The government is ready to pay for their studies at foreign universities Russians

Russians themselves placed at the leading foreign universities will be able to pass them in training at public expense. According «Izvestia", on Friday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the relevant decree.

program is called "Global Education" and allows for free to anyone wishing to study at top universities abroad, but there are conditions. Firstly, at the applicant must already have a bachelor's degree. That is, the younger students in the program do not fall. Secondly, the student will be required to work after graduation in a Russian company for at least 3 years. In otherwise it will be obliged to pay a fine of three times the amount of the amount that was spent on his education.

The program covers the years 2014-2016, during which time it is planned to teach at public expense at least 1, 5 thousand Russians. Total, the authorities expect to spend about 4, 4 billion. The maximum amount allocated for training one person is 1, 5 million rubles. List of universities where tuition will be paid by the state, as has already been approved by the government, it included more than two hundred universities in 25 countries. Among the selected professions dominated by technical, medical, computer, chemical, and energy.

In the final list of government composed of the best institutions of higher education in the world. It has a Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge University, University College London, University of Oxford, Yale University and several dozen universities, each of which is included in the rating of "world's best universities." The cost of the academic year of study in them varies from 17 to 30 thousand euros, and university fees is about 6 thousand a year, not counting the cost of living, added "Izvestia».

Back in January of this year reported , that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which the Russian students who go on their own leading foreign universities may be eligible for state aid in the amount of 1, 5 million rubles.

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