"In the past decade, the number of postgraduate students has increased by a factor of 3.3, to total 120,000 people," while the Russia's research institutes' staff have grown by as little as 25 percent, Kozlov said. Doesn't this go to show a decrease in academic standards, he wondered.
The gathering also discussed options for bringing together science and education. That integration is not about a name change, but about promoting sustainable interaction between researchers and academics, the man explained. The principal objectives include training personnel for research and high-tech development, as well as encouraging scientific studies at the nation's leading universities.
Speaking of the problem of staffing research institutes, Kozlov said that a mechanism for finding talented young fellows had been developed by now, but that low salaries, the lack of housing, and other socio-economic factors continue to discourage many from embarking on a scientific career.
