The rector and vice-rector for academic affairs of the Ekaterinodar Theological Seminary completed advanced training coursestranslated

From October 20 to October 22, 2026, the first advanced training courses were held in the program “Administration and Management in Higher Theological Educational Institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church,” organized by the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies named after Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, together with the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The rector of the Ekaterinodar Theological Seminary, Priest Andrei Kretov, and the first vice-rector, vice-rector for academic affairs, Priest Alexander Livensky, took part in the advanced training courses.

As part of the classes, the order of organizing the educational process, issues of the formation and execution of local regulatory documentation, and systematization of document flow in a theological school were considered. A special place in the learning process was given to maintaining special sections of the seminaries’ website in accordance with the requirements of Russian legislation, as well as issues of organizing scientific activities in a theological school and many other important issues.

Upon completion of the courses, the Deputy Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, the first vice-rector of the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies, Archpriest Valentin Vasechko, the course participants were...