Faculty Contracts in Post-Soviet Countries

Authors

  • Gregory Androushchak
  • Maria Yudkevich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2012.68.8628

Keywords:

Academic Profession, Asia, Europe, Russia (Russian Federation), Russian higher education, academic salaries, academic profession in Russia.

Abstract

For decades, universities in Soviet countries were governed, evaluated, and financed according to the same principles. The current system is not like this former one. However, faculty contractsa core element in any universitystill participate much in common. While this article is based on detailed data on the academic profession in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Russia, the described trends are, to some extent, common for all post-Soviet countries.

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Published

2012-03-25

How to Cite

Androushchak, G., & Yudkevich, M. (2012). Faculty Contracts in Post-Soviet Countries. International Higher Education, (68), 3–4. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2012.68.8628

Issue

No. 68: Summer 2012

Section

Salaries and Contracts: International Comparisons

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