The number of students admitted to paid universities in several subjects decreased by 28%

The number of students admitted to paid universities in several subjects decreased by 28%

The number of students admitted to fee-paying universities in 40 fields, including law, economics, management, fell by 28 percent this year, the head of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Valery Falkov, said during a government hour at the Federation Council on Wednesday. "As a result of the regulation, the number of students accepted on a contractual basis in these 40 fields decreased by 28% - by almost 100 thousand people," Falkov said.