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c o m p a n i e s , to ge t h e r wit h SPCPA, ha v e la u n c h e d s o m e e du c a t i o n a l p r o j e c t s t h a t wi d e n h o r i z o n a n d p r of e s s i o n a l k n o w l e d g e of s t u d e nt s , a ll o w t h e m t o fe e l t h e m s e l v e s a s r e p r e s e nt a t i v e s of a gl o b a l p h a r m a , t o p lu n g e int o a c t u a l p r o b l e m s of f un d a m e nt a l a n d a p p l i e d s t u d i e s co n d u c t e d , t o ge t ac q u a i nt e d wit h s t a n d a r d s of in d u s t r i a l a n d o p e r a t i o n a l a c t i v i t y of t h e wo r l d l e a d e r s .

Fur t h e r d e v e l o p m e nt in t hi s dir e c t i o n im p l i e s t h e p a r t i c i - p a t i o n of t h e le a d i n g p h a r m a c e u t i c a l co m p a n i e s in ma k i n g t h e s y s t e m of p ub l i c a c c r e d i t a t i o n of e du c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s a n d e x p e r t e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e r e s u l t s of p r of e s s i o n a l e du c a - t i o n . Movem e nt of t h e Russi a n p h a r m a c e u t i c a l in d u s t r y t o t h e wo r l d s t a n d a r d s is e x p e c t e d n ot dir e c t l y t o e li m i n a t e p e r s o n n e l sh o r t a g e b ut t o s o l v e a n a c u t e p r o b l e m of t r a i n i n g of t h e sp e c i a l i s t s b e i n g c a p a b l e of t r a n s l a t i n g a n a d v a n c e d wo r l d e x p e r i e n c e t o t h e p r a c t i c e of t h e Russi a n p h a r m a c e u - t i c a l e nt e r p r i s e s a n d r e s e a r c h ce nt r e s .

Orie nt i n g t o t h e e x p e r i e n c e of fo r e i g n uni v e r s i t i e s a n d ph a r m a c y s c h o o l s in t h e fie l d of de v e l o p i n g p h a r m a c e u t i - c a l e du c a t i o n , it sh o u l d b e gui d e d , h o w e v e r, by s t r o n g si d e s of ho m e e du c a t i o n co n s i s t i n g in p r of u n d i t y a n d b r e a d t h of t h e o r e t i c a l t r a i n i n g . At th e s a m e t im e , it sh o u l d b e r e a d i l y a p p a r e nt t h a t t h e Russi a n in s t i t u t i o n s a r e n o w b e i n g co n - f r o nt e d wit h a n a c u t e t a s k t o a c t u a l i z e t h e s y s t e m of t r a i n i n g a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d e m a n d s of t h e m o d e r n p h a r m a c e u t i c a l in d u s t r y, a s we ll a s t o p r o v i d e t h e gr a d u a t e s of s c h o o l s t o p o s s e s s n ot o nl y t h e o r e t i c a l k n o w l e d g e b ut a l s o wh o l l y fo r m e d p r of e s s i o n a l sk i l l s a n d a c q u i r e d h a b i t s of wo r k a s we ll a s p e r s o n a l qu a l i t i e s d e v e l o p e d t o a suf fi c i e nt e x t e nt fo r t h e gr a d u a t e s t o b e g i n su c c e s s f u l l y t h e i r p r of e s s i o n a l c a r e e r.

AUTHORS’ INFORMATION

Prof Elena Trofimova, PhD Prof Igor Narkevich, PhD St.Petersburg Chemical Pharmaceutical Academy

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Avail a b l e here . Acce s s e d on 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 2

Upgrading of teaching quality I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e e li m i n a t i o n of p e r s o n n e l sh o r t a g e , t h e p h a r m a c e u t i c a l in d u s t r y is n o w b e i n g co nf r o nt e d wit h a n a c u t e p r o b l e m t o in c r e a s e a pr of e s s i o n a l l e v e l of t r a i n i n g in a c c o r d a n c e wit h t h e wo r l d r e q u i r e m e nt s . T hi s im p l i c a t e s s t r e n g t h e n i n g of ma t e r i a l a n d t e c h n i c a l b a s i s of s c h o o l s , p r of e s s i o n a l im p r o v e m e nt of te a c h i n g s t u f f, co nf o r m i t y of e du c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s wit h r e a l d e m a n d s of t h e in d u s t r y, ac t i v e l y in c l u d i n g s t u d e nt s int o s c i e nt i fi c r e s e a r c h a c t i v i t y.

