Talk about the possible cancellation of student scholarships go long ago. At the beginning of the year, a trial ball in this direction launched a assistant to President Arkady Dvorkovich. Now the minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko developed the topic. To pay scholarships, he stated at the last meeting with members of the People's Front youth club, not everyone, but only two groups of students - the guys from poor families, "who want to learn, but cannot be due to material problems; And those who have achieved outstanding results in their field. "
All the rest, that is, the overwhelming majority of students, payments over time should stop: "I myself," the minister reminded, - although he studied at the university without a "tripek", the scholarship did not receive scholarships because it was from a relatively secured family. I just became paid when I started receiving some "fives". And I consider this system fair. "
The only problem seemed to be seen in the ministry when switching to a new system is to adjust the correct selection of scholars. But soon the officials are taken to decide and her. As it turned out, the Office completes the work on the selection criteria and will soon announce them. At the same time, the main intrigue is that the candidates will not be selected, but student councils. It was they who emphasized Fursenko, "the best one knows who really needs support. And the certificates of income of special trust today do not cause. "
The run-in new rules in universities will begin since September: the next four months, according to the head of the Ministry of Education and Science, will become pilot. Nevertheless, the scholarships will not be canceled immediately, he assured: "The universal increase in scholarships promised in September will take place and will take place on the usual way. But what to do next with an additional increase in the scholarship of the Foundation by 20%, it is necessary to solve fundamentally - who will give these, and subsequently regular surcharges, and who does not have. "
While "fundamentally" solved one thing: it is not necessary for a further increase in the scholarship fund to expect, the Minister of Student Trade Unions reported, which suggested to increase monthly payments to students, if not before the subsistence minimum, then at least to the minimum wage: "In this case, the scholarship fund would have to Click to increase four times with current × 60 to 240 billion rubles. And no one will go to it. There are no such money in the budget, and where they come from today, it is not clear. "
You can not doubt the idea formulated by Andrei Fursenko, but to redistribute the funds of the scholarship fund according to the principle of "someone to give 10 thousand, and someone may be, and nothing" understanding will not find a majority of student. Loss let small but guaranteed monthly payments (from September they will amount to 1,200 rubles) will be tangible even for representatives of the middle class of Moscow - guys, not particularly needy living houses and eating at the expense of parents. In the budgets of non-resident students, a gaping hole will appear, where the only advantage of the EGE will soon turn - the opportunity to act in the capital's universities.
POINT OF VIEW
Rector of Russian State Humanitarian University Efim Brewwrock:
- Scholarships in their current form - one of the last rudiments of the Soviet era. Entering paid education, we took the first step from it. Now, as nor sadly, you have to do another. The current size of the scholarship does not reflect the realities of modern life: it is impossible to live or at least eat for this money for a month. Just to index scholarships by adding 100 rubles to all students, "will not give anything. Meanwhile, do something necessary. Maybe indeed, in the first place it is necessary to maintain the needy students.