Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor,

Rector of Russian New University (RosNOU),

Chairman of the Board of the Association of Non-State (Private) Higher Educational Institutions of Russia,

Presidium Member of the Association of Russian Law Schools, Member of the Russian Public Council for Education Development, Member of the Supervisory Board of the Association of Foreign Students in Russia (AIS).

Website: http://www.rosnou.ru

E-mail: rector@rosnou.ru

Education

In 1975 graduated from the Department of General and Applied Physics of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) with a degree in Radiophysics.

Degrees and titles

In 1981 defended a dissertation in MIPT and obtained the degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

In 1988 was awarded the degree of Associate Professor at MIPT’s Chair of General Physics.

In 2002 defended a doctor thesis on “Optimizing education quality management in the private (non-state) sector of higher education”. The same year was awarded the academic title of Professor at the Chair of Management of Russian New University (RosNOU).

Professional activities:

1975—1978 — post-graduate student at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT);

1978—1982 — Deputy Secretary, Secretary of MIPT’s Committee of All-Union Leninist Young Communist League;

1982—1985 — Associate Professor, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee at MIPT;

1985—1990 — Instructor, Consultant at the Department of Science and Educational Institutions, Moscow Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union;

1990—1991 — Director of the Fund "Cultural Initiative";

1991—present — Rector of Russian New University (RosNOU);

1994—present — Chairman of the Board of the Association of Non-state (Private) Higher Educational Institutions of Russia.

Sphere of scientific interests at present:

-                    Issues connected with quality of education;

-                    criteria of assessment of higher educational institutions;

-                    energo-informational impact on human beings;

-                    research of radiophysical properties of radiofrequency signals, modeling;

-                    influence of innovative and scientific development on the government and society.

Some of publications on higher education:

• Zernov, V.A. (2008) Higher Education as a Resource of Innovative Development of Russia. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii =Higher education in Russia, no. 1, pp. 12-22 (In Russ.)
• Zernov, V.A. (2011) [Competitive Environment in the Sphere of Higher Education: Myth or Reality?] In: [Education, Science and Economics at Universities. Integration to International Educational Area (collected works)]. Pp. 13-17 (In Russ.)
• Zernov, V.A. (2011). [Innovative Higher School as a Fundamental Factor of the Country’s Economic Development]. Vestnik RIAT. Pp. 29-35 (In Russ.)
• Zernov, V.A. (2011). [New Law on Education. Where to Go: to Innovations or Stagnation?] Vysshee obrazovanie Segodnya (Higher education Today). Pp. 8-12 (In Russ.)
• Zernov, V.A., Minaev, V.A. (2012). [Russian Model of Ranking: Approaches and Criteria]. Akkreditaciya v obrazovanii (Accreditation in Education). Pp. 28-29 (In Russ.)
• Zernov, V.A. (2013). [Non-state Higher Educational Institutions of Russia: Present State, Trends, Perspectives]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii =Higher education in Russia, no. 4, pp. 3-11 (In Russ., abstract in Eng.)
• Zernov, V.A., Minaev, V.A. (2013) Innovative Education and Business Processes in International Network Systems. Vysshee obrazovanie segodnya (Higher Education Today), Pp. 9-16 (In Russ., abstract in Eng.)
• Zernov, V.A. (2013). [Monitoring Criteria as an Effective Tool for Increasing Competitive Advantage of National Education]. Vysshee Obrazovanie Segodnya (Higher Education Today). Pp. 4-9 (In Russ., abstract in Eng.)
• Zernov, V.A. (2013). [What Are Perspectives of Non-state Higher Educational Institutions?]. Akkreditaciya v obrazovanii (Accreditation in Education). Pp. 41-42 (In Russ.)