Minutes of the Rector’s Meeting
Results of collaboration between St Petersburg University, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and academic institutes
The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education of the Russian Federation, and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Sergei Lyulin, took part in the Rector's meeting to discuss the results of collaboration between St Petersburg University, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and academic institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The St Petersburg University's Vice-Rector for Research Sergey Mikushev told that there was a considerable number of joint projects between the University and the Russian Academy of Sciences, with over 25% of publications by St Petersburg University researchers published in collaboration with the colleagues at the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Research agreements
№ |
Name of research |
Funding organisation / Ordering company |
Directions for research and development / St Petersburg University Resource Centre |
1 |
Typology of the Niger–Congo languages |
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) |
Language and linguistics |
2 |
Development of mathematical model to filter ground waters at the emergency site of the minefield SKRU-2 (Uralkalii) |
Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg branch |
Geology |
3 |
Assessment of influence of the Sosnovoborsky nuclear industrial complex on migration conditions of radionuclides in ground waters |
Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg branch |
Geology |
4 |
Geochronological study based on the improved variant of the radioactive carbon method of the late Pleistocene sediments in the sections of the Lower Ob River |
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Earth Sciences / interdisciplinary |
5 |
Geochronological study based on the improved method of the radioactive carbon method of bottom sediments of the Sea of Azov |
The Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Earth Sciences / interdisciplinary |
6 |
Optimisation of the methodology of synthesis of grafted copolymers based on polysaccharides and silicone. Development of approaches to create materials based on synthesised polymeric products |
Institute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Polymers |
7 |
Magnetic fields of the active zones on the Sun at the coronal heights |
St Petersburg branch of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
8 |
Study of electronic and spin structure of the Dirac materials and two-dimensional systems with large spin–orbit interaction |
Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics |
Condensed matter physics |
9 |
Chaotic dynamics of the low-mass bodies and satellite systems of exoplanets, code 'Exoplanets-9' |
Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
10 |
Study of the h-BN-based nano-structures doped by various atoms |
Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Nanotechnology |
11 |
Study of thin films of various compounds synthesised on the silicon substrate by using electronic microscopy techniques |
Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Nanotechnology |
12 |
Synthesis by using atomic layer deposition (ALD) of films of various compounds on the silicon substrates of various orientations, including those with epitaxial film of silicon carbide, and study of physical and chemical properties of the structures |
Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Innovative technologies of composite nanomaterials |
13 |
Structural phase change in micro- and nano-sized samples of nickel-containing intermetallides |
Kotelnikov Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Nanotechnology |
14 |
Research of samples of the ordering company by using translucent and scanning electron microscopy techniques and ion-beam processing of the surface |
Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Nanotechnology |
15 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance study of the carbon nanodots |
Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Centre for Diagnostics of Functional Materials for Medicine, Pharmacology, and Nanoelectronics |
16 |
Study of the metamaterials and structures AIGaAsSb-AsSb |
Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
X-ray diffraction techniques of research |
17 |
Influence of microstrains and size of crystallites LiFePO4 on the efficiency and resource of Li-ion batteries |
Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
X-ray diffraction techniques of research |
18 |
Study of the physical properties of the materials for hydrogen energetics |
Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Centre for Diagnostics of Functional Materials for Medicine, Pharmacology, and Nanoelectronics |
19 |
Study of the physical properties of the materials for hydrogen energetics |
Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Physical methods to study surface |
20 |
Study of dielectric properties of substituted composite oxides with a pyrochlore-type structure |
Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Centre for Diagnostics of Functional Materials for Medicine, Pharmacology, and Nanoelectronics |
21 |
Study of the handwritten manuscripts by using the Raman spectroscopy, absorption spectroscopy, and photography |
Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Optics and laser technology to study matter |
22 |
Study of the material base used in restoration and conservation of the paper documents by using optics and laser technology |
Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Optics and laser technology to study matter |
23 |
Application of optics and laser technology to study handwritten monuments |
St Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Optics and laser technology to study matter |
24 |
Design of the luminescent complexes of transition metals based on bis- and tetrakis-phosphines |
Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Optics and laser technology to study matter |
25 |
Thermal analysis of geopolymers |
Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials |
Thermogravimetric and calorimetric research methods |
26 |
Obtaining data on the research plan under the grant from the Russian Science Foundation (Agreement № 19-75-20033) |
D. O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology |
Biobank |
27 |
Obtaining data on the research plan under a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (Agreement No19-74-20136) |
Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Biobank |
28 |
Obtaining data on the research plan under the grant from the Russian Science Foundation (Agreement № 19-74-20102) |
Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Biobank |
29 |
Work on sequencing nucleic acids at one-time customer requests in accordance with the research methodology specified in the application followed by the preparation of a relevant report |
Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Biobank |
30 |
The mechanism of formation of late rare-metal carbonites: from magmogenesis to hypergenesis (Agreement № 19-77-10039 with the Russian Science Foundation) |
Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Geomodel |
31 |
Electron microscopy and microanalysis of mineral raw materials using a scanning electron microscope Hitachi S-3400N Oxford X-Max 20 with energy dispersive analysis with the preparation of a relevant report |
Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Geomodel |
32 |
Influence of pollutants on microbiota at the cellular and population levels |
St Petersburg Scientific-Research Centre for Ecological Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Cultivation of Microorganisms / Environmental Safety Observatory |
Publication activity of St Petersburg University and Russian Academy of Sciences (number and level of joint publications) * in 2020
Number of publications indexed in Scopus (SciVal data) |
||||
Overall number |
Q1 and Q2 |
|||
pcs |
% of the overall number of publications by St Petersburg University |
pcs |
% |
|
Publications by St Petersburg University |
4,383 |
100 |
2,235 |
51 |
among them are joint publications with the Russian Academy of Sciences (in all profiles of the organisation)**, (overlapping is possible) |
1,323 |
30 |
677 |
51 |
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) |
1,018 |
23 |
567 |
56 |
RAS – St Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute |
114 |
3 |
94 |
82 |
RAS – Ioffe Institute |
101 |
2 |
54 |
53 |
RAS – Siberian Branch |
87 |
2 |
61 |
70 |
RAS – St Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics |
85 |
2 |
33 |
39 |
Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
59 |
1 |
28 |
47 |
Russian Academy of Medical Sciences |
56 |
1 |
31 |
55 |
RAS – Institute for Nuclear Research |
54 |
1 |
53 |
98 |
* Organisations with over 50 joint publications
** Not all of the Russian Academy of Sciences' organisations have a separate profile in Scopus / WoS
Joint events of St Petersburg University and academic institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences
№ |
Name of the event |
Dates |
Name of the institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
1 |
4th Stability and Control Processes Conference in memory of Professor Vladimir Zubov |
5 October 2020–9 October 2020 |
V. A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences RAS, St Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences |
2 |
15th International Conference 'Game Theory and Management' (GTM 2020) |
5 October 2020–9 October 2020 |
Institute of Applied Mathematical Research of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
3 |
Annual Joint NDACC-IRWG & TCCON Meeting |
11 May 2020–15 May 2020 |
Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
4 |
Series of research seminars |
monthly, online |
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
5 |
Dogilev's readings |
December 2020 |
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
6 |
International Scientific Conference 'Human Abilities and Mental Resources in the World of Global Changes' dedicated to the 65th anniversary of V. N. Druzhinin |
30 October 2020–31 October 2020 |
Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
7 |
Ananiev Readings – 2020. Psychology of military, enforcement and governmental services: achievements and development prospects |
8 December 2020–11 December 2020 |
Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
8 |
International round table 'Strategies for the development of the Baltic region: a view from Russia and Germany' |
1 October 2020–2 October 2020 |
Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
9 |
International Conference 'Youth Diplomacy – Baltic Vector' |
26 November 2020 |
Centre for Belarusian Studies of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
10 |
Foresight 2030: Youth Diplomacy in Russia and the Nordic Countries |
27 November 2020 |
Centre for Belarusian Studies of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
11 |
Presentation of the project 'Northern Allies: the USSR and Canada during the Second World War' |
17 December 2020 |
Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
Sergey Mikushev noted that for the second year in a row since 2019, St Petersburg University and the Russian Academy of Sciences have been cooperating within the framework of Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation № 1781 dated 30 December 2018 'On the implementation of scientific and scientific-methodological guidance by the federal state budgetary institution “Russian Academy of Sciences” and research-methodological administration of research and technical activities of research organisations and educational institutions of higher education, as well as expert evaluation of research and research-technical results obtained by these organisations, and on amendments to some acts of the Government of the Russian Federation'.
