About admission of foreign citizens to St. Petersburg State University - Виртуальная приемная СПбГУ

Madam I have some queries with respect to the Masters in International Relations in European Studies Course. Madam I wanted to ask whether the Course is online, tests required to get admission to study in Russian University, and Madam are there any free zoom calls where we can ask queries regarding Course. Also are there any Russian language course online and do we need to cerrtofcaion of Russian language before we take admission

The answer of Aleksandr Babich, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Admissions:

International applicants have a right to be accepted for study at St Petersburg University both on the government-funded places within the framework of the quota established by Decree No. 2150 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2020 and places under contracts for the charged educational services. For academic year 2023/24, admissions were based on the results of a competitive selection of documents (portfolio). The required documents and applications were accepted in digital format via the Applicant’s Personal Account. The full lists of master’s degree programmes that were open for admissions for academic year 2023/24 are published in section «Admissions Committee» of the website of St Petersburg University. Descriptions of these degree programmes are available here.

Detailed information on the admissions procedures and lists of degree programmes for academic year 2024/25 will be published in section «Admissions Committee» of the website of St Petersburg University.

Please note that some 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.

For all questions concerning admissions, please contact the International Admissions Office of St Petersburg University, tel. +7 (812) 363—66—33, e-mail: admission@spbu.ru.

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