Project dossier
Explanatory note
Government Russian Federation decides:
Approve the attached changes that are being made to the Regulations on the awarding of academic degrees, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 24, 2013 N 842 “On the procedure for awarding academic degrees” (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2013, N 40, Art. 5074; 2014, N 32, Art. 4496; 2016, N 18, Art. 2629; N 32, Art. 5125).
Application
Approved
Government resolution
Russian Federation
dated "___" _______ 2016 No. ____
Changes,
which are included in the Regulations on the awarding of academic degrees
1. Add paragraph 1 with the following paragraph:
“For scientific organizations and educational organizations of higher education vested with the rights provided for in paragraph 3.1 of Article 4 of the Federal Law of August 23, 1996 No. 127-FZ “On Science and State Scientific and Technical Policy”, this Regulation applies to the extent that does not contradict this paragraph ."
2. Paragraph three of paragraph 15 should be stated as follows: “The dissertation and abstract are submitted to the dissertation council in Russian. The defense of the dissertation is carried out in Russian, except for the cases provided for in paragraph 151 of these Regulations. If necessary, the dissertation council provides simultaneous translation into another language.”
3. Add paragraph 151 with the following content:
"151. In cases where an applicant who does not speak Russian has made a significant contribution to the development of Russian science, the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, based on the recommendation of the Commission, may decide to defend a dissertation in English language.
To defend a dissertation in English, the organization on which the dissertation council was created that accepted the dissertation for preliminary consideration submits a petition to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to defend the dissertation in English, subject to the following conditions:
b) documents received in a foreign state and provided for in the list approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, certified and translated into Russian in the manner prescribed by law;
c) in the organization on the basis of which the dissertation council was created, which accepted the dissertation for preliminary consideration, the possibility of simultaneous audio and (or) visual translation of the public defense of the dissertation, as well as its translation during audio and video recording, into Russian is provided.
The commission considers the application for a dissertation defense in English and determines the contribution of an applicant who does not speak Russian to the development of Russian science, on the basis of which it prepares a recommendation that is sent to the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for making a decision on holding a dissertation defense in English.
When defending a dissertation in English, the information necessary to ensure the procedure for awarding academic degrees provided for in paragraphs 23, 24, 26, 28, 35, 38, 50, 63, 77 and 86 of these Regulations is posted on the Internet in English and Russian languages.
4. In paragraph three of clause 28, replace the words “electronic signature” with the words “qualified electronic digital signature”.
5. Paragraph 37 should be stated as follows:
"37. The dissertation, based on the results of the defense of which a positive decision has been made, together with one copy of the abstract, within thirty days from the date of defense of the dissertation, is transferred by the dissertation council in the prescribed manner to the federal state budgetary institution "Russian State Library" for permanent storage (with the exception of dissertations on medical or pharmaceutical sciences ).
A dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science or Candidate of Sciences in medical or pharmaceutical sciences, based on the results of the defense of which a positive decision was made, together with one copy of the abstract, within thirty days from the date of defense of the dissertation, is transferred in the prescribed manner for permanent storage to the Central Scientific Medical Library of the Moscow Medical Academy named after I.M. Sechenov.
A mandatory copy of the dissertation on paper and in electronic form (for dissertations based on the results of the defense of which negative decisions were made - only in electronic form) is transferred in the prescribed manner to the federal state autonomous scientific institution "Center for Information Technologies and Systems of Executive Authorities". "
6. In paragraph 42, the words “electronic signature” should be replaced with the words “qualified electronic digital signature”.
7. Paragraph 52 should be stated as follows:
“The period for the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to make a decision on issuing a Doctor of Science diploma cannot exceed 6 months from the date of receipt of the certification file by the Ministry.
The period for the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to make a decision on issuing a Candidate of Sciences diploma cannot exceed 4 months from the date of receipt of the certification file by the Ministry.
These deadlines can be extended to 11 and 9 months in the event of a request for additional information necessary for the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to make a decision on issuing a diploma of Doctor of Science or Candidate of Science, respectively.
The decision to extend these deadlines is made by the head of the department of the Ministry that provides the functions of state scientific certification.
Consideration of the issue of issuing a diploma of a Candidate of Sciences or Doctor of Sciences is suspended in the case provided for in paragraph 54 of these Regulations.”
8. In paragraph three of clause 56, replace the words “electronic signature” with the words “qualified electronic digital signature”.
