The number of budget places in Russian universities will increase by 2024, RBC reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science.
The Government Coordination Council, which is responsible for planning and distributing admission targets for higher education programs, approved the total volume of budget places for 2024.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, the number of state employees increased by 1,811 compared to 2023. “The largest increase in the number of budget places will occur in engineering training programs – there will be 2,281 more. This will make it possible to strengthen personnel to ensure technological sovereignty, a priority task set by the president,” Chernyshenko noted.
The direction “Healthcare and Medical Sciences” will receive 772 additional budget places, “Mechanical Engineering” – 505 places, “Informatics and Computer Science” – 416 places, “Electric and Heat Power Engineering” – 304 places. More public sector employees will appear in the areas of “Mathematical and natural sciences”, “Information security” and “Electronics, radio electronics and communication systems”.
According to Chernyshenko, budget places for universities in new regions of Russia – LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions – will be distributed in a special order.
Source: Rosbalt
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