As part of the legal education reform, duplicate specialties are… (юридический · образование · специальность)
As part of the legal education reform, duplicate specialties are planned to be merged into a single direction called 'Law', with a common core of basic legal disciplines being formed; the diploma will specify a particular qualification, and the study period for this profile is set at five years, according to the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Consensus
- The reform aims to unify duplicate specializations in legal education into a single 'Jurisprudence' direction.
- A five-year study duration is proposed for legal education.
- A unified core set of basic legal disciplines will be established across all institutions.
- The market for legal professionals faces a paradox: high numbers of graduates but a shortage of qualified lawyers.
- New federal state educational standards will be developed and implemented.
- Diplomas will specify actual professional qualifications instead of general degrees like 'bachelor' or 'master'.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education held a meeting chaired by Valery Falkov to improve higher legal education. — vesti
- The Unified Group of Specialties and Directions (UGSN) 'Jurisprudence' ranks second in student numbers among all UGSN, with 517,000 students across 552 universities. — interfax
- In the previous year, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education was granted authority to regulate paid admissions; 13,900 places were cut in institutions providing low-quality paid legal education. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education Announces Reforms in Legal Higher Education — Вести
- Russia plans to unify legal education — Интерфакс