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中文 Hello and greeting I am an international applicant from Iran I am planning to apply for medical school at St. Petersburg National University, but unfortunately I don’t know how to do it. I hope you can guide me.
The answer of Aleksandr Babich, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Admissions:
Thank you for your interest in St Petersburg University.
International applicants have a right to be accepted for study at St Petersburg University both on the government-funded places within the framework of the quota established by Decree No. 2150 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2020 and places under contracts for the charged educational services.
For academic year 2024/25, the application period for the government-funded basis was from 15.11.2023 to 23.02.2024, and for the fee-paying (contractual) basis it is from 15.04.2024 to 21.06.2024.
In the field of medicine, SPbU offers such bachelor’s and specialist’s degree programmes as «Nursing (in English)», «General Medicine (in English)», and «Dental Medicine (in English)». The full list of bachelor’s and specialist’s degree programmes open for admissions in 2024 is published on the website. Descriptions of the programmes are available here.
The admissions tests are held online in the form of a competitive selection of documents (portfolio). The required documents and applications are accepted in digital format via the Applicant’s Personal Account.
Please note that the majority of the degree programmes of St Petersburg University are implemented in Russian. For foreign citizens who want to improve their Russian language skills, St Petersburg University implements an additional educational programme «Preparatory Department (for International Applicants)» and courses in Russian as a foreign language.
For all questions concerning admissions, please contact the International Admissions Office of St Petersburg University, tel. +7 (812) 363-66-33, e-mail: admission@spbu.ru.