Russian universities are promising free tuition and up to $70,000 to students who are willing to serve as drone pilots in the Russian military for a year—all while claiming students can avoid the risk ...

The initiative comes as Russia expands a broader recruitment campaign targeting students for its newly created drone units ...

Russian ambassador Denis Alipov announced at the Indo-Russian Education Summit that Russia aims to host 500,000 international students by 2030. Russia currently hosts 300,000 international students, ...

“All the ‘top’ people in the university are now calling on students to go to war.” “Throughout the uni, there are posters about the UAV forces literally everywhere.” “The pressure is colossal.” These ...

Students at universities across Russia are being promised high salaries, no front-line duty and a return to their studies within a year with free tuition if they join Russia’s newly formed drone force ...

In 2025, Russia allocated more than 5,000 state-funded university spots for African students after receiving more than 40,000 applications. According to Russia's cultural diplomacy agency ...

Alipov said Russia currently hosts around 300,000 international students, including nearly 40,000 from India, and aims to increase the number to 500,000 by 2030 ...