The Russian Defense Ministry has proposed the abolition of the institution of military departments in Russian universities. Relevant initiatives entered for consideration in the lower house of the Russian parliament from the government. In particular, the essence of the proposal is that, to replace the existing military departments in Russian universities were military training centers.
On the government website reported for this kind of reformation. Among the arguments - the reform will enable more efficient (jointly – MO and VUZU) use of existing training facilities, training weapons and military equipment.
Replace offers several kinds of structural units (military departments) in higher educational institutions on a single type of military training units. These units and will (with the approval of the initiative by parliamentarians) military training center.
Aware of, that the bill he discussed the government more 30 May. At the same time members of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers approved the initiative of the Ministry of Defense. Now - it's up to the State Duma.
Today in Russia there are up to fifty universities with military departments, among which (according to the federal portal "Education"): Voronezh State University, Far Eastern Federal University, Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow Technological University, Tomsk State University, St. Petersburg State University, Sebastopol State University, etc..
