Over 41,000 participants in the 'Special Military Operation' and…
Over 41,000 participants in the 'Special Military Operation' and their relatives have been enrolled in Russian universities. In 2026, 117,000 people were enrolled in universities, including over 41,000 under a separate quota for war participants and their children, reported Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov.
Consensus
- Over 41,000 participants in the Russian military operation in Ukraine and their children have been admitted to Russian universities under a special quota in 2026.
- The special quota for participants of the 'SVO' and their children was filled to over 73%.
- A total of 117,000 people have been admitted to Russian universities through various quotas in the 2026–2027 academic year.
- The special quota for SVO participants and their children includes 56,684 budget places.
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, led by Valeriy Falkov, confirmed these figures.
- Unfilled quota places will be transferred to the main competition for budget places.
- The number of applicants under this quota has increased annually since 2022.
Points of divergence
- The number of applicants under the special quota in 2026 is 44% higher than in 2025, and only 11,000 fewer than the total for the previous three years combined. — novaya_eu
- In 18 top Russian universities, 75% of those admitted under the special quota were admitted without taking the ЕГЭ or with scores below the previous year's cutoff. — tg_istories_media
- 5% of those admitted to top universities under the special quota were admitted without exams or with scores below the cutoff. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- A case is cited where a relative of a social anthropologist with high ЕГЭ scores and a gold medal was denied admission to HSE and offered to pay one million rubles for the first year. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The government is regulating paid admissions to prevent low-quality education, especially in fields like management, economics, and law. — interfax
- The number of applicants for social sciences has decreased, but economics and law remain in the top 10 most popular fields. — interfax
Coverage (12 sources)
- Russian universities accepted a record number of students under the quota for participants in the war in Ukraine — almost 1.5 times more... — The Insider
- More than 41,000 people have been enrolled in Russian universities under the 'military' quota. This is a new record — Новая газета Европа
- In 2026, 41 thousand people entered Russian universities under the quota for participants in the war in Ukraine. This is almost one and a half times... — Важные истории
- More than 41 thousand participants of the 'SVO' and their relatives enrolled in Russian universities — ASTRA
- More than 41 thousand participants of the SVO and their children entered universities on preferential terms. This is almost a third of all budget enrollments to date... — Говорит НеМосква
- More than 62 thousand unassigned quota places in universities transferred to the main competition — Интерфакс
- 117 thousand people have been enrolled in Russian universities since the beginning of the year — Коммерсантъ
- Quota for SVO participants and their children in Russian universities filled to more than 73% — Вести
- 117 thousand people enrolled in Russian universities — Москва 24
- More than 4 thousand participants in the war and their children have entered leading Russian universities under a quota. 75% of them were admitted without exams or would not have been admitted without the quota — Новая газета Европа
- More than 4,300 participants of the SVO and their children entered 18 top Russian universities this year via quota. 75% were admitted without... — Важные истории
- In 2026, over 4.3 thousand participants were admitted to 18 leading universities of Russia under special preferential quotas... — Радио Свобода
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