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16 September 2021 News

Non-degree programmes for international students at St Petersburg University: from linguistics to geology

St Petersburg University offers more than 800 non-degree programmes. Among them are the programmes tailored to students who do not speak Russian. These programmes cover various areas: linguistics, contemporary Russian literature, sociology, law, software algorithms, geology, and other fields of science. Students will acquire integrated interdisciplinary skills.

Training is organised in the form of practical classes and lectures. Both traditional formats and various interactive teaching techniques, including those using multimedia equipment, are used. Enrolment in groups is scheduled for the beginning of the current academic year (October and November). English proficiency in their area of study is essential for students to be enrolled in the programme. The required level is specified for each programme.

Exploration and Exploitation of the Mineral Resources of the World Ocean

Russian Studies

Russian Language for English-speaking students (for beginners)

Contemporary Russian Literature

Russian for English speaking students (Beginners A1)

Contemporary Russian Society: Sociological Perspective

School for Foreign Students ’Introduction into Russian Law: Tips for Business’

School of Russian as Foreign Language in the Field of Tourism

If students pass the final assessment tests, they are issued a certificate in the standard form established by St Petersburg University.

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St Petersburg University Prepares to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory

SPbU Rector takes part in the ceremony of laying a capsule in the foundation of a church near Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery

St Petersburg University among the leaders in the RAEX-2025 subject rankings

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The Role of Physicists and Mathematicians in the Great Patriotic War

12 May 2025 Online exhibition

St Petersburg University Prepares to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory

7 May 2025 News

SPbU Rector takes part in the ceremony of laying a capsule in the foundation of a church near Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery

7 May 2025 News

Best Soviet Films on the Great Patriotic War

13 May 2025 Online lecture

"I am here to learn the Russian way of thinking"

24 April 2025 Student Reviews
"Peterburgskii Dnevnik" newspaper:

Nikolay Kropachev: "Churches at universities are becoming centres of spiritual life"

3 April 2025 Rector's Interviews
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