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- ProgramUndergraduateEnglish-taught bachelor's and master's programmes + international scholarships
HSE University -- Higher School of Economics — Moscow (also St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm) — Russia
Who qualifies: Open to international applicants; HSE awards merit-based scholarships and tuition discounts to international students, and Russian Government quota places apply (see the quota row).
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- ProgramGraduateEnglish-taught Master's and PhD programmes in science and IT
ITMO University — St Petersburg — Russia
Who qualifies: Open to international applicants; Russian Government quota places and ITMO's own scholarship routes apply.
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- ProgramGraduateMaster of Science programmes -- tuition-free with competitive scholarship
Skoltech -- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology — Moscow (Skolkovo) — Russia
Tuition/funding: No tuition -- officially published: "Applicants who successfully pass the selection do not pay tuition; costs are fully covered by the university." Competitive monthly scholarship up to RUB 55,000/month plus accommodation support. (100% covers)
Who qualifies: Open to international applicants with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field; admission is by competitive selection (online testing, interviews, and an entrepreneurship-and-innovation challenge). Application fee USD 50 for cards issued outside Russia (waived before the published early deadline).
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- ScholarshipUndergraduateRussian Government Scholarship Quota -- free study at Russian universities
Government of the Russian Federation (Rossotrudnichestvo) — Nationwide (state universities across Russia) — Russia
Tuition/funding: Full tuition coverage under the Government quota -- students study tuition-free at a state university; a state scholarship (stipend) is paid during study per the official rules. (100% covers)
Who qualifies: Open to foreign citizens through competitive selection: register on the Education in Russia portal, pass selection tests/interviews in the home country, then proceed to the second stage. University Olympiads (prize-winners) also grant quota places.
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