Leadership in Science and Technology program
NUST MISIS
The NUST MISIS Leadership in Science and Technology program

How do leaders do it? What are the attributes of good leaders? How do good leaders achieve their vision? How is coaching subordinates to the advantage of the group? Studying these questions can help us become or identify a successful leader.

From the cradle to the grave, leaders play a key role in our lives. Parents educate us to make sense of our world, and more importantly, to survive. Teachers awaken our curiosity and stimulate our interests. But even after an advanced education has taught us how to learn by ourselves, we still turn to leaders for inspiration and motivation. This is particularly true in Science and Technology, which have become so specialized that we need guidance to progress in the field of our interest.

When choosing a career in Science and Technology we are educated to do science, not to become leaders. This can result in unsatisfactory leadership. The objective of this program is to prepare future Scientific Leaders by providing the missing link between a scientific education and leadership training.

A set of highly qualified international lecturers will share their experience as leaders of large groups of specialized scientific and technological activities.

In addition to following the lectures, participants will have the opportunity to interact informally with the lecturers after each lecture.

The synopsis
What is Scientific Leadership?
In this introductory lecture leadership will be defined. Aspects of good leadership will be identified. We will see what is wrong with today's leadership and how it can be improved.
Eric van Herwijnen, MISiS
Why do we need leadership in science?
Why does modern science need leaders? What is needed to successfully conduct and complete research projects? How does leadership function in a large scientific collaboration? What are the responsibilities of a Scientific Leader? Why it is fun?
Andrei Golutvin, MISiS & Imperial College
Will being a good scientific leader make you rich?
Although there are some examples of brilliant individuals that had the right combination of scientific/technological knowledge and leadership acumen, it is unlikely. However, leadership is required at all levels, particularly in a high tech environment. What are the attributes that industry is looking for in their search for employees and their promotion policy?
Yandex CEO
What makes good scientific leaders?
There are two types of scientific leaders: leading thinkers that open new avenues for progress and thinking leaders that achieve results by cleverly exploiting the resources available to them. By exploring some historical case studies, we will identify the leadership attributes of both types of successful scientific leaders. Are scientific leaders 'born' or can these attributes can be learned?
Vladimir Shevchenko, rector of MEPhI
Leading a Scientific Research Laboratory
The importance of coaching as a way to implement the laboratory's vision. How passion and intelligence can help making use of available resources. How to stimulate creativity. Solving conflicts by letting science be the guide, rather than personal ambition or past investment.
Is it possible to lead fundamental research?
Fundamental research is driven by individual curiosity. The speakers will explain how encouraging leadership can open new and unforeseen avenues for further research. Particle physics have tried to do this via the European Particle Physics Strategy group. The speakers will give a summary the future lines of research that were agreed on at their latest update. How to select between equally promising areas of research.
How to lead a large collaboration of scientists
The speakers will draw on their experience to explain what is important for the successful functioning of a large scientific collaboration. What are the measures that make research better? Why collective thinking is better and how it can be achieved. How to foster collaboration in a group with a diverse and interdisciplinary composition? How to ensure growth of the members of the group.
Scientific leadership and politics
How did CERN become the most successful collaboration between politically diverse states? What are the political restrictions on research? Can they be overcome? How can a research group or organization maintain its leadership position under these conditions? How important is a charismatic leader?
Combining scientific leadership and your career as a researcher
Taking on leadership responsibilities is sometimes considered as a 'waste of time'. Why this is not the case, but on the contrary can be a win-win situation for everybody. How you can achieve more by the correct mentoring of the members in the group.
National University of Science and Technology MISIS
As Russia's leading University for Science and Technology, NUST "MISiS" is an an ideal position to offer this lecture series. It has a unique combination of researches active in fundamental science as well as technology and has access to a wide network of international collaborators.
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