RULES OF FOREIGN CITIZENS ENROLLMENT to training at the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of

Higher Professional Education "RyazanStateAgro-TechnologicalUniversity Named after P.A. Kostychev"

I. General Provisions

1.1. These Rules govern the enrollment of foreign citizens, stateless persons, including the compatriots living abroad, coming to the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Ryazan State Agro-Technological University Named after P.A. Kostychev" (hereinafter FSBEI HPE RSATU) for basic educational programs of higher and secondary vocational education.

1.2. These Rules regulate enrollment to FSBEI HPE RSATU of foreign citizens having documents of foreign educational institutions regardless of the country of these documents issue.

1.3. These rules are based on:

Russian Federation Law "On Education" from July 10, 1992 # 3266-1 (in the latest edition of the Federal Law of 03.12.2011 # 385-FZ);

Federal Law "On Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education" August 22, 1996 # 125-FZ (latest update from 03.12.2011 # 385-FZ);

Convention on the mutual recognition of the equivalence of documents concerning secondary, secondary specialized and higher education institutions graduation and degrees and titles of Central and Eastern European countries (Prague, June 7, 1972);

Agreement of states-members of the Commonwealth of Independent States on cooperation in the field of education (Tashkent, 15 May 1992);

Agreement on granting equal rights to citizens of the States-Parties of the Treaty on Deepening Integration in Economic and Humanitarian Areas from March 29, 1996 for enrollment to educational institutions, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 22 June 1999 # 662;

Order of citizens enrollment to educational institutions of higher professional education (approved by Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation # 2895 from 28.12.2011, registered by the Ministry of Justice January 24, 2012, registration number 23011);

Enrollment procedure to state-accredited educational institutions of secondary vocational education (approved by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated 15.01.2009 # 4, registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, February 2, 2009 # 13239);

Federal Law of July 25, 2002 # 115-FZ "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation";

Federal Law of the Russian Federation of July 18, 2006 # 109-FZ "On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation";

Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation on January 15, 2007 # 9 "On the Procedure for Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation".

1.4. Enrollment of foreign citizens to the University for training in programs of Bachelor’s, Specialist’s and Master’s degrees is carried out according to the procedure established by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in accordance with the international treaties of the Russian Federation and intergovernmental agreements of the Russian Federation concerning contracts with tuition paid by individuals and (or) legal entities.

1.5. Enrollment of foreign citizens to study in the first year in the areas of training and specialties of higher professional education at the expense of the budget is:

1.5.1. within the quota established by the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 25, 2008 # 638 "On Cooperation with Foreign Countries in the Field of Education" - in the directions of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;

1.5.2. in accordance with the Agreement on granting equal rights to citizens of States-Parties of the Treaty on Deepening Integration in the Economical and Humanitarian Areas of March 29, 1996 for enrollment to educational institutions, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation of June 22, 1999, # 662 and other international agreements of the Russian Federation, and intergovernmental agreements of the Russian Federation;

1.5.3. based on the evidence of the State program participant to assist the voluntary resettlement to the Russian Federation of compatriots living abroad, who were participants of the State program to assist the voluntary resettlement to the Russian Federation of compatriots living abroad, approved by Presidential Decree of 22 June 2006 # 637;

1.5.4. in accordance with the Federal Law of 24 May 1999 # 99-FZ "On State Policy of the Russian Federation in Respect of Compatriots Abroad."

1.6. Enrollment of foreign citizens referred to in paragraphs 1.5.2 - 1.5.4 of Section I of this Regulation, to educational institutions to study at the expense of the federal budget occurs on a competition-term basis, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

1.7. Enrollment of foreign citizens to educational institutions to study under contracts with tuition paid by individuals and (or) of the Legal entities operating in the amount prescribed by the license to conduct educational activities subject to conditions stated by the annual Rules of enrollment to FSBEI HPE RSATU.

1.8. Foreign citizens’ enrollment to the second and subsequent years of study in the order of transfer is carried out on the basis of the certification tests.

1.9. University publishes information on the Rules of foreign citizens’ enrollment in the information booth selection committee of FSBEI HPE RSATU at the information booth and on the official website of the University not later than February 1.

1.10. As related to the rules of enrolling foreign citizens not mentioned in these Rules, their enrollment is carried out in accordance with the Rules of Enrollment to FSBEI HPE "Ryazan State Agro-Technological University Named after P.A. Kostychev".

1.11. During the reception of documents the reception committee of FSBEI HPE RSATU daily informs about the number of applications and competition, organizes special telephone lines to answer the questions coming.

II. Receiving documents from applicants

2.1. Acceptance of documents from foreign citizens entering to study on Bachelor’s and Specialist’s degrees programs in full-time and correspondence forms with tuition paid by individuals and (or) legal persons is carried out from June 20 till August 27.

2.1.4. for foreign citizens entering Master’s degree full-time or correspondence study with tuition paid by individuals and (or) legal entities is carried out from June 20 till August 27.

2.2. Foreign citizens entering the first year on the basis of entrance examinations, the form of which is determined by the University itself, may apply to a University and participate in the competition at the same time in three areas of training (specialties) at the University, and at the same time on the position within the framework of the admission quotas (hereinafter - AQP) and the contracts with payment of tuition fees.

