Students of “BelSU” asked questions to the Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education

The Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia, Valery Falkov, held a traditional meeting with activists from the student media center of the Ministry of Education and Science.

In total, the meeting was attended by representatives of media centers of 25 universities in Russia and CIS countries. Belgorod State University was represented at the forum by Ivan Pykhanov from the College of Engineering and Arina Brezinskaya from the Institute of Social Sciences and Mass Communications.

The Minister answered students' questions concerning the renovation of the higher education system and shared the first results of the pilot project, which involved six Russian universities.

Ivan Pykhanov asked a question related to the future of the Master's program.

- Students perceive Master's programs as a compulsory part of their education and proceed for the sake of getting a diploma. Initially, its role was to expand knowledge and skills in a certain area. Master's programs will remain in the renovated education system and will be divided into three branches. These will be research, professional and managerial branches, - Valery Falkov noted.

Along with educational topics, the discussion focused on the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for young student families.