Russian Higher Education Research Articles

Академическая мобильность студентов: ценности, установки и социальные практики на Юге России

Relevance: Academic mobility, as a special type of movement for the purpose of ed-ucational and scientific practices, is one of the mechanisms of self-regulation of the learning process of Russian students. In the South of Russia, expanding the prospects for intra-university and intra-Russian academic mobility contributes to improving the quality of education, creating a unified intellectual environment and promoting tour-ism practices. Scientific problem: A critical analysis of the scientific literature has shown that the scientific literature has not yet considered how the prevailing ideas about education and values affect students' attitudes to academic mobility. The pur-pose of this study was to identify the features of attitudes and social practices of ac-ademic mobility of Russian students, limited by formal external barriers existing in universities in the South of Russia. Methods: The theory of mental programs is used to study the concepts of education as a value, attitudes and social practices of aca-demic mobility. The analysis is based on the study of significant relationships of vari-ables through the Chi-square criterion. Research results: Attitudes to intra-university mobility are highest among students with pragmatic views, although, in general, ideas about education have little effect on intra-university mobility. Students with con-servative ideas show a great attitude to the practices of intra-Russian mobility, see them as an educational value. While students with liberal and pragmatic views believe that this may interfere with their studies at their native university or they are not in-terested in it. Most students have an attitude to international mobility, but do not have the financial opportunity for it. The number of implemented social practices is largely due to external factors, that is, the opportunities that exist in the universities of the Rostov region and the Republic of Crimea, as well as the state of academic mobility in Russian higher education in general. Conclusions: Academic mobility of students in Russia is of particular importance for improving the quality of higher edu-cation in the country. The student youth in the South of Russia, showing a high de-gree of self-regulation, demonstrates high attitudes to all types of academic mobility. However, the nature of attitudes is largely determined by the conservative and liberal ideas of students that have developed in the process of social programming.

Features of subjective well-being of Russian and Chinese students: A comparative analysis of the problem

Introduction. The subjective well-being of students is an important factor affecting academic achievements and professional development. The number of Chinese students studying in Russia is already quite large, and there is a potential for growing cooperation between our countries. Therefore, the study of the subjective well-being of Chinese students in their comparison with Russian students is relevant not only from an academic point of view (as a cross-cultural study of the globalising world), but also from a practical point of view.Aim. The aim of the present research is to theoretically and empirically study the subjective well-being in general and its individual components among Chinese students getting higher education in Russia, in comparison with Russian students there.Methodology and research methods. The methodological principles of the study are activity-based and subject-activity approaches, as well as the principles of consistency and system analysis. The theoretical study was conducted using the bibliographic method. The empirical study used the testing method and methods of statistical data processing.An empirical study was conducted on 392 students of the RUDN. The following psychodiagnostic methods were applied in the study: “Scale of Subjective Well-Being” by A. Perue-Badu (adaptation by M. V. Sokolova), “Questionnaire of Self-Attitude” (V. V. Stolin, S. R. Pantileev), “Oxford Happiness Questionnaire”, “Subjective Assessment of Appearance” (V. A. Labunskaya, E. V. Belugina), and “Scale of Basic Beliefs” by R. Yanov-Bulman (adaptation by O. Kravtsova). The statistical Mann-Whitney U criterion was used for the calculations. The calculations were performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 program.Scientific novelty and results. The scientific novelty and the most significant research results consist in identifying the features of subjective well-being and related personal characteristics of Chinese students studying at Russian universities, in comparison with Russian students there. It was found that most of the indicators of subjective well-being of Chinese students are at a lower level than those of Russian ones. The exception is the parameters “psychoemotional state” and “tension and sensitivity”, for which Chinese students show better scores.Practical significance. The practical significance of this work is that the authors developed the recommendations aimed to improving the indicators of the subjective well-being of Russian and Chinese students studying in Russian universities.

Review of the 10th International scientific and practical conference. Scientific publication of the international level 2022: from the present to the future

On the 26-29th April 2022 Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL, Moscow) together with the Association of Science Editors and Publishers (ASEP), Moscow, Russia, organized and held the 10th anniversary International Scientific and Practical Conference “World Class Scientific Publication - 2022: from the present to the future” (ISPC “NIMU - 2022”). About 300 Russian and foreign experts gathered at one site: official representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences, CrossRef, EASE, publishers, editors of Russian and international scientific publications, scientists and researchers from leading universities, including RUDN University. The result of a four-day discussion of topical issues of maintaining high quality and ratings of Russian journals on national and world platforms of the scientific and information space was the adoption of conference resolution.