9. Paragraph 61 should be stated as follows:
"61. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, on the basis of the conclusion of the expert council, has the right to request from the dissertation council additional information about the completion of the procedure for submitting for defense and defending the dissertation for which an appeal was filed, necessary for considering the issue of the Ministry making a decision on the appeal.
The person who filed the appeal, and the chairman or deputy chairman of the dissertation council, against whose decision on awarding an academic degree the appeal is filed, and if the corresponding decision is made by the expert council, and the applicant for the academic degree, are invited to a meeting of the expert council at least 10 days before the day of the meeting .
In case of failure of these persons to appear, the expert council postpones the meeting on this issue. These persons are invited to a repeat meeting of the expert council at least 10 days before the meeting. In case of repeated failure of invited persons to appear, the appeal is considered in their absence.
Based on the results of the meeting, the expert council adopts a conclusion on the appeal.”
10. In paragraph 66, the words “electronic signature” should be replaced with the words “qualified electronic digital signature”.
11. Add clause 67.1 with the following content:
"67.1. If an application for deprivation of academic degrees is submitted in connection with a violation of the requirements established by paragraph 14 of these Regulations, then a copy of the court decision declaring a violation of copyright by the person against whom the application was filed is attached to such an application.
12. Paragraph 68 should be supplemented with subparagraph g) with the following content:
“g) A court decision recognizing a violation of copyright by the person against whom the application was filed is not related to failure to comply with the requirements established by paragraph 14 of the Regulations (for an application for deprivation of an academic degree filed in connection with a violation of the requirements established by paragraph 14 of these Regulations). "
13. Paragraph five of paragraph 72 should be stated as follows:
“If these persons fail to appear, the expert council has the right to consider the application for deprivation of an academic degree in their absence.”
14. In paragraph one of clause 79, the words “electronic signature” should be replaced with the words “qualified electronic digital signature”.
Document overview
It is planned to amend the Regulations on the awarding of academic degrees.
Thus, the possibility of defending a dissertation in English is established if the applicant for an academic degree does not speak Russian, but has made a significant contribution to the development of Russian science.
The procedure for filing an application for deprivation of an academic degree is changing if this is due to a violation of the following rule. In the dissertation, the applicant must refer to the author and (or) source of borrowing materials or individual results. When using in a dissertation the results of scientific work performed by the applicant personally and (or) in collaboration, the applicant must note this circumstance in the dissertation.
In this case, it is necessary to have a court decision recognizing a violation of copyright by the person against whom the application was filed.
The procedure for considering an appeal at a meeting of the expert council of the Higher Attestation Commission is being clarified.
The deadlines for extending the decision on issuing diplomas of candidate and doctor of sciences are changing.
APPROVED
Government resolution
Russian Federation
dated March 29, 2002 N 194
1. These Regulations establish the procedure for conferring the academic titles of professor in the department, associate professor in the department, professor in the specialty and associate professor in the specialty.
2. The academic titles of professor in the department and associate professor in the department are awarded by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to scientific and pedagogical workers who have pedagogical skills, deep professional knowledge and scientific achievements, leading pedagogical work in educational institutions of higher professional education (hereinafter referred to as “higher educational institutions”) that have state accreditation.
3. The academic titles of professor in a specialty and associate professor in a specialty are assigned by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to employees of scientific organizations, higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training that have state accreditation, according to certification documents submitted by the scientific (scientific and technical) councils of these institutions.
4. Persons who have been awarded the academic title of professor in a department or professor in a specialty, associate professor in a department or associate professor in a specialty are issued a corresponding uniform state certificate.
5. The previously awarded academic title of senior researcher corresponds to the academic title of associate professor in the specialty.
II. Assignment of academic titles
6. The academic title of professor in a department can be awarded to doctors of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational and methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures at a high professional level, and also at the time of submission of certification documents:
b) have at least ten years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least five years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) or at least three educational and methodological works published over the last three years;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least three scientific works published over the past three years;
e) trained, as a rule, at least two students as scientific supervisors or scientific consultants who were awarded academic degrees.
7. The academic title of professor in a department may be awarded, as an exception, to candidates of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational, methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures at a high professional level, as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
b) have at least fifteen years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least ten years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) have the academic title of associate professor in the department or associate professor in the specialty;
d) are the authors of a textbook (educational aid) or co-authors of at least three textbooks (educational aids) for higher educational institutions, advanced training institutions, general education institutions or educational institutions of primary and secondary vocational education, recommended (approved) for use in the field of education by the Ministry of Education Russian Federation, other federal executive authorities and published over the past ten years, as well as at least three educational and methodological works published over the past three years;
e) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least five scientific works published over the past three years;
f) have trained at least two students who have been awarded the scientific degrees of Candidate of Sciences as scientific supervisors, and are also scientific supervisors of at least two graduate students or applicants for the scientific degree of Candidate of Sciences.
