This study looks some years ahead and analyses trends that are already shaping the future of education in Russia. It explores key challenges to Russian Society -how to transform its educational system to respond effectively to global XXI century needs and aspirations. The educational system in Russia, known as 'knowledge-oriented', has traditionally been centered on content. University graduates, being narrowly focused specialists, were not able to adapt themselves easily to different work

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... onments. Now education needs fundamental reforms to allow a better combination of academic and vocational training. Education goals, standards, and curricula are the focus of our work, as we are sure that it is the job of standards and curricula to instill competencies necessary for people to choose content that has depth, and to approach it intelligently. We'd like to realign education goals, standards, and curricula to reflect changing knowledge and dynamic transformations happening to our world.