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中文 What are the admission requirements for the General Medicine program at Saint Petersburg State University? I recently graduated from high school (June 2024) and would like to know the following:
- What are the application requirements for international students applying to the General Medicine program?
- Is there an entrance exam? If so, what does it include?
- When does the application process begin?
- What are the specific requirements for studying General Medicine in English?
- What are the tuition fees for the General Medicine program (in both English and Russian, if applicable)? Are there any scholarships or financial aid options available for international students?
The answer of Aleksandr Babich, Vice‑Rector for Youth Policy 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 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 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.
For academic year 2025/26, the application period for participation in the Olympiads lasts to February 19, 2025. All the necessary for participation documents must be submitted via the Personal Account. The participants of the Olympiad subjects ‘General Medicine’, ‘Dentistry’, ‘Pharmacy’ and ‘Nursing’ additionally need to submit the certificates confirming the undertaking of medical examinations.
The list of the Olympiad subjects with the descriptions of Olympiad tasks is published on the SPbU Admissions Committee official website. There are also published descriptions of Olympiad tasks for Olympiad subjects ‘General Medicine (in Russian)’ and ‘General Medicine (in English)’. The list of correspondence between the Olympiad subjects and the educational programmes of the according level is published here.
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 — 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 fee-paying (contractual) basis is published on the SPbU Admissions Committee official website.
The tuition fee depends on the chosen educational programme. Information about the tuition fee in the 2024/25 academic year can be found on the website of the Admissions Committee. Up-to-date information on tuition fees in the 2025/26 academic year will be published no later than June 1, 2025 on the website of the Admissions Committee.
Please note that 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.