Development of science in the Republic of Tatarstan

Abstract

© The authors. The issue under study is urgent since there is need to give a complex analysis of the development of science in the Republic of Tatarstan and the formation of an integrated understanding of the ways and trends of its development in this large region of Russia. The purpose of the article is to explore the basic components of science policy in the Republic of Tatarstan and to study the structure of the regional scientific capacity in its organizational and personnel aspects. The leading method of the research was a comprehensive approach based on the study of different types of sources. The study analyzed the factors driving the process of regionalization of science and the stages of formation of regional science policy. The formation of mechanism of regional coordination of science and the systems managing a complex of scientific institutions in the Republic of Tatarstan have been studied. The findings of the research may be used in doing general research on the history of science in the Republic of Tatarstan and Russia as a whole, developing special academic courses and teaching aids, and may also be of interest to academics, graduate students, students and professionals interested in science and economic development of the region.