printFlagship Universities as Drivers of Territorial Development
Kliucharev G.A.
Dr. Sci. (Philos.), Head of the Center for the Sociology of Education and Science, Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS; Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Sociology of the national Research University “Power Engineering Institute”, Moscow, Russia. Kliucharev@mail.ru
Тrofimova I.N.
Dr. Sci. (Polit.) Senior Researcher, Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS, Moscow, Russia. itnmv@mail.ru
Kliucharev G.A., Тrofimova I.N. Flagship Universities as Drivers of Territorial Development. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2025. No 5. P. 125-138
Today, there are 34 flagship (regional) universities in the most developed and promising regions of Russia. These are “second-tier” universities following the leaders – National Research (29) and Federal (10) Universities. The specific and main task of the flagship university is to become the “engine” of the socio- economic development of the region by training the required professional personnel, developing and implementing innovative technologies. In addition to implementing higher professional education (HPE) programs, they master new technologies, including digital ones, within the framework of additional professional education and advanced training (APE) for the personnel of local (regional) knowledge- intensive (innovative) enterprises. At the same time, it turned out that the use of digital teaching methods (machine learning) in APE is especially effective and, in many ways, anticipates their use in APE. This turned out to be possible because the APE (corporate education) sphere is a least regulated and formalized, and enterprises have the best understanding of their needs for qualified personnel and are not inclined to spend extra time and money on their (re)training. The article examines features of interaction between flagship universities and local enterprises and businesses including through digital educational technologies. The conceptual framework of the study is defined by the “Triplex” model of Henry Etzkowitz: universities/research institutes – enterprises/business – state/regional administrations. The novelty of the study is seen in a comprehensive approach to the current analysis of the flagship universities role as drivers of territorial development.
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