Cand. Sci. (Philosophy), Editor-in-Chief of the journal Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii (Higher Education in Russia) 

Education

1969–1974 – Faculty of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University

1974–1977 – Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

2005 г. – advanced training course “History and Philosophy of Science” (Bauman Moscow State Technical University).

Degrees and titles

1977 – Candidate of Sciences thesis “Problem of reality in biology” (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Professional activities

1997–1983 – Assistant Prof., the Chair of Philosophy for the Humanities Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

1986–1987 – Scientific consultant of the journal “Voprosy filosofii” (Issues of Philosophy).

1987–1989 – Senior Researcher of the Institute of Informatics, Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation.

1989–1996 – Senior Associate Editor of the journal Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (Sociological Studies)..

1997–2003 – Managing Editor of the journal Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii (Higher Education in Russia).

2000–2003 – Assoc. Prof., the Department of Philosophy of the Institute of Advanced Training, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

2004–2008 – Prof. of the Department of Philosophy, Radio and Television Training Institute, Moscow.

From 2015 – Prof. of the Department of Engineering Pedagogy, Kazan National Research University.

From 2003 – Editor-in-Chief of the journal Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii (Higher Education in Russia).

Current areas of scientific interest

Philosophy and methodology of education and science.

Training of highly qualified personnel and scientific and pedagogical staff.

Publications

Sapunov, M.B. (1982) [On the Specificity of Biology as Science (Logical-methodological Analysis of Synthetic Theory of Evolution]. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta [Bulletin of Moscow Univ.] Series 7. Philosophy, no. 5, pp. 42–49.

Sapunov, M.B. (1984) [Problem of Reality in Biology (Prerequisites and Levels of Analysis)]. Voprosy filosofii [Issues of Philosophy], no. 12, pp. 54–62.

Granin, Yu.D., Sapunov, M.B. (1986). [Antagonisms and Contradictions of the Modern Social Development]. Moscow: Znanie Publ., 62 p.

Kalnoi, I.I., Sapunov, M.B., Fetisov, E.N. (1991). [Alienation in the Soviet Society: Methodological Aspect of the Problem]. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies], no. 5, pp. 18–25.

Antropov, V., Lebedev, S., Sapunov, M. (2000). [Construction of Organizational Reality]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia, no. 5, pp. 34–39.

Sapunov, M.B. (2012) [On the Problem of Reality in History and Philosophy of Science]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia, no. 3, pp. 147–155.

Kalinina, N.N., Sapunov, M.B., Tebiev, B.K. (2012) [Transformation of the Idea of University: Time Challenges and Responses of Academic Community]. Sotsiologiya obrazovaniya [Sociology of Education], no. 4, pp. 13–28; no. 10, pp. 12–41.

Tkhagapsoev, Kh.G., Sapunov, M.B. (2016) [The Russian Educational Reality and Its Converted Forms]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia, no. 6, pp. 87–97.

Bednyi, B.I., Rybakov, N.V., Sapunov, M.B. (2017) [The Russian System of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies in the Educational Space: The Transdisciplinary Discourse]. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies], no. 9, pp. 125–134.

Ivanov, V.G., Sazonova, Z.S., Sapunov, M.B. (2017) [Engineering Pedagogy: Facing Typology Challenges]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia, no. 8-9, pp. 32-42.

Sapunov, M.B., Polonnikov, A.A.. (2018) [Academic Subject Problem: Epistemological Crisis and Its Overcoming]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia. No. 12, pp. 144-157. (In Russ., abstract in Eng.)

Sapunov, M.B., Tkhagapsoev, Kh.G. (2018) [Culture of Critical Discourse on Education and Science]. Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia. No. 7, pp. 20-27. (In Russ., abstract in Eng.)