According to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, in 2021, 48.7 thousand citizens of Uzbekistan studied at Russian universities.
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In total, 324,000 foreign students entered Russia last year to study. This is a noticeable increase – in 2020 there were 315 thousand and in 2019 – 298 thousand.
Kazakhstan is a clear leader in terms of the number of students studying in Russian higher education institutions – 61 thousand.
The ministry notes that medical science, economics and management are most in demand among students from Uzbekistan.