Before this decree entered into force, St Petersburg University had held open university competitions (offering the possibility of participation to scientists from any organisations in Russia and worldwide) and attracted external scientists for expert evaluation of applications. Among them were scientists from academic organisations and members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2018, 120 experts (all of them are external) carried out expert evaluation of applications. 43 out of 120 experts (35% of the total) were from the academic institutions and members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and other organisations. External qualified expert evaluation allows the University to move forward more efficiently (about 10% of projects are cut off as low-quality projects).
On 28 January 2021, the University was the first among the universities that are subordinated to the Government of the Russian Federation to conclude an agreement on: the procedure and deadlines for submission of the projects on research topics to the Russian Academy of Sciences; a draft plan of research and reports on research and experimental developments funded from the federal budget; obtained research and (or) research-technical results for the reporting financial year; deadline for the assessment and preparation of conclusions on research topics, draft research plans, reports by the Russian Academy of Sciences; and a draft of the Strategic Plan of St Petersburg University for 2021–2030.
As part of the agreement between the University and the Russian Academy of Sciences, in 2020 the Russian Academy of Sciences carried out expert evaluation of: the results (reports) of research that was conducted at the University in 2020; new topics for 31 research projects (via new competitions); and the development of the draft of the Strategic Plan of the University up to 2030. The experts of the Russian Academy of Sciences made some remarks on only four projects on new topics ('Effective and safe electrochemical power sources using electrolytes based on ionic liquids', the head of the project is Vladimir Chizhik; 'Photocatalytic platform for the transformation of organic molecules in flow-through photoreactors’, the head of the project is Mikhail Kinzhalov; 'Development of scientific foundations for the creation of bioactive surfaces of titanium materials for bone implantation and study of the effect of the surface geometry and chemical composition of ceramic nanocoatings on the mechanics and biomedical properties of the implant’, the head of the project is Nikita Morozov; 'Assessment of biogenic risks in the Arctic region: environmental, geographical, and biological aspects’, the head of the project is Andrei Selikhovkin; and on two ongoing projects ('Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry', the head of the project is Allan Kalueff; 'Study of genomic, proteomic and metabolic characteristics of biological objects’, the head of the project is Kirill Volkov). The opinion of the experts at the Russian Academy of Sciences on four new topics was taken into account when summing up the results of the competitions at St Petersburg University, and none of these new projects was supported. The comments on one of the ongoing projects ('Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry') were eliminated and a positive conclusion of the Russian Academy of Sciences was received. For another project ('Study of genomic, proteomic and metabolic characteristics of biological objects') it was not required to resubmit the materials for consideration, these comments would be taken into account by the project members when reporting in 2021. All 45 submitted research reports received a positive conclusion from the Russian Academy of Sciences. The experts made comments on seven projects that would be eliminated when submitting reports for 2021 on all these ongoing projects.
Within the framework of the national project 'Science', St Petersburg University and the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences submit and win joint applications for scientific competitions. For the second year in a row, the world-class centre 'The Euler International Mathematical Institute' created jointly by St Petersburg University and St Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been operating. The world-class research centre 'Agrobiotechnologies' brings together such organisations as the Federal Research Centre 'Fundamentals of Biotechnology' of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Federal Research Centre 'Informatics and Management' of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Every second application from St Petersburg University for the competitions of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education is submitted jointly with the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Advisor to the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Professor Sergei Lyulin, who graduated from St Petersburg University in 1994, noted in his speech that recent years had seen the revival of the traditions of good relations between St Petersburg University and the Russian Academy of Sciences and a revival of the relationships between the administration of the University and the Academy. He said that the scientific publications of scientists from St Petersburg University and the Russian Academy of Sciences were of very high quality, with about half of them being included in the 1st and 2nd quartiles of scientometric bases. Professor Sergei Lyulin reminded that St Petersburg University had recently held the opening ceremony of the Pythagorean Theorem installation as part of the event ‘A Year to the Congress – Countdown'. This was the first event in a series of events leading up to the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), which will be held in the Northern Capital in 2022 (Presentation of an art object at St Petersburg University opens a series of events to mark the International Congress of Mathematicians 2022).
Work of the University's experts within the framework of the 'Initiatives of social and economic development of Russia'
On behalf of the Rector, a team of experts headed by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics Otar Margania is engaged in preparing the materials to develop the 'Initiatives for the socio-economic development of Russia up to 2030, that are developed by the Government of the Russian Federation and should determine the ways as to how to solve the tasks set in the July Decree of President Putin On the national development goals of the Russian Federation up to 2030'. Developing the initiatives includes a number of stages, including the formation of strategic projects; analysis of the prerequisites necessary for calculating the effects; assessment of the effects of the project implementation on indicators of national development goals; and selection of the strategic projects according to the degree of their impact on the achievement of national development goals.