Особенности социокультурной адаптации монгольских студентов новосибирских вузов

Social and cultural adaptation of foreign citizens, their integration into Russian society today is one of the most important goals of the state national policy of the Russian Federation. A separate task is facing Russian universities to gradually adapt Mongolian students to the socio-cultural characteristics of life and higher education in Russia. On the basis of many years of observations and practices, the socio-cultural features of the adaptation of Mongolian students studying in different universities in Novosibirsk are described. The article presents the results of the analysis of documents and data of a sociological survey of students. It is concluded that, despite the positive results of the adaptation of Mongolian students, there are also certain barriers, for the removal of which there are various resources, both from universities and public organizations of the city. Broadcasting the experience of successful socio-cultural adaptation is designed to enhance the positive image abroad of domestic education and Russia as a whole.

Интеллектуальный анализ данных в управлении российской высшей школой

For a comprehensive assessment of the management decisions quality, it is necessary to take into account heterogeneous information presented both in numerical form and in natural language expressions. The effective occurs the use of data mining including neural network clustering and fuzzy set theory. The article presents our approach to the use of these methods for evaluating risks and the management decisions quality in Russian higher education on the example of the implementation of the most ambitious Project 5-100 for it. On the example, the expediency of the neural network clustering to assess the possibility of achieving the goals of any such large-scale project has been proved. Clustering the information database used for the analysis, makes it possible to carry out an objective selection of candidate universities-candidates for the right to receive state subsidies, as well as to adjust the composition of the Project participants. Another methods of intellectual analysis – the construction of a complex of fuzzy inference systems, – confirmed the possibility of a quantitative fi evaluating of the project based on the expert verbal estimates of the project. At the same time, the neural network clustering initially illustrated the unattainability of the Project 5-100 goals. The use of a complex of fuzzy inference systems confirmed this statement by the very low quantitative final assessment of the project on the basis of verbal expert opinions.

Technological trends and directions of development of ferrous metallurgy in Asian Russia

The paper considers the current state of the iron and steel industry in Asian Russia, a geographical area that includes the Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts, as well as the Tyumen region with its constituent autonomous districts. Modern directions of development of production technologies in ferrous metallurgy are presented. It is substantiated that the role of the environmental factor has significantly increased in the system of society's interests, primarily on the part of consumers, which has identified two main directions in the development of technologies in the ferrous metallurgy, namely, reducing energy consumption and reducing emissions. Based on a review of technologies, an analysis is presented of the compliance of production processes in the Asian Russia`s ferrous metallurgy with modern trends in the development of the industry, which made it possible to single out two sets of projects - supporting and developing. The first one is connected with the support of the formed metallurgical region in Siberia and is focused on the resource provision of the existing production, as well as its modernization. The second one is connected with the emerging region in the Far East (Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories, Jewish Autonomous Region), where, according to the authors, the conditions for direct ore-reduction metallurgy based on the production of direct reduced iron and steel in electric arc furnaces have been created. This will allow limiting its possible negative impact on the environment in the process of formation of the fourth metallurgical region of Russia.The article was prepared based on the results of a study conducted with the financial support of the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia within the framework of a large scientific project "Socio-economic development of Asian Russia based on the synergy of transport accessibility, systemic knowledge about the natural resource potential, expanding space for interregional interactions”, Agreement No. 075-15-2020-804 dated October 02, 2020 (grant No. 13.1902.21.0016).

Experience in Using Assessment Tools and e-Learning Quality Management Practices (Case Study of Tomsk State University)

