PLEKHANOV RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS: THE EXPERIENCE OF LIFELONG EDUCATION IMPLEMENTING

摘要

Lifelong education indeed has its place deserved among key components of sustainable and effective development of human capital, as well as increase of competitive capabilities of University graduates at the labour market. In the Plekhanov RUE almost all levels of education currently available in the Russian Federation are implemented -secondary general education, secondary vocational education, higher education, including postgraduate and doctoral studies, additional education. The University provides all necessary conditions for acquiring the basic and additional qualifications not only during the period of study at the University but also throughout the whole employment period and lifetime in general. The key role in this system is played by the Faculty of Distance Learning (FDL), which covers almost all aspects of lifelong education provided for different group of learners - from freshmen-students to graduates of the Plekhanov, and from 1~(st) year schoolchildren to senior citizens.