Russian Universities Research Articles

КОРПОРАТИВНЫЕ УНИВЕРСИТЕТЫ: ПРИОРИТЕТЫ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ, РЕШЕНИЯ, ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ. ЧАСТЬ 1

The article presents an analytical review of the research of corporate universities as knowledge management institutions implementing strategies for the formation of intellectual capital based on the knowledge network, reveals the role of corporate universities in continuing professional education and training.
 The aim of the project is to systematize the theoretical results of relevant research, summarize the main conceptual solutions in the field of knowledge management, identify key priorities and promising strategies of corporate universities in Russia, China and other countries in this area.
 The main task is to determine the role of corporate universities in the implementation of the strategy of continuing education, in improving the quality of professional education and the formation of corporate culture within the framework of a comparative analysis of specific cases of knowledge management in corporate universities.
 Improving the quality of vocational education and solving the problems of continuing education is largely associated with the development of modern corporate universities and improving the quality of knowledge management.
 One of the advantages of corporate universities is their potential in ensuring the integration of corporate needs into higher education. In this regard, the role of knowledge management 
 is increasing as a way to implement the educational strategy of a corporate university, which involves achieving the goals of the organization by increasing intellectual capital as a decisive factor in the development of innovative systems.
 The tendency of corporate universities to go beyond the function of continuous learning as an additional component is revealed, in such a way that the function of continuous learning plays an increasingly important role in ensuring the development of organizations and institutions.
 The formation of a theoretical basis for the study of strategies of corporate universities in various countries in the field of knowledge management based on their comparative analysis 
 is becoming in demand.
 An analytical review of the scientific literature confirms the gradual formation of a special conceptual framework for knowledge management research in corporate universities around 
 the world.
 Methodology. The principles of the methodology of comparative analysis were used, qualitative analysis and theoretical generalization were carried out.

ВЫБРАННАЯ СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ СТУДЕНТА ВУЗА (по материалам социологического исследования)

The article examines the preferences of Russian university students when choosing 
 a specialty. At the empirical level, the motives for obtaining higher education and students plans for 
 the future were identified, and the reasons for choosing or changing a future specialty were analyzed. Based on the survey results, the authors offer their recommendations to students for choosing the right specialty.

Legitimacy deficits in the private higher education sector: categories in evaluating Russian universities

ABSTRACT This paper explores the regulators’ perspective and demonstrates how legitimacy deficits of private universities outweigh performance results in decisions regarding university inspections. We examined the period when the regulator had an urgent claim on Russian universities, particularly during the campaign to ‘clean the system of higher education’ announced in 2013. The Russian case of delayed regulation provides a unique natural phenomenon for studying how evaluators choose which universities to inspect. This study relies on administrative data on university inspections, which are merged with the results of annual evaluations of universities conducted by the Ministry from 2013 to 2016, encompassing 8227 cases. Our findings indicate that private universities and their branches are more likely to undergo inspection than public HEIs, even after considering information about their performance results. For state officials, private institutions exemplify market logic, which is seen as a competing rule of the game to state logic. These results suggest that organizational categories hold considerable promise for further research as they may contribute to understanding how universities are evaluated and scrutinized, a phenomenon typically considered as driven by performance-based criteria.

Realization of the Right to Education outside Territories with a Disputed Regime by People Who Received the Education Therein

Difficulties arising from the realization of the right to access to education outside a territory with a disputed regime by individuals who obtained previous qualifications in such territory have existed for a long time. The issue was exacerbated after the Ukrainian political crisis of 2014 that led to the emergence of two self-proclaimed entities — the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic — and posed the question on the further destiny of young people who finished secondary schools in these territories. Although eventually many of them were admitted to Russian universities, it did not resolve the issue fundamentally. Therefore, the authors have set themselves a goal to answer the following question: is it in compliance with international law if a state body, a state agency, or a state educational institution refuses to recognize the qualification on the sole ground that it was obtained in a territory with a disputed regime? While the answer should be negative, it seems that most states do not share this opinion. The possible solution to this and other issues concerning the implementation of the rights of people living in such territories is to conclude the treaty that will guarantee the implementation of all basic human rights that people have under international law including the right to access to education. However, before its conclusion, it is expedient to set a Martens clauselike norm in an international instrument that may contribute to full and consistent implementation of their rights since they do require such protection today.

