Moscow University helps refugees

By Vestnik Kavkaza

This summer thousands of refugees from Ukraine have come to Russia. There are many children of school-age and school leavers among them. When September came, the problem of education became extremely acute for them and their parents. The Russian authorities and heads of universities are trying to help people who have found themselves in this difficult situation. They not only help them to go to universities, but also send humanitarian aid to their camps.

The rector of Moscow State University, Victor Sadovnichy, says that this summer the university organized collections of food and money to help Ukrainian refugees. “The cargo was sent to one of the refugee camp near Voskresensk. I should say the aid came right on time, as there were many children. The camp needed our aid. We decided to continue collecting aid. I allocated a special room for storing food and clothes. A group of enthusiasts collects the aid. And now we should decide where we will send this cargo for victims,” Victor Sadovnichy said.

The head of the MSU told journalists about the admission campaign taking place in Crimea: “We have admitted 513 people to our branches. 160 people were welcomed by the Sevastopol branch.” Sadovnichy stressed that initially it was planned to admit only 114 people to the Sevastopol branch, but an extra selection was held at the university's expense. “Regarding the difficult situation with refugees and the situation in Crimea, we admitted 160 people. Moreover, we have held an extra transfer from Ukrainian and other universities to the Sevastopol branch and transferred 60 people. Thus, the Sevastopol branch welcomes 220 people from Crimea and Ukraine,” Victor Sadovnichy stated.

He noted that people from Crimea and Ukraine went to MSU if they had passed the USE or transferred from other universities. “As transfers are going on, we believe that this year MSU and MSU branches have admitted more than 300 people from Crimea, Sevastopol, and Ukraine,” Sadovnichy said.

He also helped refugees who wanted to go to different universities of Russia. “I telephoned rectors and requested them to pay attention to these people. We managed to help many young people who wanted to go to other universities, not MSU,” Sadovnichy said.