Over 14,000 applications from the continent were submitted for the 2024–2025 academic year African students, particularly from Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Mali, and Chad, are leading in applications to Russian universities, the country’s federal agency for international cooperation told Izvestia newspaper on Wednesday.  According to Rossotrudnichestvo, for the 2024–2025 academic year, over 14,000 applications were submitted by African candidates; there were 2.7 contenders for every place available.