Residents of Estonia found out about the ways to get into Russian universities and the conditions they should meet to be eligible for publicly-funded education at the press-conference in Tallinn organized by the Russian embassy, Russian federal cultural agency, Rossotrudnichestvo and the "Pushkin Institute" in Tallin, Sputnik news agency reports. The meeting took place on Thursday, December 29, in the Sputnik Estonia press center.
Representatives of the Russian Embassy in Estonia Dmitry Litskai and Maria Shustitskaya, as well as the head of the "Pushkin Institute" in the Estonian capital, Andrei Krasnoglazov, answered the questions.
Everyone, besides journalists, had the opportunity to ask them a question via social networks and other internet resources.
The advisor at the Russian Embassy in Estonia Dmitry Litskai spoke about the benefits of studying in Russia. According to him, Russian higher education documents are recognized in more than 60 countries around the globe. Most universities collaborate with European educational institutions and implement the programs of so-called double degrees. At the end of studies a graduate often obtain two or three diplomas at once.
Russian universities are among the world's largest rankings in terms of teaching, science and employment perspectives, the advisor added. Besides that, Estonia is geographically close to Russia and the two countries are historically connected which means that the people living there have a lot in common. If an Estonian resident qualifies for free tuition, the Russian government compensates the cost of studies and living in an dormitory, provides a scholarship. Foreign student’s only expenditure is traveling costs to get to the place of study.
Earlier Russkiy mir reported the acceptance of documents within the government grant at the Russian universities to have started in November. Almost half a thousand Russian universities participate in the educational program. Annually 15000 grants are allocated for foreign students as well as an opportunity to learn Russian. Compared with a year earlier the quota for Estonian residents has been expanded to 95 places.
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