Experience and Prospects for the Development of Russian-Tajik Cooperation in the Field of Education

The article is devoted to the analysis of Russian-Tajik cooperation in the field of education and summarizing the results of research by Russian and foreign scientists to form a position confirming the importance of integrating the activities of educational organizations, which is a prerequisite for increasing human potential as the basic component of the socio-economic development of society. A set of measures focused on the development of the Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University was proposed, a vector of Russian-Tajik cooperation in the field of education was formed.Aim. Based on the study of many years of experience in interaction in the field of education between Russia and the Republic of Tajikistan and the features of the new economic reality, identify the most adequate forms of international cooperation, justifying the vector of their transformation.Tasks. Study the origins of the formation and analyze the reality of scientific and educational interaction between Russia and Tajikistan. Summarize and evaluate the experience of cooperation between the Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University and Russian universities. Justify the most adequate forms of international cooperation in the field of education and identify the vector of their further development in the Republic of Tajikistan.Methods. The study applied: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparisons and grouping, evolutionary and historical approaches.Results. The study showed that Russian-Tajik cooperation in the field of education has deep roots based on a long-term legislative framework, which makes it possible to really assess the existing relations between Russia and the Republic of Tajikistan and identify the prospects for their development. The generalization and adaptation of the existing experience made it possible to form reasoned positions that contribute to improving the scientific and educational level and improving the professional competencies of the trained staff, which is aimed at the socio-economic development of the two friendly countries. The study made it possible to form the following elements of scientific novelty and practical significance. Theoretical novelty consists in justifying the need to integrate the activities of educational organizations and allocating the organizational structure of an educational organization by type of organization based on knowledge as preferable in an unstable socio-economic environment. Practical significance lies in the fact that a set of measures focused on the development of RTSU is proposed and a vector for the development of educational organizations is formed in the context of their international integration.Conclusions. Scientific and educational cooperation: between Russia and Tajikistan is mutually beneficial for each of the parties. Assessment of the current situation and justification of proposals for the further development of relations between these countries made it possible to identify the vector of their transformations. For Russia and Tajikistan, the connection of education with the changes taking place in each of the countries is important. Since these changes are dynamic, continuous vocational education should play a significant role. For more effective implementation of continuing vocational education, work on career guidance is necessary, which is well combined with a dual education system that provides for close cooperation with companies, as well as the development of additional vocational education that actively responds to changes in the labor market. Positive results can be achieved only in the context of the active development of modern computer technologies, providing for interactivity, visualization, the use of case stages, mini-research, design work, as well as the possibility of hybrid learning. With this approach, the quality of comprehensive interdisciplinary research and development increases. It is recommended to form an organizational structure of an educational organization according to the type of organization based on knowledge, which is preferable in an unstable socioeconomic environment. The basis for the implementation of proposals for the further development of scientific and educational relations between Russia and Tajikistan is social partnership, as an instrument for regulating social and labor relations.

The concept of Business English teaching (higher education)

This paper focuses on the differences between General English and Business English in terms of linguistic and linguodidactic approaches. References to normative documents and fundamental studies are essential for conducting in-depth research in the field of Business English. The paper presents and analyzes multiple sources that address the topic and describes the significance of the target audience in Business English. The article also discusses the key aspects necessary for modeling teaching materials and addresses the roles performed by the Business English teacher, namely: aids taking into account the needs and assessing the abilities of the target audience, the necessary conditions in a multicultural educational environment for students to exchange their cultural values, new educational and methodological resources, such as problem-based communicative tasks that promote the development of necessary competencies and skills for conducting successful intercultural communication in a business environment, etc. The paper examines and analyzes various Business English courses taught in Russian universities. It aims to correlate the course content with the requirements outlined in normative documents and educational standards.

The “Lifelong Learning” concept as a factor of competitiveness and sustainable social and economic development

The purpose is to identify homogeneous groups of consumers towards the purchase of Lifelong Learning services in the context of their purchasing behaviour.The theory of system analysis, economic‐statistical and empirical methods were used. The respondents were consumers of services provided in the centres of additional education of the largest Russian universities. The data for the study was collected by means of an online survey via Google Forms service.Six groups of educational services consumers were identified: 1st – “LLL” consumers who identify their learning experience as ineffective (corresponding to the response “get nothing out of learning”); 2nd – men and women not more than 35 years old, targeting mainly not in the family, but in building a career, quite often participating in various educational activities; 3rd – women who choose the format of training in the form of retraining programs; 4th – women working as freelancers or self‐employed, some of them on maternity leave; 5th – women up to about 35 years old, working as line workers, without children and without higher education; 6th – men under the age of 40, with a good financial situation, who independently choose a certain training programme in order to obtain specific knowledge.The concept of “Lifelong Learning” involves the continuous development and improvement of skills, competences and knowledge throughout life, which helps to enhance competitiveness and sustainability of social and economic development.

