Russian graduates told in what areas they want to get a profession

According to the study, 79% of young people plan to get a higher education, and 21% - a specialized secondary education.

Among the priority areas for admission by the respondents are medicine (12%), culture and art (11%), IT (10%), the legal field (9%), finance, civil service and education (7% each), marketing and PR ( 6%), industry (5%).

In addition, 19% of applicants plan to consider several areas for admission.

The main criterion for choosing a profession, almost a third of respondents called high income, 26% important work in the specialty, 20% - the demand for the profession or guaranteed employment, and 16% - career prospects.

In total, 1,670 residents of the country who are finishing school this year took part in the survey.

Earlier, State Duma Vice Speaker Boris Chernyshov proposed opening branches of leading Russian universities in the liberated territories of Ukraine.