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A grant from the state budget in the amount of 511 million rubles will be allocated to Far Eastern Federal University for the implementation of the Competitiveness Enhancement Program in 2016. The relevant order was signed by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on the basis of the decision by the Council on Competitiveness Enhancement of the Leading Russian Universities.

In March 2016, FEFU President Sergey Ivanets presented to the Council the FEFU initiatives for the enhancement of the international competitiveness and for the advance in the leading world rankings, which were welcomed and approved by the authoritative experts. Considering the road maps of each 21 participating to the 5top100 Project universities, the Council paid particular attention to the analysis of the results already achieved, as well as to the availability of a clear system of the development priorities in respect of the scientific-educational activities and the management system, which ensure strong position of the group of the leading Russian universities in the global academic system.

The Council recommended to set up three groups and to allocate the subsidies in the amount of 900 million rubles, 511 million rubles, and 150 million rubles respectively to the universities within each of them for 2016. Far Eastern Federal University was included in the group of seven universities with the financing of 511million rubles for the implementation of the Competitiveness Enhancement Program.

The Russian Federation Government considered the Council's proposals at its regular meeting and approved the financing of the universities participating in the 5top100 Project. A total of 10.9 billion rubles have been allocated to the 21 universities from the federal budget under the Professional Education Development Subprogram within the Education Development State Program for 2013–2020.

As we have already informed, Far Eastern Federal University embarked on a Competitiveness Enhancement Program implementation in 2014 with low starting positions, but in two and a half years it has become one of the leaders in the growth of international recognition. Purposefully working on implementing its road map and constantly updating it, the University achieved, and in some areas exceeded the planned figures.

The significant FEFU achievement during its participation in the 5top100 Project became its improved position in the QS World University Rankings: the University rose from the 700+ band to 650-700 band, despite the increased number of participants in the rankings. Far Eastern Federal University has also strengthened its position in the Top 100 of the QS University Rankings: BRICS and QS University Rankings: Emerging Europe and Central Asia, and it became the leader in growth among the 5top100 Project participants in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.