Hello, Freshmen!
You’ve just joined the big family of Russia’s oldest university!
There’s nothing quite like the adventure of your student years. Ahead of you are some truly epic years, jam-packed with fresh knowledge, pioneering research, and many victories.
For over three centuries, St Petersburg University has been a global leader in science and education. Its alumni roster includes luminaries in science and politics, influential public figures, and renowned icons of culture and the arts. Now it’s your turn to shine!
As a student, don’t miss any chance to show what you’ve got. Apart from classes, our campus is bustling with various scientific, cultural, and sports events: startup competitions, student festivals, Olympiads, brain games, sports contests of all kinds, social initiatives, and so much more.
Your student guide will be your trusty compass in this new life chapter.
May your university years be a thrilling and unforgettable journey! Here’s to successes, top grades, new friends, and discoveries!
You’ve just joined the big family of Russia’s oldest university!
There’s nothing quite like the adventure of your student years. Ahead of you are some truly epic years, jam-packed with fresh knowledge, pioneering research, and many victories.
For over three centuries, St Petersburg University has been a global leader in science and education. Its alumni roster includes luminaries in science and politics, influential public figures, and renowned icons of culture and the arts. Now it’s your turn to shine!
As a student, don’t miss any chance to show what you’ve got. Apart from classes, our campus is bustling with various scientific, cultural, and sports events: startup competitions, student festivals, Olympiads, brain games, sports contests of all kinds, social initiatives, and so much more.
Your student guide will be your trusty compass in this new life chapter.
May your university years be a thrilling and unforgettable journey! Here’s to successes, top grades, new friends, and discoveries!
A Welcome from Nikolay Kropachev, Rector of SPbU
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St Petersburg University (SPbU) is one of the largest scientific and educational centers in Europe and the world. Today, over 24,000 students are studying here, with more than 15 major laboratories and 23 resource centers that are part of the country's leading Research Park. The University boasts a rich history - SPbU is rightfully called the first university of Russia.
Since 2009, SPbU has had a special status that allows it to:
- Carry out additional exams for all main educational programs
- Independently set its own educational standards
- Assign its own academic degrees
- Issue diplomas of its own design
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Alumni - Nobel Prize Laureates
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Chronology of Events
Ilya Ilich Mechnikov
1908
Nikolai Nikolaevich Semenov
1956
Lev Davidovich Landau
1962
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov
1964
Wassily Leontief
1973
Leonid Kantorovich
1975
Joseph Brodsky
1987
SPbU in leading rankings:
SPbU is a university with a rich history. You can learn about the key events that occurred over almost three centuries in a special section on the website
Alexey Ivanovich Ekimov
2023
Institutes
Faculties
Gymnasium and colleges
St Petersburg University implements a waste sorting program. Everyone can contribute to preserving the ecological balance and the more opportunities for this, the better. Sorted waste is sent for recycling - the most rational way of handling it.
- PET plastic
- Paper waste
- Aluminum cans
- Batteries
- Scrap metal
- Mercury lamps
- Chemical reagents
What can be recycled:
- Glass containers
- Accumulators
- Polystyrene foam
- Cartridges
- Rags
- Tires
- Electronics
Green Campus