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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has decided to simplify the stay of foreign students in Russia, creating for them a special legal regime - a temporary residence permit for the purpose of education, in particular, they will not be able to get off the register when leaving Russia during training (for example, on vacation).

The Open Doors International Olympiad is starting for the fifth time! New this year are the availability of the doctoral track in all subject areas, and the preliminary entry tests. Registration closes on December 10

According to new THE Young Universities Ratings published this last June, four best Russian young universities all over the world are as follows: National Research University Higher School of Economics (57th position), Siberian Federal University (301-350 positions), Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev (positions range from 301 to 350) and RANEPA (positions range from 351 to 400). The first three of them are Open Doors organizers! Read more: https://5top100.ru/en/news/148352/

The virtual summit will assess the global outlook for higher education and identify opportunities for new growth in young universities

Winners and prize-winners who got the quota had their documents sent to the universities which they listed as the first priority. Universities’ representatives contact info has been sent to all respective winners and prize-winners via email.

Lists of the winners and prize-winners of the magister’s track, as well as lists of stage 3 participants of the doctoral track are published on the respective subject area pages on the Olympiad website.

Your personal exam(s) results in every subject area you took part in can be found in your account.

Registration for the second round of the Olympiad is over. Schedule of the second round can be found here: https://od.globaluni.ru/en/#schedule.

Your personal result and score can be found in your account. The lists of participants who have advanced into stage 2 are also published on their respective subject area pages. The lists are made in accordance with the scores - the highest scorers are on top.

All unfinished and unsubmitted portfolios have been submitted automatically. They will be checked and graded along with portfolios that were completed and submitted correctly. This means that if for some reason you’ve failed to complete and submit your portfolio - you will still have a chance to advance to the second round.

On December 17 at 5:00 PM, a webinar will be held for applicants of the English-language master's programmes 'Population and development' and 'Politics. Economy. Philosophy' of HSE University. Participants will be able to learn about admission and the main features of training, about internships, practices, career opportunities for graduates, etc., as well as ask any questions.

As of now, more than 35 000 people from 187 countries have signed up for the Olympiad. There is less than a month left before the registration deadline, but this is already more than the overall number of last year’s participants!

British–based Times Higher Education magazine has published the updated results of THE World University Rankings by subject on October 28, 2020. The representation of Russian higher education establishments has increased from 39 to 48 universities compared to last year's ranking. Twenty of them are universities-organizers of the Olympiad. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University is among the eight national universities ranked for the first time.

South Ural State University (SUSU, one of the organizers of the Olympiad) and the Federal Nuclear Centre - E. I. Zababakhin All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics are implementing a joint project “Mathematical modeling of high-speed processes in the multicomponent heterogeneous environment”.

The Russian Federation has organized the Open Doors International Olympiad for the fourth time. This year introduces a doctoral track (analogous to Ph.D.) in addition to the usual master’s track. Depending on the chosen direction, the winners of the Olympiad will be able to enroll for free in the master's or postgraduate programs of their chosen University. Participants of the doctoral track will be able to choose a future research supervisor and pass an interview with them during the Olympiad.