Russia Backs Sending Top Students Abroad With a Catch

First time accepted submitter Clark Schultz writes "Vladimir Putin plans to send the country's top domestic students abroad in an effort to prepare engineers, doctors, and scientists with the most modern education. The initiative comes with a catch: Students must return to Mother Russia to work. Though critics say that the students may be tempted to stay abroad after receiving their advanced degrees, Putin is confident they will be properly motivated to keep up their end of the bargain. As one advocate notes, the 'brilliant' practice of educating Russians at top global universities dates back to the times of Peter the Great."

Re:Seems reasonable

[Anonymous Coward]

Surely since it is Putin: if they don't want to come back it is fine as long as they don't mind their tea tasting of Polonium.