Now the site includes descriptions of more than 2,800 programs of higher and postgraduate education. Know-how of the site is the step by step instructions of entering the Russian university, presented in the form of infographic. Also an applicant can easily find a list of required , as well as the information about , in the field of education.
Alexander Povalko, a Deputy Minister of Education and Science in the Russian Federation, has commented on the new initiative:
Internationalization, which includes the effort to attract the best students from other countries, is one of the most important directions for the development of Russian universities participating in the 5-100 project. According to the statistics, more than 220 thousand foreign students studied in Russian universities in the 2014/2015 academic year. We hope that the Study in Russia website will help to attract more young foreigners who will enjoy the benefits of higher education in Russia.
The site will help to choose quickly not only a university but also the appropriate level of education and the training direction. With the use of this site it is easy to learn the cost of specific programs and even to be tested for proficiency in the Russian language. The information is presented in three languages ​​that are Russian, English and Chinese.
A separate section is devoted to the conditions of . It also has all the necessary information about dormitories, transportation, student benefits, medical care, food, leisure, climate, etc. With the help of the Study in Russia website even people who are not familiar with Russia will be able to get an idea of ​​the Russian system of higher education, including the history and traditions, statistics, the places of the universities in the ratings. The site has its pages on the main social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, VKontakte, Google+, and the channel on Youtube.
34% of international and 28% of graduate students in the choice of the country of study relied on the recommendations of those who had previously studied in Russia. It is shown by the results of a survey conducted by the Social Research Centre in the spring of 2015. 4,000 foreign students, who were studying in our country, became the respondents. In a special section of the Study in Russia website present and former students share their experiences of studying in Russia.
