Russia

See Russia Effective 15/12/2003
See Russia Effective 07/10/2002
See Russia Effective 04/02/2002

A Diplom ob okonchanii vysshego uchebnego zavedeniya – Diploma of Specialist with professional/specialist title – requiring five or more years of university level study is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.

A Masters Degree, Kandidat Nauk and a Doktor Nauk are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Kandidat Nauk or Doktor Nauk is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.

The above Russian qualifications must be awarded by a State Higher Educational Institution of Russia as listed by the Russian Federation National Committee for Higher Education below. More information about these institutions may be found on their web site at: www.russianenic.ru/english/cred/index.html

Universities of Scientific, Humanitarian, Economic and Medical Profile

Universities of Technical and Agrarian Profile

Higher Educational Institutions of Law and International Relations

Pedagogical Institutes

Higher Educational Institutions of Public Health

Higher Educational Institutions of Physical Culture

Higher Educational Institutions of Arts and Culture

Higher Educational Institutions of Economics

Polytechnical Higher Educational Institutions

Geological, Mining, Oil and Metallurgical Higher Educational Institutions

Higher Educational Institutions of Energetics, Electrical Engineering,Radio Engineering and Communications

Higher Educational Institutions of Machine-Building and Instrument Making

Higher Educational Institutions of Chemical Technology

Higher Educational Institutions of Forestry

Higher Educational Institutions of Food Technology

Higher Educational Institutions of Textile, Light and Service Industries

Higher Educational Institutions of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Higher Educational Institutions of Geodesy, Cartography and Hydrometeorology

Higher Educational Institutions of Transport

Higher Educational Institutions of Agriculture

Non-State Higher Educational Institutions of Russia and other institutions not listed above require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.

Effective 24/07/2006

Related Topics

Appendix 5 - List of Recognised Qualifications