10. The academic title of professor in the department can be awarded to major specialists who have received international or all-Russian recognition in a specific field of knowledge, confirmed by relevant documents, who have at least five years of scientific and pedagogical work experience, of which at least three years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions, and the corresponding requirements of clauses 6.9 of these Regulations.
11. The academic title of professor in a specialty can be awarded to doctors of sciences who, under an employment contract, fill the positions of leading researcher, chief researcher, head (head) of a research department (department, sector, laboratory), scientific secretary, deputy director, director in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training, if at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
b) have experience of scientific work in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training for at least ten years;
c) are authors (co-authors) of at least 20 scientific works published in leading scientific journals and publications, including at least five published after defending a doctoral dissertation;
d) trained, as a rule, at least five students as scientific supervisors or scientific consultants who were awarded academic degrees.
12. The academic title of associate professor in a department may be awarded to doctors and candidates of sciences who, under an employment contract, fill the positions of associate professor, professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational, methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures or conduct classes at a high professional level, as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
b) have at least five years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least three years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) or at least two educational and methodological works published over the last three years;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least two scientific works published over the past three years.
13. The academic title of associate professor in a department may be awarded, as an exception, to persons with higher education who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of associate professor, professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or institution of advanced education qualifications, if they have published educational, methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures or conduct classes at a high professional level, and also at the time of submitting certification documents:
a) have been successfully working in the specified positions for two years;
b) have at least seven years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least five years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) are the authors of a textbook (educational aid) or co-authors of at least two textbooks (educational aids) for higher educational institutions, advanced training institutions, general education institutions or educational institutions of primary and secondary vocational education, recommended (approved) for use in the field of education by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, other federal executive bodies or the relevant educational and methodological association and published over the past five years, as well as at least two educational and methodological works published over the past three years;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least three scientific works published over the past three years.
16. The academic title of associate professor in a department can be awarded to highly qualified specialists who have received international or all-Russian recognition in a specific field of knowledge, confirmed by relevant documents, who have at least three years of scientific and pedagogical work experience, of which at least two years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions, and the corresponding requirements of paragraphs 12-15 of these Regulations.
17. The academic title of associate professor in a specialty can be awarded to doctors, candidates of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of senior researcher, leading researcher, chief researcher, head (head) of a research department (department, sector, laboratory), scientific secretary , deputy director, director in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions and institutions of advanced training, if at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
b) have experience of scientific work in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training for at least five years;
c) have at least a year of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training or, under their leadership, five final qualifying theses have been prepared and defended;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of at least ten published scientific and educational works or inventions, including at least five published after the defense of the dissertation.
18. The academic titles of professor in the department and associate professor in the department can be awarded to persons studying in doctoral studies who have previously carried out teaching work at a high professional level and meet the requirements of paragraph 7 (for a professor) and paragraph 12 (for an associate professor) of these Regulations.
19. The academic titles of professor in the department and professor in the specialty, associate professor in the department and associate professor in the specialty can be awarded to persons working part-time in higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training, scientific organizations and the corresponding requirements of paragraphs 6-18 of these Regulations.
20. Persons who do not have the academic degree of Candidate of Sciences and who have been awarded the academic title of associate professor in the department, except for artists, physical education and sports specialists, cannot be nominated for the academic title of professor in the department without defending a dissertation for the academic degree of Doctor of Science.
21. The decision of the academic (scientific and technical) council on the proposal for awarding an academic title is made by secret ballot.
A meeting of the scientific (scientific and technical) council is considered competent if at least two thirds of the members of the scientific (scientific and technical) council take part in its work. The decision of the scientific (scientific and technical) council is made by at least two thirds of the council members present at the meeting.
22. The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation may grant the academic councils of individual higher educational institutions and advanced training institutions the right to conduct a final examination of certification documents submitted for awarding the academic titles of professor in the department and associate professor in the department.
23. The forms and procedure for processing certification documents submitted for the award of academic titles are established by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
IV. Registration and issuance of certificates of professor or associate professor
27. The decision of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to confer the academic title of professor or associate professor in a department comes into force from the date of its adoption.
