The decline in the number of young people in Russia will mean fewer students in higher education, and a reduction in the number of professors by about a quarter. This will require difficult decisions to be made, the rationale for which has not yet been decided on, with uncertain consequences.

The phenomenon of harassment in Russian universities creates an environment that can be both threatening to the individual and a source of poor performance by the work group. Policies need to be developed to deal with this destructive form of behavior. [This article was translated by Kim Braithwaite.]

The law on the two-level system of higher education has now gone into effect in Russia: the bachelor's degree will correspond to the first level of higher education, while the master's degree will correspond to the second level. These levels entail separate state educational standards and separate final certification. In the process of adopting…