Russia boosts budget-funded university places for tech specialties in 2027/28

Russia's Ministry of Education and Science increased budget-funded university places for the 2027/28 academic year, with the largest rise in machine building (+516 places), to support technological leadership. This signals a state-driven push to build domestic engineering capacity, likely tied to import substitution and defense-industrial needs. The scale is modest and the impact is long-term, but it reflects a policy priority.

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