Olga Vasilyeva, Doctor of History, Professor, in 2016 was appointed Minister of Education and Science by Presidential Executive Order. She held this position until January 2020.
Since 30 June 2021, Olga Vasilyeva is elected President of the Russian Academy of Education.
Olga Vasilieva is a professor (awarded in 2005) and the author of more than 160 scientific articles and 8 monographs. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the History of the Fatherland Foundation. Full State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 2nd Class (2014). She was awarded the Certificate of Honour of the Government of the Russian Federation (2020).
Latest publications:
- Васильева О.Ю. Роль учителя со временем будет возрастать // Экономические стратегии. – 2021. – № 4 (178). – С. 70-75.
- Васильева О.Ю. Академия: новый этап деятельности // Педагогика. – 2021. – № 11. – С. 7-11.
- Васильева О.Ю., Агранович М. Чему сегодня учат будущих педагогов и какой должна быть зарплата учителя? «Деловой завтрак» с главой Российской Академии образования Ольгой Васильевой // Российская газета. – 2022. – № 142 (8790) – С. 10.
For the first time according to the QS World University Rankings in the field of Education, Kazan Federal University was ranked 89th in the world and 2nd in Russia. This ranking position shows the progress of KFU indicators in the field of Education, gives an assessment of the status of Kazan Federal University among the world's universities, and testifies in favour of the quality of education at KFU.
For reference: QS is one of the authoritative international rankings of the best higher education institutions. It is published based on the results of research by Quacquarelli Symonds, a British analytical company specialising in education and study abroad. The traditional component of the QS ranking is the university's academic reputation and reputation among employers.