Putin Calls for Modernization of Russian Higher Ed

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that Russia, having invested more money in universities, needs to modernize them, RIA Novosti reported. "Now that we've laid the foundation, our next steps should be aimed at modernizing the entire network of higher education institutions in Russia, to make it so that the honorable title of university, academy or institute indeed mean in practice modern quality and ample education, contemporary education," Putin told the leaders of Russian universities.