The Russian Prosecutor General's Office recognized the educational fund International Baccalaureate (IB, 'International Baccalaureate') as an 'undesirable organization', as reported on the agency's website.
The Prosecutor's Office claims that 'the ideologists of anti-Russian projects appointed the organization as a leader of international educational programs, allowing graduates to enter almost any university in the world'.
In reality, students are 'formatted according to Western templates', imposing on them 'their vision of historical processes' and anti-Russian propaganda.
The agency also noted that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the fund changed educational and methodological materials 'taking into account the Russophobic position of the collective West'. Prosecutors found in them 'calls for international isolation' of Russia and 'discrediting' of the army.
International Baccalaureate is an international non-profit private fund founded in 1968. It offers four educational programs for children aged three to 19 years. Its graduates receive an international diploma, which is accepted by most universities. IB has offices in more than 150 countries, and the fund's programs are used by over 5,000 schools worldwide. According to the organization's website, there were about 20 such schools in Russia: in Moscow, Kazan, St. Petersburg, and Vladivostok.
The register of 'undesirable' organizations has been maintained in Russia since 2015. Foreign or international organizations that, according to the authorities, pose a 'threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation, the country's defense capability, or state security' can be recognized as 'undesirable'. Such organizations are prohibited from operating in the country.