Passionate about robotics students will receive benefits when applying to colleges and universities

<em>Ministry of education and science is considering the question of the inclusion of robotics in the list of Olympiads for schoolchildren, giving incentives for admission in engineering institutes</em>

November 21, 2014 in the Olympic capital launched the international forum "Days of robotics, in Sochi", which runs until November 23. Within Days of robotics takes several key events - this is the Forum of innovation in robotics, the world Olympiad robotics (WRO Russia 2014), Interactive exhibition "EduRobotics - Expo", as well as outdoor district festival of the South of Russia "Robofest-South.

"The Ministry of education and science is considering the question of the inclusion of robotics in the list of Olympiads for schoolchildren, giving benefits when enrolling in engineering universities," <b>this was stated by the Minister of education and science of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov</b> at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the Forum of innovation in robotics.

"We are working to make some engineering Olympiads for high school students, so that the winners of these competitions had benefits for higher educational institutions", - <b>told next Dmitry Livanov</b> in the course of communication with journalists. According to the Minister, for the project important preparatory work and the participation of the leading technical universities. The Minister expressed the hope that next year's list of Olympiads for schoolchildren will receive a number of new competitions in engineering research and technical work, including, and robotics.

It is worth noting that one of the main tasks of the forum is to develop a program for the development of educational robotics in Russia.
As noted by Dmitry Livanov, the development of educational robotics in Russia today is in two directions: within the General and additional education. For example, in some Russian schools robotics is taught within the subject "Technology". However, the successful experience of introducing engineering education in the system of education of schoolchildren and preschoolers can boast not all regions.

"We have to develop a plan of action for the development of scientific-technical creativity and robotics in the Russian Federation," <b>said in continuation of the theme Deputy Minister of education and science Veniamin Kaganov.</b>

Deputy Head of administration of Krasnodar region Galina Zolina in turn shared regional experience in the development of educational robotics.

As said Dmitry Livanov, the Ministry of education carefully analyzes the experience of Russian regions, which are actively developing appropriate programs. According to the Minister it including the Krasnodar territory, the Republic of Tatarstan, Chelyabinsk region, Moscow and St. Petersburg. "Our goal that every student in Russia could join the scientific and technical creativity", - summed up the Head of Department.

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