"Russian Education" Federal Portal: SPbU Online School: Russian education available from any country in the world
In 2023, St Petersburg State University, with the support of the Government Office and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, launched an educational project for Russian-speaking students from all over the world: "SPbU Online School". The project aroused great interest among foreign students and their parents. Some 300 applications were received from 44 countries from children wishing to study according to Russian educational standards.
How do I become a student at SPbU Online School? What entrance tests will I have to take and who will assess them? Is the SPbU Online School curriculum sufficient to provide a well-rounded education? How is the learning process organised and how do students communicate with each other? What kind of certificate will I receive at the end of the course?
These and other questions are answered by SPbU experts in the new episode of the Educational Environment online programme, which you can watch by clicking here.
Programme experts:
- Alexander Babich, Senior Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Admissions at SPbU
- Ekaterina Zaugolnikova, Advisor to the Senior Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Admissions at SPbU
The programme is hosted by Alexander Milkus, Head of the Laboratory of Media Communication in Education at the Higher School of Economics.
The episode broadcast is available in the official group of the Russian Ministry of Education in the social network VKontakte and on the federal portal "Russian Education".
"Educational Environment is a weekly online discussion programme on the development of education in Russia. It is broadcast every Wednesday. This is an online platform for discussing current issues in education, upbringing and science, bringing together a wide range of experts: school principals and teachers, rectors and lecturers of pedagogical universities, colleges and vocational schools, institutions of additional education, representatives of regional education authorities.
St Petersburg University is a world-class centre for education, research and culture. In 2024, St Petersburg University celebrates its 300th anniversary.
SPbU offers more than 500 educational programmes and over 800 additional and advanced training programmes. In addition, the University creates its own online courses — today there are over 500 of them, with a total audience of over 4,000,000 worldwide, making SPbU one of the leaders in online education.