Posted: Post Date – 12:15 PM, Fri – Nov 11 22
Russian consul general Oleg Avdeev leaving Ukraine Indian students can continue their education in Russia because the medical syllabus is almost the same (as in Ukraine). They know the language of the people because in Ukraine most of them speak Russian.
New Delhi: In a bid to allay concerns that more than 24,000 Indian medical students left Ukraine in February when Moscow went to war, Russia said they could continue their education in the country because the two countries had the same syllabus.
Due to the ongoing war, students had to leave their studies and return to India.
“Indian students who leave Ukraine can continue their education in Russia because the medical syllabus is almost the same (as in Ukraine). They know the language of the people because in Ukraine most of them speak Russian. They are most popular in Russia, “Russian Consul General Oleg Avdeev said in Chennai.
Before Avdeev, the deputy head of the Russian embassy in New Delhi, Roman Babushkin, also offered support to Indian students in June, saying they would be admitted to Russian universities without losing their previous academic year.
The Russian Consul General also highlighted how students continue to study in Russia, an upward trend.
“As far as students are concerned, students keep going to Russia to study. This is an upward trend. More and more students are applying for scholarships in Russia,” he added.
In September, India’s National Medical Council clarified that it did not plan to accommodate medical students from Ukrainian universities in Indian universities, making their dream come true.
According to local media reports, many of these students are abandoning medicine, seeking to transfer to educational institutions in other countries, or waiting for the Indian government to help them find a place in the country’s medical school.
At the request of the central government, Uzbekistan has provided 2,000 medical seats for Indian students returning to Ukraine at an affordable budget, providing Indian food for study in school.
Every year, many Indian students travel to Ukraine and Russia to study medicine and other professional courses.
Before the war, there were about 18,095 Indian students in Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Ministry of Education and Science.
In 2020, 24% of its overseas students were from India.
Ukraine has the highest number of postgraduates and postgraduate specialties in the medical field and ranks fourth in Europe.
At Rs 1.7 lakh, a six-year medical degree in Ukraine costs less than private medical schools in India, making it the most attractive destination for medical aspirants in India.
