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中文 Iam interested in studying general medicine at the saint petersburg state university in the russian language. I want to first enroll in a preparatory year to study the Russian language after that i want to start my medical studies at the university. Could you please provide information about the procedure and documents needed to enroll in the preparatory language year. Additionally, after finishing the language course, do i have to do an entrance exam to get admission to the 6 year medicine program? Regarding the tuition fees, how much does the preparatory year and the medical studies cost?
The answer of Aleksandr Babich, Vice‑Rector for Youth Policy and Admissions:
For international applicants who are interested in further studying in Russian at SPbU, university offers an Additional educational programme “Preparatory Course (for foreign citizens)”.
St Petersburg University offers preparatory courses for international applicants to higher education institutions in the following fields of study:
- natural sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry);
- engineering sciences (and technology) (mathematics, physics and informatics);
- humanities (social science, history and literature);
- economics (social science, history and mathematics);
- medicine and biology (chemistry, biology and physics).
To submit your documents, you are required to make a personal account at our website “Personal Account. Preparatory Course” and fill in a questionnaire and an application form, print and sign your application for admission.
To take part in admission you have to attach in your personal account:
- your application for admission from Personal Account;
- a copy of your identity document;
- your educational credential and supplements thereto;
- a document issued by a medical institution in the country of the applicant’s residence confirming the absence of medical contraindications for studying, including confirmations from a psychiatrist and narcologist.
Preparatory course is fee-paying program, financial support is not provided for Preparatory course. The 2024/25 tuition fee for offline Preparatory course was 272,000 Rubles per year. The cost is expected to increase this year.
The 2025/26 admission for offline and online Preparatory course is held from 03.02.2025 till 25.08.2025.
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact Preparatory course of the University by e-mail: precourses@spbu.ru. Information on admission to the main educational programs can be obtained by contacting the Admissions Office for International Applicants by e-mail: admission@spbu.ru.