To get higher education abroad - this is a dream of many young people after finishing their school. It is an excellent possibility to have access to the world's business, science, politics, and just to plunge into the history and culture of a new country.

At present 126,000 foreign students from more than 200 countries worldwide study in Russia and this quantity is increasing annually. What attracts the young people so much from many different countries of the world to the Russian education? The most popular answer is good value for money.

Russian education is generally considered to be one of the most fundamental and profound in the world. It is associated with quality-prestige-recognition-affordability. The graduates of Russian universities obtain degrees recognized by the employers of all countries.

The study of foreign students at Russian state universities is subsidized by the Russian government by 80-90%. The foreign student pays for his tuition partially - 10-20% of actual cost of education. Average tuition fees per academic year amount to 1200 - 2500 EURO depending on the speciality, university, language of instruction and city. Average accommodation fees at university hostel amount to 30-70 EURO per month, the cost of life and health insurance is 100-160 EURO per year.

onthly expenses for meals amount to 150-200 EURO on an average. Study materials are provided by the universities for free. Eventually average annual expenses of a student for tuition, accommodation, insurance and meals in Russia amount to 3000-4000 EURO.

This is precisely why higher education in Russia is affordable for many young people of the Globe. Due to the conditions provided by the Russian government tens of thousands of foreign students have the possibility to get qualified in Russian higher education at affordable prices in more than 500 medical, engineering, technical specialities and humanities.

All interested candidates to enter Russian state universities this academic year are kindly welcome to get further consultations on the possibilities of admission to state higher education establishments of the Russian Federation at the official representation of Russian Asian Center for University Services (RACUS) at the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Colombo and RACUS - LANKA:
Russian Centre in Colombo within the Russian Embassy in Sri-Lanka:

No.10 Independence Avenue, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Tel: 94 11 268 5429, 94 11 268 5440Fax: 94 11 268 6084
WWW.EDURUSSIA.RU
RACUS-LANKA:
47/1. Hampden Lane, Wellawatte.
Colombo 00600 Sri Lanka
Tel: 94 11 4979 322, 11 5538 999 Fax: 94 11 5538 998 Mobile: 94 773 114848