According to the explanatory note, the current list of training programs was approved in 2011 and is now considered outdated.

After an inventory and revision, the number of specialties and fields is expected to be significantly reduced:

Bachelor’s programs: from 159 to 131

Authorities say this will eliminate duplicate and outdated programs and consolidate the training of engineering and technical specialists.

At the same time, the list will be expanded to include new in-demand fields related to digitalization, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, blockchain technologies, and other modern areas.

The Ministry of Education believes the new system will allow universities to open new study programs more quickly without the need to repeatedly amend the basic list of specialties.

The draft also proposes to repeal all previous regulations on the two-level higher education system that have been in force since 2011.