The beginning of summer is the final lap for many students - a busy period of passing the State Exams and defending final qualification works.

This year’s the graduates are not only Russian students, but also students who came to ISU from different countries of the world. 92 оf the Bachelor’s degree graduates are foreign students from China, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Belarus. 78 of them are majoring in Linguistics, and the rest – in Economics, Teaching, Psychology and International Relations.

33 of the Master’s degree graduates are foreign students from such countries as China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Ramadhan Muhammad Iqbal, Master’s degree graduate of the Faculty of History, Department of World History and International Relations:

I completed my Master’s degree at the Faculty of History of ISU through a scholarship programme in Russia. Studying in Russia was an amazing new experience, with a new culture, new knowledge and new challenges. Irkutsk State University is a quite comfortable place for me to study. Thanks to the high level of professionalism of teachers, I can easily receive important knowledge. I have the motivation to increase my knowledge that I can get in Russia, and I will use it wisely and bring benefits to myself, my family, and other people in need. Another motivation is that I want to make my good name, my family, alma mater, and the nation proud for being part of this scholarship programme. I will help build and work together optimally and devote myself fully to the nation and country with the knowledge I have acquired.