Russia and South Ossetia: Factors Influencing Cooperation in the Field of Education

The article analyzes Russian-South Ossetian cooperation in the field of education, in which great importance is paid to integration and internationalization. Characteristics are given to the official documents that make up the legal framework of this cooperation. The role of ministries and departments in the development of international educational interaction is shown. Various forms of cooperation are considered: scientific projects, the opportunity to enter Russian universities, joint Olympiads, competitions, conferences. The article pays more attention to the role of South Ossetian State University in the development of educational, scientific and social cooperation. The article reveals the role of interuniversity interaction in the development of Russian-South Ossetian cooperation. Non-governmental organizations and their projects play an important role in this process. Russian-South Ossetian cooperation demonstrates a wide range of opportunities and the growing potential for mutually beneficial activities in the field of education.The article uses the materials of the annual monitoring of the communication regimes of post-Soviet countries. Monitoring is provided by the National Research Institute for the Communications Development (Moscow).

Сравнительный анализ медиаактивности вузов Южного федерального округа

Higher education institutions of the Southern Federal District appeal to new media to promote their services. Although Russian universities are undergoing active digitalization, this process remains largely understudied. This research traced the media activity of ten key universities located in the Southern Federal District that possess the highest local and federal ratings in Russia. The research objective was to identify the best practice of using new media tools by institutions of higher education in this region. The focus was on such digital communication platforms as websites, video hosting, messengers, and social networks. The methods of content analysis, comparative analysis, and classification revealed that universities with the most effective new media have the broadest coverage in the regional information field and are far ahead of their competitors as the academic leaders in their region. The weaknesses and strengths of their communication strategies underwent a quantitative and qualitative analysis, with the focus on the Southern Federal University.

Supplementary Vocational Education of Academic Staff: Opportunities and Problems of Implementation

The article deals with the problem of the involvement of academic staff (AS) of universities in the system of continuing education. The subject of the study is the possibilities and problems of supplementary vocational education (SVE) for academic staff of Russian universities. Based on the materials of statistics and analysis of documents (university development programs, regulations on advanced training), the objective aspects of the functioning of the university system of AS supplementary vocational education have been studied. The subjective aspects of obtaining supplementary vocational education are revealed on the basis of materials from semi-structured interviews with AS of universities of the Ural Federal District. The motivation for obtaining SVE, the needs for specific content and types of training, financing, and organizational conditions are analyzed. The key problems of the academic segment of the SVE system are revealed: reduction of the state financing of the costs of universities for the training of AS; commercialization of the university SVE system; the lack of guaranteed quality and diversity of SVE programs for AS; unsatisfactory organizational conditions for SVE of AS; inflexibility of the continuing education system in terms of taking into account the results of AS training. In a practical sense, the identified problems are directions for changes in the state and university policy of professional development of the AS in the context of the implementation of higher education development programs

The Role of Academic Ethics in the Professional Relationships of University Academic Staff

The subject of the research in the paper is academic ethics in the professional relationships of university teachers. The final results are presented on the basis of in-depth interviews with representatives of the academic staff of Russian universities (N=35). The purpose of the paper is to show how academic ethics as a value-normative phenomenon supports the professional relationships of academic staff at the university and forms certain values that ensure the effectiveness of the scientific and educational process. In this interpretation, the emphasis is placed on identifying the creative potential of academic ethics, its impact on the scientific and educational process at the university in terms of professional interaction of its main subjects. An assessment of the structure and content of academic ethics is given. It is established that academic ethics, being an element of academism in the higher education system, influences the formation of value-normative attitudes of respect and recognition. In addition, the importance of this phenomenon for the strategic development of the university and at the same time the preservation of academic traditions is revealed. The article also summarizes the assessments of the state of academic ethics at universities formulated by informants. In such assessments, value-semantic reflection prevails, which makes it possible to identify academic ethics as a factor of effective professional interaction between subjects of the educational process in order to achieve joint goals for the formation of their value world and professional knowledge and skills.