The decision of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to confer the academic title of professor or associate professor in a specialty comes into force from the date of its adoption by the presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission.
28. The period for consideration of certification documents of applicants for academic titles, as well as (if received) proposals and applications containing an assessment of the educational, pedagogical and scientific activities of applicants for academic titles, should not exceed six months.
29. If a certificate of conferment of an academic title is lost, a duplicate may be issued.
If the last name, first name, or patronymic changes, the certificate can be replaced at the request of the certificate owner and at his expense.
30. The procedure for registration and issuance of certificates and their duplicates is established by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
Latest most important changes
c October 1, 2018 The procedure for awarding academic degrees of Candidate of Sciences and Doctor of Sciences has been updated. The criteria that a dissertation for an academic degree must meet are given.
The procedures for submitting and defending dissertations, as well as deprivation, restoration of academic degrees, and consideration of appeals are prescribed. It regulates how the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia reviews dissertations and certification cases.
Thus, an applicant for an academic degree submits a dissertation only on paper as a manuscript. Scientific report and monograph forms are excluded.
The grounds for refusal to accept a dissertation for defense are listed. Among them is the use of borrowed material without reference to the author and (or) source, the results of scientific work carried out by the applicant in collaboration, without reference to co-authors.
Attention is paid to posting the information necessary to ensure the procedure for awarding academic degrees on the Internet. This procedure is determined by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. At the same time, a requirement has been established for the publication of the full text of the dissertation, information about opponents and their reviews of the dissertation, etc.
On June 2, 2017, Resolution No. 650 of May 29, 2017 was published on the website of the Government of the Russian Federation. “On changes in the procedure for defending dissertations for academic degrees”, according to which foreign citizens who have prepared dissertations for academic degrees are given the right to defend themselves in a foreign language in organizations where such an opportunity is provided. This Resolution was developed by the Ministry of Education and Science in pursuance of instructions from the Government following a meeting of the presidium of the Council under the President of Russia for economic modernization and innovative development on June 24, 2016 in St. Petersburg.
“Regulations on the awarding of academic degrees” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) was approved by Government Decree No. 842 of September 24, 2013. The regulations determined that the defense of the dissertation should be carried out in Russian (if necessary, simultaneous translation into another language should be provided). The dissertation and the dissertation abstract are submitted to the dissertation council in Russian.
The signed resolution amended the Regulations, according to which foreign citizens who have prepared dissertations for academic degrees may be granted the right to defend themselves in a foreign language in organizations that provide for the possibility of such defense. In this case, the dissertation and the abstract of the dissertation are presented in Russian and foreign languages.
Translation into Russian of documents submitted by an applicant for an academic degree to the dissertation council, provision of translator services (if necessary) in the case of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia or the expert council of such a commission are provided at the expense of the organization in whose dissertation council the defense is carried out, or at the expense of funds of the applicant for an academic degree by agreement between them. The decision made will help attract foreign researchers to Russian educational and scientific organizations and will increase the competitiveness of these organizations.
On April 11, 2016, a meeting was held between the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev and the vice-premiers. It adopted changes to the “Regulations on the awarding of academic degrees” (approved by Government Decree No. 842 of September 24, 2013), prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science in accordance with the Federal Law of August 23, 1996 No. 127-FZ “On Science and State Scientific and Technical policy" and in pursuance of the instructions of the Government.
The signed resolution introduced changes to the Regulations that are aimed at improving the procedures of the state system of scientific certification, taking into account the practice of application. In particular, a three-year validity period has been established for the conclusion from the organization in which the dissertation was carried out; the deadlines for online access to the full text of dissertations for academic degrees have been increased; the procedures for considering appeals against decisions of dissertation councils are detailed. The provision is also supplemented by two grounds for refusal to accept a dissertation for defense. Dissertation council meetings will now be recorded using
A) add the words “for consideration and preparation of an opinion”;
B) add paragraphs with the following content:
“The conclusion of the expert council on the appeal is submitted to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
A copy of the conclusion of the expert council on the appeal is issued to the academic degree applicant who filed the appeal (against whom the appeal was filed), upon his written request no later than 1 month from the date of registration of this request with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation."
38. In the third paragraph of paragraph 61, the words “taking into account which the Commission accepts the recommendation on the appeal” should be deleted.
