President calls for focus on HE quality, not innovations

It is important to focus on quality in higher education rather than innovations, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with members of the National Council of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions in Minsk on 13 February, reports BelTA.

Belarus discussed the most pressing issues of education, and now it is time to fine-tune certain approaches. “We have made the final decisions on the admission campaign to universities, school education. This topic has been put to rest. Now it is time to fine-tune the specific approaches. Today we need to give an impetus to universities: education, university science, in other words every line of activities that universities are engaged in,” the Belarusian leader said.

By 1 September, the rectors of universities, together with their teams, are expected to make the necessary decisions. The goal is high-quality education, including in comparison with foreign establishments. “Our young people should study and work here. Please stop with the innovation ideas. The people will not accept confusion and vacillation in the education system. Therefore, in terms of universities we continue to work in a quiet and calm manner,” he stressed.
Full report on the BelTA site