Falkov: when reforming the system of higher education, Russia is no exception to isolation – Russia |
27th of June. Interfax-Russia.ru – Head of the Ministry of Science and Science Valery Falkov said that the formation of the national system of higher education will be based on the strict observance of the interests of the country’s development and the openness of the system without any transport.
“The initial focus is on the development of the country’s interests, on the achievement of national goals. Falkov in the State Duma on Monday at parliamentary hearings on the reform of higher education in the Russian Federation after the abandonment of the Bologna system.
According to him, the principle is “openness and improvement of the education system, not related to its self-isolation”, but an integral part of the development of ties and the expansion of educational, scientific and technological cooperation “with all those who are interested in this.”
Falkov also stated the need to develop competition in higher education so that it is understandable and attractive to foreigners.
“The third fundamental principle is fundamentality, the right combination of fundamentality and practical training. (…) The fourth principle is flexibility, the request for this comes from our employers and young people. (…), our new system should become as flexible as possible, providing an opportunity students to search for routes in accordance with his requests and expectations of the labor market.
At the end of May, the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Valery Falkov, announced that Russia would move away from the Bologna system of training personnel in universities and would form its own training procedure, which is focused on specialists. It was supported by the Ministry of Education, as well as the rectors’ community, which includes the expansion of specialist programs, a note for undergraduate and graduate programs for individual specialties.
For the first time, the refusal of the Bologna system was announced in mid-March by the chairman of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, Sergei Stepashin, who spoke in connection with the appeal against the Russian Federation in the western districts, said that joining this process did not justify itself. Russia became a member of the Bologna Process in 2003.