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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The decision was made on the instructions of the President.
Document
Order No. 457-r of March 7, 2026
The government continues to work to create the conditions for achieving technological sovereignty—one of the goals set by the President. An order has been signed approving a list of professions and specialties whose development will enable technological independence and technological leadership.
The approved document will serve as the basis for modernizing college and university educational programs in the professions and specialties included in the list. Specifically, secondary vocational education programs, as well as university bachelor's, master's, specialist, and residency programs, will be required to meet the challenges of technological leadership.
In total, the list includes over 500 professions and specialties for which training systems will be changed. They are grouped into several broad areas. These include computer science and computing, electronics, nanoelectronics, radio engineering and communications systems, cryptography, photonics, biotechnical systems and technologies, nuclear energy, aviation and rocket and space technology, mechatronics and robotics, medicine, and pharmaceuticals.
Additionally, the list includes approximately 400 scientific specialties identified as priorities for achieving technological independence and technological leadership. Thematic areas encompassing these specialties include artificial intelligence and machine learning, charged particle beam physics and accelerator technology, laser physics, crystallography, electrochemistry, virology, and intelligent transport systems.
Following a meeting of the Presidential Council on Science and Education held in 2025, the head of state instructed the Government to identify a list of professions, specialties, training areas, and scientific specialties that meet the objectives of ensuring technological independence and technological leadership.
Comment
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, commenting on the decision takenmeeting with deputy prime ministers on March 16, called the training of personnel with modern knowledge and competencies needed by the economy one of the most important tasks at all levels of education.
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