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Applicants from Sri Lanka were invited to get acquainted with the specific features of higher education in Russia, TASS reports. The national higher education system was presented at the festival of Russian education. It took place last weekend in Colombo.
According to Maria Popova, who heads the Russian House, this large-scale event was held in Sri Lanka for the first time.
Potential applicants were joined by graduates of Russian and Soviet universities in Sri Lanka, cultural and scientific figures, government officials and foreign diplomats.
15 Russian universities were presented at the festival, including the Chuvash State Pedagogical University. It previously opened a Russian Language Study Center in Sri Lanka.
Graduates and their parents learned about areas of study and grants provided by the Russian government. Last year, the number of state-funded places for them was increased to 50. In addition, young people were told about the World Youth Festival, which Russia will host in 2024.
The cultural program of the festival included performances by students of the dance school at the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo. Members of the Opera House troupe, led by opera soloist Sumudu Pathiraja, who was educated in Russia, also took to the stage.
Russkiy Mir
