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- 16.05.2023 15:13:00
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3 branches of Russia - Russian Humanitarian University, Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography and North Caucasus Federal University will be opened in Uzbekistan. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin.
He noted that it is planned to open branches of leading Russian higher education institutions in the countries of Central Asia.
In particular, 3 Russian universities will be opened in Kyrgyzstan. In Ashgabat, the project of introducing a Russian-Turkmen joint university is in the coordination stage.
"All this is in addition to the branches of our 25 educational institutions operating in the region," says Galuzin.
The deputy head of the MFA also said that about 185,000 students from Central Asian countries are currently studying in Russia, and about 68,000 of them will be financed from the Russian budget.
"In the 2023-2024 academic year, we increased the quota for education of Kazakh students by 200 places. We also allocated 200 more places for citizens of Kyrgyzstan, 50 places for citizens of Uzbekistan and 152 places for citizens of Tajikistan," says Mikhail Galuzin.
We remind you that at the moment there are branches of about twenty Russian universities in Uzbekistan.
