HED magazine № 2 (6) 2020

In 2020, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia approved new admission regulations for Bachelor’s, Specialist’s, and Master’s programs. Let’s delve into the highlights.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of applicants force their way into Russian universities. In 2020, over one million applicants became students in Russia. Around 620,000 entered Bachelor’s, Specialist’s, and Master’s programs.

The first university in Altai. It trains top-notch teachers, nursery teachers, psychologists, coaches, speech and language therapists, supplementary education teachers.

Baikal State University graduates are in high demand in the Russian and international labor markets. BSU's key business partners are Russian and international employing companies as well as municipal, regional and federal authorities.

Dagestan State Technical University, one of the largest in Russia, opens its doors to foreign applicants from all over the world.

A combination of favorable climatic conditions and deposits of mineral waters and therapeutic muds makes the Krasnodar Territory the most popular resort and tourist region in Russia.

St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful megacities in the world, the second largest city in Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Every year the universities of St. Petersburg admit thousands of foreign students from all over the world.

The first engineering transport university in Russia. It provides advanced engineering training in many key areas, such as heavy haul and high-speed traffic control, creation of magnetic levitation transport and etc.

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t had any impact on the inflow of international students to top Russian universities in 2020, as stated on the website of the Association of Global Universities.

Emoji, smileys, missing punctuation marks have become a conventional and fast way to get across your thoughts and mood to the person you are communicating with. How has the Internet changed Russian language?

How to communicate in the Internet age? There are no ready answers. One thing is clear: we must follow the principle of relevance and be careful when communicating with somebody. However, it has always been the case.

Apply to Irkutsk National Research Technical University (INRTU). Not only will you gain profound knowledge in your field, but you can also acquire necessary hard and soft skills that will give you an edge in your job search.

Kazan Federal University is the top university in Russia by the quality of student campuses, by the number of students, outstanding Russian political figures, scientists, and people of art, by tolerant attitudes in a geographic region.

KSU's priority areas of development are novel materials, information and social technologies. Supporting areas include natural sciences and humanities, machine-building and other applied engineering technologies.

Kuban State Agrarian University is one of the acknowledged leaders in Russian agricultural education. It trains top-class professionals in biology, engineering, economics, and law.

KubSTU is a leading technical university in the south of Russia. It trains specialists for economic, machine building, technology, power industry, civil engineering, road transport, oil and gas extraction, social organizations.

Kuban State University is a classical university that strikes a balance between natural sciences and humanities. KubSU is rightfully considered one of the top universities in the south of Russia.

Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering is one of the major Russian research centers in the field of architecture, urban development, construction science, and environmental engineering.

NEFU is a multidisciplinary classical university, the largest university in Northeast Russia. It is one of the leaders in biology and medicine, novel materials and nanotechnologies, sustainable use of natural resources.

Foreign citizens applying to Russian universities have to undergo some formal procedures. Notarization, legalization and recognition of academic credentials – all of this can spark some concern among applicants, to put it mildly.

The Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL) has been conducted since the 1990s. The TORFL levels comply with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR.

Education is recognized so that applicants can gain the right to study and work. Recognition of education also confirms its importance.

A reputable university in the south of Russia that has transformed from a top-notch economic education center into a modern classical university with a focus on integration into the international academic community.

An interview about the admission of foreign citizens to INRTU with Anna Melenteva, Head of International Admission Office.

Vladimir State University is a multidisciplinary classical university. It trains specialists in engineering, humanities, natural sciences, and pedagogy.

The kingdom of snow, ice, and cold—that’s what some foreigners think of Russia in winter, but it's only partly true. Yes, it can sometimes be cold and even too cold.