Russia's quest for world-class education

Russia recently recognised the necessity of modernising its higher education system. As a result, a new educational project, known as the 5-100 initiative, was announced. The project’s goal is to have five Russian universities enter the top 100 of world university rankings by 2020, enhancing their global competitiveness. The goal, announced in 2012, is at the same time exciting, challenging and rather ambitious. Since its announcement, universities have been working hard on their road maps for success.