INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia prepares to increase the number of university areas scheduled for trainees from North Korea, the head of state-funded cultural
diplomacy agency Rossotrudnichestvo said.Moscow and Pyongyang have deepened political, military and cultural ties since Russias full-scale
invasion of Ukraine, with a shared defense pactsignedlast December.There is a growing demand for a higher quota, which is supported by the
We will reveal the expansion [of this quota] quickly, Rossotrudnichestvo head Yevgeny Primakovtold the state-run RIA Novosti news
agency.Russia presently designates 100 locations every year for North Korean students
The concrete number of additional slots has not yet been determined, Primakov said.These are gifted, determined students, who tend to go
back to the DPRK after their research studies, Primakov said, utilizing the abbreviation for North Koreas complete name
Many enroll in the Far Eastern Technical University, schools in Kazan and Bauman Moscow State Technical University, focusing on locations
such as computer science and products science, he added.Primakov likewise suggested readiness to use similar opportunities to Afghan people,
though admissions for these students are presently on hold till AfghanistansTaliban management makes a clear choice, particularly their
permission for Afghan youth to study in Russia.The declaration comes as Russian college student are facing a considerable rise in tuition
costs after President Vladimir Putin contacted us to limit the scope of college and train more graduates for commercial professions to
reduce present labor shortages.According to data from RAEX, tuition expenses have actually risen by a minimum of 25% at 7 out of the 10
leading Russian universities over the last year, impacting disciplines consisting of used mathematics, computer science, technical physics
and nuclear physics.The biggest increase was reported at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, where tuition for among the most
popular majors, applied mathematics and informatics, rose by 64% from 467,000 to 767,000 rubles ($6,000 to $10,000)
Other disciplines, such as computer technology, engineering, nuclear physics and technology and technical physics, saw their costs rise by
At Moscow State University, tuition for general medication increased by 40%, while tuition for Oriental and African research studies rose by
Other universities including RANEPA, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MEPhI and St
Petersburg Polytechnic University recorded boosts ranging in between 15% and 41%
In May, the State Duma presented legislation licensing the government to control scholarships and university admissions.The costs likewise
seeks to decrease the variety of academic majors for which trainees can get loans
Officials from the Education and Science Ministry indicated that this step will mostly affect disciplines such as law, economics and
