Science, technology and math necessary for students to be globally competitive, says university director general

It seems economics and law have been eternally popular and cliché fields to study and work in former Soviet Union countries. The notion that one is guarantied a job afterwards has been fading away, however, with the arrival of the digital era and a competitive new world ruled by science and technology. "People go with law and economics because these are easy to do. They are concerned about getting a piece of paper rather than what they are going to do afterwards in life,” he said. Krawchenko believes in today’s society, where technology is critically important, one must have some sort of math background. High schoolers receive very little preparation in terms of career choices and as a result are left on their own.