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The Russian nationwide competition "START-UP SPbU 2025" is organised by St Petersburg University to support the development of start-ups and innovative projects in the field of science and technology.

The competition encourages entrepreneurship and promotes the commercial application of scientific research. It is a great opportunity for young researchers and entrepreneurs to present their projects to a wider audience, get feedback from experts and find investors.

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2,500,000 roubles

Prize fund

St Petersburg University holds an Open International Olympiad for students Petropolitan Science (Re)Search
in 17 areas.

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Olympiads

St Petersburg University is an organizing university in the areas of "History and Culture of Russia", "Law", "Linguistics and Literature", "Geography" for the All-Russian Olympiad for students "I am a professional". Diploma winners of the "I am a professional" Olympiad will be able to take advantage of the benefits when applying for graduate, postgraduate, and residency programmes, as well as the opportunity to intern at a large company.

The results of the PS(R)S Olympiad are taken into account when enrolling in master’s and doctoral programmes: depending on the area of study, Olympiad diploma winners can receive up to 100 additional points for individual achievements when entering the graduate and postgraduate programmes at St Petersburg University.

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To create a modern scientific infrastructure, the University has established a Research Park, which comprises 22 resource centers. With its equipment and technological capabilities, the Research Park is unique in Russia and, in some areas, globally.

You can learn about the history of the Research Park, take a guided tour, and learn the algorithm for conducting research on equipment here.

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Research Park

The Park’s equipment can be used for research by external customers, research groups, as well as students and staff of the University.

University students can conduct research in the laboratories of the Research Park in cases of:

laboratory area

The SPbU Quality Education Monitoring Center (QEMC)

The SPbU Quality Education Monitoring Center (QEMC) is a research hub that annually conducts surveys among students, postgraduates, faculty, administrative staff, graduates, employers, and applicants. Rest assured, participation in our surveys is confidential; all results are processed in an aggregated manner.

If you have questions, feel free to send them to our email: eqmc@spbu.ru

Participating in QEMC surveys is an opportunity to voice your opinion and contribute to improving the quality of education at the University.
At the end of the academic year, we invite you to participate in a survey to share your experiences.

Today, St Petersburg University laboratories and research centres develop new pharmaceuticals and neuroprosthetics, implement innovative computer-assisted methods for vertebrate genome assembly, research learning and cognition processes, trace historical patterns, and conduct interdisciplinary research into child development.

SPbU’s achievements also extend to biomedical projects, with world-renowned researchers such as Raul Gainetdinov, Alla Lapidus, Elena Leonova, and others establishing their laboratories here.

Laboratories and Centres

Research centres, institutes and laboratories currently active at St Petersburg University.

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