Russian University Students’ Volunteering within the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals and Values

The article deals with the issue of university students’ volunteering aimed at pursuing the sustainable development goals under conditions of global crisis and transformation of Russian educational policy in terms of renewal of the higher education upbringing function on the basis of traditional values of the Russian civilization. Russia’s activities on achieving sustainable development goals address carrying out infrastructure projects and Green Agenda. Although large-scale state program of volunteering support and development is being executed, volunteering for sustainable development is not given close attention. Ecological and social volunteering prioritized by governmental regulatory documents is not consistent with implementing sustainable development goals. The need to facilitate volunteering development in universities accomplishing the mission of social and economic development of society in partnership with businesses and civil society institutions is underestimated both in research and in practice. Using system and activity approaches, the authors set the goal to describe the present state of students’ ecological and social volunteering as an efficient platform for attaining sustainable development goals and necessitate its further systemic support. It is shown that the concept of sustainable development is not being an ideological orientation of volunteering practices, although students’ competences aimed at promoting common welfare could be more efficiently developed not only at theoretical level but through real volunteering for the good of future generations. In cross-sectoral partnership of universities, businesses and state, ecological and social goals are achieved by means of volunteering under the supervision of the state while Russian businesses, applying the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles, do not spare their efforts on collaborative development. As for the subjective factor impeding the development of university students’ volunteering the lack of ideological orientation towards sustainable development, which could be based on universal values specified by Russian culture codes

Прогнозирование стагнации профессионально-личностного развития специалистов на основе информационной стресс-интолерантности

The article is devoted to the study of the problems of forecasting the stagnation of professional and personal development of future representatives of law enforcement agencies and doctors based on an assessment of information stress tolerance. The following methods were used: expert survey and psychological testing (questionnaire for assessing the severity of stagnation of professional and personal development; methodology for diagnosing information stress tolerance). The sample consisted of 298 people (students of the Tver State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, cadets of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Prince A. Nevsky and the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named after V.Ya. Kikot, police officers). It is shown that the stagnation of professional and personal development of specialists is largely determined by such a personal factor as information stress tolerance, which includes «Information activity», «Information skepticism», «Information illegibility», «Sensitivity to information stress», «Generalization of stressful information», «Stress regulation of behavior», «The intensity of the value conflict under stress». In the absence of trends towards stagnation in development among students of modern Russian universities, some features of its determination have been established. Thus, students (future doctors) are distinguished by an increased and sustained desire to obtain personally significant information and information sensitivity. At the same time, under the influence of intensive informational and psychological influence, both students and cadets do not have a revision of interests, motives and goals of life, i.e. students «live an ordinary life». Linear regression models for assessing «Stagnation of professional and personal development», «Loss of motivation for self-realization», «Awareness of stagnation in work» based on particular indicators of information stress non tolerance of specialists are proposed and tested. The approach makes it possible to improve the methods of psychological prevention and support of specialists in terms of overcoming stagnation phenomena at the personal level, as well as countering negative informational and psychological influence.

Russian Studies in Contemporary Korea

The Russian Language Department of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) —one of the leading universities of the Republic of Korea— was founded in the same year with the University and is about to celebrate its 70th anniversary. Today the University and the Russian Language Department are the main popularizers of the Russian language, literature, culture and Russian regional studies in South Korea. There are several associations: KASEUS — Korean Association of Slavic-Eurasian Studies; Russian Language and Literature Association (based on the HUFS — Hankuk University of Foreign Studies); KAR — Korean Association of Russian Studies (based on the Korean University); KASL — Korean Association of Slavic Languages (based on the Korean University); KATPR — Korean Association of Teachers and Teaching Staff of the Russian Language (whose members are university professors and school teachers); and KRA — Korea-Russia Association. The Korean-Russian Society of Art and Culture KORACS was established in 2013 to organize cultural exchange between Korea and Russia. The associations organize and conduct scientific conferences, symposiums, forums, and some publish their own journals. In South Korea, there are exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students of Russian and Korean universities, and Russian professors are invited here to give lectures. Every spring the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies holds a Russian language Olympiad for students of Korean universities. This competition is of great interest to Korean students and is an incentive for deeper study of the Russian language. The Russian language and culture are represented and preserved here: there are Russian professors, school teachers, Russian-speaking Koreans and citizens of other countries. Therefore, despite the difficulties associated with changes in the socio-political situation, Russian studies in South Korea continue to develop. Interest in the Russian language, literature and culture does not wane since people always need to learn something new and wonderful and this is how Russian culture is characterized.

