Russian higher education There are many good universities in Russia. It isn't so easy to enter a good university. It requires through preparation. Some students have to pay for their education. However, if you pass the exams successfully, you don't need to do it. Higher education can be internal and correspondence formation. The higher education lasts on the average 5 years. At the finish young people have examinations and if they pass them successful they get diploma. When young people leave university, they can get a good job or go to another university and get secondary higher education. The main trends in Russian higher education: the development of education as a service industry and the development of education as a key element in science, technology and innovation policy.