Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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A seminar and meeting for heads of departments of educational institutions in the Northwestern and Central Federal Districts coordinating scholarship issues was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The event was attended by 114 participants representing 78 universities and research institutions.
The keynote speakers were Eduard Temnov, a leading advisor to the All-Russian Trade Union of Education of the Russian Federation and a long-standing expert in scholarship regulations, and Sergei Golutvin, Head of the Department of Social and Legal Protection of Students at Tula State University and Head of the Scholarship Monitoring Analytical Group at the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.
SPbPU First Vice-Rector Vitaly Sergeev welcomed the seminar-meeting participants, noting the importance of the seminar and thanking the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for choosing the Polytechnic University as the venue for the event.
The main goal of these seminars, which are being held this year in all federal districts, is to reduce the number of questions university staff have about scholarships. "The problems are often similar, and when they accumulate, we meet and clarify all the complex issues," emphasized Vitaly Sergeev.
The seminar included a detailed discussion of current issues related to new reporting parameters for the use of scholarship funds, funding for student scholarships, and changes in support for student families and students with children. Considerable attention was paid to the allocation of state social scholarships, including in connection with legislative changes regarding income accounting that came into effect in 2024. The allocation of academic scholarships for undergraduates and state scholarships for postgraduate students were also discussed.
Seminar participants reinforced their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in distributing scholarship funds at higher education institutions across scholarship types and student categories in accordance with Russian legislation.
At the end of the meeting, a meeting was held with Islam Albakov, Head of the Department of Comprehensive Planning and Regulatory Support for Youth Policy at the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. The main topic of the meeting was the selection process for the Presidential and Government of the Russian Federation scholarships.
Over the past two years, we've significantly modernized the scholarship system, introducing new types of scholarships, and increasing the amounts of all existing scholarships to at least 15,000 rubles. Now, for the first time, we're selecting candidates for the Presidential Scholarships using the new criteria. Our goal is to select the truly top students and give them the opportunity to receive 30,000 rubles monthly, which truly provides an excellent incentive for their studies and research," Islam Albakov noted.
Islam Albakov also emphasized that similar seminars will continue in the future, both to share experiences and to discuss pressing issues related to regulating scholarship provision and developing unified approaches to law enforcement.
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