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View all search resultsRussia doubles scholarships for Indonesians
The Russian Embassy announced on Thursday that it would double the number of scholarships offered to Indonesian students to 125 this year, as a sign of strengthening relations between the two countries
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he Russian Embassy announced on Thursday that it would double the number of scholarships offered to Indonesian students to 125 this year, as a sign of strengthening relations between the two countries.
The embassy said Indonesian students could apply for scholarships, which cover only tuition fees, to study for bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees.
"Russia has high quality education and a unique tradition that can advance Indonesia," said Anna A. Shaposhnikova, deputy director of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Jakarta.
Speaking at a press conference on the scholarship announcement, Shaposhnikova added that selected candidates would spend one year studying the Russian language before they started studying for their degrees.
Students are expected to cover their own costs of living, estimated at Rp 3 million (US$252.42) a month.
"They may find sponsors or combine scholarships for their living costs," she said, adding that the living cost in Russia is expensive due to housing, although students only paid a subsidized rent of between $6 and $100 a month.
Shaposhnikova said the scholarship had been awarded since the 1950s by the then Soviet Union. She said only a few had taken the opportunity during the New Order era for fear they would be brandished communist sympathizers, thus blocking their chances of being accepted as Indonesian civil servants.
She said prospective students started to apply for the scholarships again in 1998. Most Indonesian students studied international relations, engineering and oil and gas at seven state universties including Penza State University, Kazan Federal University, St. Petersburg University, Volga State University, Kalashnikov Izhevk State Technical University and Astrakhan State University.
She said she did not have any record of the total number of Indonesian students receiving the scholarships.
More information about the scholarship can be found at en.russia.edu.ru/vuz/. More information about Indonesian students studying in Russia can be found at indonesia.rbth.com. (put)