The representatives from the University took part in the following work: analysis of the prerequisites necessary for calculating the effects and the selection of the strategic projects according to the degree of their impact on the achievement of national development goals.
When analysing the prerequisites necessary for calculating the effects, the experts were offered to assess the prerequisites for the 'Environmental Agenda and the Global Trend for the Implementation of ESG Principles', including an analysis of global demand for hydrocarbons; plans to achieve carbon neutrality; measures to combat greenhouse gases; the development of green energy in Russia and in the world; Russia's strategy within the global trend for decarbonisation; the environmental situation in Russian cities; changes in investor requirements; and the introduction of ESG principles in the activities of companies and the economy as a whole. The experts have developed a multi-level methodology for a comprehensive assessment of social and economic effects, including the selection of key statistical indicators of environmental sustainability and the implementation of the ESG principles in the Russian Federation, regions and companies; calculation of integral indices; compilation of rankings; clustering of regions and enterprises to determine the parameters of their low, medium and high environmental sustainability; calculation of correlation coefficients; construction and analysis of economic and mathematical models to identify the impact of environmental sustainability indicators; responsible investment in economic growth and investment attractiveness of the Russian Federation, regions, cities, companies; development of recommendations for the federal and regional authorities, enterprises to achieve targets for environmental sustainability; ESG compliance; and responsible investing.
Selecting strategic projects according to the degree of their impact on the achievement of national development goals included expert evaluation of 55 strategic projects in various areas of social and economic development to assess their contribution to the achievement of national goals. For the initial assessment, a methodology was developed that included drawing up a map of project effects in terms of the indicators of national goals, and ranking of the projects based on the identified factors and indicators of project performance. The following factors of project efficiency were assessed: prospects of using the results; scale of implementation; completeness of the development; depth of scientific study; and degree of probability of success of the implementation. Based on the methodology, the projects were selected that would be advised to include in the initiatives for social and economic development. The selected projects were re-ranked to assess their contribution to the achievement of national goals.
The work was well organised and appreciated. The experts from the University hope for further fruitful cooperation on this and other issues in the development of the 'Initiatives for the social and economic development of Russia'.
Current issues with organising the teaching and learning process
Last week, the Virtual Reception received 55 enquiries from students and academic staff, including 23 enquiries on academic and methodological issues, addressed to the Senior Vice-Rector for Academic Activities and Teaching Methods. 24 enquiries were sent to the e-mail of the Vice-Rector.
The enquiries vary in topics: organising summer practices during the COVID-19 pandemic; academic transfer to the University; eliminating academic failure; additional courses at the University; a state monthly student allowance; a certificate of confirmation of passing exams; obtaining a diploma; obtaining a certificate on the issuance of a diploma; including the results of online courses in a diploma; obtaining status certificates; issuing a document of education in advance; obtaining a diploma with honours; passing a test in online courses by an international student; an exam to become a candidate of sciences; and a test with proctoring. In relation to all enquiries, information is collected and there are follow-up check-ups by a range of the University divisions, with all replies sent on time.
Most reports submitted by heads of the academic and research divisions show that the teaching and learning process and interim and state final assessments are completed, and students are on holiday. There are practices in some areas of study.
There was an enquiry submitted by a student in Humanities and Arts. The student could not attend the exam as she did not receive a link to enter the system to retake the discipline 'Introduction to the Humanities' by email. A check-up is in progress, and a response will be prepared.
Most heads of the academic and research divisions did not hold the meetings with the student councils in the past week.
The Acting Director of the Institute of History held a meeting with the Chairperson of the Student Council. They discussed the format of study in the 2021/22 academic year.
The administration of the Faculty of Biology held a meeting with the representatives from the Student Council to discuss travelling summer practices. Today, we are working on transforming the practices into the blended format.
From 17 May 2021 to 9 July 2021, the University held the state final assessment of graduates of 2021.
