| Office | Rector of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
|---|---|
| Term start | 15 February 2022 |
| Predecessor | Nikolay Kudryavtsev |
| Office 1 | Special representative of the president on trade and economic relations with Ukraine |
| Term start 1 | 19 August 2016 |
| Term end 1 | 5 October 2018 |
| Predecessor 1 | Mikhail Zurabov |
| Successor 1 | Office disestablished |
| Office 2 | Minister of Education and Science |
| Term start 2 | 21 May 2012 |
| Term end 2 | 19 August 2016 |
| Predecessor 2 | Andrei Fursenko |
| Successor 2 | Olga Vasilieva |
| Birth date | 15 February 1967 (age 59) |
| Birth place | Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Profession | Physicist Doctor of Sciences in Physical and Mathematical Sciences |
| Native name | Дмитрий Ливанов |
Dmitry Viktorovich Livanov (Russian: Дми́трий Ви́кторович Лива́нов, born February 15, 1967) is a Russian Doctor of Physics, professor, current rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and former rector of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, and the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2016.[1]
In 1990, he graduated with honors from the Physical Chemistry Department of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys. In 1990-1992, he studied at the postgraduate in same institute, where he defended his thesis for the degree of Candidate of Physico-Mathematical Sciences on "Heat transfer interacting electrons in superconductors and normal metals". In 1992-2000, he worked in that institute as Research fellow and senior researcher, Laboratory synthesis, associate professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics.
In 2004-2005, he became director of the scientific-technical and innovation department of the Ministry of Education and Science. In 2005-2007, he was promoted to Deputy Minister of Education and Science. In 2007, he became rector of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and additional President of the Black Sea Universities Network. He held this position till 21 May 2012, when he was appointed Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.
In 2013 he signed the reform that incorporated the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agriculture Sciences into the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), subordinating it to the Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations (FASO), a government-controlled entity which realized a takeover of the RAS assets.[2]
On 19 August 2016 Olga Yurievna Vasilieva replaced Livanov at the head of the Ministry of Education[3] and he was appointed special representative of the president on trade and economic relations with Ukraine.[4], but was removed from that position two years later. [5]
Livanov was appointed rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2021.[6]
References
- ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from 21 May 2012 №652 "On the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation"". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Dagmara Moskwa (2018). "Russia:An Incessant Battle for Education" (in English, Russian). Historia i Polityka. ' (24): 33–46. doi:10.12775/HiP.2018.009. ISSN 1899-5160. OCLC 8772658729. Archived July 20, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. (here cited p. 35)
- ^ "В России сменился министр образования". Interfax. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ^ "Дмитрий Ливанов официально назначен спецпредставителем президента по торгово-экономическим связям с Украиной". Echo of Moscow. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "Указ о Ливанове Д.В."
- ^ "Экс-глава Минобрнауки Дмитрий Ливанов назначен врио ректора МФТИ". Novaya Gazeta