More than 6,000 foreign students study at Russian universities

In 2025, 6,394 students from abroad studied in Russia on programs in the field of teaching Russian as a foreign language. This was reported to Vedomosti by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. One of the most successful foreign areas of cooperation in the field of the Russian language is China, the ministry said.

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Published Nov 9, 2026

More than 6,000 foreign students study at Russian universities

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