As many as 4,201 students, or 84% of the plan, will be admitted to bachelor’s degree studies on a budget-funded place this year. This is by about 300 students more than last year. A number of 789 budget-funded places remained unoccupied. Also, 3,014 students were admitted to master’s degree studies on a budget-funded place. This is 97% of the plan. Eighty-two budget-funded places remained unfilled. The results were presented by Minister of Education, Culture and Research Igor Sharov in a press briefing, IPN reports.

Of the 8,736 students admitted to the university on a contract place, with tuition, only 2,037 chose private education institutions. Only 422 students who will study for a master’s degree of the 3,096 applicants admitted in exchange for tuition will study at private institutions.

Among the most popular specialties are: law, business and administration, finances, design, information and communication technology, medicine and dentistry. Most of the vacant budget-funded places are available at such specialties as exact sciences, physical sciences, ecology, education sciences, engineering and agricultural sciences.

Given the epidemiological situation and the acute shortage of medical personnel for controlling and treating the infection, the plan for medical specialties was increased by 55 budget-funded places - 35 places for a bachelor’s degree and 20 places for a master’s degree. Also, the plan for education sciences was raised by 50 places, while that for information technology by 83 places. All the changes were made within the limits of the planned funding.

The universities began the second stage of admission for the unoccupied budget-funded and contract places. This will last until August 29.