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Question: I'm Egyptian Student. I get master Degree in Computer & Information System and i hope to complete my study in Russia. first can i know all details about the study in the university? second can i get scholarship or partial scholarship? thank you
The answer of Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs Ekaterina Babelyuk: In 2013 SPbU held admission in accordance with the Regulations of admissions to main educational postgraduate programmes (aspirantura) published on official SPbU webpage in “Admission to SPbU” section.
PhD programmes in SPbU are instructed in Russian. For those who don't have sufficient level of Russian language proficiency or want to improve it, Russian language courses are available within additional educational programmes for 1 year. Information on the courses can be found here.
Admission to places financed from the Federal budget is possible in accordance with the Russian Federation Government Decree dated 08.10.2013 N 891 "On the quota for education of foreign citizens and people without citizenship" with assignment letters issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
In order to take part in the competition within procedure stated above you should contact Ministry of Education in Egypt or directly the United Committee of foreign citizens admission, phone: +7 (812) 328-32-91, E-mail: admission@spbu.ru.
Foreign citizens can also be admitted to SPbU PhD programmes as fee-paying (contractual) students. In this case candidates should submit application and the documents stated above, have an interview with a potential scientific advisor and pass the entrance examinations. Enrollment to PhD programmes for the places on fee-paying (contractual) basis is conducted after signing the contract for education and submitting valid in the Russian Federation copy of the medical insurance for the whole study period.
Documents admission period to SPbU PhD programmes in 2013 was from 8th of July to 10th of August. Entrance examinations to PhD programmes were held from 20th of August to 29th of August. Enrollment was held from 1st of September 2013 after the entrance examination results.
Information on the admission to SPbU in 2013 is published on the official SPbU website in “Admission to SPbU” section, in “Admissions of Foreign citizens” subsection. You can also find answers on the foreign citizens admission to SPbU given by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs in the guestbook.
Information on admission regulations in 2014 is published on the website starting from 20.02.2014.
Additionally I would like to inform you that all the foreign documents on education and (or) qualification (recognized in the Russian Federation or not) should be legalized in accordance with the established procedure and translated into Russian.