Rules for foreign citizens
Foreign citizens get education at Astrakhan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering on the programs of:
1)bachelor, master programs, specialists and postgraduate studies (full-time and part-time)
2)additional higher education (for students already enrolled at ASUACE or another university)
3)preparation courses (Russian language, basics of mathematics only full-time)
Foreign citizens are enrolled at ASUACE ONLY if they show international passport, migration card and education certificates/diplomas.
BACHELOR (four-year program), SPECIALIST (five-year program)
* Document of secondary or secondary professional education equal to the respective level of education in RF
MASTER (2-year program)
* Document of education equal to the level of a «Bachelor» in RF in accordance with the respective direction
* If the subjects done before don’t comply with the respective direction of education international citizens undergo an entrance test.
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
* Document of education equal to the level needed to gain a PhD in RF
The document/s must be also legalized and recognized.
Legalization is the procedure, providing the legality of a foreign document on the territory of Russian Federation. It means, that the document must be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of the document issue, and then by a Russian consulate at the same country. The legalization is possible only on the mainland territory of the country, which issued you your educational credential. Your citizenship does not matter here. Please consult the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Ministry of Justice/Ministry of Education in the country of your document’s origin on how to make your
document legal on the territory of Russian Federation, because some countries have agreements on legal assistance with Russian Federation, which may include acceptance of official documents per se. The agreements in Russian are listed on the web-site of the Ministry of Internal affairs of the Russian Federation. Consult the Ministry of foreign affairs of the country of your document’s origin, if the country has such an agreement with Russia.
After the legalization the documents, filled in a foreign language, must be translated into Russian at a Russian consulate or at another notary office, authorized by the Russian Federation. Your passport must be also translated into Russian as described above. There is no need to legalize your passport.
Recognition of educational credentials
National educational systems differ from country to country, which means that normally the document, confirming education/training in a foreign country, should be recognized in another. Applying at a Russian school of higher learning, an applicant must confirm, that the knowledge he/she acquired at the previous tier/level of education, is compatible with the Russian legal requirements (Federal Law On Education 273-ФЗ). Such recognition in the Russian Federation is operated by National Information Center for Recognition of Foreign Education (Russian ENIC). Please consult their web-site to know if the country, issued you your credential, has an agreement on mutual recognition of educational documents with Russian Federation. If such an agreement exists, there is no need to apply for the recognition. Otherwise apply the way the web-site describes. The procedure must finish by issuing you your personal Recognition Certificate. The procedure is charged, and generally takes 45 days. Usually, the documents without legalization/apostillation are not accepted for the recognition.