The Ministry of Education is evaluating the possibility of replacing the Russian language with one of the STEM subjects
The Ministry of Education and Science (MES) evaluates the possibility of changing the standard of education and in rare cases replaces a second foreign language that does not exist from the languages of application with lessons in one of the STEMs used (science – including physics, chemistry and biology, technology, engineering and mathematics ), the head of the Ministry of Education and Science told Latvian Radio today Anita Muizhniece.
are found only in Latvian schools as a second foreign language, Russian is presented, which is not the language of the application. Since, due to the lack of teachers, it is impossible to completely replace the second foreign language in the language of the EU country in all educational institutions, it is possible until 2027 to replace it with one of the STEM captures.
These changes may take effect next school year.
It was reported that the representation of a number of organizations, in a letter addressed to government officials, calls for the immediate introduction of a mandatory examination for senior management.
The authors of the entrepreneur’s letter stated that they tentatively propose to improve the quality of teaching high sciences, so that in Latvia it would be possible to develop a scientific, export-capable national economy and form a society capable of reasoning and thinking. governments before the elections, expressions and understanding, and after the elections – fears and ignored the emerging problem.
According to business organizations, as a result, Latvian universities graduate only a couple of physics teachers a year, more than half of the economy is near retirement age, physics exams are taken in secondary schools, with a good result of 265 students who should provide 3,500 state-funded places in universities. In addition, Latvia is now in last place in the EU in terms of the percentage of students studying natural and engineering sciences.