Congratulations on Knowledge Day from the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov

Dear schoolchildren and students, teachers, instructors, and vocational training masters!

I congratulate you on Knowledge Day! This holiday is equally important for everyone. May this academic year become a time of important discoveries and confident progress.

This year, more than seven hundred renovated and new schools have opened their doors across the country. We are actively working to ensure that learning is not only useful but also engaging: we are currently equipping classrooms for "Fine Arts," "Music," and "Physics," and next year we will renovate chemistry, biology, computer science, and mathematics classrooms. In parallel, the infrastructure of pedagogical universities is also developing, as young people are increasingly consciously choosing the path of a teacher – the admissions campaign for our pedagogical universities showed a 30% increase, and competition reached 15 applications per place.

Important innovations await you: we have fully transitioned to unified state history textbooks, prepared social studies textbooks for grades 9–10, and are introducing a new subject – "Spiritual and Moral Culture of Russia." The pilot assessment of behavior will continue in every region. For secondary vocational education students, the federal project "Professionalitet" is becoming a driving force: today, 601 clusters operate in 86 regions, and by 2030, such spaces will appear in all 89 regions, allowing students to master real technologies and undergo internships on modern equipment.

Special thanks to educators, instructors, masters, and mentors – the main link in the entire education system. It is you who help schoolchildren and students unlock their talents, believe in themselves, and turn their interest in a subject into true mastery. The President has signed a decree on additional support measures for teachers, which underscores the special role of the profession and enhances its prestige.

We are doing everything to ensure that every child and student feels confident, and that learning is of high quality and modern. I wish all educators health, inspiration, and professional victories, and students – to boldly move forward, not to fear new horizons, and to believe in their own strengths. May this academic year strengthen your confidence in your chosen path and be remembered for your bright achievements! Happy holiday, Happy Knowledge Day!

Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov