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Olga Filonova, Head of the Russian House in Astana, talks about what makes higher education in Russia attractive to students from Kazakhstan, about admission opportunities and assistance in choosing a university.

To quickly familiarize international first-year students with the environment, society and local culture, Russian universities have developed and successfully apply various adaptation programs for international students.

Students come to Russia to get high-quality and sometimes more affordable education. Many of them even manage to earn a degree for free. Every year state-funded places for foreign citizens are allocated – 23,000 were allocated in 2022.

Every year a lot of international students come to study at Russian universities. Russian education is especially popular among students from the CIS countries – 85% of students come from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan.

Turkish citizens are increasingly considering obtaining a higher education degree in Russia. High quality, affordability and geographical proximity of our countries – all of this attracts more and more Turkish students to Russian universities.

Every year the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia and Rossotrudnichestvo announce admission of foreign citizens, stateless persons and compatriots living abroad to study at Russian universities in state-funded places within the quota.