Comments on: My generation: flexibility is key

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Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:16:37 +0000

[…] Several weeks ago I read an interesting column in a daily business newspaper where famous and respected economist Konstantin Sonin touched upon university ratings. The professor’s argument astonished me because he compared the Russian higher education system with its foreign counterparts and went on to say ranking Russian universities at all has basically no point! The reason, he said, is that in our country most university departments offer students a strictly fixed number of courses and disciplines, while there is more variety available to students in other countries. Those models let students adapt their studies to their interests, for example, and it can help them make the transition to working life more smoothly. Kathrin also talked about how this kind of flexibility is important to young people here. […]

By: Kathrin

Kathrin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:12:01 +0000

That’s just what I thougt. Since things are chaning even more quickly now than during the last twenty years, I guess the next generation will deal with totally new challenges that we can’t predict today.

By: emmy chirchir

emmy chirchir — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:08:44 +0000

I admire the flexibility that you guys have. Generations are evolving fast. I wonder what our grandchildren or those of that generation will say about us!

Emmy