The aim of the study was to analyze the use of assessment tools and the experience of managing the quality of education in the electronic information and educational environment of the university on the example of Tomsk State University in the context of the changes that occurred during the pandemic COVID-19. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the system of higher education in Russia is developing in the context of a permanent change in the requirements for it, internal and external challenges, which determines the need for a consistent response while maintaining the fundamental foundations of this social institution.Materials and methods. The authors relied on a systematic approach to create a holistic review of the available tools for assessing and managing the quality of e-learning at Tomsk State University, an activity approach to identify the transformation of the range of tools used, depending on the increase in the subjectivity of participants in the educational process. The following methods were used in the work: analysis of pedagogical, scientific, technical and methodological literature on the research problem, systematization, generalization, analysis, observation, statistical methods for processing results.Results. The study summarizes and describes the experience of Tomsk State University in using assessment tools and quality management practices of e-learning at the university before the pandemic COVID-19, which made it possible to effectively switch to a forced remote format of student learning. These are the analysis of educational data obtained based on the learning management system MOODLE, the assessment of the quality of e-learning using feedback, and the expertise of e-learning courses. Also study systematized and described new tools for analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, improving and predicting the quality of e-learning, introduced at the university in the context of the pandemic COVID-19, which together made it possible to lay the foundation for the transition of the university to a blended learning model in the post-pandemic period. These were activity monitoring of the subjects of the educational process with the ranking of the measured index, changes in personnel policy, digital diploma supplement etc. The developed tools make it possible to manage the quality of e-learning based on data, and reach the management of the quality of education as a whole through the “balancing” of the structure and content of all components of the educational program.Conclusion. The system for the implementation of e-learning of Tomsk State University ensured the harmonious integration of educational activities using distance learning technologies into the experience of educational interaction between professors and students. It remains possible to maintain the stability and quality of lectures and practical classes, and often enrich them through the capabilities of digital tools. Further expansion of the set of applied tools for assessing and ensuring the quality of e-learning in the university made it possible to organize a transition to a distance learning format, and created the basis for meaningful consolidation of a mixed learning model at the university in the post-pandemic period.

Work of dissertation councils of new system of scientific attestation

The paper is devoted to the consideration of the question of whether the Russian system of scientific attestation retains its integrity. The elimination of the monopoly of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) in matters of control over the activities of dissertation councils and procedures for defending dissertations made it possible to increase the variety of rules and practices of scientific attestation. Many scientific and educational organizations have developed their own regulations governing the corresponding activities. At the level of legislation, the instruction was fixed for the self-awarding of academic degrees to set requirements not lower than how they are formulated in federal acts. The question of how exactly this instruction is implemented is of research interest. In addition, it is important to understand whether applicants can receive equal rights and opportunities in different parts of the modern system. During the study, three existing subsystems were identified, together forming a single system. The first of them consists of ordinary and special dissertation councils, regulated directly by the Higher Attestation Commission and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia. The second subsystem is a collection of leading scientific and educational organizations that independently award academic degrees. Finally, the third subsystem consists of spiritual educational organizations, empowered to award theological degrees, which at the level of federal state educational standards are recognized as like other academic degrees. In all three subsystems, options for the defence of dissertations in permanent, one-time and joint dissertation councils were considered. Comparative analysis of regulatory and legal acts made it possible to highlight the similarities and differences of these subsystems, as well as to identify possible options for their development.

The Third Age Universities in Russian Higher Education: Problem Area

Prolongation of business and social activity of older people is becoming a national-scale task, and Universities of the Third Age (U3A) are a noticeable global phenomenon of lifelong education, aimed at solving this problem. This paper outlines the problematic field of the Russian experience in the development of U3A on the basis of higher educational institutions. The author systematizes and subjects to comparative analysis the scattered evidence of the Russian experience of U3A as a form of the HE activity in the market of educational services, collected in secondary sources and from open data on the websites of universities. As key results this paper draws to conclusions that U3A in Russian universities are a new concept lagging world practices in terms of the scale and diffusion. Russian universities, even with sufficient funding, hardly create U3As struggling define U3As prospective for themselves. While creating U3As, they offer older students non-formal education aiming to create general cultural competencies, and repeat in this approach to the education content the Social Service Centre. This study allows to prove the importance of theoretical and practical development of the Russian model of U3A in universities, as well as to propose several management solutions. The main solutions are to rethink the role and functions of the U3A and to create them as divisions of leading universities to fulfil the strategic tasks of their development. U3A in the universities aim both at a new target market and at the implementation of the ‘third mission’ by the universities to ensure equal access to quality education beyond any, including age-related barriers.