5,122 graduates defended their graduation projects:
№ |
Area of study |
Doctoral programme |
Bachelor's programme |
Master's programme |
Specialist’s programme |
non-university level higher education programme |
Total number |
1 |
Biology |
21 |
77 |
98 |
196 |
||
2 |
Asian and African Studies |
4 |
92 |
43 |
139 |
||
3 |
Journalism and Public Relations |
9 |
184 |
171 |
364 |
||
4 |
Earth Sciences |
18 |
142 |
150 |
310 |
||
5 |
Arts |
63 |
33 |
19 |
115 |
||
6 |
History |
22 |
109 |
78 |
209 |
||
7 |
Physical Training (non-university level higher education ) |
237 |
237 |
||||
8 |
Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
32 |
29 |
61 |
|||
9 |
Mathematics and Mechanics |
30 |
103 |
56 |
7 |
196 |
|
10 |
Medicine |
14 |
59 |
73 |
|||
11 |
Medicine (non-university level higher education ) |
7 |
7 |
||||
12 |
International Relations |
31 |
171 |
172 |
374 |
||
13 |
Management |
6 |
162 |
93 |
261 |
||
14 |
Political Studies |
7 |
60 |
37 |
104 |
||
15 |
Control Processes |
15 |
157 |
92 |
264 |
||
16 |
Psychology |
15 |
61 |
88 |
39 |
203 |
|
17 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences |
108 |
57 |
165 |
|||
18 |
Sociology |
6 |
103 |
90 |
199 |
||
19 |
Dental Medicine and Medical Technologies |
1 |
23 |
24 |
|||
20 |
Physics |
38 |
74 |
75 |
187 |
||
21 |
Philology |
39 |
212 |
288 |
539 |
||
22 |
Philosophy |
20 |
86 |
75 |
181 |
||
23 |
Chemistry |
25 |
57 |
53 |
135 |
||
24 |
Economics |
19 |
175 |
187 |
381 |
||
25 |
Law |
6 |
192 |
198 |
|||
Overall number |
346 |
2,228 |
2,157 |
147 |
244 |
5,122 |
For the defence of the graduation projects, 3,774 students (73.7%) received 'excellent'; 1,098 students (21.4%) received 'good'; 240 students (4.7%) received 'satisfactory'; and 10 students (0.2%) received 'unsatisfactory'.
№ |
Area of study |
Doctoral programme |
Bachelor's programme |
Master's programme |
Specialist’s programme |
Non-university level higher education programme |
Overall number |
|||||||||||||
unsatisfactory |
satisfactory |
good |
excellent |
unsatisfactory |
satisfactory |
good |
excellent |
unsatisfactory |
satisfactory |
good |
excellent |
satisfactory |
good |
excellent |
satisfactory |
good |
excellent |
|
||
1 |
Biology |
1 |
2 |
18 |
10 |
67 |
3 |
13 |
82 |
196 |
||||||||||
2 |
Asian and African Studies |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
77 |
2 |
15 |
26 |
139 |
|||||||||
3 |
Journalism and Mass Communications |
1 |
8 |
15 |
33 |
136 |
10 |
44 |
117 |
364 |
||||||||||
4 |
Earth Sciences |
1 |
3 |
14 |
8 |
24 |
110 |
8 |
29 |
113 |
310 |
|||||||||
5 |
Arts |
1 |
15 |
47 |
4 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
115 |
||||||||||
6 |
History |
1 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
9 |
18 |
82 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
61 |
209 |
|||||||
7 |
Physical Training (non-university level higher education ) |
50 |
86 |
101 |
237 |
|||||||||||||||
8 |
Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
3 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
23 |
61 |
|||||||||||||
9 |
Mathematics and Mechanics |
2 |
28 |
2 |
15 |
86 |
1 |
6 |
49 |
1 |
6 |
196 |
||||||||
10 |
Medicine |
1 |
13 |
11 |
48 |
73 |
||||||||||||||
11 |
Medicine (non-university level higher education ) |
4 |
3 |
7 |
||||||||||||||||
12 |
International Relations |
1 |
5 |
25 |
1 |
6 |
34 |
130 |
4 |
24 |
144 |
374 |
||||||||
13 |
Management |
2 |
4 |
15 |
84 |
63 |
3 |
41 |
49 |
261 |
||||||||||
14 |
Political Studies |
1 |
6 |
22 |
38 |
1 |
7 |
29 |
104 |
|||||||||||
15 |
Control Processes |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
24 |
130 |
3 |
15 |
74 |
264 |
|||||||||
16 |
Psychology |
3 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
42 |
4 |
10 |
74 |
2 |
6 |
31 |
203 |
||||||
17 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences |
2 |
14 |
92 |
1 |
19 |
37 |
165 |
||||||||||||
18 |
Sociology |
6 |
5 |
33 |
65 |
1 |
6 |
26 |
57 |
199 |
||||||||||
19 |
Dental Medicine and Medical Technologies |
