1. Secondary education in Russia takes ten years to complete.
2. It is worth mentioning that Bachelors are eligible for post-graduate courses (Aspirantura).
3. Higher education is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation
4. In non-state HEIs all students get higher education free of charge.
5. At the age of 17 a pupil obtains a Certificate of Incomplete Secondary Education.
6. The system of education in Russia began the transition to the Bologna process.
7. The score of three subjects is the basis of admitting a student to a university.