Distance learning of the Chinese language for students of humanities in Russian higher education institutions

Introduction. The issue of the relevance of distance education has been studied by various researchers for several decades, since the general digitalization of society. Since 2019, after the start of the COVID epidemic, this issue has become particularly relevant in all areas of education, including the study of foreign languages. In the period 2019–2020, teachers of Chinese and Russian universities actively developed new distance programs that take into account both the peculiarities of learning with the help of modern equipment and technologies, and the difficulties of learning Chinese by students of Russian universities. Purpose setting. For several years, the system of distance learning Chinese language for students of Russian universities has changed significantly. At this time new programs are being developed, modern platforms and applications are being used, and interactive learning methods are being introduced. It is necessary to identify all the features of distance education. Methodology of the study. To conduct this study, we used such methods as: the study of theoretical literature and the analysis of practical experience. Results. As a result of the study, a number of both advantages and disadvantages were identified in relation to the distance education system. In general, the new system differs from standard full-time education, but, despite all its technological difficulties, it can become one of the most effective education systems. Conclusion. The Chinese distance education model, despite all the difficulties, is actively developing, trying to meet the world’s needs. And the main advantage is that students from different regions can easily communicate, discussing exciting issues of linguistic features and culture of the ancient country of the East. But it will take a long time for this education system to become «ideal».

Mitigations pathways towards sustainable development: assessing the influence of higher education on environmental quality in BRICS economies.

Education plays a significant role in the development of economies. This study empirically contributes to the literature by examining the impacts of higher education on CO2 emissions of BRICS economies over the period 1998-2020. For empirical analysis, we used the ARDL bound testing approach. The findings of the study show that higher education significantly and negatively contributed to the CO2 emissions of China and confirm the education-CO2-led hypothesis in the long run. The results of the study also reveal that higher education in Russia, India, and South Africa exerts a positive impact on CO2 emissions in the long run and rejects the education-CO2-led hypothesis. Moreover, financial inclusion has a negative impact on CO2 emissions in China, Russia, and South Africa, while financial inclusion positively affects CO2 emissions in only India in the long run. Based on findings, authorities should extend financial and social support for higher academic activities aimed at the mitigation of environmental pollution. Policymakers should also consider the synergy influence of financial inclusion in designing carbon mitigation policies.

Prospects for the promotion of Russian universities in the international academic ranking ARWU

The article considers the methodology for assessing higher education institutions and prospects for their promotion in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The authors explain the focus of their research by the latest trends in the development of higher education in Russia and in the world; thus, universities positions in international ranking systems become an extremely important parameter for their evaluation. International ranking systems allow to evaluate the whole analytical information according to the criteria in one source, and to assess the competitiveness of the data in comparison with other evaluated organizations in the field. Often a potential student faces difficulty in collecting and evaluating information about the university he is interested in, because it hides its weaknesses, does not provide all information in the open form, or publishes information in various sources that are not easy to find for a person outside the academic community. The article aims at identifying and systematizing the features of the methodology for assessment universities in the ARWU, and at assessing its applicability for the subjects of the Russian higher education. The authors used content analysis and comparative analysis to examine the specifics of the ARWU assessing system according to the criteria provided by experts, and to consider the criticism of this ranking system. The authors identified and analyzed both positive and negative trends in the development of the ARWU methodology; examined the subject rankings of the ARWU system and compared their methodology. The article presents the results of the ARWU for 2021 focusing on the Russian universities, their prospects and difficulties.

Application of DEA to measure the productivity of the academic staff

Subject. Increasing the productivity of each academic staff member is an important condition for the achievement of high indicators by the university. The modern system of the effective contract in Russian higher education institutions provides great growth opportunities which need to be identified by analysts. Appropriate analysis methods are needed to secure a rational use of these opportunities. Objectives. Our goal was to find the best option for using the non-parametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis to solve the task related to the assessment of the productivity of each academic staff member at a middle-size university. Methodology. We used single-stage DEA models with constant and variable returns to scale, including non-discretionary outputs. The choice of a specific model was based on both quantitative and content interpretation of the obtained results. Results. It was established that R.D. Banker and R.C. Morey’s model can properly measure the productivity of academic staff and provide the university management with valuable information which can be used to efficiently manage the productivity of the employees. We identified the most probable difficulties regarding the application of similar models to a large sample of employees under real conditions. We obtained data on the productivity distribution and the dependence of productivity on occupation, which require further analysis. Conclusions. The basic single-stage DEA models are sufficient to measure the productivity of employees if non-discretionary outputs are carefully introduced and the solution's sustainability is controlled. However, the features characteristic of all DEA models cannot be ignored: they set achievable goals to improve the existing results, however they do not search new opportunities; they inform that the goals are achieved but not how significant the achieved results are for the university.