1 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
24 |
||||||||||||||
20 |
Physics |
5 |
33 |
8 |
66 |
7 |
68 |
187 |
||||||||||||
21 |
Philology |
2 |
3 |
34 |
1 |
2 |
37 |
172 |
1 |
9 |
43 |
235 |
539 |
|||||||
22 |
Philosophy |
2 |
18 |
3 |
14 |
69 |
1 |
19 |
55 |
181 |
||||||||||
23 |
Chemistry |
1 |
2 |
22 |
4 |
53 |
1 |
4 |
48 |
135 |
||||||||||
24 |
Economics |
1 |
18 |
13 |
58 |
104 |
3 |
63 |
121 |
381 |
||||||||||
25 |
Law |
6 |
20 |
60 |
112 |
198 |
||||||||||||||
Overall number |
1 |
10 |
41 |
294 |
6 |
92 |
472 |
1,658 |
3 |
84 |
467 |
1,603 |
4 |
28 |
115 |
50 |
90 |
104 |
5,122 |
The average mark for graduation projects is 4.69. The average mark in areas of study:
№ |
Area of study |
Doctoral programme |
Bachelor's programme |
Master's programme |
Specialist’s programme |
Non-university level higher education programme |
Total number |
||||
1 |
Biology |
4.81 |
4.87 |
4.81 |
4.83 |
||||||
2 |
Asian and African Studies |
4.50 |
4.74 |
4.56 |
4.68 |
||||||
3 |
Journalism and Mass Communications |
4.89 |
4.66 |
4.63 |
4.65 |
||||||
4 |
Earth Sciences |
4.72 |
4.72 |
4.70 |
4.71 |
||||||
5 |
Arts |
4.73 |
4.88 |
4.84 |
4.79 |
||||||
6 |
History |
4.50 |
4.67 |
4.72 |
4.67 |
||||||
7 |
Physical Training (non-university level higher education ) |
4.22 |
4.22 |
||||||||
8 |
Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
4.91 |
4.76 |
4.84 |
|||||||
9 |
Mathematics and Mechanics |
4.93 |
4.82 |
4.86 |
4.86 |
4.85 |
|||||
10 |
Medicine |
4.93 |
4.81 |
4.84 |
|||||||
11 |
Medicine (non-university level higher education) |
4.43 |
4.43 |
||||||||
12 |
International Relations |
4.77 |
4.71 |
4.81 |
4.76 |
||||||
13 |
Management |
4.67 |
4.30 |
4.49 |
4.38 |
||||||
14 |
Political Studies |
4.86 |
4.63 |
4.76 |
4.69 |
||||||
15 |
Control Processes |
4.67 |
4.81 |
4.77 |
4.79 |
||||||
16 |
Psychology |
4.80 |
4.57 |
4.80 |
4.74 |
4.72 |
|||||
17 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences |
4.83 |
4.63 |
4.76 |
|||||||
18 |
Sociology |
5.00 |
4.58 |
4.54 |
4.58 |
||||||
19 |
Dental Medicine and Medical Technologies |
5.00 |
4.52 |
4.54 |
|||||||
20 |
Physics |
4.87 |
4.89 |
4.91 |
4.89 |
||||||
21 |
Philology |
4.82 |
4.79 |
4.78 |
4.79 |
||||||
22 |
Philosophy |
4.90 |
4.77 |
4.72 |
4.76 |
||||||
23 |
Chemistry |
4.84 |
4.93 |
4.89 |
4.90 |
||||||
24 |
Economics |
4.89 |
4.52 |
4.63 |
4.59 |
||||||
25 |
Law |
5.00 |
4.48 |
4.49 |
|||||||
Overall number |
4.82 |
4.70 |
4.70 |
4.76 |
4.32 |
4.69 |
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The state final assessment was held by 1,426 State Assessment Committees:
№ |
Academic and Research Division |
State Assessment Committee for the final state examination |
State Assessment Committee for the graduation project defence or final State Assessment Committee |
Total number |
1 |
Faculty of Biology |
1 |
44 |
45 |
2 |
Faculty of Asian and African Studies |
34 |
36 |
70 |
3 |
School of Journalism and Mass Communications |
4 |
69 |
73 |
4 |
Institute of Pedagogics |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Faculty of Arts |
28 |
28 |
|
6 |
Institute of History |
3 |
77 |
80 |
7 |
College of Physical Culture and Sports, Economics and Technology |
27 |
27 |
|
8 |
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences |
12 |
12 |
|
9 |
Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics |
54 |
54 |
|
10 |
Faculty of Medicine |
33 |
46 |
79 |
11 |
Medical College |
2 |
2 |
|
12 |
School of International Relations |
42 |
54 |
96 |
13 |
Graduate School of Management |
1 |
42 |
43 |
14 |
Institute of Earth Sciences |
12 |
98 |
110 |
15 |
Faculty of Political Studies |
6 |
18 |
24 |
16 |
Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes |
1 |
62 |
63 |
17 |
Faculty of Psychology |
39 |
53 |
92 |
18 |
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
17 |
30 |
47 |
19 |
Faculty of Sociology |
1 |
29 |
30 |
20 |
Faculty of Dental Medicine and Medical Technologies |
10 |
12 |
22 |
21 |
Faculty of Physics |
66 |
66 |
|
22 |
Faculty of Philology |
19 |
133 |
