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5 December 2017 News

Certificate of SPbU on-line courses — bonus at the entrance tests

St Petersburg University is actively engaged in developing high-quality on-line courses for anyone across the globe.

The courses offered by the University both in Russian and English can be found on the Russian platform “Open Education” and Coursera.

You can access a new module once a week and it is highly convenient as you can study any time. Still if you want to get a certificate, you should pass the tests and prepare projects in time. In 2018, if you have the certificates, you will be given 10 pointы at the graduate and post-graduate entrance examination.   

Learn more about SPbU on-line courses.

How you can get a certificate

Open Education: register and listen to the course for free, you can get a certificate at the end of the course on a paid basis.

Coursera: you can listen to the courses free of charge or pay a subscription fee; if you have successfully passed the tests, you will get a certificate.  

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