First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Higher Education Vladimir Sipyagin told Izvestia that an increase in the cost of higher education is inevitable.
— This will happen due to many georgia whatsapp number database factors, including the need to modernize the material and technical base of educational institutions, and an increase in teachers' salaries, and an increase in utility costs. Therefore, in our opinion, it is necessary to take measures that will reduce the financial burden on students. For example, it is possible to subsidize the annual increase in the cost of education for a student if he or she is studying under one of the strategically important programs for the state, the list of which should be determined by the government, — the deputy explained.
According to him, another form is the expansion of targeted recruitment programs, when an employer pays for the training of his future employee, who in return will be required to work for a company or enterprise for a certain period of time.
— The third way is to encourage companies with tax breaks that agree to sponsor the education of talented young people — participants in competitions and olympiads. It is also necessary to develop credit educational programs based on the principle of "study now — pay later." That is, when the loan is repaid from the future salary that the graduate will receive thanks to his new education, — Vladimir Sipyagin explained.
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education Yana Lantratova believes that all education in Russia should be free.
— But if the government is not yet ready for such radical changes, then, as an option, given the rise in prices, we can consider increasing the number of budget places in specialties in which the state is interested. Now, many families take out loans for their children's education. These debts are then repaid over the years. Therefore, new support measures are definitely needed, — the parliamentarian explained.
Recently, opportunities for free education in Russia have been shrinking, 50% of students today are forced to pay for their education, according to Honored Teacher of Russia Lyubov Pavlyuchenkova. In her opinion, this is not a very good trend, which affects the quality of the educational process. Those who pay for their education are often not asked to show their knowledge, and they are given credits and exams because they paid, the expert explained to Izvestia. At the same time, with state education, teachers have more opportunities to control the learning process, and students are more motivated to get good grades, she emphasized. That is why, in her opinion, there should be as many budget places as possible.