School of Advanced Studies

The School of Advanced Studies (SAS; Russian: Школа перспективных исследований) is a greenfield experimental higher institution at the University of Tyumen in Siberia, Russia, focusing on teaching and multidisciplinary research.

[5] Innovative and experimental teaching methods are also implemented in undergraduate study programs, such as the use of Wikipedia as a tool for academic service learning to foster students' development of 21st century skills.

[9] During the academic year, SAS offers open courses twice a week, which are free for the public to attend, are recorded and published on the School's YouTube channel.

The past conferences include: A sociologist who worked at SAS and interviewed faculty and students about their experience, published an article in openDemocracy in 2020, where she described it as an "abusive institution" and an "academic sweatshop.

"[13] An analysis representing an opposing view of SAS has been published by a team of Stanford graduate students who interviewed management-approved faculty and administrators under the title "Reimagining Russian Higher Education".