The idea came to Adam (the first name has been changed) in the middle of the night, one evening in the winter of 2023. “I was scrolling on my phone when I came across a video of an Egyptian who was promoting a scholarship in Russia,” says the 25-year-old with a stern look. No exam is required, and the application file only requires a copy of the passport and a baccalaureate certificate, boasts the YouTuber. A golden opportunity for Adam, “devastated” after his recent “unjust exclusion” from a prestigious Cairo university where he was preparing to graduate in anthropology and political science.
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