They can be used along with paper ones
Electronic student cards and grade books will appear on «State Services». They can be used just like paper ones. The government signed a decree on this. The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Digital Development of Russia) told how the system will work.
For now, this will be an experiment, participation in which is voluntary for both colleges and universities and their students. Students, as well as residents and graduate students will be able to use electronic documents.
Information about the student and record book will become available on the portal «Gosuslug». In the application «Gosuslugi» The student ID is displayed as a QR code. The inspector will be able to scan it using a smartphone camera.
When purchasing travel tickets using special applications, the student discount will be applied automatically if you log in using «State Services». Electronic documents can be used:
- when purchasing a travel ticket with a discount for students
- when visiting museums, concerts and other cultural events, which students can attend for free or at a discount.
- for access to the territory of a college or university
- to track progress.