Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the national government to move as quickly as possible to close inefficient domestic universities, particularly those which provide low-quality education to their students.
He issued the order during the joint meeting of the State Council Presidium and the Presidential Council on Science and Education on 6 February, which focused on the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development, adjusting the system of vocational and higher education to “economic requirements, expectations of the state and society” and more interaction between academic institutions, government and employers.
Tag: Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Russian scientists and the university community have welcomed the decision of Valery Falkov, the newly appointed head of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, to lift restrictions on the contact of domestic university professors and scientists with their foreign colleagues, according to recent statements made by representatives of some Russian universities and local media reports.
The restrictions were part of a special order of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which was adopted in February 2019 and which became public in August last year.