Yana Lantratova, First Deputy Chairman of the Education Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, said that, despite political contradictions, European languages, especially English, will continue to be a priority in the programs of schools and universities in Russia. It has been reported URA.RU.
According to him, European languages will be in demand despite political contradictions.
“His work will also be a priority in schools and universities. Most of the scientific work in the world is published in English, and it is unlikely that the same Chinese will replace it in the near future. “Young people need to learn the languages they want to learn,” he said.
He emphasized that Russian schoolchildren are beginning to show more and more interest in the Chinese language.
Formerly Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) refused from plans to make learning Chinese compulsory after student protests.
The educational institution’s leadership said it still saw the initiative as “timely and promising”, but decided to return to the well-established foreign language teaching program to “not get caught up in the controversy”.