152 |
23 |
Institute of Philosophy |
2 |
52 |
54 |
24 |
Institute of Chemistry |
20 |
20 |
|
25 |
Faculty of Economics |
6 |
56 |
62 |
26 |
Faculty of Law |
24 |
49 |
73 |
Overall number |
256 |
1,170 |
1,426 |
The results of the state final assessment in 2021 show that 5,751 graduates receive education credentials issued by St Petersburg University. Among them are:
- certificates of main general education – 50
- certificates of secondary general education – 123
- diplomas of secondary non-university level education – 244, among them are 29 diplomas with honours
- bachelor's diplomas – 2,460, among them are 549 diplomas with honours
- specialist’s diplomas – 147, among them are 46 diplomas with honours
- master's diplomas – 2,161, among them are 960 diplomas with honours
- postgraduate diplomas – 345
- clinical residency diplomas – 221
Rules and regulations for a research supervisor of the academic programme are approved
Order № 6929/1 dated 2 July 2021 approved new Rules and Regulation for a research supervisor of the academic programme. Previously published Order № 12086/1 'Approving the rules and regulations for a research supervisor of the academic programme' shall be considered null and void.
In comparison with the previous rules and regulations, the present rules and regulations introduce a section 'Assessment of work of the research supervisor' and an annex with the form for the report. They also specify the recommended number of the academic programmes that have the same research supervisor appointed.
The work of the research supervisor shall be assessed according to the results achieved in terms of the internal assessment indicators of the academic programme. The head of the programme shall submit the report once a year up to 1 July. For over a year, we have the parameters of the assessment of the academic programmes that were discussed for a long period of time and approved by the order incorporating all submitted proposals and suggestions. The information to calculate the indicators shall be submitted to the administrative staff upon the request of the research supervisor.
Other responsibilities of the research supervisor that were stipulated in the previous rules and regulations remain the same.
Electronic portfolio of the St Petersburg University Academic Gymnasium students
The St Petersburg University students, including those who pursue the programmes of general and secondary general education in the St Petersburg University Academic Gymnasium and/or their parents (legitimate representatives), can form an electronic portfolio in the Student's Personal Account at the University website. They can include their achievements in the section 'Achievements' in the Student's Personal Account at the University website and attach the relevant documents (The St Petersburg University Academic Gymnasium is to be the first among Russian schools to introduce a digital portfolio for students).
In order to form a full version of a student's portfolio, the Department for Youth Affairs transfers information about achievements from a student's profile into the information system 'Students'. Information on personal achievements of students shall be transferred as available. Thus, student portfolios shall be digitised.
Since 1 July 2021, students can log in their Personal Account, specify an achievement and attach relevant documents. A member of the administrative staff who is responsible for verification of the information on achievements in the system 'Students' shall monitor which achievements a student has specified in the Personal Account and verify them in order to include them in the digital portfolio of the student.
The information is published in the section 'News' on the page 'Extracurricular Activities' and in the section 'Instructions'.
Additionally, the University is integrating data on the students that are to be enrolled in 2021 from the information system 'Admissions' into the information system 'Students' in the automated mode.
