STUDY IN RUSSIA

School Education:

General secondary education lasts for nine years.Graduates of this level may continue their education at seconcary(Complete) General School for two years.They may also enter a vocational school or non university level higher eduction institutions.Graduates from a secondary General School may apply for entrance to a higher education institution.Complete secondary education leads to the award of the Attestat o Srednem (School leaving certificate).

Higher education:

Higher education is provided by state and non state higher education institutions.Approximately half of the State HEIs students pay for their studies.In non state HEIs all students have to pay tuition fees.Higher education is within the Ministry of Education and Sciences juridiction.The Federal Service of Supervision in Education and Science is responsible for quality assurance in education.There are three levels of higher education.1.incomplete higher education.2.4 year programmes leading to the Bakalavrs degree,the first final university degree.3.postgraduate studies with duration of 1-2 years leading to the specialist Diploma or the magistr degree.

HEIs are authorized to award the Magistrs degree after the completion of 2 years of study or the specialist diploma after 1 year of study following upon the Bakalavrs degree.Scientific degrees in Russia traditionally include two levels of doctoral degrees: the candidates of science (the first level,equivalent to PhD) and the Doctor of Science(the second,highest level).There are 721 state(including 45 regional public HEI) and 369 accredited non state HEIs in Russia.The Federal Agency for Education finance 338 state HEIs.The rest is financed by othe rMinistries or local authorities.

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