Foreign citizens and stateless persons have the right to receive higher education at the expense of budget allocations following international treaties of the Russian Federation.
Citizens of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, foreign citizens, and stateless persons permanently residing (having a residence permit) in the Russian Federation are eligible for competitive admission to get state-funded training.
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Agreement on the Granting of Equal Rights to Citizens of the States Parties to the Treaty on Deepening Integration in the Economic and Humanitarian Fields dated March 29, 1996, for admission to educational institutions (approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated June 22, 1999 No. 662 |
Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia Tajikistan |
Citizenship of the treaty country |
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Article 1 The Parties grant equal rights to citizens of the States Parties to the Agreement for admission to state educational institutions of the Parties based on mutually recognized equivalent documents of state standard, both for state-funded places and for places tuition fees under contracts following the admission rules approved by the state educational institution. |
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Agreement on cooperation in the field of education, Tashkent, May 15, 1992 |
Azerbaijan Armenia Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Ukraine |
The residence permit for a foreign citizen (not to be confused with a temporary residence permit) |
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Persons permanently residing in the territory of one of the States Parties and having the citizenship of the other State Party shall receive education at all levels, as well as degrees and academic ranks, under the conditions established for citizens of the State Party in whose territory they permanently reside. |
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Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Georgia on cooperation in the field of culture, science, and education (approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 2, 1994 No. 43) |
Russia Georgia |
The residence permit for a foreign citizen (not to be confused with a temporary residence permit) |
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Article 16. Each of the Parties guarantees, in accordance with national law, to citizens of another country residing in its territory, equal rights with its citizens to education, accessibility, and equality of all educational institutions, regardless of the language of instruction. |
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