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International Universities of Global Problems

Global Problems are very complicated. It is not possible to decompose any global problem into its component parts, which are not connected or they have “weak” links with each other. Such problem has to be solved as one and indivisible.

For solving of global problem it is necessary to have experts with a basic knowledge in many fields of science and technology. It is obvious that in this case it is expedient to allocate two stages during training of experts for solving of global problems.

The expert has to obtain a knowledge in specialized field and to be awarded the Degree of the Ph.D. He has to obtain a thorough knowledge in many fields and to be awarded the Degree of the Grand Ph.D.

To train experts for the Ph.D. and the Grand Ph.D. it is suggested a new type of educational body - the University of Global Problems – UGP.

Those Universities are constructed on the principle of “distributed enterprise or distributed institution” and by type of Platon Academy.

Distributed Institution is an aggregate of operator’s positions disposed in the far distance and connected together with help of means of communication.

The operator’s position is a computing system, adopted for processing, storage and exchange of information. The operator’s position is adjusted to a want of user and it is his private property. Operator’s positions are connected by a communication system.

The communication system may be the Internet on the first stage, which is adapted to fulfill the pair exchanges. On second stage it may be used the Distributed Computing System, which fulfills the pair and system [ or group ] exchanges. As a technology will be perfected the operator’s positions will; be portable and the distributed institution will be converted into a mobile distributed computing system.

The system of exchanging of information or the communication system is a property of all users or of some company.

The model of distributed institution is built on the principles:
of homogeneity of its elements and its links,
of variability of its logical structure,
of parallel methods of exchange and processing of information.
So then the FIRST peculiarity of University of Global Problems is an utilization of the model of distributed institution as a basis for a technical implementation.

The SECOND more important peculiarity of those Universities consists in an application of model of Platon Academy.

Orientation toward using of outstanding scientists, prominent scholars, well-known public figures, enlisting the services of progressive owners and using of model of distributed institution is a real foundation to create the universities for training of experts to solve global problems. The University of Global Problems as a kernel of Global Education System does not enter any contradiction with existing Universities.

The outline of training of experts named “from top to bottom”is accepted as a basis in the UGP. The outstanding persons participated in solving of global problems help to train experts for the Degree of the Grand Ph.D. Then professors having the Grand Ph.D. degree train experts for the Ph.D. and at last professors with Ph.D. degree train experts for the M.S.

The using of model of the UGP in a System of Education gives an essential saving of expense. The value of capital investment is determined by cost of the professor operator’s position and by the cost of employee operator’s positions, number of the last is essentially smaller by comparison with the ordinary universities. The UGP does not need of university’s buildings, of laboratories, of library’s buildings, of university’s hostels. The cost of expense to pay a salary is also cut down.

In case of using of the UGP it should be expected the large-scale increase of the effectiveness in training of experts to solve global problems, because of presence of possibility to enlist the service of professors with the Grand Ph.D. , accumulated the experience to solve the global problems . The distributed structure of the UGP permits to connect up the operator’s position of every outstanding person, who wishes to take part in training of experts for solving of global problems.

The UGP has a characteristic of ”vitality” too. The UGP is the important element of Global Education System.