USSR REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEARNED DEGREE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600060270-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2011
• Sequence Number: 270
• Publication Date: September 1, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG:NCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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1. This reporc will discuss the opportunities for acquiring the degrees
of Ka.ndidat or Doktor of sciences snd the requirements for these degrees.
171e degree or 24 adid. L or sciences can `. e aeouired as rc11o,JB:
(A) By preparing through the aspirant.ura [aspirants] network (in persor
or by corresponde:ce)in higher educational institutions, scientific-
research institutes, ~.r)d the Academy of Sciences and its establish-
. Fonts .
(B) By independent work of persons who desire to receive the degree of
Kandidat. Such independent work is usually done in scientific: engin-
eer-technical societies.
The degree of Doctor of Sciences __m be _ - e?vea b .._ient_str porfer
serious scientific work and pt' lish their find?n;,,s. Such scientific
are ex ruined by snerial scientific councils with a view to establishing
their scientific worth and to determine their authors' eligibility for a
doctor's degree., Doctors of Science are trained manly by the Academies
of Science of the USSR and the union republics, branches of the Academy,
and scientific institutes and other scientific establishments of the
Academy of Sciences through the regular network for doctoral candidates.
In Rddition to establishments of the Academy of Sciences, dissertations
fo_ the doctor's degree can be written and defended in govermental
scientific establishments and in a cleatific engineering-technical socie-
ties.
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5. Scientific workers in the aspirant system are selected and trained as follows:
Every year selections are made for the aspirant system for all higher educational
institutions, aciontific-research institutes, and the Academy of Sciences with
Physical attendance (excused from work) at classes, or as correspondence students
(without being excused from work).
6. The following conditions have been set for acceptance into the aspirant system:
(A) Persons not older than 40, with a completed higher education in a selected
field of science, who have a capacity for scientific-research work and who
have at least three years' experience in scientific, educational or produc-
tion work are accepted.
(B) All persons entering the aspirant system must take entrance examinations in
the following subjects as taught in higher educational institutions:
(1) Fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism,
(2) One foreign language,
(3) The specialized subject.
7. Request for admittance is submitted to the director of the educational or
scientific establisi nt and the following documents are attached:
(A) Personal History affadavit, confirmed by place of employment - two copies
(B) Autobiography - two copies
(C) Character reference from the last place of employment or study - two copies
(D) Copy of diploma from a higher educational institution with attachment to
diploma - two copies
(E) Document on military static - two copies
(F) Health certificate - two copies
(G) Photograph (without heaadress) - three copies
8. Entrance examinations into the aspirant system are usually held between. 15 and 30
September and classes ccemenee ri_n_ 7 n,.+?ben Ine._.___s -.&.- are
examinations for the aspirant system are given a month's 's leave wit adirstt$ea to entrance
h pay from their
place of employment to prepare for and take the examination, while those who are
accepted into the aspirant system are released from their employment by the start
of the school year.
9. Those who pass entrance examinations are enrolled in the appropriate faculty and
granted a government stipend, (In the merchant and river fleet this stipend is
780 rubles monthly). Ovt-of-tcwaers are given a place in a dormitory.
10. The time necessary for going through the aspirant system, including defence of
dissertation, depends on the scientific background of the aspirant, but does not
exceed three years. While going through the aspirant system, the student works
under the direction of a professor in the selected specialty.
U U. The aspirant himself selects the topic for his dissertation. Ordinarily this is
done on the recommendation of the professor under wham the work is done. In the
merchant and river fleet system, the possible choices for dissertation topics are
reviewed by the scientific council of the establishment to see if the topics are
timely, and sometimes the topics are proposed to the aspirant already confirmed,
12. When the dissertation has been written and examined by the advisor and the acian-
tific council, a dry for defence of the dissertation is designated. Official op-
;x':ents are appointed by the scientific council. Since dissertations are defended
?alrlirl.- persons present in addition to the official opponents can ask questions.
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13. From the results of the dissertation defenco, a decisio:nis reached as to
whether or not to grant the degree of Kandi.dat of Sciences.
14. Scientists studying in the correspondence school aspirant system are selected
end trained in the same way as above. The only difference is that in the pro-
cess of their training, they crust fulfill a number of control assignments and
also write their dissertation independently.
15. Scientific workers in the scientific enaizeer-techni l societies (NITO) are
trained in the following manner: In eery division of NITO, groups are orgcnized
to prepare dissertations for a degree of Kandidat of Sciences without attending
classes. Such people; even if tidy are not in the aspirant correspondence school
system, can get a degree if their research topic is timely and has ecu:onic and
technical importance.
16. There is one other means of selection for the aspirant system wich attendance in
classes. In every higher educational institution, after the defence of gradu-
ation research topics or the successful passing of state examinations, several
of the graduating students who have had excellent grades and ha-?a shown a cap-
acity for research work are selected and if thry d"si.re to enter the aspirant
system, they do so upon the recommendation of the leaned council. of the in-
stitute.
17. As stated above, the main body of doctors of science are trained through the
doctorate system of the USSR and union republic academies of science, their
breeches, institutes and other estab] ishments of the academy of Sciences.
Persons who Ire working or timely and irur:ort.ant research topics in industrial
organizations, higher educe.biona]. institutions, specialized scientific resr,a:rc!:
institutes and other organizations are temporarily attached to the Academy cf
Sciences for the writing and defence of a doctor's dissertation.
18. In addition, members of scientific engineer-technical societies (HIT0) organize
groups for the writing and defence of dissertations for a doctor's degree.
19. No person an work for a doctor's degree unless he already has the degree of
Kandidat of sciences or the title of professor.
20. In 7.953, 260 persons were attached to the Academy of Sciences to work on their
doctor's dissertations.
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