Retrospective Analysis of the Process of Education at the University

The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the opinions of teachers on the process of educating a student, his objectivity and specificity. In the article is shown that the situation in domestic education, which developed in the 90s of the XX century, the educational component of higher education in Russia was almost completely destroyed, and there was a significant narrowing of the target orientation of higher education to the tasks of professional and activity formation of a specialist, instead of a comprehensive development of the student’s personality. The article provides a comparative analysis of the opinions of the most prominent teachers of the current and earlier period of domestic pedagogy on the process of educating a student. Since educational interaction with students did not stop in some schools, some practices of educational interaction that are successfully used in schools are proposed for consideration for transferring to university realities. Some possibilities of educational potential in the university are noted, including the effectiveness of education through work with leadership qualities, the use of the team as an educational environment, etc. The concept of “university identity” is derived as an important criterion for the upbringing of the student, as well as the result of pedagogical interaction with the student. In conclusion, it is concluded that despite the introduction of an exemplary upbringing program in an educational organization of higher education, upbringing remains a secondary appendage of the educational process. To solve the identified problem, the need to work with the teaching staff was noted.

Quality of higher education in Russia: cognitive resources of online-learning

This article is devoted to the analysis of online training resources for quality assurance in higher education in Russia. The review of the scientific literature has led to the conclusion that in the Russian scientific discourse the potential of online learning to ensure the expected quality of higher education through resource potential has been practically not studied. The aim of the study: to determine the sufficiency of online learning resources to ensure the expected quality of education in the social institution of higher education in Russia. The methodological basis is the neo-institutional approach. Prior to the empirical study, the following basic concepts were operationalized: quality of higher education, institution of higher education, online learning, resources of quality of higher education. The result of the operationalization was the definition of two empirical indicators: 1)students' resources for quality education in an online learning environment; and 2)faculty resources for quality education in an online learning environment. The study found that the vast majority of teachers indicated a dramatic decrease in the effectiveness of their educational activities when they went online. This includes a decrease in professional motivation and interest in the end result of work, mental detachment from and indifference to learners, increased anxiety due to fears of health deterioration, indifference to professional development, loss of visual and non-verbal control over students, etc. The teachers' opinion on the main positions correlates with the students' point of view. However, among the students a stable group of about 25% was identified, which is focused on online learning and demonstrates the belief that under its implementation their resources for quality education increase. We formulated a proposal according to which this group of students should be trained in special online (digital) schools on a reduced program, where the priority will be accelerated vocational training.

Improving Second Language Acquisition by Extensive and Analytical Reading in a Digital Environment

ABSTRACT The premise of this research is that analytical and extensive reading in a digital environment might be used to facilitate second language acquisition at the tertiary education level. Despite the general orientation toward communicative methods in modern second language acquisition, reading methods and techniques have seen an unexpected yet very productive comeback in recent years. A regression analysis of the data gathered from three focus groups of learners (2018–2020) at an institution of higher education in Russia suggests that analytical and extensive reading (based on Adler’s method) may be associated with relatively better performance in reading tasks of all types of Cambridge Assessment certifications. The inference should be drawn that limited exposure to analytical and extensive reading of the original works of literature by three focus groups during the second and the third years of study may facilitate the preparation for the Reading and the Use of English/Reading sections of CAE, CPE, and IELTS Academic. The results suggest that reading plans and book profile creation activities, as well as extensive and analytical reading practice in a digital environment, may be used as relatively effective tools of second language acquisition.

Knowledge management in higher education: Theory and practice

Knowledge is now recognized as the driving force behind economic growth and productivity. The purpose of the article is study of the theory and practice of knowledge management as the basis for the competitive advantage of a modern organization on the example of a specific institution of higher education — Astrakhan State University. The methodological basis was a categorical apparatus of the knowledge management system, methods of description, analysis, synthesis, content analysis, as well as a systematic approach in relation to the description of the experience of a particular university. As part of the study, the systematization of theoretical views on the management of explicit and implicit knowledge was carried out, the features of this process in the higher education system were studied, and the barriers that prevent the free transfer of knowledge in organizations of this type were identified. The data considered in the article can be used in the institutions of higher education in Russia in the development of strategies in the relevant field of activity.

