
The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation announced plans to introduce a mandatory extracurricular course “Artificial Intelligence and Information Security” for schoolchildren in grades 5–11 in all schools from January 2027, as reported by the department’s press service to RIA Novosti.
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The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation plans to reform education in the field of digital technologies, including the introduction of a course on artificial intelligence and information security.
The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation plans to introduce a course on artificial intelligence in all schools from January 2027.
The extracurricular activity course “Artificial Intelligence and Information Security” will be mandatory for schoolchildren in grades 5–11.
MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation plans to introduce a course on artificial intelligence in all schools from January 2027, the department’s press service told RIA Novosti.
The head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kravtsov, previously announced that the new course “Artificial Intelligence and Information Security” will be mandatory for schoolchildren in grades 5-11.
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The head of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Valery Falkov, said that the period for obtaining higher education during the transition to the new model will be from four to six years, depending on the complexity of the specialty, and master's studies will last from one to three years. The transition is planned to be completed by 2030.

Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin spoke at the Global Digital Forum about the importance of sovereignty over educational data to prevent the outflow of talented youth abroad.

On October 10, World Inclusive Education Day, State Duma deputy Oleg Smolin warned about the risks of pseudo-inclusion, when children with various disabilities are formally united without real adaptation, and called for the parallel development of correctional and inclusive education systems in Russia.

From January 2027, the extracurricular activity course “Artificial Intelligence and Information Security” will become mandatory for students in grades 5–11 in all schools in Russia. The course is aimed at developing an understanding of AI, teaching how to safely interact with technology and combating Internet fraud. 250 thousand teachers are being trained to teach.

According to ASI, the average share of Russian families' expenses on tutors and educational materials per child in 2025 was 10.4% of income, with a range by region from 3.8% to 25.3%. The bulk of the costs are for tutors - 2.5 times more than for educational materials. Over the period 2021–2025, the indicator decreased by 1.5 percentage points, and the interregional gap decreased by 7.9 percentage points.

The head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kravtsov, said that modules on artificial intelligence have appeared in all Russian colleges, and a separate specialty in this area has been introduced.