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Jun

2012

Specialist involvement of IPAMM in the Krasnoyarsk Krai School for Aspiring Public Administrators

A seminar on Public and Municipal Management has been held in Krasnoyarsk, as part of the School for Aspiring Public Administrators project to train the region’s management pool.
Specialist speakers at the event included member of the Federation Council Andrey KLISHAS, director of the Public Service Development Centre of IPAMM NRU HSE Nikolai KLISHCH and professor of the Department for Russian Constitutional and Municipal Law of the Moscow State Law Academy Ekaterina SHUGRINA.

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Aug

2011

IPAMM specialists present reports at the training seminar ‘Assessing the effectiveness of public bodies: methods and world practice’

On 27-29 July 2011, as part of the 003 Budgetary Programme Further education courses for public servants, involving foreign teachers, a training seminar was held at the Public Administration Academy under the President of Kazakhstan on Assessing the effectiveness of public bodies: methods and world practice. Scholars from Russia Vladimir Eliseenko and Nikolai Klishch, Candidate of Economics, were invited to appear at the seminar as specialists.

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Jun