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✔ Kalganova, T., Valeeva, E., Ziyatdinova, J., Obukhova, I. Doctoral education in the UK (Brunel University Experience) (In Russian) Vestnik of Samara State Technical University. Series: Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences #2(42), 2019, pp. 62-79.
https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=38511025 The past decade has seen a number of fundamental changes that have affected the Russian higher education and doctoral education in particular. Currently, there is a large number of problems related to the content and structure of doctoral degree programs. The analysis and study of the UK experience in organizing doctoral education programs can be used to solve some of these problems. Brunel University is one of the most prominent UK universities with strong academic traditions aimed at training highly qualified researchers. The article describes the main types and contents of doctoral degree programs, supervision principles, educational and research activities of a PhD student and the procedures for the viva process at Brunel University. Through analyzing the Brunel University experience, the authors summarize the factors that contribute to the leading position of the university in the UK and EHEA and provide close links between industry, doctoral education and research.
✔ Valeeva, E. Developing Soft Skills through Foreign Language Course for Doctoral Students (In Russian) Modern Problems of Science and Education, #5, 2019, pp. 57. https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=41258155 The transition to a three-level education system in Russia has led to significant changes in the structure and content of doctoral educational programs. One of the current problems of Russian doctoral education is creating new content for existing disciplines and introducing new teaching methods in the educational process aimed at fostering solid and soft skills of doctoral students, thereby developing the scientific and personal skills of future scientists. This paper presents Foreign Language Course developed for doctoral program in Chemical Sciences at Kazan National Research Technological University. Based on the analysis of foreign and Russian literature, the main soft skills necessary for the future scientific and professional career of a doctoral student were identified. One of which is the communicative skill necessary for writing scientific papers and abstracts for foreign journals and conferences, making presentations and reports in a foreign language, applying for international grants and fruitful working in interdisciplinary and international teams. To develop these skills the author proposes new content of Foreign Language Course consisting of three modules: professionally focused foreign language; academic writing; presentation skills.
✔Gazizulina, L. Soft Skills Development during Foreign Language Training of Doctoral Students. (In Russian) Vestnik of Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod. Series: Social Sciences, # 4 (56), 2019, pp. 275-279. https://www.elibrary.ru/download/elibrary_42498644_82284219.pdf Soft skills are considered essential for scientific and professional success, especially in close interaction between science and business. Excellent research alone is no longer enough. To establish a reputation in academia, today's researchers must also be able to lead project teams, moderate discussions, and communicate their knowledge clearly and persuasively. That is why soft skills such as communication, leadership, and moderation are more important than ever before in scientific professions. The article provides a list of relevant soft skills, describes their role in the professional development of post-graduate students and demonstrates the experience of Brunel University London that was gained during an internship with the cofunding of the EU Erasmus+ program. The capacity of the Russian education system to introduce new forms of work for the development of soft skills and, as a result, to increase the general preparedness of postgraduate students for a successful scientific and professional career is clarified. The role of foreign language training in the development of soft skills during postgraduate studies is substantiated. The possibilities and prospects of using new forms of work within the frame-work of foreign-language training of postgraduate students are described, taking into account foreign experience and the principles of internationalization of education.
✔Valeeva, E., Ziyatdinova, J., Galeeva, F. Development of Soft Skills by Doctoral Students. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2020, 1135 AISC, pp. 159–168
This paper has been prepared as a part of the capacity building project “Modernization of Doctoral Education in Science and Improvement of Teaching Methodologies” made possible by the programs of Erasmus+. The main aim of this project is to improve the quality of doctoral education by implementing new teaching methodologies based on interdisciplinary approaches and international cooperation. The author presents Russian system of Doctoral education, its structure, content and main competences required for training highly qualified researchers. The paper focuses on developing communicative skills by PhD students in the framework of Foreign Language Course, which is included Doctoral degree programs.
✔Kushaeva, E., Kremneva, E. Vestnik of Samara State Technical University, Series: Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences, #1(45), 2020, pp. 108-121. https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=42668691 Doctoral education in Russia and post-Soviet countries aims at training researchers for different spheres of national economies, including science, education, and industry. The paper presents comparative characteristics of doctoral education in Russia and Belarus, using the examples of two universities, Kazan National Research Technological University and Polotsk State University. The paper compares the forms and contents of doctoral education, the problems faced, and prospects of cooperation between the universities. In conclusion, the authors summarize similarities and differences in doctoral education, and their influence on the overall results of training. The authors show prospects to improve doctoral education as a whole.
✔Gazizulina, L. Global Scientific Potential, #3(108), 2020, pp. 68-70. https://www.elibrary.ru/download/elibrary_42873823_31677071.pdf The aim of the study is to describe making presentation as a means of communication soft skills development in doctoral students. The tasks of the study are to describe soft skills development as a trend in modern education; to review the main ideas on the problem of communication soft skills development; to substantiate the importance of presentation skills for doctoral students. As a research method, a review of the literature and foreign experience gained during the internship at Brunel University (London) was selected. It is concluded that foreign language training contributes to the development of communication soft skills in doctoral students, presentation being one of the relevant means.
