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title: "Textbook split: Moldova tackles heavy backpacks"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/29401/textbook-split-moldova-tackles-heavy-backpacks
published: 2024-01-29T15:20:07Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "Social"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Textbook split: Moldova tackles heavy backpacks

> The Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research (MEC) is exploring a solution for hefty backpacks: dividing bulky textbooks into two parts.

The Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research (MEC) is exploring a solution for hefty backpacks: dividing bulky textbooks into two parts.

![](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/8aacbcd9-17b0-4e13-8632-3d73fe846916.jpg)

This initiative, targeting primary and secondary schools initially, aims to *"reduce the weight of students' backpacks,"* the ministry stated in a press release.

*"We are inviting parents, teachers, and students to participate in this decision-making process,"* the MEC emphasised, encouraging feedback through a survey available on their website until February 4th.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**