School of Advanced Studies
The School of Advanced Studies (SAS; ) is a greenfield experimental higher institution at the University of Tyumen in Siberia, Russia, focusing on teaching and multidisciplinary research. Academics SAS curricula contains core and elective courses. Electives are courses that both permanent and visiting faculty offer for all the SAS students based on the faculty's research interests. Out of 4 weekly sessions, one is reserved for student teamwork. In the academic year 2019–20, SAS offered 31 different electives. During the first two years, students follow the core curriculum and also take elective courses. Afterwards, students declare one of the seven majors: Information Technology and Digital Society, Cultural Studies, Life Sciences, Economics, Film and Media Studies, Historical Studies, and Sociology and Anthropology. Additionally, students complete one of the minors. In addition to the BA program, SAS offers a Master program: Master of Arts in Experimental Higher Education. The Experimental Higher Education (MA X-HE) program was launched in 2020. It is a 2-year long program which aims to train its students to become professionals in higher education, focusing on educational innovations. Innovative and experimental teaching methods are also implemented in undergraduate study programs, such as the use of Wikipedia as a tool for