Medicine and Engineering are the two most popular study areas in Russia, as far as English speaking foreign students are concerned. A medicine student studying in English medium will complete it in 6 years including their one year internship and Engineering in 4 years where as in students who wish to study medicine in Russian medium will have to undergo a one year preparatory programme before they are accepted for the main course.

In Russia, students who study medicine or Engineering will have to undergo one year internship after completing their 4/5 years main course.

Nowadays some selected Universities are offering even Post Graduate studies in medicine which are English medium. The duration of the course is 2 years.

For those who apply for Medical specialties the lowest passing score is 50%, and it is just 40% for university applicants who choose specialties related to Engineering, Technology, Economics, and Humanities. Evidently, admission to the first year at the university does not guarantee that the student will be able to study successfully throughout the whole course

Engineers’ specialist Diploma is a very popular and widely accepted qualification. Russian medium students will study five years after their preparatory course and English medium students will study one more year for specialist Diploma after their 4 years Bachelor Degree. Engineer’s specialist’s Diploma holders can get direct entry to Doctor of Philosophy, which can be completed in 3 years.

Since Russia is an active member of Bologna Process and hence, the system of education in Russia has considerably changed over the past five years. Universities have begun implementing a system similar to that of Europe and the USA; 4 years of Bachelor's degree and 2 years of Master’s. These changes are still in progress and some universities still work according to the prior 5-year system.

Safety and Security

The public safety in Russia is provided by the state security and law enforcement service - the Militsia (Police). Special attention is paid to the security of international students. All buildings of universities and student hostels are constantly guarded by the university's internal security department. To enter a university building or a hostel at any time, one needs to show a pass. Guests who come to see the students in their hostel are let in from 4 till 11 o'clock p.m. They must show their ID. These rules are equally valid all over Russia.

Work during the Period of Studies

As per Russian law, students can only work at their free time (after classes or on holidays at their universities as support personnel). Their employer must be licensed to hire foreign citizens.

The following Programmes are offered in English

MEDICINE
General Medicine (6 years MD) (€4100 – 5350 per year)

DENTISTRY
5 years MD - €530 per year Pediatrics (6 years MD) (€4100 per year)

BACHELOR COURSES
Informatics and Computer Science (€ 2665 1st year, 2810 2nd year, 3170 3rd year and 3528 for final year)

MASTER’S PROGRAMMES

Informatics and Computer Engineering - €2900 per year Innovation Management - €3100 Oil and Gas Management - €3100 Management (International Trade) - €3250 Management (International, Marketing) - €3250 Information systems in civil engineering -€2700 Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - €3450 Chemistry of the Environments - €3450 Functional Methods in Different Equations and interdisciplinary researchers - €3450 Real Estate Economics in the Agro industrial complex - €3250 Agronomy (Integrated Plant Protection) - €3250 Law (International Protection of Human Rights) - €3250 Journalism - €4050, Theoretical and applied Linguistics - €4050 Comparative Philosophy - €2650 International Relations - €2650 Economics of National Research Management - €2600 Environmental Biotechnology - €2600 Foreign Regional Science - €4300 Communication Theory and International Public Relations (PR) -€4300