Three years ago, an Olympiad in the Arabic language was held in…
Three years ago, an Olympiad in the Arabic language was held in Russia. A program for studying Arabic in Russian schools has been approved and will begin implementation on September 1 of the new academic year,
Consensus
- The program for teaching Arabic in Russian schools will begin on September 1, 2026
- The program was announced by Russian Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov
- The initiative is linked to the Educational Center named after Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak
- The program is part of cooperation between Russia and the UAE
Points of divergence
- The Arabic language program will be introduced in 2026/2027 academic year — kommersant
- The Arabic language will be included as a sixth elective subject in the Unified State Exam (EGE) — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian schools to begin teaching Arabic language — Коммерсантъ
- Russian School Language Program for Arabic Language to Begin on September 1st — Ведомости
Key entities
- Russia
- Sergey Kravcov
- Fatimah bint Mubarak
- Moscow Oblast
- Ministry of Education
- Educational Center named after
- Primakov Regional Gymnasium
- E.M. Primakov