Thread: Elections in Belarus

Originally Posted by Crocodile

The thing is that almost all some of the western universities provide a lot of scholarships to those who study well. So much so that in practice you only have to pay (partially) for your bachelor degree.

To a few nerds in a particular university, and not always completely covering their study costs.

Originally Posted by Crocodile

The master's and ph.d. are in fact free (and you're usually left with some extra money as well).

They already work. You forgot to tell about academicians, never mind.

Originally Posted by Crocodile

However, that situation should not be officially titled the Free Education (TM) as the government gathers tremendous political dividends from that title while, as it turns out, requires their fee in just another way.

The word "бесплатный" literally is "unpaid", if you passed the entering contest, worked off 2 years you don't pay. The higher education is not mandatory there.