Many applicants strive to enter Moscow or St. Petersburg universities. This happens because a large number of universities in the two capitals are included in the international rankings of the best educational organizations.
St. Petersburg attracts future students also due to the beauty of the city, the proximity of the sea, the special mentality of ordinary citizens. So what universities in St. Petersburg open their doors to applicants?
Saint Petersburg State University
St. Petersburg State University is one of the most popular educational institutions throughout Russia. A huge list of opportunities will amaze any applicant: acting, astronomy, business informatics, oriental and African studies, journalism, environmental design, conflictology, mathematics, oil and gas, political science - this is not the whole range of possible areas.
In total, undergraduate programs can study in 74 speci alties,magistracy - 189, postgraduate and residency - 79.
Rector of the University Nikolai Mikhailovich Kropachev began working at the university in the late 90s of the twentieth century, since 2008 he has been in the highest position. Graduates and students note that over the years spent by Nikolai Mikhailovich in office, the material base has been updated at the university, international cooperation has expanded, all ratings have increased in general, and reviews about the university are almost always only positive.
Structural divisions of St Petersburg University are not only institutes and faculties, but also institutions of general education and secondary education:
- Medical College.
- Gymnasium named after D. K. Faddeeva.
- College of Physical Education and Economics.
University address: Universitetskaya n., 7/9.
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University was founded in 1899, S. Yu. Witte and Nicholas II himself. Since 1910, the university became the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great and since then has changed its status and name many times, but at the moment everything has returned to the name of the beginning of the 20th century.
Now the organization consists of the following main training units:
- Humanitarian.
- Industrial management and economics.
- Engineering and construction.
- Energy and transport systems.
- Biomedical systems.
- Physical culture.
- Computer Science.
- Physics and nanotechnology.
- Metallurgy.
- Applied mathematics.
- Advanced manufacturing technology.
When entering this St. Petersburg University for a bachelor's degree, you can choose a speci alty from more than 65 directions, the master's program provides more than 70 directions.
Location of the main building: Politekhnicheskaya street, 29.
State Medical University
Pavlov University of St. Petersburg is the country's leading medical educational institution. In 1897, the first Women's Medical Institute in Russia was opened in St. Petersburg, which later became an institution of higher education.
An interesting historical fact: the university has its own clinic (No. 31), and it was founded in 1835. With the advent of the Women's Medical Institute, it was transferred to its jurisdiction and since then it has been a place where students practice, observe the activities of professional doctors every day, and get to know the real life of doctors.
The main areas of training in an educational organization:
- Nursing.
- Dentistry.
- Pediatrics.
- Medicine.
- Clinical psychology.
- Biological sciences.
- Oncology.
- Endocrinology and more.
At the university you can get a bachelor's degree, a specialist, a graduate student and a resident.
Address of St. Petersburg Pavlov Medical University:Tolstoy street, 6-8.
St. Petersburg State University of Economics
More than 15 thousand students chose St. Petersburg State University of Economics as a place for higher education.
This university is relatively young among the main educational institutions of the city (founded in 2012), but it has already risen to a leading position.
More than 15,000 students have chosen St. Petersburg State University of Economics as a place for higher education and note in their reviews of the years of study that they did not regret it.
This university is relatively young among the main educational institutions of the city (founded in 2012), but it has already risen to a leading position, including thanks to positive feedback from graduates and students.
Admission of students is free and paid.
The future bachelor can choose the following directions:
- Economic: economics, business economics.
- Informational: business informatics, information security, applied informatics, etc.
- Managerial: management, personnel management, etc.
- Tourism: service, hospitality, tourism.
In addition, you can get knowledge in law, linguistics, international relations and much more.
Location of the university: Sadovaya street, 21.
St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
SPbGASU is a university that teaches civil engineering.
The Rector of the University is Evgeny IvanovichRybnov.
The list of training areas includes the following speci alties: architecture, urban planning, land management and cadastres, economics, thermal power engineering, construction, applied mechanics, management, law and much more.
University Faculties:
- Architectural.
- Economics and management.
- Building.
- Forensics.
- Automobile-road.
- Continuous learning.
- Engineering ecology.
Active work with foreign countries such as Bulgaria, Poland, France, China, USA, Czech Republic - more than 60 international long-term contracts.
University address: 2nd Krasnoarmeyskaya street, 4.
Saint Petersburg Mining University
St. Petersburg State University is one of the oldest universities in the city, was established by order of Catherine II in 1773. This educational organization is rightfully considered the beginning of technical education in the country in principle.
Initially, the Mining School was formed, then at the beginning of the 19th century it became a cadet corps, then an institute, already in the 21st century the status and name of this St.
The organization is headed by Vladimir Stefanovich Litvinenko, PhD professor.
In total, the university has 97 areas of training, which are mastered by more than 16 thousand students. Many of the university graduates have taken good managerial positions in the federal government, so you can often hear positivereviews of the institution in the highest circles.
For young people there is an opportunity to get a military rank by studying at the military department at the university.
In total, 8 faculties operate at the university:
- Building.
- Exploration.
- Fundamental disciplines.
- Oil and gas.
- Economic.
- Mountain.
- Electromechanical.
- Mineral processing.
Organization location: University embankment, 7.
North-Western State Medical University
The young St. Petersburg Medical University, which began its activity in 2011, is the North-Western State Medical University. I. I. Mechnikov. This happened as a result of the reorganization of two medical educational institutions of the city.
Address of St. Petersburg Medical University. I. I. Mechnikov: Kirochnaya street, 41.
The following faculties function at the university:
- Medical preventive.
- Medical.
- Pediatric.
- Surgical.
- Dental.
- Medical-biological.
- Therapeutic.
According to undergraduate programs, admission is conducted in three areas: dentistry, medical and preventive and general medicine.
In the future, within the framework of residency, doctoral studies and internships, students can choose a narrower profile of study.
These main and many more St. Petersburg universities annually recruit new students, taking them to the new worldprofession and cheerful university life. Studying the feedback of graduates and students, one can understand why the universities of St. Petersburg are so popular. A friendly atmosphere, highly qualified teachers, good infrastructure and the opportunity for everyone to discover their talents attract applicants from all over the country.
