Russia and India have agreed to establish a joint working group on education that will focus on building cooperation in VET, increasing bilateral student mobility, and to work towards mutual degree recognition, following Modi’s visit to Moscow last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to provide state funding for 3,000 postgraduate students to study overseas over the next three years, provided they return to Russia to work for three years upon completion. A hefty fine will be due for students who break the terms of the scholarship.