St Petersburg University
St Petersburg University
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Opening of a St Petersburg University Representative office at the University of Teheran has a goal to promote, support and strengthen the positions of the Russian language as well as popularise Russian science, culture and education.
Founded in 1724 by Russian Emperor Peter the Great, St Petersburg University became the first university in Russia. Today, St Petersburg University is an internationally recognised centre for education and research consistently rated among the world’s top universities in the most prestigious international rankings. In 2024 SPbU celebrated a 300th anniversary.
St Petersburg University is one of the two Russian universities with a special status, according to which it has the right to set its own educational standards and award its own diplomas in Russian and English.
Education
At present, St Petersburg University offers more than 500 degree programmes and more than 750 non-degree programmes. The University actively develops and promotes accessible and high-quality online education. Over 500 online courses have been developed by the University's leading professors with internationally recognized expertise. SPbU offers Preparatory Courses to help foreign citizens prepare for the main educational programmes to obtain Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Russian.
St Petersburg University set up a unique educational project ‘St Petersburg University Online School’, which has no rivals in Russia. Online School will enable its Russian-speaking schoolchildren from all over the world to study not only individual disciplines, but go through a full academic programme. Based on the results of successful training, they will receive educational credentials that will make it possible to enter Russian universities without having to make their educational credentials acceptable in Russia.
Contact
7– 9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St Petersburg, 199034, Russia
spbu.ru | english.spbu.ru
International Admission Office: abiturient.spbu.ru
007 812 363 66 33
Russian Language Programmes: russian4foreigners.spbu.ru
007 812 323 46 82
Online School
online-school@spbu.ru