Abstract: Openness in the work of state and municipal authorities and organizations is one of the basic principles in corruption prevention. The subject of this research is the normative acts and local normative acts that regulate the transition from paid to free education. Special attention is devoted to the analysis of the extent and accessibility of corresponding information on the official websites of federal universities. In the aspect of determination of anticorruption reserves, the research examines the state of the information, procedural and participative openness of this transition (on the example of federal universities). The conducted research allows concluding that federal universities generally ensure openness in the procedure of transitioning from paid to free education. At the same time, some colleges initiatively strive to provide full range of information needed for the students to transition to the free education. The level of procedural and participative openness differs from university to university.

Abstract: Openness in the work of state and municipal authorities and organizations is one of the basic principles in corruption prevention. The subject of this research is the normative acts and local normative acts that regulate the transition from paid to free education. Special attention is devoted to the analysis of the extent and accessibility of corresponding information on the official websites of federal universities. In the aspect of determination of anticorruption reserves, the research examines the state of the information, procedural and participative openness of this transition (on the example of federal universities). The conducted research allows concluding that federal universities generally ensure openness in the procedure of transitioning from paid to free education. At the same time, some colleges initiatively strive to provide full range of information needed for the students to transition to the free education. The level of procedural and participative openness differs from university to university.