Education Minister tried to convince enhance the strong and eliminate extraneous

The head of the Federal Ministry for education and science Dmitry Livanov on the Congress of the Russian rectors ' Union said about the low quality of higher education and the decline in the number of students due to demographic pit ". He made a motion to close inefficient universities and branches, to toughen the order of accreditation, to reduce the humanitarian education in technical universities, to produce more technical bachelors and masters to cook only in strong universities.

According to the Minister, the quality of higher education in Russia is not increased, despite a significant infusion: in 2014, from the budget allocated more than 470 billion rubles ($14 billion) is 20 times higher than in 2000.


To resolve priority tasks of increasing the quality of higher education - the Minister tried to convince close branches of state higher education institutions and to revoke the accreditation of private universities, if they do not have the ability to provide the proper level of training. Livanov noticed that if universities will resist the Ministry will " force " them to do it, and recalled that the rectors appoints led by the Ministry.

The Minister explained the tough approach by the results of the regular monitoring of performance of universities. According to the results of monitoring 2013 373 of the University and branch proved ineffective, and another 45 universities and branches - demand optimization (it is more, than year earlier). He specified that according to the results of the monitoring of the founders of a number of universities and branches were encouraged to increase their effectiveness." tips find tips, you can make any decisions, but we in the appointment of rectors can take any decisions, " said Livanov.

" The majority of low-quality programs have concentrated in the non-state sector of higher education and in numerous branches that our state universities did on the whole territory of our country ", - the Head the Ministry of education and science, threatened to deprive of accreditation of an educational institution With a low level of education.

He added that if other options will not remain, universities have the opportunity even to revoke the license.

The Minister also said that you should stop non-core training in the branches, technical colleges, if they are unable to properly teach the arts and Humanities." With profane it is necessary to finish


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