Assessing the Impact of the “5-100 Project” on the Internal Transformation of Russian Elite Universities

University Management Practice and Analysis, 2026

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DOI 10.15826/umpa.2026.01.007
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Abstract

One of the main (if not the primary) goals of the “5-100 Project” declared to be the internal transformation of Russian universities. It was assumed that the need to meet the program’s indicators would lead participating universities to recognize the necessity of deep reforms.