Kiriyenko opens third 'Time of Heroes' intake to veterans without higher education
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What happened
Sergei Kiriyenko announced on November 9 that the third intake of the presidential "Time of Heroes" cadre program has opened and that eligibility now includes war participants and veterans without higher education.
Why it matters
The announcement changes entry criteria for a federal state-recruitment program and starts a new intake cycle with a defined window through January 25. That gives the Kremlin a larger pool for placing veterans into administrative, political, and public-sector roles.
First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko said on November 9 that the federal "Time of Heroes" program will begin its third intake and will now accept participants and veterans of the war who do not have higher education. The program is a presidential personnel mechanism for moving veterans into state and public-sector careers. The new eligibility rule broadens the recruitment pool ahead of an intake process that is set to run through January 25, creating a measurable next phase in how the Kremlin structures veteran incorporation into official institutions.
Watch for
The official Time of Heroes program website publishing the third-intake application rules and selection calendar by 2026-11-12 The Presidential Administration or Sergei Kiriyenko naming the size of the third cohort or quota for veterans without degrees by 2026-11-12 A Kremlin-affiliated platform releasing regional placement targets or partner institutions for the 2026-2027 intake by 2026-11-12 No public clarification from the Presidential Administration by 2026-11-12 on whether degree-free entrants will be eligible for federal civil-service tracks
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