Perishible diplomas

aining the lead, Russia has to make a complete U-turn in its educational policy. Russian high schools are no longer a source of pride. The level of attainment of students graduating from Russian universities is extremely low, and Secretary of Education and Skills Andrey Fursenko graded that system itself with “total E”. It is quite clear, as the experts say, that Russian universities are still using the models formed by the middle of XIX century.