On How to Improve the Training and Certification of Scientific Staff

ABSTRACT Only highly qualified personnel, especially scientists and specialists, can develop new technologies and solve the complex challenges of a rapidly changing world. The article describes the current state of scientific higher education in Russia, identifies several salient functions of the education system (e.g., awarding degrees, providing scholarships, forming dissertation councils), and considers how these functions can be performed with greater efficiency in order to improve higher education and science. To increase the efficiency of graduate programs in Russia, the Higher Education Commission should be allowed to propose priority areas of scientific research, to assess Russia’s demand for scientists, and to influence scientific education according to the identified priorities. The network of postgraduate and doctoral programs, as well as the formation of dissertation councils, should be revised at the legislative level to better utilize existing resources and direct scientific progress. In addition, it is necessary to improve the public administration of science, to restructure the network of postgraduate and doctoral programs, and to provide government funds for the training of scientific personnel that are demanded by the scientific labor market.

Статус технических наук в высшем образовании

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the prospects and timeliness of strengthening and accelerating for the process of technization of higher education in Russia. The status of technical knowledge in higher education is changing. During the period of the new industrial revolution, the status of engineering sciences in higher education is steadily rising. It is shown that one of the leading trends of the new industrial revolution is the complication of the structure of technical knowledge. Modern studies of the structure of technical knowledge have shown its complex and heterogeneous nature. In the article, based on the latest data, a case study of the structure of technical knowledge is carried out using the example of medical masks. The coronavirus pandemic in the context of the new industrial revolution has revealed the low level of technization of higher education in Russia. In this article it is justified that the expediency of giving for a students, at their request and choice, a technical and non-technical specialties when they study within the framework of one educational program. It is explained that the transition to a higher level of technization is based on a rational and democratic didactic principle of maximum diversity in the combination of two or more specialties during a five-year study within the framework of one educational program сonsidering the structure of technical knowledge. It is noted that the process of strengthening and accelerating the technization of higher education in Russia should not violate the human rights and discard the democratic values of modern society.

New Specialized Food Product

ObjectivesAim of the study was to assess efficacy of new specialized food product “SPP2” in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). MethodsNew specialized food product (SPP2) was developed based on literature data on the efficacy of biologically active compounds in pathogenesis of NASH. It contains: protein, fat, ω-3 PUFAs, carbohydrates, soluble fibre, coenzime Q10, L-carnitine, α-lipoic acid, vitamins (A, B1, B2, B6, PP, B12, D3, C, K), phospholipids. Patients with NASH (per EASL guidelines), were invited to participate in the study and were randomized either to receive iso-caloric diet (based on the data of indirect caloriemetry) alone (ICD) or iso-caloric diet and SPP2 (SPP2). Repeated examinations of body composition with bioimpedance and blood tests were performed at baseline (BL) and after 14 days (EOT) of treatment. The patients were advised to follow usual physical activity during the study. Non-parametric statistics was used to compare BL and EOT characteristics in the groups. ResultsThe data of examination of 25 subjects were available. The ICD (n = 8) and SPP2 (n = 17) groups did not differ by demographic and baseline characteristics. The use of SPP2 allowed to achieve better control of weight in SPP2 group (mean ± SD): 117.5 ± 30.1 kg/m2 at BL vs 114.9 ± 28.8 kg/m2 at EOT, P < 0.01) than in ICD (106.7 ± 22.1 at BL vs 104.0 ± 16.8 kg/m2 at EOT, P = 0.07). In SPP2 group significant decrease of cholesterol (5.3 ± 1.3 mmol/L at BL vs 4.6 ± 1.3 mmol/L, P = 0.003), low density lipoproteids (3.7 ± 1.0 mmol/L at BL vs 3.3 ± 1.0 at EOT, P = 0.009), and HOMA-IR (6.1 ± 3.2 vs 3.2 ± 1.5, P = 0.04) was achieved, while in ICD these parameters remained unchanged. While ALT and AST decreased in both groups, significant decrease in alkaline phosphatase and gamma-GT was found only in SPP2 group. ConclusionsNew specialized food product “SPP2” in combination with iso-caloric diet lead to greater decrease of weight, than iso-caloric diet alone. It helps to achieve faster improvement of blood lipid profile and insulin resistance. Funding SourcesMinistry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, research grant FGMF-2022–0005.