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Admission to a medical university 2025
The «Meditsinskoe Tselevoe 2025» Project
An applicant’s guide to Russia’s state-funded medical admission program with a mandatory work commitment.
Information about this program is scattered across the websites of regional Ministries of Health; it’s incomplete and often outdated.
Making an informed decision based on the available information is extremely difficult.
I decided to fix this: I sent official requests to the Ministries and Committees of Health in most of Russia’s regions and received around 70 official responses.
Here you will find my analysis of them—everything about salaries, housing, and the terms of the mandatory service to help you make the right decision.
Navigating Russia’s targeted medical school admissions in 2025
Republics: Adygea, Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Dagestan, Donetsk People’s Republic, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkarian, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkess, Karelia, Komi, Crimea, Lugansk People’s Republic, Mari El, Mordovia, Sakha (Yakutia), North Ossetia — Alania, Tatarstan, Tuva, Udmurt, Khakassia, Chechnya, Chuvash.
Krais: Altai, Zabaykalsky, Kamchatka, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorsky, Stavropol, Khabarovsk.
Oblasts: Amur, Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Zaporizhzhia, Ivanovo, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo — Kuzbass, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Oryol, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Sakhalin, Sverdlovsk, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tomsk, Tula, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Kherson, Chelyabinsk, Yaroslavl.
Federal cities, autonomous oblasts and okrugs: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sevastopol, Jewish AO, Nenets AO, Khanty-Mansi AO — Yugra, Chukotka AO, Yamalo-Nenets AO, Ministry of Finance (Belarus).
Let’s sort out foreign higher medical education and recognition of diplomas for Russians once and for all… by the end of the year!
Several articles for doctors and medical students:
1. How to become a doctor abroad: 5 questions to ask before you start→
2. How to become a doctor abroad: a step-by-step plan for applicants and medical school graduates→
3. Medical careers worldwide. Part 1: Europe’s leading economies→
16 best countries in Europe and 32 articles
4. Medical careers worldwide. Part 2: Accessible countries in Central and Eastern Europe→
11 Good European Countries and 22 Articles
5. Medical careers abroad, part 3: Major anglophone countries and Asia→
8 Main Countries of the World, 16 Articles and a Final Table
6. Building a medical career in the EU with a non-EU degree: a guide to Directive 2005/36/EC and the «three-year rule»→
7. A Russian doctor’s career in the EU: Choosing a country of first entry and navigating professional mobility→
And some articles for nurses from Russia:
8. The global nursing shortage: a world of opportunity for Russian nurses→
9. How a nurse from Russia can get their diploma recognized in the UK, Canada, Australia, and Germany→
10. A guide for Russian nurses: building a career in Scandinavia→
11. How Russian nurses can get their diplomas recognized in western Europe: Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries→
12. France, Italy, Spain, or Portugal: Which Country Is Best for a Nurse’s Relocation?→
13. How much does a nurse really earn in Switzerland, Austria, and the Benelux?→
14. Where is it more profitable for a nurse from Russia to live — Ireland vs Norway, Sweden and Denmark→
15. Why it’s easier, faster, and cheaper for a nurse from Russia to move abroad than for a doctor→
My school projects 2024
An Introduction to Project Work for High Schoolers→
Ensuring Microbiological Safety in the Food Industry.
Group Project.
1. Introduction to the microbiology project: the assignment and a brainstorming session→
2. An epigraph, a project outline, and Cyberleninka as a source of information→
3. Relevance, introduction, and personal takeaways from the Microbiological safety project→
Foam suppressants in drilling fluids.
Moscow Pre-Professional Olympiad for Schoolchildren.
1. Vote with your head, not your heart—or you lose. Calculations, risks, and comfortable conditions. Final case selection→
2. Hello, Defoamers: a case study on accessing foreign resources, Moscow libraries, and teamwork→
3. Oil drilling for dummies. Cyberleninka is here to help.
Bloomberg vs. Rosnedra. Calculating the drilling fluid volume for all of Russia→
4. Foam and its formation processes.
Composition of drilling fluid and the causes of foaming→
5. Drilling fluid components→
6. Types of defoamers and their impact on foam formation in drilling fluids.
An analysis of silicone defoamer components→
7. Performance requirements for silicone defoamers in drilling fluids: selecting fillers and emulsifiers→
8. Optimal component ratio and process parameters for the production of a polydimethylsiloxane-based defoamer→
9. Manufacturing process for a polydimethylsiloxane-based antifoam.
Trial formulations for stability testing→
10. Physical and chemical operating conditions for drilling fluids.
Featuring alkyl sulfates and lignosulfonates→
11. Unused material from a case study: a collection of online Info on defoamers→
Mummification, cryonics, and transplantology: the evolution of organ and tissue preservation and transfer technologies.
