Education Reform in Russia until 2020

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1 Changes in the Ministry of Science
2 Kindergartens
3 Schools
4 Colleges and technical schools
5 Universities

Starting in 2018, a number of reforms were launched in Russia aimed at improving the education sector, and this process will continue until 2020. Changes will affect both preschool education and higher education. The Ministry plans to change everything: both teaching methods and technologies. What has already been done and what reforms are yet to come?

Changes in the Ministry of Science

Last year, the State Duma approved a decision to divide the Ministry of Science into 2 departments: the Ministry of Education, which is responsible for preschool and secondary levels, as well as the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The federal agency of scientific organizations will be liquidated.

The reorganization will be completed in the first half of 2019. In addition, leadership over Russian schools will pass into one hands - to regional authorities. In 2018, this approach was successfully applied in 19 regions of the Russian Federation, so it was decided to approve it throughout the country. Such changes should have a positive effect on the state of the education sector as a whole.

Under the new leadership, a number of reforms are planned. The national project "Education", which was adopted in the fall of 2018, includes 10 projects affecting schools, secondary and higher educational institutions. It will be implemented for 5 years. The main objectives of the projects:

create a modern educational environment, as well as developed infrastructure in educational institutions;
to make education quality and affordable (including for children with disabilities);
find and encourage talented young people;
to develop effective systems of continuing education for children;
to prepare highly qualified specialists, training them on the basis of advanced technologies;
develop the potential of educators.

President Putin has set the task of bringing education in the country to a competitive level so that Russia is among the top 10 countries in terms of quality. The Ministry of Education and Science has already prepared an updated system of education and training. The best world methods were adopted and suitable literature for teachers was published. The concept of teaching various subjects, as well as assessment criteria, is gradually changing. What exactly awaits each level of education in the coming years?

Kindergartens

In this area, a year ago there was a problem with a lack of places in kindergartens, so appropriate measures were taken. The authorities introduced an online queue system, ordered the kindergartens to take all the children, opened and continue to open new institutions for preschool children. A total of 24.5 billion rubles was allocated for this purpose. According to the plan of the state project, by the end of 2020, there should be a place for every child in the nursery.

Also, to improve the quality of upbringing and training in kindergartens, programs are gradually introduced that involve working at a computer. Thus, from childhood, the foundations of programming are laid.

Schools

The nearest educational reforms, which theoretically should occur in Russia before 2020, include:

Creation of a single database of educational literature for schools. All will be trained in the same textbooks so that the quality of training remains at approximately the same level. For comparison: only 80 textbooks are registered in the Russian language alone.
Develop an updated curriculum. Items such as astronomy, family science, technology, and chess can be added to it.Students will learn 2 foreign languages: one from the 1st grade, and the second from the 5th.

Transition to a 12-point system. From 1937 to the present day, a 5-point system is used in Russian schools, so it is logical that it is already outdated. Such a system is not effective; in many countries it has long been abandoned.
Adding history to the number of compulsory subjects that are passed on the exam.
Implementation of the “Teacher of the Future” project, which involves the creation of a new certification system for directors and teachers. Also, teachers will have the opportunity for career growth, based on achievements in work. Additional posts will appear - senior and leading teacher.

For parents, they plan to open a website where they can get advice on learning issues. This project is called "Modern Parent."

In addition, the government intends to allocate funds to improve material resources. The main areas in this area are:

repair of educational institutions, as well as the roads that lead to them;
provision of additional training places;
purchase of transport for transporting children living far from school;
the construction of laboratories, 34 Quantorium industrial parks, Sirius-type centers, and health camps.

Interesting: the construction of new schools will soon allow the abolition of multi-shift education (now classes are held in 2 and 3 shifts).

If the Digital School project is implemented, then the training will go into digital format. For this, each school will be provided with access to the Internet. The print media will be replaced by digital ones, and all reporting will also be handed over in digital format. Students will even be able to view lessons online if they are absent due to illness. In the more distant future - the use of augmented reality technology and the introduction of educational and methodological complexes based on artificial intelligence, which will adapt to the capabilities and needs of each child.

Such innovations require a lot of time and money. Even the purchase of electronic devices for each child can be an obstacle for some families. So before the full implementation of the project, many more years will pass. Nevertheless, in 2020 they promise to introduce electronic educational games and simulators into the educational process.

Colleges and technical schools

According to experts, if you do not reform the secondary education system in time, a problem will soon arise due to the fact that more students will go to colleges and technical schools than they are allocated from the budget. People need professions that guarantee employment, so about 40-50% of students are going to leave after the 9th grade. With such a tendency, in one to three years more, a third more students will study in STR institutions. At the same time, no increase in funding is expected.

To avoid trouble, the Ministry of Education and Science proposes a project to create Professional Mobility Centers that will work on the basis of colleges and technical schools. In such institutions, people will be able to receive vocational training in a particular profile, or to improve their qualifications. According to statistics, it is mid-level cadres that are lacking now.

In total, at least 7 centers should be built in which they will train 50 of the most popular professions. Moreover, not only school graduates will be taught, but also adults who wish to receive an additional profession or improve their qualifications. For people with disabilities within 2 years will open at least 30 centers for specialized education.

Universities

The tasks of the Federal Target Program, which should be implemented before 2020, include:

the introduction of new educational programs for graduate and postgraduate studies;
introduction of advanced technologies;
implementation of projects for the construction of laboratory, sports and communal facilities;
elimination of the shortage of places in dormitories;
development of new tools for assessing the quality of training.

All reforms carried out in universities are aimed at achieving global competitiveness so that foreign students come to study in Russia. So, the government plans to launch grant programs for students from other countries and build new campuses.

To keep specialists with higher education in their places, it is planned to make a number of changes:

open in each region centers of innovation, technological and social development at the Universities, so that educational institutions can enable graduates to develop after graduation;
increase the amount of grant support for universities and scholarships for graduate students;
open up long-term basic research programs.

Again, these events need about 2 trillion. rub. It is not yet known how the reform will be financed, which means that it is impossible to say exactly how it will be conducted.

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