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There were around 18,095 Indian students in Ukraine before the war broke out
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In 2020, 24 per cent of its overseas students were from India.
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Ukraine was ranked fourth in Europe for having the largest number of graduate and post-graduate specialisations in the field of medicine
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A six-year medical degree in Ukraine costs Rs 1.7 million, less than private medical colleges in India
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Russia recently said that the over 24,000 Indian medical students, who left Ukraine when Moscow staged its war in February, can continue their education in the country as the syllabus was the same in both the nations. The war has forced students had to leave their studies and return to India, reported canindia.com.
“Indian students who left Ukraine can continue their education in Russia as the medical syllabus is almost the same (as Ukraine). They know the language of the people, as, in Ukraine, most of them speak Russian. They’re most welcome in Russia,” Russian Consul-General Oleg Avdeev said in Chennai.
Before Avdeev, Roman Babushkin, Deputy Chief of Mission of Russian Embassy in New Delhi, had also offered support to Indian students in June, saying that they will be offered admission in Russian universities without losing out on their previous academic years.
The Russian Consul-General also highlighted how students keep going to Russia for studies and that it was an upward trend. “As far as students are concerned, students keep going to Russia for studies. It is an upward trend. More and more students are applying for scholarships in Russia,” he added.
Indian medical students, who left Ukraine when Moscow staged its war in February, can continue their education in the country as the syllabus was the same in both the nations. The war has forced students had to leave their studies and return to India
In September, India’s National Medical Commission clarified that it does not plan to accommodate medical students from universities of Ukraine in Indian colleges. Many of these students, according to reports, have started quitting medicine, seeking transfers to educational institutions in other countries, or waiting for the Indian government to help them find a seat in medical colleges in the country.
At the request of the Central government, Uzbekistan has offered 2,000 medical seats to Ukraine-returned Indian students at an affordable budget by providing a study-and-stay-at-a-place with Indian food.
There were around 18,095 Indian students in Ukraine before the war broke out, according to Kiev’s Ministry of Education and Science. In 2020, 24 per cent of its overseas students were from India. Ukraine was ranked fourth in Europe for having the largest number of graduate and post-graduate specialisations in the field of medicine.
A six-year medical degree in Ukraine costs Rs 1.7 million, less than private medical colleges in India, making it the most attractive destination for Indian medical aspirants.
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