Lecture by A.A. Malygin "Mission of the University: tertium datur"

On the evening of October 8, at Tekhboiling Point - Ivanovo (Stankostroiteley st., 12A), Acting Rector of IvSU Aleksey Aleksandrovich Malygin gave a lecture titled "Mission of the University: tertium datur ", in which he spoke about the third mission of the university.

The role of universities in the life of modern society goes beyond the usual boundaries of two missions – educational and research. The third mission, which involves the participation of universities in the development of the surrounding area, is becoming increasingly important. In the Ivanovo region, which has a serious intellectual potential, universities have always played a leading role in the formation of socio-cultural space and offered new forms of relationships with social and economic institutions. This idea of the missions of the university at IvSU was formulated back in the 2000s, but now the mission of the university is transformating. Giving examples from the history of university education, the acting rector switched to the term “responsible university”, when the university, transforming itself, takes on a certain responsibility for the social development of the environment. Three facets of the renewed mission can be distinguished: generation and practical application of knowledge, obtaining benefits from resources; the formation of the university as an entrepreneurial structure, with the active participation of students, the formation of their respective competencies; economic application of research, technology transfer, etc. In the Russian reality, the social responsibility of the university can be distinguished by external and internal orientation. The first includes - at various levels – the formation of social capital, the creation of fundamental and applied scientific knowledge, the training of personnel for the regional economy, educational services for residents of the region, participation in the formation of urban infrastructure, the implementation of social projects, the training of highly qualified personnel, the involvement of students in social initiatives and etc.; the second covers students, university employees, graduates, veterans and is associated with the quality of education, the comfort of the educational process, decent wages, social guarantees, the responsibility of the university for the employment of graduates, etc. Only a small part of a very meaningful event is mentioned here. The lecture was held in the format of an open conversation with current and future students and their parents, scientific and pedagogical community and partners. Due to measures related to the epidemiological situation, the number of those present at the lecture was limited. However, everyone who is interested has the opportunity to watch the recording of the broadcast, organized by "Tekhboiling Point – Ivanovo".