Duma May Westernize Universities...

Duma May Westernize Universities

"State Duma deputies have drafted legislation to introduce bachelor's and master's degrees and make other changes to bring Russia's education system in line with the West's, Gazeta.ru reported Wednesday...

..."The proposed change would strengthen Russia's bid to join the Bologna convention, a 1999 initiative to standardize educational methods and criteria across Europe. Signatory countries agree to respect one another's university degrees, and the ultimate goal of the Bologna process is to establish a European area of higher education by 2010."

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/04/13/013.html

 

This is the trend of many "former-communist" countries, they are trying to catch up with other countries. Vietnam and China have the similar projects.