Study In Russia

Russia, the largest country in the world, occupies one-tenth of all the land on Earth. It spans 11 time zones across two continents (Europe and Asia) and has coasts on three oceans (the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic). The Russian landscape varies from desert to frozen coastline, tall mountains to giant marshes. Russia possesses one of the best mass-education systems in the world and has a long-standing tradition of high-quality education for all citizens. Russia's education system produces a 98% literacy rate, exceeding most Western European countries. Russia's top universities are in Moscow and St.Petersburg.

SHORT SUMMARY
  • OFFICIAL NAME: Russian Federation.
  • FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Federation.
  • CAPITAL: Moscow.
  • POPULATION: 142,122,776.
  • OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Russian.
  • MONEY: Ruble
  • MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Ural, Altay.
  • MAJOR RIVERS: Amur, Irtysh, Lena, Ob, Volga, Yenisey
WHY STUDY IN RUSSIA?
It hosts a few of the most prestigious universities
The highest literacy rate in the world
Many student friendly cities to settle in
A very diversified higher education system
A high number of foreign students
The Ministry of education prioritizes research and innovation
Lower cost of living and study fees
QUALIFICATIONS OFFERED
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Doctoral
RUSSIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
  • The eleven-year school term is split into elementary (years 1–4), middle (years 5–9) and senior (years 10–11) classes
  • Russia’s modern higher education system is based on the Bologna Process and includes such levels of education as bachelor’s degree, specialist degree, master’s degree,postgraduate,clinical Internship etc.
TEST REQUIREMENTS
  • No IELTS/TOEFL required
  • The Unified State Examination (EGE) is a standardized test used for university admissions across the country. Top universities require the highest scores on the EGE for candidates to be eligible for consideration, making them the toughest to get into.
EDUCATION COST
  • Bachelor's Degree costs approximately 240-260 thousand rubles *
  • Master's degree on average costs 260-280 thousand rubles *
  • Postgraduate; 2,00,000 – 2,20,000 rubles per year
WORK RIGHTS & STAY BACK POST STUDY
  • 20 hours per week outside university without a supplementary permit.
  • The new permit will allow eligible foreign students to reside in Russia for the duration of their program plus 180 days after graduation.
Intake
  • August-September and the admission process starts by May
SCHOLARSHIPS

“Global Universities” Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation offers Open Doors Russian Scholarship for International Students. The scholarship is available on the basis of competition to pursue a master’s and Ph.D degree.

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