Russia offers scholarships

Russia offers scholarships

JAKARTA: The Russian government has announced its intention to
offer 20 scholarships for Indonesian students to study in Russia
every year.

"At the moment, we have about 100 Indonesians studying in our
country, mostly through scholarships. Most of them are studying
medicine or engineering," said deputy director of the
international education and cooperation division of Russia's
ministry of education, Alexei V. Talonov, here on Monday.

Talonov said the scholarships were worth between US$1,200 and
$2,200 per year. "To acquire a bachelor's degree takes no more
than three years, and, to gain a master's degree, an additional
two or three years," he said.

Talonov was in Jakarta with a delegation of representatives of
14 universities in Russia who will hold a Russian Education Expo
from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 at the Center of Russian Culture and
Science on Jl. Diponegoro No. 12 in Central Jakarta. --JP