Russia has approved the scope of budgetary places in universities for the next academic year, at least 73% of which are given to regional universities. The majority of places will traditionally be in the fields of engineering, medicine, pedagogy and natural sciences. Additional admission opportunities will appear in specializations important to the technological development of the country: mechanical engineering - +516 places; Computer science and technology - +290; Clinical medicine - +283; nuclear energy - +241; Information security - +236. The distribution of places between the universities will take place on a competitive basis until December 29. The Ministry of Education and Science will approve the final admission structure by November 1.