Foreign citizens having USE (United State Exam) certificates have the right to enter on the basis of the results of these exams and apply for admission at the same time to not more than five Universities in three directions (specialties), on various forms of education and simultaneously to the AQP and the contracts with payment of tuition fees.

2.3. The education qualification document of a foreign citizen, candidate for training, for entering FSBEI HPE RSATU must confirm his or her education at the corresponding level:

2.3.1. a foreign citizen entering the University to study in secondary vocational programs of vocational education provides an education qualification document of a foreign state equivalent to the Russian Federation state sample of basic general education;

2.3.2. a foreign citizen entering the University to study in a Bachelor’s or Specialist’s degree program provides a document of the state sample of secondary (full) general education or secondary vocational education, or an education qualification document of a foreign state recognized in the Russian Federation as a state documents of secondary (full) general education or secondary vocational education;

2.3.3. for training in master's degree programs we enroll foreign citizens who have a bachelor's degree or a diploma with higher education qualification, or a specialist diploma or an education qualification document of a foreign state recognized in the Russian Federation as a bachelor's degree diploma, a specialist diploma of higher professional education or a specialist’s diploma.

2.4. When applying (in Russian) for admission to the University a foreigner submits the following documents:

a copy of the identity document of the applicant or the identity document of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation in accordance with Article 10 of the Federal Law of July 25, 2002 # 115-FZ "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation) (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, # 30, art. 3032);

the original of a state document on education (or its certified copy), or the original foreign state document on education and (or) qualification recognized in the Russian Federation as a state document on education (or its certified copy), and also in the case provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation a copy of the certificate of recognition of the document;

a certified translation into Russian of a foreign state education qualification document and a supplement to it (if it is provided by the legislation of the state of origin);

a copy of an entry visa to the Russian Federation if a foreigner arrived in the Russian Federation with an entry visa;

copies of documents or other evidence confirming a living abroad compatriot’s belonging to groups mentioned in Article 17 of the Federal Law # 99-FZ;

4 photos 3x4.

All translations into Russian should be written for the name and surname mentioned in the entry visa.

2.5. When completing the application, it shall be certified by the personal signature of the applicant that confirms the fact of his/her acquaintance with the copies of the license to conduct educational activities and certificate of state accreditation and applications for the chosen field of study or occupation, or the lack of copies of such documents.

The personal signature of the applicant also confirms:

the fact of this kind of education first time;

the fact of application to no more than five Universities;

the fact of being informed (including through public information systems) with the grant date of the original document of state education;

the fact of being informed (including through public information systems) with the rules to appeal for entrance examinations results conducted by the University itself, and certification tests.

the fact of passing the USE and its results (when entering in accordance with these results);

agreement with processing of their personal data in accordance with the Federal Law of July 27, 2006 # 152-FZ "On Personal Data".

2.6. In a case of providing the application form containing not all data and (or) information which does not correspond to the reality the reception committee of FSBEI HPE RSATU returns the documents to the applicant.

Applicants who submitted to the reception committee obviously false documents are liable under the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2.7. The applicant gets a receipt of documents admission in a case of personal documents delivery.

III. Admission tests for foreigners

3.1. Foreign citizens’ enrollment to Institutions of higher education for training in bachelor’s and specialist’s degree programs is carried out in accordance with the results of entrance examinations in relevant general subjects in a test form.

3.2. Admission tests for foreign citizens mentioned in paragraphs 1.5.2 - 1.5.4 of Section I of these Rules are carried out in accordance with the entrance examinations list in general subjects in each field of training (specialty) of higher and secondary vocational education in accordance with the List of entrance tests at FSBEI HPE RSATU. The results of the entrance examinations are assessed with a 100 scale.

3.3. Applicants have entrance tests in Russian.

3.4. If a foreign citizen provides the results of USE in general subjects included by FSBEI HPE RSATU in the list of entrance examinations for the corresponding direction of training or specialty, the reception committee of FSBEI HPE RSATU considers the results of the exam as the results of entrance examinations on such general subjects and does not allow this person to have the entrance examinations prepared by the University itself.

3.5. Foreign citizens mentioned in paragraph 1.5.1 of Section I of these Enrollment rules are enrolled in FSBEI HPE RSATU without entrance examinations in the directions of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

IV. Admission of foreign citizens

4.1. Admission of foreign citizens to the 1st year of training under contracts with tuition paid by individuals and (or) legal entities in bachelor’s degree and a degree of higher education in full-time and correspondence courses, in Master’s degree in full-time and correspondence courses is conducted on August 31.

4.2. The results of foreign citizens-winners of the final stage of the All-Russian school Olympiad are recognized by the University as the highest results of entrance examinations ("100" points) in these general subjects for admission to the field of study (specialty).

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Ученого совета ФГБОУ ВПО РГАТУ.

Протокол № 6 от 23 января 2013 г.

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4.3. Foreign citizens-winners of school Olympiads enter the University in accordance with the Order of school Olympiads approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

4.4. All other matters related to foreign citizens’ enrollment at s FSBEI HPE RSATU and not specified in these Rules shall be determined in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Rules are considered

at FSBEI HPE RSATU Scientific Council meeting

Record # 6, January 23, 2013

Dear students, the Rules may get amendments in accordance with normative legal acts of RF Ministry of Education