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中文 I am a Bangladeshi citizen I want to learn Russian language level A0-A2 will I be accommodated? And how much should be paid for free tuition for one year?
The answer of Marina Lavrikova, Senior Vice-Rector for Academic Activities:
Thank you for your interest in additional educational programs of St Petersburg University.
In answer to your inquiry from 29.12.2024, I inform you that at St Petersburg 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 minimum period of study on the program «Russian as a Foreign Language. General Course» is 4 weeks, the maximum is 76 weeks.
In 2024–2025 academic year, the cost of study for 1 module (4 weeks) is RUB 43,000, for 1 year it is RUB 516,000. Payment has to be made at once for the entire period of study. There is no scholarship or financial assistance for students to participate in this course.
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 a standard form invitation from the educational institution.
Accommodation of trainees of additional educational programs can be carried out in one of the dormitories of SPbU though subject to availability.
To enroll in the program, you should fill in the application form on the SPbU portal at this address, having attached a copy of your passport.
For more information about the program implemented, you can contact expert on educational and methodical work of the Center for Additional Educational Programs in the Field of Russian as a Foreign Language Evgeniya Donchenko by phone: +7 (812) 363-68-95 or e-mail: rlci@spbu.ru. You can also find the information on the section of the SPbU portal "Programs / The Russian Language for Foreigners" at this address.