In Russia, it is planned to announce December 30 and 31 as days off for pedagogical universities. The Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov .
“I want to state what we plan to make non-working days for them on December 30 and 31. Let everyone spend these days in preparation for the holidays, with family and friends,” he said.
The minister also answered a question about lowering tuition fees for students. He recalled that this topic was discussed at a big press conference with the President of Russia. “And, indeed, our universities are still point-blank, but they have already reacted and looked at where it is possible to optimize costs due to utility bills,” said Kravtsov.
Earlier, the Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov revealed the condition for reducing the cost training in a remote format. According to him, the reason for raising this issue may be the inadequate quality of education.