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中文 Dear sir,
I want to know about biology and biotechnology Master taught program for open door olympaid winner
Best regards
The answer of Aleksandr Babich, Vice‑Rector for Youth Policy and Admissions:
Thank you for your interest in St Petersburg University.
The Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project is not included in the list of intellectual competitions, according to the results of which international applicants can be admitted to St Petersburg University without passing through a competitive selection process.
International applicants have a right to be accepted for study at St Petersburg University both on places funded by the Russian Government (within the framework of the quota established by Decree No. 2150 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2020) and on fee-paying (contractual) places.
The admissions to St Petersburg University for international applicants to master’s degree programmes on places funded by the Russian Government in academic year 2025/26 are held in the form of the Open International Olympiad for Foreign Students of Bachelor’s programmes.
For academic year 2025/26, the application period for participation in the Olympiad lasts to February 19, 2025. All the necessary for participation documents must be submitted via the Personal Account.
The list of the Olympiad subjects with the descriptions of Olympiad tasks and the list of correspondence between the Olympiad subjects and the educational programmes of the according level are published on the SPbU Admissions Committee official website.
The results of the Olympiads will be published no later than March 14, 2025.
Information on admission to fee-paying (contractual) basis is published on the official website of the Admissions Committee. The application period for fee-paying (contractual) basis in 2025 will be from 21 April 2025 to 25 June 2025. The lists of applicants who are recommended for admission at St Petersburg University on places under contracts for the provision of paid educational services based on the results of the competitive selection in 2025 will be published no later than 21 July 2025.
The list of available educational programmes and entrance examinations for admission of international applicants to master’s degree programmes on fee-paying (contractual) basis is published on the SPbU Admissions Committee official website. The field of study “Biology” is present in the list under the code “06.04.01”.
Tuition fees for 2025/26 academic year will be published on the SPbU Admission Committee official website no later than June 1, 2025.
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.
If you need any further information, feel free to contact International Admissions Office of the University by e-mail: admission@spbu.ru, or phone: +7 (812) 363-66-33.