39. Paragraph 62
“62. The appeal and the materials received on it, the conclusion of the expert council on the appeal are transferred by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to the Commission. The Commission submits a recommendation on the appeal to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
A copy of the Commission's recommendation on appeal is issued to the person who filed the appeal, the applicant for the academic degree who filed the appeal (against whom the appeal was filed), is sent to the dissertation council, to whose decision on the issue of awarding the academic degree the appeal was filed, upon their written requests no later than 1 month from the date of registration of these applications with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
Replace the words “extracts from” with the word “copies”;
B) subparagraph “d” after the words “with attached documents” should be supplemented with the words “and materials or copies thereof”.
44. Paragraph 70 should be stated as follows:
"70. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation sends to the dissertation council, on whose decision to award an academic degree an application for deprivation of an academic degree was submitted, as well as to the person in respect of whom the application was submitted (if possible), a notice of receipt of an application for deprivation of an academic degree with an application attached.The dissertation council, no later than 2 months from the date of receipt of the specified notice sent by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to the organization on the basis of which this dissertation council was created, submits to the Ministry in any available way that allows the Ministry to control the receipt by this organization of the specified notice education and science of the Russian Federation:
In this case, the chairman or deputy chairman of the dissertation council, for whose decision on awarding an academic degree an application has been submitted, has the right to be present at the meeting of the expert council, and other persons related to the essence of the issue being considered at this meeting may also be invited.
The Expert Council has the right to invite to its meeting members of other expert councils, leading specialists in the relevant field of science.
If these persons fail to appear, the expert council has the right to consider the dissertation in their absence.
A copy of the expert council's conclusion on an application for deprivation of an academic degree may be requested by the person in respect of whom the application was submitted and the person who submitted the application. Such a copy is sent by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to the indicated persons no later than 30 days from the date of receipt of the relevant request.
73. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has the right to request information about the publications of a person to whom an application for deprivation of an academic degree has been filed, the requirements for which are established by paragraphs 11 and 13 of these Regulations, the texts of dissertations and other materials necessary for consideration of the application, based on the corresponding conclusion expert advice.
74. The application for deprivation of an academic degree and the materials received on it, the conclusion of the expert council on this application are submitted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for consideration by the Commission for the Commission to develop recommendations on it to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
A copy of the Commission's conclusion on an application for deprivation of an academic degree is issued to the person who submitted the application, and the person in respect of whom the application was submitted is sent to the dissertation council, for whose decision on awarding an academic degree the application was submitted, upon their written requests no later than 1 month from the date of registration these appeals to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation."
No. 82-FZ dated April 6, 2015 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation regarding the abolition of the mandatory seal business entities"(Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2015, No. 14, Art. 2022) and Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated April 21, 2016 No. 335 "On amendments to the Regulations on the awarding of academic degrees" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2016, No. 18 , Art. 2629) I order.
GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DECREE
dated March 29, 2002 No. 194
On approval of the Regulations on the procedure for conferring academic titles
The Government of the Russian Federation decides: To approve the attached Regulations on the procedure for conferring academic titles and put it into effect from May 15, 2002. To recognize as no longer in force from May 15, 2002:
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 24, 1994 No. 1185 “On approval of the Regulations on the procedure for awarding academic degrees to scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers and assigning academic titles to scientific workers” (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1994, No. 27, Art. 2898) in parts of assigning academic titles to scientific workers;
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 26, 1995 No. 611 “On approval of the Regulations on the procedure for assigning academic titles to scientific and pedagogical workers of educational institutions of higher professional education and additional professional education (advanced training) of specialists” (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1995, No. 27 , page 2581).
Chairman of the Government
Russian Federation M. Kasyanov
REGULATIONS on the procedure for conferring academic titles
Approved
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 29, 2002 No. 194 General principles This Regulation establishes the procedure for awarding the academic titles of professor in a department, associate professor in a department, professor in a specialty and associate professor in a specialty.
