In his speech, Magomedsalam Magomedov noted that the President of Russia is giving a great deal of attention to issues of education for the young generation of citizens and monitoring school and higher education reforms. The Russian Academy of Education has an important role in these processes.
According to Mr Magomedov, the board of trustees’ main objective will be to help transform the Academy into a joint platform for developing important scientific projects and new directions for research in education and upbringing children and youth.
Following the meeting, a decision was made to begin work to form the Russian Academy of Education’s development programme, determining the main goals and objectives for modernising the academy, and key areas in its contribution to scientific and methological foundations of the education system.
The Russian Academy of Education board of trustees includes heads of several ministries and departments and the heads of Russian regions and other well-known public officials, and representatives from universities, academy and the business community.