Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

The powers created in May 2018 of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education include issues of science and higher education. We are talking about the development and implementation of state policy and legal regulation in the field of higher education and relevant additional education, social support and social protection of students, youth policy, scientific, scientific and technical, innovative activities, nanotechnology, the development of centers of science and high technologies, state scientific centers and science cities, intellectual property.

We are also talking about property management in this area.

A significant block to the newly created ministry passed from the liquidated federal agency for the management of scientific organizations.

2022: Appointment of Kiryanova Daria responsible for digital development Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education and Science

In early October 2022, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing Daria Kiryanova as the new Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The Ministry of Education and Science clarified that Kiryanova will oversee the work of the Department of Digital Development and the Department for the Development of Technological Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer. Read more here.

2021: Grigory Gurov - New Deputy Minister of Education and Science

In August 2021, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing Grigory Gurov as Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Prior to that, he worked as director of digital transformation at Rosmolodyozha. Read more here.

2020: New Director of the Digital Development Department - Alexander Skvortsov

In August 2020, Alexander Skvortsov was appointed director of the digital development department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the department said. Read more here.

2019

TAdviser interview: Anthony Schwindt - on digitalization of the industry and its management based on data

In October 2019, Anthony Schwindt, in an interview with TAdviser, said that he expects to change the approaches to the digitalization of higher education and science, and what new technologies and services will appear in the industry in the near future. Read more here.

New Head of IT Department - Anthony Schwindt

Anthony Schwindt will deal with digital development in the Ministry of Education and Science, a source familiar with the activities of the department told TAdviser, and a source in the Ministry of Education and Science confirmed. As of September 19, the process of registering Schwindt as director of the department is underway, says one of TAdviser's interlocutors. Read more here.