The academic titles of professor in the department and associate professor in the department are awarded by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to scientific and pedagogical workers who have pedagogical skills, deep professional knowledge and scientific achievements, conducting pedagogical work in educational institutions of higher professional education (hereinafter referred to as higher educational institutions) and educational institutions of additional professional education (advanced training) of specialists (hereinafter referred to as institutions of advanced training) with state accreditation, as well as in the departments of the Russian Academy of Sciences and branch academies of sciences with state status, training graduate students and applicants, including taking candidate exams with a license for law conducting educational activities (in the field of postgraduate professional education), according to certification documents submitted by the academic councils of these institutions. The academic titles of professor in a specialty and associate professor in a specialty are assigned by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to employees of scientific organizations, higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training that have state accreditation, according to certification documents submitted by the scientific (scientific and technical) councils of these institutions. Persons who have been awarded the academic title of professor in a department or professor in a specialty, associate professor in a department or associate professor in a specialty are issued a corresponding uniform state certificate. The previously awarded academic title of senior researcher corresponds to the academic title of associate professor in the specialty. Assignment of academic titles The academic title of professor in a department can be awarded to doctors of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational and methodological and scientific works, deliver a course of lectures at a high professional level, and also at the time of submission of certification documents:
b) have at least ten years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least five years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) or at least three educational and methodological works published over the last three years;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least three scientific works published over the past three years;
e) trained, as a rule, at least two students as scientific supervisors or scientific consultants who were awarded academic degrees. The academic title of professor in a department may be awarded, as an exception, to candidates of sciences holding, under an employment contract, the positions of professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational -methodological and scientific works, deliver a course of lectures at a high professional level, as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
b) have at least fifteen years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least ten years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
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d) are the authors of a textbook (educational aid) or co-authors of at least three textbooks (educational aids) for higher educational institutions, advanced training institutions, general education institutions or educational institutions of primary and secondary vocational education, recommended (approved) for use in the field of education by the Ministry of Education Russian Federation, other federal executive authorities and published over the past ten years, as well as at least three educational and methodological works published over the past three years;
e) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least five scientific works published over the past three years;
f) have trained at least two students who have been awarded the scientific degrees of Candidate of Sciences as scientific supervisors, and are also scientific supervisors of at least two graduate students or applicants for the scientific degree of Candidate of Sciences. The academic title of professor in a department can be awarded to arts workers who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they conduct classes at a high professional level, and also at the time of submission of certification documents:
have the academic title of associate professor in the department or associate professor in the specialty;
trained at least two students who were awarded honorary titles of the Russian Federation or who are laureates (diploma winners) of international and all-Russian exhibitions, competitions, festivals, shows, and awards;
have successfully worked in the specified positions for 2 years;
have at least ten years of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or continuing education institutions;
have the academic title of associate professor in the department or associate professor in the specialty;
trained at least five students who were awarded honorary titles of the Russian Federation or who are laureates (diploma winners) of international, all-Russian and regional exhibitions, competitions, festivals, shows, and awards. The academic title of professor in a department can be awarded to specialists in physical culture and sports who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational and methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures and conduct classes at a high professional level, as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
b) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
c) have at least ten years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least five years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
d) have the academic title of associate professor in the department or associate professor in the specialty;
e) are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) for higher educational institutions, advanced training institutions, general education institutions or educational institutions of primary and secondary vocational education, recommended (approved) for use in the field of education by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, other federal executive bodies authorities and published over the past ten years, as well as at least three educational and methodological works published over the past three years, or have trained at least two champions or prize-winners of the Olympic Games, the world, Europe or the Russian Federation;
f) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least three scientific works published over the past three years. The academic title of professor in a department can be awarded to major specialists who have received international or all-Russian recognition in a specific field of knowledge, confirmed by relevant documents, who have at least five years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least three years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or institutions advanced training, and the corresponding requirements of paragraphs 6-9 of these Regulations. The academic title of professor in a specialty can be awarded to doctors of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of leading researcher, chief researcher, head (chief) of a research department (department, sector, laboratory), scientific secretary, deputy director, director in scientific organizations , scientific departments of higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training, if at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
b) have experience of scientific work in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training for at least ten years;
c) are authors (co-authors) of at least 20 scientific works published in leading scientific journals and publications, including at least five published after defending a doctoral dissertation;
d) trained, as a rule, at least five students as scientific supervisors or scientific consultants who were awarded academic degrees. The academic title of associate professor in a department can be awarded to doctors and candidates of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of associate professor, professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational documents. methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures or conduct classes at a high professional level, as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
