Legal Status and Management Models of the Chief Designer Position in Russian Universities
https://doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2025.03.026
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to defi ne the legal status of the Chief Designer and their role within the university management system. For the first time, the paper presents a review of regulatory legal acts that directly or indirectly outline individual elements of the Chief Designer’s legal status. It analyzes existing and proposed practices for introducing this position in Russian universities and formulates approaches to defining and formalizing the Chief Designer’s duties, place within the management structure, and overall functional responsibilities. The authors propose a typology of models describing the functional and role-based status of Chief Designers. It is noted that, in Russian practice, Chief Designers effectively perform the role of key researchers (Principal Investigators), which is characteristic of international research systems. The research results, presented as a “catalog” of organizational and managerial solutions, can be used by university leadership, as well as human resources and legal departments. In particular, university administrators may apply one of the authors’ proposed methods for implementing the Chief Designer (Principal Investigator) functional model in practice.
About the Authors
K. D. Ditkovskaya
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kseniya D. Ditkovskaya – Deputy Director of the Project Office of the Program for Improving International Competitiveness
79 Svobodny Ave., building 5, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
S. V. Verkhovets
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey V. Verkhovets – PhD (Agricultural Sciences), Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Advanced Projects
79 Svobodny Ave., building 5, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
N. O. Pikov
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikita O. Pikov – PhD (Cultural Studies), Director of the Project Office of the International Competitiveness Enhancement Program
79 Svobodny Ave., building 5, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
M. V. Rumyantsev
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maxim V. Rumyantsev – PhD (Philosophy), Associate Professor, Rector
79 Svobodny Ave., building 5, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
N. N. Tsukanov
Siberian Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolay N. Tsukanov – Dr. hab (Law), Professor, Police Colonel, Deputy Head for Scientific Work
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Ditkovskaya K.D., Verkhovets S.V., Pikov N.O., Rumyantsev M.V., Tsukanov N.N. Legal Status and Management Models of the Chief Designer Position in Russian Universities. University Management: Practice and Analysis. 2025;29(3):149-159. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2025.03.026
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