Russia's Big Change Initiative Brings Industry Experts to STEM Classrooms
A new initiative called Big Change (Bolshaya Peremena) has launched in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast. The project aims to bring experienced professionals into classrooms to teach STEM subjects. Organisers hope to enrich schools with real-world expertise from key industries. The Big Change initiative is led by the SKB Kontur Charitable Foundation. It forms part of the wider Homegrown Talent (Kadry dlya Sebya) regional programme. Support also comes from the Sverdlovsk Regional Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (SRUIE).
The first phase will begin in Yekaterinburg. The city’s Department of Education is collaborating on the rollout, with hiring at selected schools starting in the next academic year. Applicants must hold an engineering-related degree, and the project remains open to all qualified candidates until June 10. Selected participants will receive socio-pedagogical adaptation and mandatory professional retraining. The SKB Kontur Charitable Foundation will oversee their transition, while the regional education ministry handles the retraining process. Svetlana Trenikhina, Minister of Education for Sverdlovsk Oblast, noted that the project will bring unique, hands-on expertise into classrooms.
The pilot phase will focus on Yekaterinburg schools. Experts from key industries will soon join classrooms as STEM teachers. The programme’s success could shape future hiring practices in the region’s education system.
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