Enrolling for a Bachelor or Specialization Program

In order to enroll for a bachelor or specialization program, foreign applicants need to have proof they have successfully completed their secondary education. This needs to be confirmed by the relevant documents (qualification, certificate, diploma) allowing them to receive higher education at a Russian tertiary institution. (Concerning the requirements for foreign education documents, please, refer to the Main Expert Center of the Federal State Budget Institution’s website https://www.nic.gov.ru/, click on the Acceptance Procedure tab.) Citizens of foreign governments referred by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, are accepted without entrance tests. To stand a chance of being referred by the Ministry of Science and Higher education of the Russian Federation, please contact Rossotrudnichestvo or go to the Russia Study website.

Foreign applicants need to supply ALL of the following documents:

  • An application form (provided by the department and filled in by the foreign applicant on arrival).

  • Proof of full secondary education, listing the subjects taken and marks achieved. (The original document with a notary certified Russian translation is compulsory. The translation is checked by the Russian notary office or consulate of the Russian Federation in the country where the document of education was issued).

  • Proof of acknowledgement of the foreign government’s document pertaining to the level of education and (or) qualifications, issued by the Federal Education and Science Control Service of Russia (in the absence of an international agreement of mutual acceptance of education documents). For a list of such agreements, please, click on the following link: https://www.nic.gov.ru/ru/docs/foreign/confirmation)​

  • A national passport (with a compulsory notary certified Russian translation. The translation is checked by the Russian notary office or consulate of the Russian Federation in the country where the passport was issued), an entry visa, a migration card.

  • A medical certificate.

  • Proof the applicant has tested negative for HIV.

  • Six (6) photos size 3cm x 4cm.