Russian Federation education

Education System Information
	ENIC - NARIC Russia Profile:
	http://www.enic-naric.net/index.aspx?c=Russian%20Federation
	Higher Education National Report:
	http://www.unesco.kz/education/he/russia/russia_eng.htm
	Russia Higher Education National Report for the Workshop “Central Asia Higher Education in Transition: 10 Years Later - Experience, Lessons and Future Strategy”
	Higher Educational System of the Russian Federation:
	http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1270/Russian-Federation-HIG HER-EDUCATION.html
	Informika (Russian):
	http://www.informika.ru/
	Has extensive information on the Russian system of education and various databases
	System of Education:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/europe-and-north -america/russian-federation/profile-of-education.html?type =
	UNESCO - International Bureau of Education Russia Resources:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/countries/Russia.htm
	WENR - Education in the Russian Federation:
	http://www.wes.org/ewenr/05dec/practical.htm
	WENR - New Structure of Higher Education in Russia:
	http://www.wes.org/ewenr/99may/practical.htm
Government Links
	Government Website - Vocational Education (Russian):
	http://www.ed.gov.ru/prof-edu/sred/rub/382/
	List of vocational majors/specializations
	Ministry of Education (Russian):
	http://www.ed.gov.ru
	Provides an overview of education in Russia at all levels of study as well as regulatory information
Educational Institutions
	Military Institutions (Russian):
	http://www.voenkomat.ru/catalogdisplay.php?s=&catalogid=220
	Post-secondary Institutions:
	http://www.russianenic.ru/english/cred/spisok.html
	Accredited post-secondary institutions (search by first letter)
	Technical & Engineering Universities of Russia:
	http://aeer.cctpu.edu.ru/engn/db_vuz/tvuz_main.phtml?pback=http://aeer .cctpu.edu.ru
	Clickable map and searchable database of universities by region
	University Listings (English):
	http://www.russianenic.ru/english/cred/
	Compiled by Russian ENIC (NOTE: list is NOT comprehensive and some English translations are inaccurate)
	University Listings (Russian):
	http://www.edu.ru/db/cgi-bin/portal/vuzp/vuz_sch.php
	Ministry-sponsored website that allows a search by city for higher education institutions offering equivalents to a Bachelor's degree and higher (universities, academies, and institutes) (NOTE: not all information is up-to-date)
	University Listings (Russian):
	http://www.yandex.ru/index_engl_qwerty.html
	Comprehensive Russian institution database (search by institution name)
Accreditation Bodies
	National Accreditation Center:
	http://www.nica.ru/main.en.phtml
	Information on accreditation and licensing and a list of accredited higher education institutions (only includes institutions offering equivalents to a Bachelor's degree and higher); the names of institutions are transliterations from Russian
Professional Bodies
	Association for International Education:
	http://aie.msk.su
	Non-profit organization working for the development of international cooperation in traditional and distance education. Hosts the Russian branch of the International Council for Open and Distance Education
	Distance Education:
	http://aie.msk.su/english/dist.html
	Listing of distance education providers in Russia
	Open Society - Russia, Ukraine & Belarus:
	http://www.soros.org/initiatives/regions/russia
	Describes OSI initiatives aiding development in these countries
	Russian Association for Engineering Education - Accreditation Center:
	http://www.ac-raee.ru/eng/index.php
	Non-governmental and voluntary professional accreditation
	Russian Union of Rectors (Russian):
	http://www.cpk.msu.ru/
Bologna Process
	Bologna National Report 2005:
	http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/EN/national_impl/00_Nat-rep-05/Nation al_Reports-Russia_050117.pdf
Information for International Students
	Center for Educational Activities (Russian):
	http://www.ined.ru/chast1.swf
	Overseas recognition of foreign credentials (apostilles & nostrification) - (NOTE: contact information not always updated)
	Diplomas/Qualifications Samples:
	http://www.russianenic.ru/rus/diplom.html
	Provided by Russian ENIC - presents color samples of many qualification documents from the education system in Russia
	Fulbright Commission:
	http://english.fulbright.ru/
	Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Turkmenistan
	National Information Center on Academic Recognition and Mobility (Russian ENIC/NARIC):
	http://www.russianenic.ru/english/index.html
	Contains a wealth of information on education in Russia including details about the education system, higher education institutions, quality assessments & legal frameworks as well as international frameworks
	Russian Education Database:
	http://db.informika.ru/aie/
	Provides a wealth of information about Russian institutions of higher and secondary education, including financial and social aspects as well as foreign credential evaluation
Additional Links
	Education Glossary:
	http://www.k12.wa.us/cisl/pubdocs/Russian.English%20glossary.pdf
	Glossary of Russian-language education terms in transliteration
	Russian State Library:
	http://www.rsl.ru/index.php?lang=en
	Allows searching by name for scholars; may be used to verify Kandidat Nauk credentials