of those who are currently working toward Candidate of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in Russia are younger than 40 years old. The Monitoring of the Labour Market for Highly Qualified R&D Personnel survey was conducted across Russia in September-October 2015 based on a representative sampling. In total, 2,150 people were surveyed.
of students in continuing education programmes take part for general development, out of a thirst for knowledge and for interaction with others. This information came from a survey of 3,054 continuing education students from 57 of Russia’s territorial entities that was conducted in 2013 as part of the HSE’s Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations (MEMO)”, which is coordinated by ISSEK Centre for Statistics and Monitoring of Education.
