Mishustin signed a decree on additional budget places in universities

Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin signed the decision about allocation of additional funded places in Russian universities, the press service of the Russian government.

there will be a Total of 11.4 thousand budget places, priority is given to educational institutions in the regions. The allocation of these places will take into account the ranking of universities, the result of the contest conducted by the Ministry of education. The exam will be held in Russia on June 29.

Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin suggested increasing the number of budget places in universities, focusing on regional educational institutions, especially where an acute lack of qualified professionals.