Morphological Evaluation and Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Reparative Potential of the Buccal Fat Pad

Background and Objectives: There are many surgical techniques for oroantral communication treatment, one of which is the buccal fat pad. Of particular interest is the high reparative potential of the buccal fat pad, which may be contributed to by the presence of mesenchymal stem cells. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the reparative potential of BFP cells using morphological and immunohistochemical examination. Materials and Methods: 30 BFP samples were provided by the Clinic of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Russian University of Medicine (Moscow, Russia) from 28 patients. Morphological examination of 30 BFP samples was performed at the Institute of Clinical Morphology and Digital Pathology of Sechenov University. Hematoxylin–eosin, Masson trichrome staining and immunohistochemical examination were performed to detect MSCs using primary antibodies CD133, CD44 and CD10. Results: During staining with hematoxylin–eosin and Masson’s trichrome, we detected adipocytes of white adipose tissue united into lobules separated by connective tissue layers, a large number of vessels of different calibers, as well as the general capsule of BFP. The thin connective tissue layers contained neurovascular bundles. Statistical processing of the results of the IHC examination of the samples using the Mann–Whitney criterion revealed that the total number of samples in which the expression of CD44, CD10 and CD133 antigens was confirmed was statistically significantly higher than the number of samples where the expression was not detected (p < 0.05). Conclusions: During the morphological study of the BFP samples, we revealed statistically significant signs of MSCs presence (p < 0.05), including in the brown fat tissue, which proves the high reparative potential of this type of tissue and can make the BFP a choice option among other autogenous donor materials when eliminating OAC and other surgical interventions in the maxillofacial region.

Development of the State Scientific Certification System in Russia within the Independent Academic Degree Award Principles: Tools, Outcomes, and Future Steps

Introduction. In Russia, 2023 has been declared the Year of the Educator and Mentor, emphasizing the need for systematic measures in the field of personnel development for the research and development sector, primarily through postgraduate education. The necessity to ensure the stability of the research and development sector arises due to new objectives of the government policy on scientific and technological development, including training personnel in priority fields and enhancing science management. Over the past decade, scientific periodicals have extensively discussed ways to improve the effectiveness of postgraduate studies, given the decline in researcher numbers and dissertation defense rates, stricter requirements for dissertation councils, and their evolving operational forms. This article attempts to explore the role of mentorship in science within the context of the scientific and technological development objectives set by the country's leadership. The study highlights trends in scientific mentorship development and defines its functions based on survey data from research advisors working in Russian universities and research organizations. The study identifies contradictions that need to be addressed and proposes ways to improve the work and status of research advisors. Methods. The empirical foundation of this study is based on a sociological survey of postgraduate students and applicants' research advisors with a candidate or doctoral degree — academic, scientific, and administrative and managerial personnel of universities and research organizations (N = 3000). The survey included representatives from all broad scientific fields (natural, technical, humanities, social, medical, agricultural). The survey was conducted in 2023. Results and Discussion. The study results reveal that the main challenges research advisors face when working with applicants for academic degrees are organizational and competence-related, tied to the high level of bureaucratization in scientific personnel training, lack of flexibility, insufficient time allocation, and poor competencies of the participants in this process, especially those responsible for scientific and technological development. The study notes an increase in the complexity of the functional roles of research advisors due to an outdated workload distribution system that hinders full participation in scientific personnel training to meet current demands. Research advisors believe they require specialized training and describe the current state of scientific personnel training as being in crisis, necessitating significant changes. The study identifies several directions for modernizing higher qualification personnel training to address scientific and technological development challenges: aligning postgraduate training with practical experience (transitioning to professional and industrial postgraduate education in experimental mode for certain fields); creating individualized tracks for dissertation preparation (implementing individual programs); conducting internships at enterprises oriented at knowledge-driven economy and academic mobility improvement; appointing consultants from companies alongside research advisors, etc. The study results are discussed in terms of gender, age, job differences, and affiliation to a specific field of science. Conclusion. The study suggests that adopting a hybrid model of scientific mentorship, which combines elements of the traditional model (the research advisor being the sole mentor) and other models (developmental mentorship, multiple mentors, supportive mentorship) prevalent in international practice, could help address certain organizational and competence-related issues. To enhance the benefits of postgraduate studies for the high-tech sector, special attention should be paid to natural and technical sciences, interdisciplinary research, dissertations commissioned by the industry, organizations, or companies, joint supervision models, and strengthening ties between universities, research organizations, and the economy sector itself among others.

