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Recognition of Foreign Scientists' Degrees and Titles in the Russian Federation


The recognition of foreign academic degrees and titles in the Russian Federation is an official confirmation of the significance of foreign academic degrees and titles, aimed at ensuring access to professional activities for their holders within the Russian Federation, as well as granting their holders professional and (or) other rights provided for by international agreements of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation (ceased to be in force from 2017-01-01)1.

  1. Federal Law of August 23, 1996 No. 127-FZ "On Science and State Scientific and Technological Policy", amended on May 23, 2016, Article 6-2, paragraph 1, ceased to be in force from January 1, 2017 // Official Compilation of Normative Legal Acts of the Russian Federation. 1996. No. 35. Item 4137. ↩

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