Study in Russia
Russia is a highly educated country with over half of its
residents holding a university degree. Russians have rich, centuries-old
educational traditions. Russian universities provide their students with
comfortable studying and living conditions and help them adapt to the country.
Russian universities train a wide variety of specialists, both in engineering
and the humanities, and regularly place in the top of international rankings.
Education in Russia is much more affordable than in the USA or UK. Moreover,
international students have the opportunity to study for free at the expense of
the Government budget. Each year Russia accepts students from all over the
world, from nearly 170 countries, and you can join them.
Universities in Russia
Russia is a large country; it has 766 universities located in
82 regions from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. There are classical universities
which provide training for various professions, from engineer to philologist,
and specialised universities focused on technology, humanities or medicine. The
map shows the best universities in Russia participating in Project 5-100 to
bolster Russia’s competitiveness on the global education market; you can choose
the one whose location suits you best. See more information for international
students at universities websites. Each university website describes its
Preparatory Department, Faculties, Education Programmes and posts international
students’ testimonials, news, photos, videos etc.
General Information
Russian universities offer several types of education.
Firstly, there is full-time attendance, when you need to be present at the
university classes during the day. Secondly, there is the evening option, when
you attend classes in weekday evenings and weekend days. Thirdly, you may
choose part-time enrolment, where students listen to introductory lectures and
subsequently study at home in accordance with a specially developed curriculum,
and then come to the university to pass tests and exams. There are several
levels of higher education: You can study in programme that award a Bachelor's,
Specialist, Master's, or Postgraduate Degree as well as professional training
programme or career advancement programme, or you can simply come to study
Russian language.
Learning Russian in Russia
If you want to study in Russia, you do not have to know the
language: you can find a programme which is taught in English, or learn Russian
on preparatory or language courses.
Preparatory Courses at Russian Universities
The duration of a preparatory course for international
students in Russia is one academic year. The course normally includes Russian
lessons (4 to 6 academic hours per day) and other subjects: Mathematics,
Chemistry and other Sciences (depending on the chosen subject of study). For
English-speaking students, the first lessons on general subjects could be
conducted in English and later switch to Russian.
The majority of teachers of Russian as a foreign language
claim that most students develop a good command of the language within a year.
Preparatory courses are fee-based. They are only free for
those who enrol under government scholarships.
Such Russian language courses are available at Pushkin State
Russian Language Institute, V. V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, the Higher School of Economics, Far Eastern
Federal University, Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University, Tomsk
Polytechnic University, Novosibirsk State University, Peoples' Friendship
University of Russia, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Ural
Federal University and many others.
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