A Conceptual Research Model for the Partner Selection Problem

In the conditions of intensive development of scientific communities' mobility to ensure openness of innovations, it is essential to rationalize the choice of partners rational. The article considers a conceptual model of research on the problem of choosing partners for the implementation of research or educational projects. The main components of the conceptual model are to determine the criteria for selecting potential partners, applying a multi-objective optimization method, expert evaluation, building the benefits of partners or project executors, deciding on assigning partners project tasks that meet the relevant work package. The article defines the general requirements for the development of information technology to select potential partners for research and educational projects. Problems that need to be solved have also identified. It assumed that the introduction of this information technology will increase the efficiency of projects to obtain stable educational and scientific results in the medium and long term.