The country of Russia spans the Northern region of Asia and most of Eastern Europe. It is the largest country in the world and covers almost one-eighth of the inhabited land area on the earth. Russia is considered as a great power, and is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Russia is the world’s most economically developed republic with its economy ranking tenth in the world by Nominal GDP. The country has extensive natural resource reserves that make it one of the largest producers of oil and natural gas in the global arena. It is also a nuclear nation and a major arms exporter. Russia’s well developed, high income market economy has made it an interesting prospect for people from other countries as well.

Russia has always been ahead of the pack in the field of education, specifically medicine and engineering. It has one of the best education systems in the world with a literacy rate of 98%. More than 54% of Russians have an education that corresponds to the graduate level, thanks to its subsidized higher education programs.

QUICK FACTS

• Country name- Russian Federation
• Capital- Moscow
• Nature of Government- Federation and semi-presidential republic
• Main cities- Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk
• Official Language- Russian
• Currency- Russian ruble
• Population- 142,470,272 (July 2014 EST.)
• Total area -17,075,400 square kilometres or 6,601,668 square miles.
• Telephone code- + 7
• Climate-Highly continental
• Economy- Upper-middle income mixed economy with state ownership in strategic areas of the economy
• Key industries- Oil and gas, mining, aircraft building, aerospace production, weapons and military machinery manufacture, electric engineering, automotive transport, road and agriculture machinery production etc

WHY STUDY IN RUSSIA

• Truly international universities offering courses at cost effective tuition fees
• 20 + Russian universities find place in the world university rankings
• Proximity to Asia and Europe
• Global recognition and acceptance of Russian educational qualifications
• Widest range of educational programs available
• Great campuses and state of the art facilities offered
• Education that combines traditional and modern innovation
• Excellent research oriented study environment
• Explore the world’s largest country with over 9 time zones
• Offers great social life for international students
• Home to some of the finest traditions
• Developing economy
• Comparatively simple visa procedures

RUSSIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

RUSSIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: The system is split into four major parts – primary, secondary, higher and postgraduate education. School education consists of 11 years, unlike conventional 12 years education system.

Higher education

Russian higher education consists of bachelors and masters. After successful completion of a master degree a student can enroll onto a postgraduate education, something similar to a PhD or Doctoral degree.

MOST PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• IT
• Robotics
• Photonics
• rts and science
• Neurocomputing system
• Memristive Systems
• X-ray Optics
• Medicine
• Space technology
• Biomedicine
• Oil production, Refining and petro-chemicals
• Nuclear Physics
• Aeronautical engineering
• Aero space management
• Management
• Law

COURSE FEE IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLEGES- (Approximate)

• Bachelors:1,20,000 -1,40,000 rubles; vary with universities per year
• Masters; on an average 1,60,000 – 1,80,000 rubles per year
• Postgraduate; 2,00,000 – 2,20,000 rubles per year

COST OF LIVING – APPROXIMATE

• 1500-5000 rubles per year

INTAKES

• Between August-September and the admission process starts by May

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

For graduate programs a decent percentage of marks in previous field of education. For masters, one needs to have a previous degree in the same or similar field. Some universities require students to write an entrance exam for the admission process. No IELTS is required

REQUIRED TESTS

• IELTS, TOEFL, PTE scores or any equivalent as a proof of English Proficiency
• • IELTS Waiver is available for eligible candidates
• Diploma programs: Overall band score of 5.0
• Bachelor’s Degree: Overall band score of 6.0
• Masters Programs: Overall band score of 6.0 – 6.5

INTAKE

• Main intakes during January and September
• • There are Universities offering multiple intakes (February, April, May, October and November)

COST OF EDUCATION

• An average of 10,000 GBP per year*

*Fees information given are of informative nature may vary from university to university

COST OF LIVING

• 11385 GBP (Inner London – 9 months)
• 9135 GBP (Outer London – 9 months)

WORK RIGHTS AND STAY BACK

• About to implement Point Based Immigration System
• 20 hours per week ( 40 hours during vacation )full time work rights for spouses for Masters programme
• Post study work permit for students who secure a job offer with salary of 20,600GBP
• • UK Home Office confirms 2 years Post Study Stay back (Graduate Immigration route) for students graduating with Bachelors, Masters, PhD, after the summer of 2021.

Countries you may like