Manifesto
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The
World Information Distributed University is an entity included
in the European Informatization Academy (L'Academie Europeenne
d'Informatisation - A.E.I.) set up in Belgium by order of
the Belgian King Albert II.
WIDU
is registered in Moscow (Russian Federation) and empowered
with authorities necessary to train and award scientific
degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Grand Doctor of Philosophy,
scientific ranks of professor colleagues and full professors
and to prepare the world base of educational programs and
expertise of educational programs. These authorities are
delegated to the university of the European Informatization
Academy. WIDU has universities, academies, branches, scientific
centers in many countries of Europe, Asia, and America.
The
World Information Distributed University shall solve the
following problems:
- conduct fundamental and applied research to solve global
problems to create the information society;
- train Doctors of Philosophy and Grand Doctors of Philosophy;
- practically realize the agreement among many countries
on mutual recognition of diplomas and certificates of
higher qualification of specialists.
Fundamental
and applied research shall be conducted by higher qualified
specialists of the University in accordance with the terms
of reference and proposals of the European Union represented
by the European Commission, as well as transnational companies.
The
need to solve global problems has resulted in necessity
to improve the educational system in the part of the training
of higher qualification specialists.
So
far the key objective of the universities in the training
of higher qualifications specialists was to train Doctors
of Philosophy to solve complicated but local problems. Specialists
were profoundly trained in a relatively narrow sphere. The
need in such experts is dominant for the forthcoming period
of the mankind development. It can be assessed by the following
ratio: one Doctor of Philosophy per one thousand of people.
To
solve global problems, specialists with profound knowledge
who can work on the juncture of many specialists simultaneously.
As the information society develops, the need in solving
global problems will increase. To solve them, it is required
to train experts of the appropriate level. For this purpose
Prof. E. Evreinov proposed to introduce a higher scientific
degree: Grand Doctor of Philosophy compared to the Doctor
of Philosophy. The degree of the Grand Doctor of Philosophy
may be awarded to the Doctor of Philosophy who has more
than 100 scientific papers, 3 or more monographs, and took
part in training of 10-20 Doctors of Philosophy.
The
need of the society in Grand Doctors of Philosophy may be
assessed by the following ratio: one Grand Doctor of Philosophy
per every ten thousand people.
Now,
in accordance with the Charter, the degree of Grand Doctor
of Philosophy may be awarded by four organizations:
- International Informatization Academy (I.I.A.) in the
General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social
Council of the UN (Moscow);
- International Informatization Center (C.I.I.) (Brussels);
- European Informatization Academy (A.E.I.) (Belgium);
- World Information Distributed University (W.I.D.U.)
(Brussels-Moscow).
The
main part in training and defending theses to get scientific
degrees of the Doctor of Philosophy and the Gran Doctor
of Philosophy shall belong to WIDU authorized by all the
above organizations.
WIDU
practically realizes agreements with many countries on the
mutual recognition of diplomas and certificates, ensuring
the certification of certificates and diplomas by the Higher
Qualification Commission. Councils and Associations of the
Universities and higher education establishments.
Diplomas
and certificates of WIDU may be used as standards for the
appraisal of the educational level during the comparison
of certificates issued by appropriate organizations of universities
of different countries.
The
certification of diplomas and certificates shall be conducted
as follows:
- A specialist who received a diploma shall apply to WIDU
on the certification of the diploma.
- A committee specially created for the specialist shall
consider the provided documents and organize the defence
to award the appropriate degree of the Master of Science
(M.S.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Grand Doctor of
Philosophy (Grand Ph.D.).
Diplomas
of WIDU may be certified based on peculiarities of attestation
applied in different countries, using the system of Higher
Attestation Commissions and the system of the Associations
of Universities created in C.I.I., and A.E.I.
Organization
of the preparation and defence of theses in WIDU shall correspond
to the common rules applied in the most famous universities
of the world. The Harvard and Yale Universities can be named
as examples of these universities. They are known for their
high educational fees, highly qualified professors and specialists,
carefully developed system of logistics for training students.
Compared
to the above universities, WIDU shall have the following
advantages:
- First of all, WIDU has a distributed structure. Branches
of WIDU in the form of universities, academies, scientific
centers are created in many countries. The process of
their organization shall continue at both territorial
and functional levels.
- The training of specialists may be conducted in different
forms: from classes to independent work and the coordinated
individual training at home by highly qualified professors.
Great attention is paid to the long distance training.
- The important difference of WIDU is an opportunity to
study and defend thesis in the native language.
- Professors of the University play a key role in training
future highly qualified specialists. The leading role
in WIDU belongs to professors with the degree of Grand
Doctor of Philosophy.
- A more perfect credit system is available, compared
to the famous universities.
- A full credit can be provided for a very long period.
The credit shall be provided by the Trustee Council of
the University.
120
credits are provided for training of Doctors of Philosophy
(3 credits per one subject), 100 credits - for Grand Doctors
of Philosophy, 100 credits - for professors. Additionally,
the Presidium of the University may provide an organizational
credit amounted to 6 credits.
While
selecting candidates for the education at the doctor department,
the professors of University pay attention to specialists
with great experience in solving economic, organizational
and scientific problems, i.e. specialists who are potentially
ready to solve complicated problems connected with building
the informational society. At the same time, great attention
is paid to the training of young specialists who are attracted
for the work at projects in interests of the European Commission
and transnational companies.
Over
a relatively short period, more than 300 people obtained
degrees of the Doctor of Philosophy and the Grand Doctor
of Philosophy. Specialists from the USA, Canada, Belgium,
England, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechia, Latvia,
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,
Korea, China, India became Doctors of Philosophy and Grand
Doctors of Philosophy.
Due
to the availability of highly qualified professors experienced
in solving global problems, original system of credits,
WIDU has an opportunity to train Doctos of Philosophy and
Grand Doctors of Philosophy practically in all spheres of
the human activity.
To
enter the doctor department of University, it is required
to provide the following documents:
- application to the Presidium of the University;
- registration accounting card;
- brief background (CURRICULUM VITAE);
- photos (good execution, preferably colourful);
- copies of diplomas and certificates;
- abstract;
- thesis report.
After
the interview with the Chairman of the Trustee Council and
the allocation of the credit by the chancellor and the vice-president
of the University, the doctor committee shall be approved
for every person working for a doctor degree from professors
of WIDU (5 - 6 Grand Doctors of Philosophy). The doctor
committee shall render to this person assistance in training,
preparation and defence of the thesis.
The
resolution of the doctor committee on awarding an appropriate
degree to a person working for a doctor degree shall be
final. Based on this resolution, he/she shall be issued
a diploma on awarding him/her a scientific degree of the
Doctor of Philosophy after his/her official speech at the
meeting of professors of the University's branch.
To
train the Doctor of Philosophy, 3 years are given, to train
the Grand Doctor of Philosophy - 5 years.
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