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Visas, costs, scholarships and university choices — written from inside Russia.

India sends more medical students abroad than any other country, and Russia has been one of the main destinations for decades. But…

For most study destinations, the English test comes before everything else: months of preparation, exam fees, and the risk of missing an…
Olympiads: Russia’s Overlooked Route to Free Tuition Most international students applying to Russia know about the government quota. Far fewer know that…
What Is the Russian Government Scholarship? The Russian Government Scholarship, commonly called the quota or the Rossotrudnichestvo scholarship, is Russia’s flagship state-funded…
What Is the Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project? Open Doors is an international competition that awards fully tuition-free places at leading Russian…
A comprehensive comparison of Russia's best WHO & NMC-recognized medical universities u2014 with tuition fees, language options, and what makes each one…
Everything you need to know about getting a Russian student visa u2014 from acceptance to arrival. Timelines, documents, costs, and common mistakes…
How much does it really cost to live in Russia as an international student? Detailed monthly budgets for Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa,…
A definitive guide to Russian MBBS recognition u2014 which universities are NMC-approved, how the FMGE/NEXT works, and what happens after you graduate.
Russia has some of the world's top engineering universities. Here's what you need to know about aerospace, software, petroleum, and mechanical engineering…