title: Background for Strategic Priorities for Development of Regional Universities
abstract: In the paper, based on the expert assessment, the strategic priorities for the development of regional universities are substantiated in the context of reforming the system of higher education in Russia. It has been established that such factors as the improvement of the material and technical base, the improvement of the quality of education and the development of strategic partnership patterns are of the greatest importance for the effective development of the university. Respondents noted tha