Spiritual and Moral Culture in Higher School

January 29, Conference "Spiritual and Moral Culture in Higher School" took place at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, within the XXII International Christmas educational readings, direction "Saint Sergius Monastery and Tradition of Spiritual Education in Russian Orthodox Church". The conference was organized by Educational committee of Russian Orthodox Church and by Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) and attended by representatives of the clergy, heads of religious and secular schools from different regions of Russia, students of religious and secular schools. Vladimir Filippov, RUDN University Rector, academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, professor, addressed the meeting. Among the speakers were Archbishop of Vereya Evgeny, Chairman of Educational Committee of Russian Orthodox Church; S.Smirnov, director of the Directorate on Youth and Public organizations of S.Medvedeva’s Foundation of social and cultural initiatives. The idea of the conference was to find ways and forms of interaction between institutes of secular and spiritual education of higher school in a historical context, taking into account latest reforms in the educational system. The participants discussed some problems of the world outlook paradigm of education in higher school, the continuity of spiritual and moral education in general and higher education and education reforms of higher school: the results of spiritual and moral creation of the direction of an education reform at higher school.