The common educational space is being created on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. At the disposal Federal News Agency turned out to be a "road map" for the economic integration of the EAEU before 2025 of the year, one of the sections of which is devoted to the field of education.
A document called "Roadmap" for the implementation of strategic directions for the development of Eurasian economic integration before 2025 of the year "will be considered 19 May at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
The EEC press service told the FAN correspondent, that prior to that, the strategic directions were at the stage of development and approval, and work on their implementation will begin after the signing of the final version of the document.
“We have agreed with all parties 330 measures and mechanisms, disclosing the provisions of the declaration on the further development of integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union. They will help to completely remove barriers and minimize seizures and restrictions on the free movement of goods., services, capital and labor in the EAEU internal market ", - said the Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC Sergei Glazyev at the international forum "Promoting Eurasian Economic Integration: business cooperation factor ".
Education as a new area of integration
In section 19, "Development of new areas of integration - education", are described in detail as systemic moments, and applied steps. The creation of a common educational space on the territory of the EAEU is proclaimed already at the very beginning of the section.
It is about the development and adoption of a program for the development of cooperation in the field of education, the formation of common approaches in assessing the requirements and criteria for the quality of education, including using the experience of participation in international research, such as TIMSS, as well as the unification of approaches.
In addition, children's summer educational camps will be created., the curriculum of which includes the study of languages, stories, culture and literature of the EAEU member states.
This section of the roadmap goes beyond the school system., but also universities and structures of vocational education and retraining of specialists. among other things,, it is planned to create a section on the EEC website for verifying the authenticity of certificates and diplomas.
Despite, that the document was, according to FAN, developed before the coronavirus pandemic, he did not ignore the now popular topic of distance education.
"Development of distance education, including joint development of online programs, presented on the largest global educational platforms (Coursera, adX and others.). Development of network platforms for interaction in the implementation of educational programs of higher education. Creation of a unified information system in the educational sphere of the EAEU ", - the document says.
experts, polled by FAN, were unanimous, that creating a common educational space is a natural solution. Unity disrupted with the collapse of the USSR is being restored, they stated.
From a single education to a common mentality
First Deputy Chairman of the RF State Duma Committee on Education and Science Gennady Onishchenko in an interview with FAN, he expressed confidence in the feasibility of this initiative.
“We have a good foundation - I mean Soviet education: and average, and higher. People, who received it, today they are actively involved in life ", - he said.
The parliamentarian recalled, that Russia already has a quota for higher education for citizens of Kazakhstan, Belarus and other states.
“Our youth can also go to study in these countries, - added Onishchenko. - Now our children study even in the DPR, because a number of local universities have received accreditation in the Russian higher education system. This is a medical direction, humanitarian disciplines and some others. Mutually recognized diplomas. If the university is accredited in our system, being, relatively speaking, abroad, then Russian diplomas are issued, which we admit ".
According to the interlocutor of FAN, there are no serious contradictions in the educational programs of the EAEU member states.
“There may be discrepancies except in approaches to history. Everyone comes up with their own story ", - he said.
Creating a common educational space contributes to the creation of a common mentality, the deputy stressed.
“It works even harder, than anything else ", - he is sure.
Russia needs to take a more decisive position on this issue and at the same time seek mutual benefit, added Onishchenko.
"I hope, that the new leadership of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation will move more decisively and systematically in this direction ", - summed up the parliamentarian.
"We have everything in openwork"
Chairman of the Interregional Association of Teachers and Teachers of Chemistry, editor-in-chief of the magazine "Chemistry at School" Lyudmila Levina told FAN, how such contacts are already developing in the field of education. She praised the very initiative to create a common educational space for the EAEU.
“This is a very real story. These are all ours, these are republics, members of the USSR ", - reminded Levina.
If we talk about chemistry education, then the textbook authors, which children study in the CIS countries, themselves studied in the Soviet Union, received a Soviet education and defended their dissertations at the same time, gave an example by the interlocutor of FAN.
“In our magazine, who is Vakovsky, published authors including from Belarus. Their work is accepted for defense on the basis of, that they were published in Russia. There are no pronounced contradictions in the programs ", - she noted.
Levina drew attention to the Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad, which has been held annually since Soviet times..
“Students from Russia and the CIS countries participate in it, - said the teacher. - Only this year, for obvious reasons, the Olympiad was not held. We travel to other countries. This is a very close collaboration within the chemical community.. There is a Mendeleev community, Association of Chemistry Teachers of Russia - we are all in this bunch. All this was done so long ago, what can we safely say: we're all right, "In openwork" - Olympiad, camp, contacts…"
FAN sent requests to create a common educational space to the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and Rosobrnadzor. We will acquaint readers with the answers of the departments.
To the Eurasian Economic Union with a population over 184 million people include five former republics of the Soviet Union - in addition to the Russian Federation, this is Armenia, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The main goal of the EAEU is the coordinated economic policy of its members., as well as freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and labor in between. The union's gross domestic product reaches 1,9 trillion dollars is 3,2% from world GDP.
Author: Sergey Petrov
