The author discusses needed improvements in the university training of Russian economists. (Author/RM)

Summaries of Russian educational problems in higher education discussed include: ways to improve the interrelationships between education system and the production system; the population's need for higher education; the location of universities in Russia; and improving instruction in economics. (Author/RM)

The author stresses that the rational size of Russian universities and colleges should be determined by the degree of its area of specialization. (Author/RM)

The Communist Party and the Soviet government are working to improve the training of specialists as one element in the acceleration of progress in science and technology. The role of higher education in this training is discussed. (RM)

Changes taking place in the content of labor, its utilization of technical facilities, and different forms of organization, should be taken into account in future training of skilled workers in the nonproduction sphere (i.e., education, culture, art, and public administration). (Author)

Reviews the relationship between scientific and technological progress, needs of the Soviet economy, and capacities of higher education institutions in terms of the future of the mining industry. Mining specialists will have to prepare for technical progress in the extracting industries, growth in production, complex mechanization, and automation…

Reviews the current state of enrollments and scope of Soviet polytechnical institutes, and identifies nine areas in which development is needed. These include a network of research groups within polytechnical institutes to create a relationship between research and teaching; selection of base institutes to develop models for specialist training;…

Stresses the need to find the most economical ways to organize instruction in higher education in the Soviet Union. Concludes that concentration of specialist training in specific areas within a limited number of educational institutions will promote efficient utilization of resources. (Author/DB)

Reviews improvements made in secondary specialized schools from 1971 to 1975, and encourages emphasis on improving structure, content, and forms during the Tenth Five-Year Plan, 1976-80. (AV)

Major objectives of secondary specialized education in the Soviet Union are training qualified specialists and contributing to the development of the general cultural and educational level of the population. Presents statistics related to expansion in training of specialized personnel and predicts that future educational development will be based…

Examines the status of higher education within the nonproduction sphere in the Soviet economy. Higher education does not directly produce material goods, but its role in training the work force is critical in maintaining a modern, productive economy. (AV)

Analyzes the current state of university education in Russia and identifies trends which will influence future development. Currently, most graduates become secondary school teachers. It is hoped that more future graduates will work in specialized institutions of higher education, research institutions, or the national economy. (Author/AV)

There is a relationship between education and the economic development of Russia. This article discusses the role which higher education will play in the training of specialists. (Author/RM)

Among the foreseeable trends in Soviet higher education are that (1) specialist training will become more flexible and will train workers of broader competence, (2) managerial personnel will be trained with relevant technological knowledge, (3) teaching methods will be modified to keep up with computer technology, and (4) higher education…

Long-term planning for professional training of electric-power specialists in Russia will have to (1) recognize the need for specialists to adapt to unforeseen developments in the field, (2) include new mathematics, physics, and computer technology, and (3) be prepared for changes in methods of production and transformation of energy. (AV)