1. British Council-sponsored project
“Knowledge Economy”
Russia-UK academic partnership:
energy and environment
Dr Andrei V. Belyi, HSE, Moscow, Russia
Dr Sergei V. Vinogradov, CEPMLP, Dundee, UK

2. Background
Energy and
environment as
areas of global
concern
Need for shared
best practice in
knowledge
postgrad teaching
& research
economy
Need for sustainable
links with industry

3. Choosing a partner of interest
Energy and International
Environment are Past history of reputation and
key areas of successful relations presence in the
interest for RF and & contacts respective
UK countries’ HE

4. About partners:
Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral
Law & Policy (CEPMLP, University of
Dundee)
Leading international
Strong links with energy
postgraduate programme:
industry and international
300 students annually
organizations
from 50 different countries
LLM: energy law, policy,
MSc: energy economics MBA: energy business
economics, management

5. About partners: Higher School of
Economics (HSE, Moscow)
ERM dept at HSE:
innovative master
degree specialization
in energy economics
Regional links: Research centre
HSE branch in on Resource Asset
Perm Assessment jointly
founded with
NGKonsult

6. About partners: NefteGasKonsult
Russian company with the participation of one of the
leading international US-based petroleum auditors –
Miller and Lents, Ltd. Operating
Combines vast international experience with an intimate
knowledge of the Russian petroleum industry.
Consults Oil and gas companies, Governmental
institutions, Professional organizations and Law firms

7. Core points in BC-sponsored project
Cross-sectoral aspect Widening contacts with
Trans-national aspect: other academic
links with industry
UK-Russia academic links (NGK, BP, Winstor institutions:
Energy Group)
• University of Aberdeen
• Establishing bilateral • Postgraduate • MGIMO
interuniversity partnership programmes
in postgraduate education enhancement through:
• Envisaging exchange of • Professional teaching
students and researchers input
• Developing proposals for • Internship opportunities
dual or joint degree • Professional training
awards
• Support of academic-
industry events

8. Managing the project
• Building the project team existing academic
contacts – Important factor – good personal relations &
trust!
• Shaping the project proposal:  developing a
“common vision” (idea, objectives, phases, deliverables,
risks)
• Designing and managing visits planned 2 but in
fact 4 (limiting team numbers & careful use of limited
resources)
• Interaction with BC  visits to Moscow office and
email updates regarding project implementation

9. Sources of Funding
• Main source: British Council
• Subsidiary sources:
– University of Dundee: costs of delivery of one
post-graduate module by HSE lecturer in Dundee
– Erasmus Mundus “Int’l Masters in Economy, State
& Society (IMESS)”: costs of teaching at HSE by a
CEPMLP academic
– British Petroleum: sponsorship of the Perm
conference (costs of participation of UK experts)

10. Outcomes of the BC-sponsored
cooperation: Short term
Exchange of academic visits including teaching
arrangements
Organization of a conference on Sustainable
energy development in Perm in April 2012
– involvement of international organizations,
industry and academic institutions
– Sponsorship by BP and regional government of
Perm
– Doctoral seminar for young researchers from both
Russia and the UK

11. Envisaged outcomes of the long term
university & industry cooperation
 Regular exchange of academic staff: teaching and
research
 Exchange of students within existing master
programmes on a regular basis
 Established programmes of student internships and
professional training in the UK and Russia
 Developing a joint (dual) degree MSc in energy
economics (1 year in Dundee and 1 year in Moscow)

12. But: a number of challenges
Language: Limited number of UK students able to
study or do internships in Russia
Difficulties in developing working relations with
energy industry
Financial constraints – need to achieve
sustainability of long-term cooperation

13. New proposals and initiatives
Creating a trans-national British-Russian Energy
Network - a wider University partnership with
industry
Main goals:
Elevating the already established academic partnership to
a different level –from bilateral to multilateral
Involvement of the energy industry in the long-term
cooperation with academia in post-graduate education,
research and other joint activities

14. Short and long term objectives
Short term: regular Long term: joint provision of
post-graduate education;
doctoral seminars, development of academic-
conferences, exchange business mutually beneficial
of experts and sharing practices – internships,
professional training, joint
of expertise research

15. Widening academic cooperation
Creating Russia- Exchange of Joint Research
Student
UK University teaching and PhD
exchange
network expertise supervision
CEPMLP
becomes the Heriot Watt University of
leader based in Edinburgh Aberdeen
the UK
HSE becomes
Gubkin Tomsk State
the leader MGIMO
University University
based in Russia

16. Cooperation with Industry
• Training of students (i.e. UK
Further involvement of students in Russia and
industry Russian students in the UK)
• Sponsoring events
NGK (related to US based
Miller & Lentz) becomes
the key partner for long
term projects
BP, Winstor Energy Group
and Lukoil become
partners for short term
objectives

17. Expected outcome
Establishment of a sustainable university
network for post-graduate education and
research with strong links with industry will
help boosting expertise in the field of energy
and environment in the context of bilateral
relations between Russia and Britain