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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Every year on January 25, Russia celebrates Russian Students' Day, established by presidential decree in 2005. The holiday commemorates the founding of Moscow University in 1755.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko congratulated the students on the holiday.
"Student life is one of the most interesting and challenging periods of life. It's a time of acquiring knowledge and skills, choosing a career path, making friendships, and, for many, starting a family. Today, there are more than eight and a half million students enrolled in universities and colleges across our country. The national project 'Youth and Children,' launched at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, helps create broad opportunities for their development. I wish every student good health, successful studies, and the fulfillment of their potential for the benefit of our country," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Currently, over 5,000 educational institutions in Russia train personnel in higher and secondary vocational education programs. Dmitry Chernyshenko thanked their staff for their contribution to the development of the younger generation.
The "Youth and Children" national project's measures for students, colleges, and universities include the "Priority 2030" program, the "Professionalism" and "Creating a Network of Modern Campuses" federal projects, and much more. The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that President Vladimir Putin recently opened new university campuses in three regions.
Furthermore, advanced engineering schools are being established within universities to train engineering personnel: there are already 50 of them in 23 regions. By the President's instruction, a network of 100 advanced engineering schools will be created by 2030 as part of the federal project "Universities for a Generation of Leaders." Engineering and technical specialties are generally the most popular among applicants.
On Students' Day, the Rosmolodezh.Grants competition for higher education institutions in 2026 was launched. Applications can be submitted from January 25 to March 10 in 18 categories. Detailed information is available atwebsite.
"The Rosmolodezh grant competition is part of the national project 'Youth and Children.' It aims to support innovative solutions that promote youth policy, social adaptation, and student professional growth. The competition will award a total of 900 million rubles in grant support to university projects over two years," said Dmitry Chernyshenko.
"This year, we increased the maximum grant amount from 22.5 million to 30 million rubles to enable universities to comprehensively develop youth policy initiatives and projects within their educational institutions. The winners will receive support for the development and implementation of comprehensive programs at their universities for two years," noted Grigory Gurov, head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.
He emphasized that universities have the opportunity to receive support: up to 10 million rubles for 1,200 university project participants, up to 20 million rubles for more than 2,400 participants, and up to 30 million rubles for more than 4,600 participants.
Additionally, the "Student Startup" competition, part of the "Efficient and Competitive Economy" national project, is supporting entrepreneurship. In 2025, 2,500 students were selected and awarded a grant of 1 million rubles to implement their business ideas.
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