Vladimir Putin signed a decree on changes in the higher education system. The pilot project proposes to introduce basic and specialized higher education instead of bachelor's and master's degrees.
The duration of training under the programs of basic higher education will be 4-6 years, specialized — 1-3 years, depending on the specialty. Postgraduate studies are not affected by the changes.
Specialized higher education programs will correspond to master's degree, residency and internship programs. Only students who already have a higher education will be able to get it, and the specialty will not be considered a second or subsequent higher education.
In the test mode, new levels of higher education will be introduced in MAI, MISiS, MPSU, Immanuel Kant BFU, TSU and SPSU from the new academic year. Educational programs according to the new standards will be approved by June 30.
The new model was developed in response to the exclusion of all universities in Russia and Belarus from the Bologna system of higher education in April 2022.