b) have at least five years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least three years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) or at least two educational and methodological works published over the last three years;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least two scientific works published over the past three years. The academic title of associate professor in the department may be awarded, as an exception, to persons with higher education, substitutes for labor
according to the new contract, the positions of associate professor, professor, head of department, dean of the faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or institution of advanced training, if they have published educational, methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures or conduct classes at a high professional level , as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) have been successfully working in the specified positions for two years;
b) have at least seven years of experience in scientific and pedagogical work, of which at least five years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or advanced training institutions;
c) are the authors of a textbook (educational aid) or co-authors of at least two textbooks (educational aids) for higher educational institutions, advanced training institutions, general education institutions or educational institutions of primary and secondary vocational education, recommended (approved) for use in the field of education by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, other federal executive bodies or the relevant educational and methodological association and published over the past five years, as well as at least two educational and methodological works published over the past three years;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least three scientific works published over the past three years. The academic title of associate professor in a department can be awarded to arts workers who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of associate professor, professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch or institute, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they conduct classes at a high professional level , as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) have honorary titles of the Russian Federation, the former USSR or former union republics (People's Artist, People's Artist, People's Architect, Honored Artist, Honored Artist, Honored Artist, Honored Architect);
successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
have at least three years of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or continuing education institutions;
trained at least two students who have been awarded honorary titles of the Russian Federation or who are laureates (diploma winners) of international, all-Russian and regional exhibitions, competitions, festivals, shows, awards;
b) are laureates (diploma holders) of international or all-Russian exhibitions, competitions, festivals, shows, awards;
have successfully worked in the specified positions for two years;
have at least five years of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or continuing education institutions;
prepared at least four students who were awarded honorary titles of the Russian Federation or who are laureates (diploma holders) of international
international, all-Russian and regional exhibitions, competitions, festivals, shows, awards. The academic title of associate professor in a department can be awarded to specialists in physical culture and sports who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of associate professor, professor, head of department, dean of a faculty, head of a branch, vice-rector, rector of a higher educational institution or advanced training institution, if they have published educational and methodological and scientific works, give a course of lectures or conduct classes at a high professional level, as well as at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) have an honorary title of the Russian Federation, the former USSR or former union republics (Honored Worker of Physical Culture) or a title of the Russian Federation, the former USSR and former union republics (Honored Trainer);
successfully work in the specified positions for a year; have at least three years of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or continuing education institutions;
are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) published in the last three years, or have prepared one champion or prize-winner of the Olympic Games, world, European or Russian Federation;
are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or scientific work published over the past three years.
b) have the title of the Russian Federation, the former USSR (Honored Master of Sports, Master of Sports of International Class or Master of Sports);
have successfully worked in the specified positions for two years; have at least five years of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or continuing education institutions;
are the authors (co-authors) of a textbook (educational aid) for higher educational institutions, advanced training institutions, general education institutions or educational institutions of primary and secondary vocational education, recommended (approved) for use in the field of education by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, other federal executive authorities or relevant educational and methodological association and published over the past five years, as well as at least two educational and methodological works published over the past three years;
are the authors (co-authors) of a monograph (chapter in a monograph) or at least two scientific works published over the past three years. The academic title of associate professor in the department can be awarded to highly qualified specialists who have received international or all-Russian recognition in a specific field of knowledge, confirmed by relevant documents, who have at least three years of scientific and pedagogical work experience, of which at least two years of teaching work in higher educational institutions or institutions advanced training, and the corresponding requirements of paragraphs 12-15 of these Regulations.
The academic title of associate professor in a specialty can be awarded to doctors, candidates of sciences who, under an employment contract, hold the positions of senior researcher, leading researcher, chief researcher, head (chief) of a research department (department, sector, laboratory), scientific secretary, deputy directors, directors in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions and institutions of advanced training, if at the time of submission of certification documents:
a) successfully work in the specified positions for a year;
b) have experience of scientific work in scientific organizations, scientific departments of higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training for at least five years;
c) have at least a year of teaching experience in higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training or, under their leadership, five final qualifying theses have been prepared and defended;
d) are the authors (co-authors) of at least ten published scientific and educational works or inventions, including at least five published after the defense of the dissertation. The academic titles of professor in the department and associate professor in the department can be awarded to persons studying in doctoral studies who have previously carried out teaching work at a high professional level and meet the requirements of paragraph 7 (for professor) and paragraph 12 (for associate professor) of these Regulations. The academic titles of professor in the department and professor in the specialty, associate professor in the department and associate professor in the specialty can be awarded to persons working part-time in higher educational institutions or institutions of advanced training, scientific organizations and meeting the requirements of paragraphs 6-18 of these Regulations. Persons who do not have an academic degree of Candidate of Sciences who have been awarded the academic title of associate professor in the department, except for artists, specialists in physical culture and sports, cannot be nominated for the academic title of professor in the department without defending a dissertation for the academic degree of Doctor of Science. The decision of the academic (scientific and technical) council on the proposal for awarding an academic title is made by secret ballot.
