The strategizing session of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education “Outcomes of the admission process 2025. Techniques and trends of organizing admissions in 2026, prospects for 2027” took place in Kazan on October 8-10, 2025. This session, hosted by Kazan Federal University, brought together over 700 representatives of leading universities and organizations across Russia. It was opened by Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Andrey Omelchuk, who remarked on the high efficiency of the 2025 admissions campaign in Russia. Other speakers were Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Labor and Employment Yan Talbatsky, Acting Director of the Department for State Policy in Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Elena Tumakova, Head of the Center for Competencies in Education and Culture of GovTech Unified Digital Platform Dmitry Pukhov, Director of the A.V. Starovoitov Center for Information Technologies and Systems for Executive Power Authorities Pavel Starikov, Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science Svetlana Kochetova, and others.

Karelian Research Centre was represented at this event by Head of the Doctoral Studies Department Olga Koshman. The second day of the event was dedicated to group work. The session participants formed 15 groups, two of which were thematic—focusing on culture and on doctoral studies. The doctoral studies group, which included Olga Koshman, was moderated by Pavel Agrba, Candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics from Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. The group members discussed the challenges they faced during the admissions campaign and developed proposals and recommendations to improve the admissions process. These recommendations were discussed on the third day of the session with Andrey Omelchuk, Dmitry Pukhov, and Pavel Starikov.

- It was very useful to hear first-hand about the plans for the upcoming admissions and to participate in its organization, to connect with colleagues from scientific and educational institutions, exchange experiences, discuss pressing issues, and find solutions. I hope such sessions will be held on a regular basis, helping us to respond to future challenges promptly and flexibly, - shared Olga Koshman.


Olga Koshman with colleagues at the strategizing session “Outcomes of the admission process 2025. Techniques and trends of organizing admissions in 2026, prospects for 2027” in Kazan

According to the specialist, the KarRC RAS Doctoral Studies Department completed the 2025 admissions without any violations or issues, having mastered all the digital novelties. All 100% of applications for admission were submitted to KarRC RAS via the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services and were processed there. This year, there were two phases of admission to doctoral studies at KarRC RAS – main and additional – and 16 applicants were admitted as doctoral students on a state-funded basis.

- The Doctoral Studies Department thanks everyone who participated in the 2025 admissions and looks forward to the upcoming 2026 campaign with optimism, - noted Olga Koshman.

To learn more about scientific staff training programs at KarRC RAS Doctoral Studies Department visit the department page on the corporate website.