Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The acceptance of applications for budget places in bachelor's, specialist and basic higher education programs has ended. However, the acceptance of documents for master's and postgraduate programs continues.
"During the admissions campaign, more than 1.3 million applicants have already applied to universities, half of them using the "Online University Admission" service. It is important to note that three out of five in-demand specialties among applicants are engineering. President Vladimir Putin said that by 2030, Russia needs to train at least 2 million specialists in this field – they will be the ones who will ensure Russia's technological leadership in the future," said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Among the five most popular areas of study on a budget basis, three are in the field of “Engineering, Technology and Technical Sciences”.
The admissions campaign started in Russia on June 20. During this time, 1 million 363 thousand applicants applied to more than 11.7 million competitive groups. More than half of applicants used the "Online University Admission" service when submitting documents to universities. Many also used the service to track the status of their submitted application.
67% of applicants chose regional universities. The head of the Ministry of Education and Science Valery Falkov noted that the super service "Online University Admission" opens up new directions for academic mobility of applicants.
"This is not just a tool for submitting documents online. We see that thanks to the super service, applicants from the regions see a completely different picture of opportunities; they choose not only home universities and universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also universities in other regions of our country," the minister said.
According to the service "Online University Admission", the top five regions in terms of demand among applicants, in addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg, included universities in the Republic of Tatarstan, Sverdlovsk and Novosibirsk regions. Since 2025, universities in the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions have joined the super service "Online University Admission" for the first time.
Also this year, applicants have the opportunity to submit documents online through "Gosuslugi" for master's and postgraduate programs. Applications for these programs are still being accepted.
The head of the Ministry of Education Sergey Kravtsov spoke about the admission campaign in pedagogical universities. This year, a record number of applications were submitted for teacher training programs.
"This year, as in the past, we see a growing interest of young people in pedagogical fields. This indicates that the profession is becoming more in demand. During the current admissions campaign, according to data as of July 28, a record number of applications were submitted in pedagogical fields to pedagogical universities – 514,193. At the same time, 25% more applications were received for bachelor's and specialist's degree programs in pedagogical fields than according to the results of the admissions campaign of the 2024/2025 academic year – 471,405. I am sure that young specialists will come to schools and continue the best traditions of the national education system. It is gratifying that the direction "Education and Pedagogical Sciences" occupies one of the leading positions in the number of applications submitted for budget places," said Sergey Kravtsov.
Currently, the competition for admission to pedagogical universities is 16 people per place, while last year there were 10 people per place. The leaders in the number of applications are the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen, Moscow State Pedagogical University and Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University.
36 pedagogical and more than 200 classical universities train personnel for the education system. This year, more than 75 thousand budget places have been allocated for pedagogical programs, of which almost 38 thousand are for universities subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Education.
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