OPEN DOORS international olympiad
Russian Scholarship Project
Association "Global Universities"

ABOUT THE OLYMPIAD

International academic competition for international prospective Master’s & Ph.D. students “Open Doors” is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The competition is organized by the "Global Universities" Association, which includes Lobachevsky University and other leading universities of Russia.

Foreign nationals, stateless people and Russian compatriots with a relevant university degree background or completing their higher education in 2022 can participate in the Open Doors competition.

The Olympiad winners will be enrolled to the Master's or Ph.D. programmes at one of the leading Russian universities without entrance examinations and completely free of charge (Russian Government finances 100% of the tuition fee, including the cost of the pre-university Foundation course, if necessary for better mastery of Russian language).

The Olympiad awardees will benefit:

• Olympiad Awardee Certificate, which gives 25 extra points when applying to get a scholarship under the quota of the Russian Government (the certificate is to be uploaded to your portfolio at education-in-russia.com);

• Lobachevsky University letter of support, which gives 15 extra points when applying to get a scholarship under the quota of the Russian Government (if Lobachevsky University is the first university by priority in your application form; the letter of support to be uploaded to your portfolio at education-in-russia.com);

• 20% discount to the 1^ST year tuition fee of the chosen Master`s or Ph.D. Programme & 100% discount to the 1^ST year on-campus accommodation (when applying for studies on a fee-paid basis).

Participants who have scored a significant amount of points but still failed to make it to the top-25% can still be accepted to Master’s or Ph.D. programme at Lobachevsky University on a privileged terms.

Registration and more info is available on the Open Doors website.

IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 THE COMPETITION IS HELD IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT AREAS:

• Biology & Biotechnology
• Business & Management
• Chemistry & Materials Science
• Clinical Medicine & Public Health
• Computer & Data Science
• Earth Sciences
• Economics & Econometrics
• Education
• Engineering & Technology
• Linguistics & Modern Languages
• Mathematics & Artificial Intelligence
• Neuroscience & Psychology
• Physical Sciences
• Politics & International Studies

THE COMPETITION’S ADVANTAGES

• Open Doors is an online contest, so the participants need only to register and don’t have to go anywhere to compete in the Olympiad.
• The competition is held both in Russian or in English languages, so the participant can choose the language he/she is more comfortable with.
• The winners are granted free tuition at Russia’s best universities co-organizing the competition.
• The awardees and top participants can benefit the privileged terms of enrollment & discounts.
• The participants can take part in several subject areas at the same time.

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Olympiad Organizing Committee:

Moscow, st. Myasnitskaya, 20
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Olympiad website

Olympiad coordinator at Lobachevsky University:

KONSTANTIN KEMAEV
Head, International Cooperation Office
603022, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod,
Gagarin avenue, 23, building 2, office 303-а
tel.: +7 831 462 35 57
mob.: +7 903 043 25 26
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