OREANDA-NEWS  The Russian government has expanded the list of foreign educational and scientific organizations whose diplomas do not need to be confirmed in the Russian Federation, including four foreign universities from Greece, Great Britain, New Zealand and Japan.

The corresponding decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, was published on Wednesday.

According to the document, four foreign universities are included in the list: Kapodistrias National University of Athens (Greece), Birkbeck College of the University of London (Great Britain), Lincoln University (New Zealand) and Hiroshima University (Japan).