Marina Aleksandrovna Borovskaya (russian: Марина Александровна Боровская; born 8 October 1964,
Sverdlovsk) is a
Russian economist and professor. She serves as Rector of
Southern Federal University
Southern Federal University (), abbreviated as SFedU () and formerly known as Rostov State University (1957–2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast, Russia with campuses in Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog.
History
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since 2012. She is President of the Council of Rectors of
Southern Federal District, Vice-President of
Russian Union of Rectors.
Early life
Marina Aleksandrovna Borovskaya was born on 8 October 8, 1964 in Sverdlovsk (now
Ekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administrat ...
).
In 1986 she graduated from the Economics Faculty of
Rostov State University (specialty "
political economy").
In 1989 she enrolled in postgraduate study at Rostov State University. In September 1991 she began working at
Taganrog State Radio Engineering University as an Assistant at the Department of Economics.
In 1994 she began working as a senior specialist of the credit department in ''PromStroyBank'' in Rostov-on-Don. In 1996, she moved to work for the insurance company ''Soyuz'', where she held the position of Chief financial specialist.
In 1997, she defended her candidate, and in 2002 — her doctoral thesis (topic — "''Management of municipal property in the system of regional economy: a theoretical and an applied aspect''". From 2003 to 2007, she was in charge of the Department of Economics of Taganrog State Radio Engineering University. From 2007 to 2010 she worked as Deputy Rector.
In 2010, she moved to work at the
Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, where, until 2012, she held the post of Deputy Director of the Department for Organization of the Budget Process, Accounting and Reporting.
On 18 June 18, 2012 by the decree of
Prime Minister of Russia
The chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, also informally known as the prime minister, is the nominal head of government of Russia. Although the post dates back to 1905, its current form was established on 12 December 1993 fo ...
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...
Marina Borovskaya was appointed the Rector of
Southern Federal University
Southern Federal University (), abbreviated as SFedU () and formerly known as Rostov State University (1957–2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast, Russia with campuses in Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog.
History
Southern Federal Univers ...
.
In 2016 she was elected a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education.
Controversy
The volunteer community network
Dissernet has uncovered several cases of Borovskaya's participation in awarding scientific degrees based on heavily plagiarized theses, including a student who plagiarized Borovskaya's own thesis and who she was supervising at the time.
References
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1964 births
Academic staff of Southern Federal University
Southern Federal University alumni
Living people