A Research Study.
1. From mummification to transplantation: a comparative study of life preservation technologies→
2. Mummification: ancient practices and modern research.
A history of mummification in different cultures: Egypt, China, India, and South America→
2.1. The influence of mummification on the history of science: anatomy, medicine, chemistry, and biology.
Modern research on mummies: methods and scientific discoveries→
3. Cryonics: the theory and practice of preserving life by freezing→
3.1. Practical implementation of cryonics: cryoprotectants, freezing, and vitrification.
Problems and prospects of cryonics: a multifaceted view→
4. Transplantology: organ and tissue transplantation.
The history of transplantology: from early experiments to clinical practice and public acceptance→
4.1. Organ and tissue transplantation: types, methods, indications, contraindications, and outcomes→
4.2. Cryopreservation of organs and tissues for transplantation: goals, principles, technologies, and efficacy.
Challenges and prospects in transplantation medicine: immunological, infectious, oncological, ethical, and organizational aspects→
5. Conclusion: a comparative analysis of mummification, cryonics, and transplantology→
5.1. Directions for Further Research→
My articles on various topics→
1. Criteria for Choosing a School of Architecture to Study by John Henning→
2. Profile of Moscow School 2107 for applicants to foreign universities.
We study and rethink the example of the famous School 57→
3. Exploring Moscow Medical Universities. Tuition and Average Grades for Free Study in 2022→
4. How to prepare for Chemistry Olympiads. Selection of materials and description of the process→
5. Search for the best chemical and biological schools in the regions of Russia→
6. Opinion of teachers of prestigious schools in Moscow on which chemistry textbook is the best→
7. Test the ability to gather information from open sources in preparation for an interview in Fundamentals of Cell Biology→
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Study for a doctor in Russia and abroad, correspondence with foreign universities,
Ministries of Education, and organizations overseeing the admission and transfer of students→
1. Medical Education in the World for a Graduate of a Russian School. Part 1→
2. Medical Education in the World for a Graduate of a Russian School. Part 2→
List of universities (by rating), links on the websites of universities.
3. Medical education at the University of Singapore for students from Russia→
4. Medical Education for Russians in Korean Universities→
5. Medical Education for Russians in Japanese Universities→
6. Medical education for Russians at Universities in the Netherlands→
7. Medical Education for Graduates of Russian Schools at Universities in Italy→
8. Medical Education at Swedish Universities for Students from Russia→
9. Medical education in Portugal for graduates of Russian schools→
10.Medical Education in Spanish Universities for Russians→
11. Medical education in the Czech Republic for Russians→
12.Medical education for Russians at universities in Finland→
13.Medical education in Slovenia for students from Russia→
14.Medical Education in Estonia for Russians→
15. Medical Education in Hong Kong for Russians→
16. Medical education for graduates of Russian schools in Lithuania→
17. Medical education in the Kingdom of Denmark for Russian students→
18. Medical Education for Russians at Norwegian Universities→
19. Medical Education in the Federal Republic of Germany for Russians→
20. Medical education in Hungary for graduates of Russian schools→
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Entering Medical University in Moscow in 2025. Preparation and the Olympics→
Training as a pharmacist in Russia and other countries, pharmaceutical Olympiads in Moscow and St. Petersburg and
my personal project on Pharmacy→
(Project to begin in July 2023)
1. Pharmacy as my personal project→
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Chemistry education at universities in Europe and Asia.
Correspondence with university admissions committees. (Project to be launched in August 2023)
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My correspondence→
1. Figuring out how Science is run in Russia→
2. Trying to find out about interesting excursions in Moscow schools→
3. Wondering why scientists decided to become Scientists→
4. Asking Deputy Ministers of Education for advice→
5. Recognition of diplomas of foreign universities in Russia (Ministry of Education)→
6. Payment for education abroad — a proposal to solve the problem (Ministry of Finance)→
7. Implementation of hawala system for payment of tuition fees through the Central Bank of Russia→
8. Response from the Moscow City Duma→
9. Response from the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation→
10. Correspondence with Italians→
11. Correspondence with the French→
12. Question to the Russian Ministry of Industry about education abroad→
13. Support for Russian students to study abroad→
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Blog→
1. September 2022. Election of Minister of Science at School 2107 and metagenome analysis at Skolkovo→
Done!→
Aggregator page about the work done on the site.