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Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Language school in St. Petersburg, Russia

The international programmes of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU, also called Polytech) are run by its International Office, based at Grazhdansky prospekt 28 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The office handles the recruitment and admission of foreign students, the University Foundation Program, degree programmes taught in English, double degrees, summer schools and exchanges. The campus is close to four metro stations.

SPbPU teaches in Russian and English, in fields ranging from physics, engineering, biomedicine and energy technology to digital entrepreneurship and international business. Options for international students include:

  • Russian language: University Foundation Program, Russian Language Program and summer school
  • Bachelor's, master's and PhD programmes taught in Russian
  • Double-degree bachelor's and master's programmes in English, and joint PhD programmes
  • Semester and exchange programmes

Students can apply as self-funded students or for state-funded places, for example through the Open Doors scholarship project, and the university offers visa support. More than 7,000 students from other cities and countries live in the university dormitories. International students usually live in two-room blocks in the Grazhdansky prospekt complex.

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Programmes

Programmes for international students at SPbPU:

  • Russian language: University Foundation Program, Russian Language Program, summer school
  • Bachelor's, master's and PhD degree programmes in Russian
  • Joint PhD programmes in Russian or English
  • Double-degree bachelor's and master's programmes in English
  • Short-term programmes: Russian language, semester and exchange programmes

Fields range from physics and engineering, biomedicine and energy technology to digital entrepreneurship and international business, with internships and practical training during the studies.

Housing

SPbPU has three dormitory complexes (Lesnoy prospekt, Ploshchad Muzhestva and Grazhdansky prospekt), where more than 7,000 students from other cities and countries live. All are close to the academic buildings and to metro stations. International students usually live in two-room furnished blocks in the Grazhdansky prospekt complex or in the new dormitory No. 8 at Ploshchad Muzhestva. Dormitories have tennis and fitness rooms, study rooms, launderettes, broadband internet, digital TV and free Wi-Fi zones.

Subjects taught

  • Architecture, Building and Landscape
    • Landscape Architecture
    • Building Construction
  • Arts, Design and Crafts
    • Design
  • Business
    • Auditors
    • Project Management
    • Logistics
    • Management
    • International Business
    • Industrial Management and Organization
    • Human Resources Management
    • International Management
    • Marketing Management
    • Public Relations
    • Advertising
    • Strategic Management
    • Environmental Technology Management
    • Business Information Technology
    • Innovation Expert
  • Communications
    • Communications
  • Computing
    • Software Application Specialist
    • Information Systems Management
    • Computer Aided Drafting
    • Networking
  • Economics
    • Economics
    • International Economics
  • Education
    • Psychopedagogy
  • Engineering
    • High-Voltage engineering
    • Systems Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Marine Engineering
    • Automation
    • Radio Engineering
    • Instrument Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Heat power engineering
    • Software Engineering
    • Construction Engineering
    • Power Engineering
  • Finance
    • Accounting
    • Finance
  • Health
    • Medical Technology
  • Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
    • Tourism Management
  • Humanities
    • Humanities
  • Law
    • Jurisprudence
  • Occupational Training
    • Applied Mechanics
    • Welding
    • Mechanics
    • Metal Forming
    • Electromecanics
  • Philology, Languages, Literature
    • Language Courses
    • Language Courses and Cultural Immersion Programs
    • Philology and Linguistics
    • Russian Language and Literature (in Universities)
  • Public Administration and Services
    • Customs
  • Sciences
    • Thermal and molecular physics
    • Metallurgy
    • Applied Solid-State Physics
    • Space Physics
    • Physics of low-dimension structures
    • Electromagnetics
    • Environmental Studies
    • Electronic Science
    • Water Resources
    • Nuclear Physics
    • Polymer Science
    • Materials Science
    • Information Science
    • Applied Computer Science
    • Physics
    • Computer Science
    • Biophysics
  • Technology
    • Nanoelectronics
    • Electrical Technology
    • Technology
    • Intelligent Systems
    • Information Technology Systems
    • Information & Communication Technology
    • Optical physics
    • Electrodynamics
    • Machine Technology
    • Physical Electronics
    • Steel metallurgy
    • Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology
    • Nuclear Medicine Technology