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Festival

St Petersburg University Day

7 - 15 February 2025
Universitetskaya Embankment, 7–9; Teatralnaya Square, 1

On 8 February (28 January, old style) 1724, St Petersburg University was founded by decree of Peter the Great, which also established the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

The celebration was officially included in the St Petersburg Law "On holidays and memorial days in St Petersburg" on 16 October 2024.

Programme

7 February

  • Mendeleev Championship: Final results announcement

8 February

  • Noon cannon salute from the Peter and Paul Fortress in honour of St Petersburg University Day
  • Open Day at SPbU Museums and Collections
  • SPbU Applicant Day
  • Exhibition Outstanding Alumni — Nobel Laureates: I. P. Pavlov, I. I. Mechnikov, N. N. Semyonov, L. D. Landau, A. M. Prokhorov, V. V. Leontief, L. V. Kantorovich, I. A. Brodsky, A. I. Yekimov at the Maxim Gorky Scientific Library of SPbU

11 February

  • Formal meeting of the SPbU Academic Council
  • Ceremony of the handover of the 300 Years of SPbU flag from the Roscosmos State Corporation during the Academic Council meeting

12 February

  • Formal gathering of the SPbU community at the Mariinsky Theatre

14 February

  • Concert by SPbU creative ensembles
  • International Book Giving Day

15 February

  • Chess tournament on 50 boards between St Petersburg University and Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University, dedicated to SPbU’s anniversary
Events

Yalta, the Twilight of the Big Three

Vladimir Nabokov’s Beloved Butterflies

NetConference: Start-ups and Entrepreneurship

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