Natio n a l inn o v a t i o n ce nt r e s in t h e fie l d of p h a r m a c e u t i c s a n d bi ot e c h n o l o g y a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e s e t up wit h i n t h e f r a m e s of t h e Fede r a l St a t e Ta r g e t Progr a m fo r sup p o r t i n g t h e in d u s t r y in Russi a o n t h e b a s i s of s o m e uni v e r s i t i e s a n d r e s e a r c h in s t i t u t e s . T h e s t a t e in v e s t m e nt s int o t h e p r o j e c t s sh o u l d co m e t o a b o v e $23 0 mln . SPCPA is on e of t h e b a s e s fo r s e t t i n g - u p of su c h a ce nt r e (a n a m o u nt of in v e s t m e nt s co n s t i - t u t e s $25 mln . ) . An inv e s t m e nt s t a g e of t h e p r o j e c t is p l a n n e d t o b e co m p l e t e d in 2 0 1 4 .

On th e b a s i s of t hi s ce nt r e in SPCPA the r e a r e p l a n s t o s e t up sp e c i a l i z e d R&D la b o r a t o r i e s , a pil o t p r o d u c t i o n , a v i v a r i u m a n d a la b o r a t o r y of p h a r m a c o l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h , a ne w ce nt r e of qu a l i t y co nt r o l a n d s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of dr u g s , a b u s i n e s s - i n c u b a t o r fo r s t a r t - u p p r o j e c t s t o at t r a c t s t u d e nt s . In t h e fie l d of s c i e nt i fi c r e s e a r c h SPCPA ha s a lr e a d y m a d e a tur n t o t h e m o s t p r o m i s i n g dir e c t i o n s co m p l y i n g wit h t h e t a s k of inn o v a t e d d e v e l o p m e nt of t h e in d u s t r y. Five inn o v a t e d s t a r t- u p s a r e fo u n d e d , fo u r of t h e m a r e o n t h e s t a g e of p r e - c l i n i c a l t r i a l s a n d a la s t o n e t h a t is un d e r g o i n g a cli n i c a l t r i a l . T h e r e c a n n o t b e a ny d o u b t t h a t d e v e l o p m e nt of r e s e a r c h inf r a - s t r u c t u r e will a i d in p r o g r e s s i n g Facul t y. Att r a c t i o n of t e a c h - e r s a n d s t u d e nt s int o s c i e nt i fi c r e s e a r c h will m a k e it p o s s i b l e t o ke e p gr a d u a t e s in t h e p h a r m a c y s c h o o l a s t e a c h e r s a n d r e s e a r c h e r s a s we ll a s t o int e g r a t e t h e R&D a n d e du c a t i o n p r o c e s s ju s t a s in t h e c a s e of le a d i n g we s t e r n uni v e r s i t i e s .

G r o w i n g co o p e r a t i o n wit h t h e le a d i n g we s t e r n uni v e r s i - t i e s a n d p h a r m a c y s c h o o l s a n d qu a l i fi c a t i o n t r a i n i n g of t h e Russi a n t e a c h e r s o n t h e i r b a s e s a r e t h e m o s t im p o r t a nt in s t r u m e nt s t o a d v a n c e qu a l i t y of p h a r m a c e u t i c a l e du c a t i o n a n d t o int r o d u c e n e w p r i n c i p l e s a n d m e t h o d s int o t h e wo r k of t h e Russi a n p h a r m a c y s c h o o l s a n d uni v e r s i t i e s . SPCPA is a p a r t i c i p a t o r of t h e int e r n a t i o n a l p r o j e c t o n de v e l o p i n g a n d la u n c h i n g n e w e du c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s in t h e fie l d of p h a r m a c e u t i c s a n d bi ot e c h n o l o g y up h e l d by t h e EC pro g r a m Te m p u s . Tr a i n i n g of SPCPA tea c h e r s in Gr e a t B r i t a i n a n d Cze c h r e p u b l i c e n a b l e s t h e m t o lo o k dif f e r e nt l y at int e n d e d l e a r n i n g o ut c o m e s of t h e i r p r o g r a m s , t o de v e l o p n e w int e g r a t e d e du c a t i o n a l m o d u l e s , t o int r o d u c e n e w m e t h o d s of s t u d e nt ’ s wo r k in t h e fo r m of gr o u p p r o j e c t s .

Upgr a d i n g of t h e qu a l i t y of p h a r m a c e u t i c a l e du c a t i o n , whi c h t h e Russi a n in s t i t u t i o n s s t r i v e fo r, is a l s o a s s o c i a t e d wit h e s t a b l i s h i n g a cl o s e co o p e r a t i o n wit h t h e le a d i n g wo r l d ph a r m a c e u t i c a l co m p a n i e s t h a t a r e int e r e s t e d in Russi a n a s at t h e m a r k e t of s a l e s . T h e y lo c a l i z e in Russi a t h e i r p r o d u c t i o n a n d R&D s t u d i e s a s we ll a s gi v e sup p o r t t o t h e Russi a n in s t i t u t i o n s . A va r i e t y of inn o v a t e d wo r l d