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中文 Hello Ma’am, I am 45 years old and from Pakistan. I want to learn the Russian language, but I don’t have any degree or certificate. I want to come to Russia for business but first I want to learn the Russian language and spend some time in Russia as a student to explore and reshare opportunities. I can read and write in English but know nothing about the Russian language. please guide me on which course is best for me. Thank you
The answer of Marina Lavrikova, Senior Vice-Rector for Academic Activities and Teaching Methods:
Thank you for your interest in additional educational programs of St. Petersburg State University.
In answer to your inquiry from 10.09.2024, I inform the following.
At St. Petersburg State University, for those wishing to study Russian, a number of additional educational programs has been developed and is being implemented, differing in the level of complexity and duration of study. The most popular additional educational program among foreign students is the program «Russian as a Foreign Language. General Course». The program has a modular structure and is used for foreign citizens with any level of Russian proficiency, including those who have not previously studied Russian. The main feature of the program is the opportunity to become involved in the learning process on any day throughout the year. The minimum period of study on the program «Russian as a Foreign Language. General Course» is 4 weeks, the maximum is 1 year. Classes are held in groups of 20 academic hours per week. The cost of the minimum period (1 module) of study is 43 000 rubles, the cost of study for 1 year will be 516 000 rubles. Payment has to be made at once for the entire period of study.
Please note that full-time training under the additional educational program can be taken by foreign students who have a study visa issued on the basis of an invitation from an educational institution. To enroll in program and issue an invitation, you need to fill in an application form on the SPbSU portal and attach a copy of your passport.
For more information about the program implemented, you can contact experts on educational and methodical work of the Center for Additional Educational Programs in the Field of Russian as a Foreign Language Natalia Kiselyova or Olesya Lashchevskaya by phone: +7 (812) 363-68-95 and e-mail info@rlci.spbu.ru.