TOMSK, Apr 25 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk universities in 2017 to accept on state-funded places 9.64 thousand students - that is 300 more than a year earlier; at the same time in some universities is decreasing the number of places for bachelors, but is increasing for masters, the deputy governor on scientific educational complex and innovative policy Mikhail Sonkin said on Tuesday.
"In 2017 at the Tomsk universities there are 9,64 thousand state-funded places in the programs of specialist, bachelor and master. In some universities, which position themselves as universities of the master and postgraduate type, decreases the number of places in bachelor's program, increases the number of places in magistracy. In some universities – on the contrary", – told Sonkin at a press conference in the RIA Tomsk media center.
According to his data, in comparison with last year the number of the state-funded places in general across the Tomsk region grown by 300. In 2014 in all higher education institutions of the region there were in the sum 8,7 thousand state-funded places. The greatest increase – is in the Tomsk State University, Siberian State Medical University and Tomsk Polytechnic University.Sonkin specified that special attention is paid to training of specialists in socially important specialties: physicians, teachers, cultural workers and others.
As noted the representatives of the universities participating in the press conference, each university has its own specifics of distribution of state-funded places. For example, in Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics state-funded places are only for specialized technical specialties.