Russia’s government plans to eliminate 45,000 state-funded university slots in the 2026-27 academic year, Education and Science Minister Valery Falkov said Monday 5 January, citing concerns about teaching quality and a mismatch between graduates’ skills and labour market needs, reports The Moscow Times.
The fully subsidised slots, known in Russia as ‘budget places’, would be cut by roughly 13% nationwide, Falkov told the state television channel Rossia 24. He said private universities would be disproportionately affected. “Some universities, particularly private institutions, may not survive without their low-quality paid programmes,” he said.
The move is aimed at curbing what officials describe as an oversupply of graduates in around 40 fields with low demand, including economics, law, management and public administration. Earlier this year, the government granted itself the authority to regulate the number of tuition-fee-free slots at both public and private universities, expanding oversight beyond state-funded enrolments.
Full report on The Moscow Times site
Quelle: University World News
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