It is reported that the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic recently sent a letter to all universities in the country, urging them to discontinue technical and professional education for Russian students. Many Russian students will have to go home. But there is another op

It is reported that the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic recently sent a letter to all universities in the country, urging them to discontinue technical and professional education for Russian students. Many Russian students will have to go home. But there is another option, you just need to formally declare that you disagree with Russian policy, under which condition you can continue your education.

czech said these sanctions are based on directly applicable EU Council regulations prohibiting the provision of technical assistance to individuals, legal entities and organizations in the listed countries. The Czech Ministry of Education said that provision of higher education and support for applied research, among other things, can be considered technical assistance according to the European Commission .

At the same time, the country’s Ministry of Education admitted that the country’s universities have considerable autonomy and are free to make decisions. The Ministry of Education cannot force them to do one thing or another, so this letter is just a letter of advice.

It is understood that not all heads of higher education institutions liked the ministry's recommendations and therefore began to work around the sanctions requirements. At Czech Technical University they invited Russian students to write a letter stating their "anti-war position". In the future, these letters will be sent to the Financial and Analytical Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic for consideration, allowing their authors to remain in the country.

About 800 Russians are currently studying at the Czech Technical University alone. "We are trying to find a way to comply with the sanctions against Russia while allowing Russian students to continue their studies. We absolutely want to prevent students from being forced to return to the Russian Federation due to sanctions.