The State Duma revealed the reason for the reduction of paid places in universities
The reduction of paid university places will not lead to a shortage of highly qualified specialists in law, economics and related fields. This measure is caused by the current trend towards humanitarian specialties. This was stated by Alexander Tolmachev, Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy, in an interview with Izvestia.
"The boom in economics and law majors began in the late nineties and gained momentum in the noughties. These professions were considered particularly prestigious, and their prosperity coincided with the growth of non—governmental universities, which at the end of their era had the fame of dubious offices that did not provide education, they only gave "crusts," the parliamentarian drew attention.
In the early 2000s, specialties in the field of media became very popular, he recalled. And the problem is that faculties for them were created not only where there were foundations for this.
"It is clear why the university, on the basis of its powerful and famous school of journalism or editing, opens the direction of advertising and public relations. But when the same thing happens in a purely industrial, technical university, which has always trained specialists for construction or heavy industry, questions arise as to whether this particular faculty is needed there," the deputy explained.
All this has led to an oversupply of specialists in the market. At the same time, the expert pointed out that the truncation of places in these specialties is not aimed at schoolchildren who really dream of economics or law.
"It is aimed at those who need to enroll somewhere, because it is accepted, because parents want it that way, because a person does not know who he wants to become, and goes to a "universal" lawyer or economist," the source emphasized, noting that in practice, such students are among the specialists. They don't replenish it.
According to Tolmachev, the new measure will make the choice of applicants more conscious. At the same time, he did not rule out that some universities, which depended on the number of paying students, would try to compensate for losses through higher tuition prices. However, Federal Law No. 114-FZ came into force last year, regulating the cost of tuition in specific areas, due to which changes should not significantly affect the availability of higher education.
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