Network Dissertation Council Model as an Element of Talent Development Ecosystem

As members of the Union State Russia and Belarus aim to integrate educational and scientific spaces. This task is crucial for achieving strategic scientific and technological development goals clearly defined in strategic planning documents. Shared objectives require joint efforts in training researchers. The study assesses both countries’ academic capacities, identifies common and distinct features in state certification systems, and reveals a unified need for research competency development. This necessitates enhanced training of highly qualified personnel for the implementation of strategic tasks of scientific and technological development of the Union State. The paper proposes a novel model for dissertation councils involving network partners’ academic staff. This model can be implemented in universities lacking personnel while sharing goals and development objectives. The paper justifies the integration of dissertation councils into university talent ecosystems ensuring faculty qualification for national scientific-technological challenges.