Among the applicants-girls to the Krasnodar flight School-12 people per place, to the Military Medical Academy-more than 20. Suvorov students and cadets were children from Tajikistan, Syria, Mongolia, South Ossetia and for the first time - from Laos.
Moscow. August 3. INTERFAX-The interest of young people in mastering the profession of a military sailor has significantly increased, one of the most popular among higher educational institutions of the Russian military department is the Ryazan Airborne School and Land Forces universities, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
"Since August 1, more than 13 thousand cadets have been enrolled in the first courses of military universities. As in the previous year, candidates passed entrance tests in their regions. The average competition was three and a half people per place, and up to six people in a number of specialties, " Shoigu said on a conference call on Tuesday, speaking about the results of the last admission campaign.
According to the minister, " among the most popular are the command universities of the Ground Forces and the Ryazan Airborne School."
"The interest of young people in mastering the profession of a military sailor has significantly increased. Engineering specialties related to the operation of the latest models of weapons and military equipment are very popular," Shoigu said.
In nine universities, including the Krasnodar Flight School, a set of girls was conducted.
"The competition was more than 12 people per place, and when entering the Military Medical Academy-more than 20 people per place," the minister said.
The admission campaign to the presidential cadet, Suvorov military, Nakhimov Naval Schools and cadet corps has also ended.