Improving the Russian economy depends in part on having well-educated and energetic personnel, and this is being hindered by universities in which there is an aging professoriate and students enrolled in specialties that are not in demand by employers. Higher education is expected not only to conduct programs of specialist training in order to…

The Conception of the Modernization of Russian Education has as its objective that of ensuring the anticipatory development of the training of highly qualified workers in the primary and secondary link. This article describes the efforts of the Russian government to improve the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of professional education…