More students entering Tomsk universities

The 2015 recruiting campaign by Tomsk universities has seen an increase in the number of entrants to master’s degree programs according to Alexei Pushkarenko, head of the regional department for higher education: “During the same period in 2014, there were 12,121 applications to Tomsk universities, whereas in 2015 we have 13,050. The number of applicants to master’s programs has increased over the past year by more than 1200: from 1070 to 2281.”

This Year the number of applications to Tomsk universities from the city and region is 6133 compared to 4892 the previous year.

“This is a direct result of visits to five districts of Tomsk Region, which were organized throughout the year by our department to attract school leavers to Tomsk universities,” reports Dr. Pushkarenko.

The head of department also noted the high-quality work of TSUAB and TSPU with international students. In particular, in the pedagogical university where a new major in Public Policy and Social Sciences was established for students from Congo.

“Our universities position their master’s programs not only for their own graduates and Tomsk applications, but primarily for applicants from other regions and countries,” Dr. Pushkarenko emphasized.