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According to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan, more than 18,000 international students from 14 countries of the former USSR and 107 other foreign countries are studying at 39 universities of the republic today.

Let's look at the aspects of admission, studying and adaptation of international students at Russian universities considering an example of North-Eastern Federal University.

Russian education for students from Kyrgyzstan Albert Zulkharneev, Head of the Russian House in Bishkek, talks about Kyrgyz school students' interest in Russian higher education and training highly qualified specialists for Kyrgyzstan economy.

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.

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.