Russian universities to change admission rules for foreign students

By Darya Lyubinskaya. Under a new set of academic guidelines international students will have to complete a foundation course comprising of Russian language and literature as well as mathematics.
By the end of 2014, the Russian Education and Science Ministry is due to adopt a new list of academic requirements for foreigners who want to get a higher education in Russia. Now international applicants will have to spend a year learning Russian, mathematics and the key subjects in their chosen field in order to take entrance exams to their university of choice. More...