On 6 July, there was a meeting between the University Rector Nikolay Kropachev and Chairperson of the Education Committee of the St Petersburg Government Nataliia Putilovskaia. Nikolay Kropachev said that the University was ready to provide the Committee, schools of St Petersburg and Russia with the technology of the student's electronic portfolio as a means to record their personal achievements in education and extracurricular activities (Minutes of the Rector's meeting dated 31 may 2021).
Participation of St Petersburg University students in international competitions
In the first half of 2021, over 200 University students took part in 33 international competitions, olympiads, and intellectual contests. 22 out of 33 competitions were held in a distance mode, with 170 University students participating in them.
Our students were among the winners in all competitions. They won 19 competitions, including: Model of the International Criminal Court (national round); Ural Open Team Programming Championship; International Student Competition 'Do you know IFRS?'; International Open Student Internet Olympiad; 7th North Countries Universities Mathematical Competition (NCUMC-2021); Mathematical Competition of the Universities of the Nordic Countries; III International Distance Competition of Scientific Works ‘Sustainable Tourism Development’; International Universiade 'Lomonosov'; International Winter School of History 'Russia and the World'; and Open Doors International Olympiad of the Association 'Global Universities'.
The University encourages students to take part in the student olympiads, intellectual contests, conferences, and other research events. Since 2019, the University has held an annual competition to select those students to provide financial support to take part in the intellectual contests and research events. You can find more information about the competition in the section 'Extracurricular Activities' on the University website.
Violating the University's Code of Conduct by the University staff and students
As long ago as November, an enquiry was submitted to the President of the St Petersburg University Alumni Association, Mr Yakunin. The letter asked him to analyse the request and make a decision in relation to the members violating the University's Code of Conduct, according to the University Ethics Committee, to exclude them from the Association (Decision of the University Ethics Committee dated 15 October 2020). In response (Incoming letter to the University № 01/1-38-118 dated 13 January 2021) the President of the Association said that this issue would be included in the agenda of the conference (The reply from Yakunin). The letter was submitted over half a year ago. Yet there is no reply about the decision adopted in relation to this situation. The members of the meeting told that this was another argument in favour of organising a new Alumni Association of St Petersburg University and Leningrad State University.
Measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 infection
The measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus infection adopted in some universities in Moscow were discussed (the experience of Lomonosov Moscow State University and others).
Today, Lomonosov Moscow State University has approved the following mode for the staff: unvaccinated members of staff cannot work on the University's premises (this is only in relation to those who have no serious medical conditions that prevent vaccination). Yet the members of the staff who have got only the first jab can work on the University's premises. Lomonosov Moscow State University opened mobile vaccination centres and those who are planning to get vaccinated can register for getting vaccinated in an electronic format. The decision is based on the decree issued by the head of the Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow: up to 15 August 2021, 60% of staff should be fully vaccinated. Education is among the areas of activity for which this decree is compulsory. Staff cannot be fired if they are not vaccinated. Yet they can be dismissed from work without being paid a salary.
The Higher School of Economics is in the process of adopting the same measures. There was issued an order 'Measures to implement the decree of the chief state sanitary doctor in Moscow dated 15 June 2021 № 1 “Conducting preventive vaccinations for certain groups of citizens for epidemic indications'' and Decree of the Mayor of Moscow № 32-UM “Amendments to Decree of the Mayor of Moscow № 68-UM dated 06 August 2020 regarding employees of the Higher School of Economics (Moscow)'. According to this order, 60% of employees are planned to be vaccinated with the second jab of the vaccine until 15 August 2021. The Higher School of Economics also provides an opportunity to register for getting vaccinated in an electronic format. To get vaccinated is possible on any day. International staff and students in the Higher School of Economics can also get vaccinated without having to pay for it.
The National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) has also started the second stage of the vaccination. Staff and students can get vaccinated without having to pay for it. All necessary instructions on how to get vaccinated can be found on the official website.
Additionally, the Rector Council of Moscow adopted a decision not to allow unvaccinated students to attend classes. This measure shall not influence the quality of education as the distance learning technologies are of a very high quality, according to the Rector Council.
The Rector Council of universities of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region decided to recommend to the heads of universities to organise learning and teaching process in the first semester of the 2021/22 academic year in a blended form. Full-time learning and teaching process on-campus will be possible only if students and staff have been vaccinated or submitted certificates of the presence of antibodies, certificates of PCR or medical conditions that prevent vaccination.