✔Valeeva, E., Gazizulina, L., Ziyatdinova, J. Foreign Language Course for Doctoral Students at Technological University. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences. 2022, vol 124, pp. 759-765. https://www.europeanproceedings.com/article/10.15405/epsbs.2022.02.94 The paper presents the experience of Kazan National Research Technological University in developing new Foreign Language Course content for doctoral students conducting research in the field of Chemistry and Engineering. Nowadays, doctoral education aims at training researchers who will possess both hard and soft skills required for solving complex scientific tasks at Russian and international levels. One of the problems of engineering education in Russian universities is the lack of special courses providing soft skills. Therefore, we need to update the content of the existing courses to meet the requirements of the new scientific generation. The authors propose the new content of the English language course developed according to the analysis of the best international practices in developing doctoral programs. The course focuses on developing such communicative skills as academic writing and speaking. These skills are essential for successful dissemination of research results by doctoral students. The interdisciplinary approach, based on the cooperation of research supervisors of doctoral students and professors from the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication, was applied to combine the content of special research courses and the Foreign Language Course. Such cooperation resulted in individual approach to training doctoral students in accordance with their specific research.
✔Gazizulina, L., Valeeva, E. Sustainable Development Management. 2021, # 1 (32), pp. 93-96. https://elibrary.ru/download/elibrary_44889722_12628152.pdf Today doctoral school in Russia integrates universities into the global academic community, providing highly skilled staff for educational institutions and businesses. The top priorities in the development are: to make doctoral training programs comparable to European ones, considering the Bologna process, to improve the quality of teaching in doctoral school, to improve the qualifications of professors through professional development programs using new teaching methods, to develop interdisciplinarity in research and education, to improve the quality of graduates and their employability, to ensure international cooperation and internationalization in doctoral education. The article focuses on modernization of education in doctoral school. The experience of KNRTU participation in the MODEST ERASMUS + project for the modernization of doctoral training in natural sciences and the improvement of pedagogical methods is described. The importance of the discipline "Foreign language" in the development of soft skills in doctoral students is determined. The most relevant soft skills for scientists and professors: presentation skills and research writing are described. A description of the course developed jointly with partner universities for the modernization of the foreign language-training course in the doctoral school of KNRTU is presented.
✔Kremneva, E., Kushaeva, E. Architecture and Construction Complex: Problems, Prospectives, Innovations. Conference Proceedings, III International Coference. Novopolotsk. 2021, pp. 274-278. https://elib.psu.by/handle/123456789/28089 The article discusses the issues of training of post-graduate students in Russia and Belarus, as a Union State. On the example of two universities: Kazan National Research Technological University (Russia) and Polotsk State University (Belarus), shows the overall trends on approaches to preparation and training of post-graduate students, the advantages and disadvantages, possible directions for improving the quality of the preparation of young scientists.
✔Ziyatdinova, J., Obukhova, I., Skendere, I., Sultanova, D. Prospects of Using Best European Practices for Modernizing Doctoral Education in Russia. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences. 2022, vol.1, pp. 766-772. Throughout its history, doctoral education has always experienced significant changes due to arising challenges and shifts in higher education. Due to the changes in academic and non-academic career opportunities for doctoral school graduates, there is a growing need for the changes in the pathways towards a doctoral degree. Doctoral education in Russia is currently going through the reformation process with changes in the state educational standards and cancellation of state accreditation procedures. Recent European experience of doctoral education reforms can help Russian universities in shaping the new infrastructure and contents of PhD studies. The paper aims at studying the best European practices of modernizing doctoral education and developing possible solutions for the Russian universities in reformation of their doctoral schools. The authors analyze the current state and trends in EU doctoral education based on recent research publications, reports of European Universities Association and involved observation in the framework of Erasmus+ joint CBHE MODEST project. The results show that the best European practices include Doctoral Training Centers as a new model of doctoral education management. Creating such centers at Russian universities could improve international networking cooperation, quality assurance, collaboration with non-academic sector, and development of doctoral students’ soft skills, namely, leadership, teamwork, academic writing, etc. Further research could support the set-up of regulatory documents and development of teaching and learning materials for such centers.
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✔E. Valeeva, J. Ziyatdinova, L. Gazizulina. How to present a research project? Study Guide, Kazan : KNRTU Press, 2020 .— 84 p. The Study Guide is intended for practical courses in EAP (English for Academic Purposes) for training students to present research projects in the English language. The Study Guide is designed for doctoral students in Science and Engineering at Kazan National Research Technological University. It can also be used for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students majoring in Chemical Technology and Engineering, as well as the students getting a minor degree in the English language. The study guide has been developed at the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication.
✔L. Gazizulina, E. Valeeva, J. Ziyatdinova. Recommendations for Postgraduate Entrance English Exam. Kazan: KNRTU Press, 2019. 21 p. URL:http://ft.kstu.ru/ft/Gazizulina-Podgotovka_k_sdache_vstup_ekzm_v_aspiranturu_po_angl_yaz.pdf The study guide has been developed at the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication to prepare students for taking their English entrance exam to doctoral school.
✔L. Gazizulina, E. Valeeva, J. Ziyatdinova. Recommendations for PhD English Exam. Kazan: KNRTU Press, 2019. 21 p. URL:http://ft.kstu.ru/ft/Gazizulina-Podgotovka_k_sdache_kandidat_ekzmena_po_angl_yaz.pdf The study guide has been developed at the Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication for PhD students. It is designed to prepare PhD students to their final English exam.
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