The State Duma adopted in the first reading a law allowing state accreditation of educational programs of religious educational institutions

The draft law providing for state accreditation of educational programs of religious educational institutions, which was submitted to the State Duma in September 2007, was adopted by deputies on November 13 in the first reading.

According to the portal "Interfax-religion" , the adopted amendments give "religious educational institutions the right to receive state accreditation, without establishing the state status of this institution.

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At the same time, the draft law establishes that graduates of religious universities and schools receive state diplomas that do not contain images of state symbols of the Russian Federation. This gives the graduates of spiritual institutions the right to work in their specialty in secular institutions, which they were previously deprived of.

These norms apply to religious educational institutions of all confessions operating on the territory of Russia.

Sources

• The State Duma adopted in the first reading amendments to the legislation that give religious educational institutions the right to state accreditation // Interfax-religion. 2007. November 13.