So, the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov told what steps the government plans to undertake in the next two to three years, according to “Kommersant”. According to the minister, to begin to “cut off the dead parts of higher education,” ie, to close weak schools. Survivors checks universities ministry plans to merge with each other. Simultaneously, the agency intends to support those universities that are able to compete with foreign universities. As an example, the Minister spoke about the project “5-100″. According to Dmitry Livanov, these measures will allow the Russian education to become more competitive and adapt to the “new economic challenges”.
The former head Minobranuki Andrei Fursenko, meanwhile, criticized the program of the Ministry. “Now we have to look for creative solutions, rather than simply trying to rebuild what has been done for many years – quoted presidential adviser” Kommersant “.- Now we have for this is a unique opportunity.”
The precursor suggested Dmitry Livanov completely revise the system of education. “We need to move away from the idea of the university as a simple extension of the school” – called Andrei Fursenko. First of all it is necessary to restructure the system of teaching in universities. “Let’s be honest to say, the majority of teachers in the half-empty hall lecture that do not change for decades – said Assistant prezidenta.- Let’s try to reduce the number of lectures and free time set aside for the general work of students and teachers.” According to Andrei Fursenko, such a system will help to efficiently use resources. “Conventional solutions now will not give results,” – he warned the current minister.
In turn, the rector of the Higher School of Economics Yaroslav Kuz’minov, proposed radically change the system of government funding of higher education, leaving the budget places in universities only the most talented applicants.
According kommersant.ru
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