| University of Toulouse-Jean-Jaurès, Bordeaux Montaigne University |
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) |
Joint Programs |
| 1. Professionalization and orientation on practice |
| - practice-oriented lecture series within the framework of learning modules;- recruitment of the business world representatives, successful in their fields, for lecturing |
- compulsory research and teaching practical training (no less than 33 credits of practical training in the curriculum of post-graduate courses);- creation of a bank of practice-oriented research subjects for postgraduate students;- work on attracting employers interested in research of postgraduate students;- introduction of research results in fields of professional activity |
- high chances of employment due to differentiated experience, bilingualism, broad competencies;- possibility of using practical courses of French universities during long and labor-consuming practices at RUDN |
| 2. Standardization |
| - synthesis of the principle of interdisciplinary nature of training and specialization in a narrow field;- absence of a state standard, contributing to the creation of unique programs |
- division of curricula of master's and postgraduate programs into the basic and variable parts (e.g., compulsory disciplines in the postgraduate program – into a foreign language and history and philosophy of science);- as a consequence, a partial unification of the requirements for graduates- possibility of mastering modules from the programs of the partner institution in the variable part |
- harmonious complementarity of highly specialized French programs and the cycle of general disciplines that are mandatory in the RUDN plan |
| 3. Integration of research and education |
| - integration of students into research activities within the framework of mixed academic units uniting researchers of the CNRS and the University |
- compulsory preparation of academic publications and participation in academic conferences for graduate students (preparation of 3 articles in peer-reviewed journals and as of 2018, in journals indexed by international databases);- encouraging the research activities of students and postgraduate students in the form of competitions with financial support;- the system of annual attestation of postgraduate students, focused on the implementation of research with approbation and publication of its results |
- academic cooperation of RUDN with partner universities in France as a reason for the creation of joint programs, which stimulated its further development (e.g., the opening of a joint research laboratory);- encouraging students from France to participate in scientific events and their experience in writing research papers at RUDN |
| 4. Informatization |
| - availability of computer programs for conducting research;- information support of courses |
- launch of the Telecommunication learning and information System, containing all the necessary teaching materials |
- defense of master's theses via videoconferences;- possibility of mastering disciplines that cannot be followed on a face-to-face basis due to differences in the schedules of the educational process and curricula |
