Approximately 42,400 applicants will be admitted to 17 Russian…
Approximately 42,400 applicants will be admitted to 17 Russian universities in the 2026 budget round as part of a pilot project to transition to a new higher education model; nine universities have completely restructured their programs, according to Valery Falkov, head of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Consensus
- Nine universities have fully restructured their programs under the new higher education model.
- The pilot project involves 17 universities.
- In the upcoming academic year, students will study under 581 new educational programs in the pilot universities.
- The project was extended to 2030 by a presidential decree.
- The number of applicants to pilot programs has increased since the project's start.
- The transition to the new model is planned to be completed within the next three years, with some specialties starting in 2027.
- Over 33,500 people have enrolled in pilot programs from 2023 to 2025.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia reported that nine universities have fully restructured their programs as of August 1, with no mention of the total number of pilot universities. — vesti
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education stated that 42,400 applicants are expected to be admitted on budget places in 2026 within the pilot project. — kommersant
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education reported that 42,400 applicants will be admitted on budget places in 2025, not 2026. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Russia, a number of universities have restructured their programs according to the new model of higher education — Вести
- Ministry of Education and Science: 9 out of 17 pilot universities have restructured under a new education model — Коммерсантъ
- Nine out of 17 pilot universities of the Russian Federation have fully restructured under the new model of higher education — Интерфакс