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Game Changer: College to University Admission Gets Strict - Putin Sets the Stage!
Boom for college graduates and their families: President Vladimir Putin has put an end to the everlasting university admission puzzle! From now on, getting into a university post-college without the Unified State Exam (USE) is possible only if your college major aligns with your target university program. No more shortcuts or miracles: if you wish to be a lawyer, studying accounting in college won't suffice – you'll have to take the USE, or the university doors remain shut!
What was the deal earlier: Jack of All Trades Applicants
College graduates had a high demand: universities accepted them based on internal exams with minimal scrutiny. After a culinary college, one could take an exam and apply for anything from landscape design to programming. But now, the "swiss army knife" strategy is passé.
The New Era: Profile Power!
With the new law enforced, everything changes: the right to enter a "big leagues" university via a simplified scheme exists only if your college diploma mirrors your desired university program. For example, if you studied to be a medical nurse, you can apply to become a doctor, but not an engineer. If the profiles don't match, be ready for the USE – no diploma without it!
The Word from the Authorities
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin earlier proposed offering advantages only for those sticking with a relevant specialty to stop "educational tourism" and chance-based admission. Putin endorsed this idea, and now it's official nationwide.
The Future for Graduates:
- College ⟷ University (Matching Profile): Pass internal exams, get admitted.
- College ⟷ University (Non-Matching Profile): Prepare for the USE – no diploma without it.
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Enrichment Data:The impending law planned to be implemented from September 1, 2026, in Russia aims to restrict admission to paid higher education programs based on the economic demand for specific specialties. The focus will be on limiting admission in fields where there's a surplus of graduates and low labor market demand, such as law, management, and other unnecessary specialties identified by the government.
The main goal of this policy is to reduce excessive paid recruitment in oversubscribed fields and better align university admissions with the needs of the economy and labor market. Whether college graduates seeking university admission based on their college major will face selective limitations depends on the demand for their specialty in the labor market.
No immediate changes are expected for Russian graduates starting in 2025, but the planned implementation in 2026 signifies a shift toward controlled admission in paid higher education programs based on the relevance of the graduate's major to the labor market[2].
- President Vladimir Putin has ended the puzzling university admission process for college graduates, making it mandatory to take the Unified State Exam (USE) to enter a university, unless the college major aligns with the target university program.
- The new law, endorsed by Putin, States that university admission via a simplified scheme is only possible if the college diploma mirrors the desired university program; otherwise, the USE is required to secure admission.
- State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin's proposal for offering advantages only to those sticking with a relevant specialty to prevent "educational tourism" and chance-based admission has been implemented nationwide.
- For college graduates, the new admission process means that if their college major matches the desired university program, they can pass internal exams and get admitted. If not, they'll need to prepare for the USE to earn their diploma.