Strategies of Professional and Educational Choice among Technical University Applicants

Introduction. There is an acute shortage of labor resources in the modern labor market, especially with engineering qualifications. A significant part of university students do not reach the stage of obtaining a diploma. Efficient spending of federal budget funds for training of high-class technical specialists becomes extremely necessary. The purpose of this study is to identify the main strategies of choosing a university among first-year students participating in the “Priority-2030ˮ program. Materials and Methods. The goals and objectives of this descriptive study suggest obtaining a more complete understanding of professional and educational applicants’ strategies when choosing technical universities. The questionnaire method implemented in the form of an online survey was used as the main method of collecting primary empirical data. The survey was conducted in May 2023 (n = 1,888). Results. The main motives and factors influencing the professional and educational strategy of choosing a higher educational institution are determined: the characteristics of the university (its type and academic authority, position in university rankings, its transport accessibility and the availability of dormitories); prospects for further employment in the speciality received; the financial capabilities of the applicantʼs family, the main trajectories of admission to the university. The most relevant aspects of the attractiveness of the university for applicants are formulated. Discussion and Conclusion. The authorʼs conclusions contribute to the development of scientific approaches to the study of trends in the development of higher education, the theory and practice of organizing the educational process in educational organizations, the problems of professional self-determination and career guidance, methods of supporting studentsʼ professional choice. The materials of the article can be useful to Russian universities in developing an effective system of career guidance.

Globalization of Education, Opportunities and Prospects of Exporting Russian Education in Conditions of Sanctions Against the Russion Federation

The present research studies specific features of globalization in education and export of services illustrated by universities and higher education institutions in countries holding the leading positions on the global education market, such as Great Britain, France, German, China and others. The research methodology is based on general and specific methods of cognition, on the analysis of methodological approaches and theoretical models of education service export, on the empiric approach to identifying peculiarities of country policy in the aspect of education globalization and related risks. The article provides conclusions concerning feasibility of using some of them in Russian universities and other higher education institutions. The author put forward a set of steps and recommendations aimed at raising the potential of education service export in Russia. It is possible that the use of conclusions and recommendations made by the research, in addition to work being done by universities could improve efficiency of their international activity as a ‘soft power’, which responds to interests of the university, the entity of the Russian Federation and geopolitical goals of Russia with regard to the current sanction pressure.

The Review of the monograph by A.M. Orekhov «History, philosophy and methodology of social and humanities»

The review is devoted to the recently published textbook of Andrei Mikhailovich Orekhov, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Department of Social Philosophy of the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples, «History, Philosophy and Methodology of Social and Humanitarian Sciences» of A.M. Orekhov».

Analysis of the use of classical compression–distraction devices and the latest device for continuous distraction

BACKGROUND: The device used in bone tissue fragment mechanical displacement by expanding the piston between rigidly fixed device legs on the bone fragments is known in classical compression–distraction osteogenesis. In such cases, the control of the displacement is partly left to the patient, since the screw turning must be performed in four sessions per day, and the doctor does not constantly have the opportunity to do it personally, which can lead to uncontrollable results of bone regeneration. To fully control the patient's treatment during distraction, a device that operates continuously and autonomously is required.
 AIM: Creation and experimental testing of an automatic distraction device for continuous distraction followed by a study of the obtained bone regenerates and its implementation in practical maxillofacial surgery.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: To fully control the patient’s treatment during the distraction, we developed an unparalleled distraction device based on the principle of continuous bone fragment separation, with a motor in which the piston is activated by an electrochemical reaction. The device performs distraction continuously, around the clock, and autonomously under the control and monitoring of the software and the possibility of remote access. This study included analysis of statistical data on patient treatment in the Russian University of Medicine Department of Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic between 2010 and 2021, development and bench testing of devices and electronics, clinical trials of models of devices for continuous distraction at various rates (1, 2, and 3 mm/day) on experimental animals (dogs), X-ray control at the stages of testing, research and analysis of the morphological structure of the resulting bone regenerates, creation of clinical guidelines for the use of a continuous distraction day device, and identification of its advantages compared with the classic fractional compression–distraction device.
 RESULTS: Statistical data analysis revealed that 362 patients were treated with distraction devices. This is a relatively high percentage in relation to all patients in the clinic. Studies of the morphological structure of regenerates obtained by continuous distraction with our latest device revealed a higher rate and control of regenerates, good quality characteristics, and histomorphological maturity, most pronounced in regenerates obtained by continuous distraction at a rate of 2 mm/day.
 CONCLUSION: The need for treatment with distraction osteogenesis in the department’s clinic is rather high; hence, this process should be controlled to improve treatment quality and speed. Our automatic distraction device designed for continuous distraction may be implemented and applied in practical medicine at an appropriate rate of 2 mm/day.