The Role of the State in the Development of International Campuses: Models of Interaction between Public Authorities and the Academic Community in an Innovative Educational Environment

The paper provides for the analysis of regulatory and institutional features of public law participation of the State in the model of international campuses in the Russian Federation. The study focuses on the dichotomy between the imperatives of ensuring national security, including mechanisms for monitoring the exchange of information and technology, and the need to maintain academic freedom as a fundamental principle that guarantees freedom of scientific research and international academic mobility. Public power faces the challenge of finding this balance through a combination of legislative, administrative and institutional measures that stimulate the development of science and education, but at the same time limit certain aspects of academic autonomy of universities in order to protect national interests. The paper presents an analysis of the conceptual foundations of the creation of international university campuses in Russia with an emphasis on the contradictions between the designated tasks. The empirical basis of the study is formed through the analysis of the current legislation of the Russian Federation, and examination of the practice of state participation as a public authority in the implementation of the campus model. The author elucidates the concept of campus as an object of public law regulation, analyzes the regulatory framework and identifies criteria for effective state participation as a public authority that implements national priorities in education and science in the campus. The paper explains such models of interaction between the State, business and universities as the «triple spiral», «pentaspiral» and «the knowledge triangle», the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. The paper provides for trends in public-power participation of the State in implemented campuses, including legislative regulation, public-private partnerships and the development of regional campuses.