Laureates of pedagogical competitions from the Belgorod region met with Putin on Teacher’s Day

BELGOROD, October 5 – RIA Novosti. Laureates of all-Russian pedagogical professional competitions from the Belgorod region met with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video conference on Teacher’s Day and made their proposals for the development of the education system, said the region’s governor, Alexander Shuvaev.

“The head of state specifically noted the work of teachers in the border areas. Vladimir Vladimirovich conveyed words of gratitude and best wishes to all teachers and lecturers in the border areas,” Shuvaev wrote on the Max platform.

The head of state in his speech noted the work of teachers in border municipalities. According to him, teachers there have to respond to all threats, but school teachers and teachers of other educational institutions fulfill their duty to students in the best possible way.

Nikolai Butov, director of school No. 42 in Belgorod, winner of the 2026 Russian Director of the Year competition, thanked the president for measures to support the border region and attention to digitalization and de-bureaucratization of the work of educational organizations. He spoke about the Rosatom state corporation's project "Careful School" and presented a proposal for the introduction of a digital personal file of a student.

“The Belgorod region has already developed and tested this project - it has proven its effectiveness and relieves class teachers of routine paperwork. Vladimir Vladimirovich supported the initiative and instructed to work out the issue of scaling it throughout the country,” Shuvaev noted.

Also among the meeting participants was Natalya Pavlenko, a primary school teacher at Northern School No. 3 “Big Dipper”, winner of the “First Teacher” competition in 2026.