A meeting of the scientific (scientific and technical) council is considered competent if no one takes part in its work. less than two thirds of the members of the academic (scientific and technical) council. The decision of the scientific (scientific and technical) council is made by at least two thirds of the council members present at the meeting. The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation may grant the academic councils of individual higher educational institutions and advanced training institutions the right to conduct a final examination of certification documents submitted for awarding the academic titles of professor in the department and associate professor in the department.
The forms and procedure for processing certification documents submitted for awarding academic titles are established by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Recognition and establishment of equivalence of documents on awarded academic titles. Recertification of scientific-pedagogical and scientific workers Recognition and establishment of the equivalence of documents on the assignment of academic titles issued to scientific-pedagogical and scientific workers in states with which the Russian Federation has concluded treaties (agreements) on the recognition of academic titles, is carried out by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation at the request of the organization where it works the applicant or at his request. The list and forms of documents required for this, as well as the procedure for their consideration, are determined by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Recertification of scientific, pedagogical and scientific workers to whom academic titles have been awarded in states that do not have treaties (agreements) with the Russian Federation on the recognition of academic titles is carried out by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. The list and forms of documents required for this, as well as the procedure for their consideration, are determined by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. The academic titles of professor and associate professor may be awarded to citizens of foreign countries invited for teaching and scientific work in the relevant institutions of the Russian Federation, subject to the requirements of these Regulations. Registration and issuance of certificates of a professor or associate professor The decision of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to confer the academic title of professor or associate professor in a department comes into force from the date of its adoption.
The decision of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to confer the academic title of professor or associate professor in a specialty comes into force from the date of its adoption by the presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission. The period for consideration of certification documents of applicants for academic titles, as well as (if received) proposals and applications containing an assessment of the educational, pedagogical and scientific activities of applicants for academic titles, should not exceed six months. If the certificate of conferment of an academic title is lost, a duplicate may be issued.
If the last name, first name, or patronymic changes, the certificate can be replaced at the request of the certificate owner and at his expense. The procedure for registration and issuance of certificates and their duplicates is established by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
Deprivation (restoration) of academic titles Persons to whom the academic titles of professor in a department or associate professor in a department were awarded erroneously may be deprived of these titles by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
Decisions of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation to deprive the academic titles of professor in a department or associate professor in a department are made, as a rule, on the basis of petitions from academic councils, at the request of which these titles were awarded.
Persons who have been deprived of the academic titles of professor in a department or associate professor in a department can be restored to these titles by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, as a rule, on the basis of petitions from academic councils, at the request of which these persons were deprived of academic titles. Persons who have been awarded the academic title of professor in a specialty or associate professor in a specialty by mistake may be deprived of these titles by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
Decisions of the Higher Attestation Commission to deprive the academic titles of professor in a specialty or associate professor in a specialty are made, as a rule, on the basis of petitions from scientific (scientific and technical) councils, at the request of which they were awarded.
Persons who have been deprived of the academic titles of professor in a specialty and associate professor in a specialty can be restored to these titles by the Higher Attestation Commission, as a rule, on the basis of petitions from scientific (scientific and technical) councils, at the request of which they were deprived of these titles. A meeting of the scientific (scientific and technical) council is considered competent if at least two thirds of the council members take part in its work. The decision of the academic (scientific and technical) council to deprive (restore) an academic title is made by secret vote by at least two-thirds of the council members present at the meeting.
Questions regarding the validity of decisions on awarding academic titles made more than ten years ago are not considered. The procedure for considering issues of deprivation (restoration) of the academic titles of professor and associate professor is established by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Consideration of appeals Appeals against decisions of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation on the assignment, deprivation, restoration of academic titles and re-certification of scientific, pedagogical and scientific workers can be sent to the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation or to the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education
Russian Federation no later than two months from the date of the relevant decision.
A new application for the assignment of an academic title may be submitted by the scientific (scientific and technical) council no earlier than one year after the decision to refuse to assign this title is made.
A prerequisite for re-submitting an application for the award of the academic title of professor in a department or associate professor in a department must be that the applicant has new published educational, methodological and scientific works.
A prerequisite for resubmitting an application for the award of the academic title of professor in a specialty must be that the applicant has new students or new published scientific works, and for an associate professor in the specialty, the presence of new published scientific and educational works. The procedure for considering appeals is established by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Issues of assignment or deprivation (restoration) of academic titles are covered in publications of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.