Institutional Corruption in Russian Universities

Authors

  • Nataliya L. Rumyantseva
  • Elena Denisova-Schmidt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.82.8871

Keywords:

Russian higher education corruption, corruption in higher education.

Abstract

Corruption as traditionally been a part of Russian higher education reality. This article focuses on the institutional aspects of corruption, arguing that the universities need student numbers, and thus permit a certain amount of corruption to enroll and retain them.

Author Biographies

Nataliya L. Rumyantseva

Nataliya L. Rumyantseva is a senior lecturer at the University of Green- wich, United Kingdom.

Elena Denisova-Schmidt

Elena Denisova-Schmidt is a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an Edmond J. Safra Network Fellow at Harvard Uni- versity, United States.

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Published

2015-09-01

How to Cite

Rumyantseva, N. L., & Denisova-Schmidt, E. (2015). Institutional Corruption in Russian Universities. International Higher Education, (82), 18–19. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.82.8871

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Section

Central and Eastern Europe