Russian universities have begun offering applicants benefits in exchange for service in the Russian army. In particular, one of the country's largest film universities promised applicants enrollment on a budget without exams after signing a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council, writes UNN.
Russian universities are finally turning into ordinary recruitment centers, and education is becoming just a cover for replenishing the army of the aggressor state
A striking confirmation of this trend was the case at the main film university of the Russian Federation - the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography. The institution's Faculty of Cinematography openly promised applicants enrollment on a budget without entrance exams, but with one "small" condition — the prior signing of a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense for a year of service in unmanned systems units.
Significantly, in this scheme, applicants are not even offered training for appearances. The system works on the principle of pure barter: first you go to war, and then, if you survive, in 2027 you will be enrolled in the first year without exams, provided with a dormitory and the status of a "veteran." In fact, higher education in Russia has become bait to attract young people to the front.
Educational institutions in the Russian Federation have finally lost their original purpose. They have integrated into the Kremlin's war machine as a conveyor belt for supplying "cannon fodder