Ildar Khalikov: “People expect more from educational sphere”

“Tasks set before educational sphere in 2012 have been completely fulfilled. However, new results should be achieved in 2013,” Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov said a final session of the Ministry of education and science in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Tatarstan’s Minister of education and science Engel Fattakhov reported on results of 2012 and set the objectives for 2013. Firstly, he noted that 2012 ended in an important event - the “Law of the Russian Federation on Education” was enacted. Thus, new republican law “on education” must be enacted in Tatarstan in 2013.

Among tasks faced by pre-school education Engel Fattakhov highlighted development of language teaching at kindergartens.

As for general education, overall renovation of schools was the most important event.

Engel Fattakhov told about ministry’s plans on adopting new teaching technologies based on joint activity of students and teachers as equal partners. The program of cooperation with a Singapore company EduCare will start in 2013. Thirty thousand Tatarstan teachers will learn about new teaching methods.
According to Engel Fattakhov, revision of all programs of the Tatar language teaching must be finished by the beginning of new academic year. Besides, conditions for disabled children must be provided at schools.

Tatarstan’s Minister of education and science continued that the ministry is responsible for professional education, and faces mission on modernization of professional education system.

Ildar Khalikov summed up results of the session. He said that profession help people self-actualize and make a secured family.

Ildar Khalikov emphasized importance of pre-school education and called the ministry of education to pay more attention to this sphere.

By the way, Tatarstan leadership was not completely satisfied with use of information technologies.