Submit Application 1. General Provisions
1.1. The Regulations for Admission to the Non-Degree Programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” in 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations for Admission, the Regulations) specify the provisions for admission foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter referred to as applicants, foreign citizens, enrollees) at Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “St Petersburg State University” to study in the non-degree programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” (hereinafter referred to as the Non-Degree Programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)”) and set out the policy and procedures of enrolment at St Petersburg University.
1.2. These Regulations have been developed in compliance with Federal Law No 273-FZ on December 29, 2012 “On Education in the Russian Federation”, Federal Law No 152-FZ on July 27, 2012 “On Personal Data” dated 27 July 2006, Federal Law No 115-FZ on July 25, 2002 “On the Legal Status of Foreign Nationals in the Russian Federation”, Federal Law No 109-FZ on July 18, 2006 “On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation”, Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No 9 on January 15, 2007 “On Regulations for Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation”, Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No 2150 on December 18, 2020 “On Establishing Educational Quota for Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation”, Order of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation No 196 on November 9, 2018 “On Approving the Procedures for Organising and Implementing Educational Activity in Additional General Educational Programmes” , Order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation No 1378 on November 3, 2020 “On Approving the Procedure of Selecting Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons for Training within the Established by the Government of the Russian Federation Educational Quota for Training Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation and Requirements Applied to Them”, Order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation No 314 on April 25, 2024 “On Approving the List of Federal State Educational Institutions at Whose Preparatory Departments, Preparatory Faculties Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons Applying for the Admission within the Educational Quota for Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons Established by the Government of the Russian Federation are Entitled to Study in Additional General Educational Programmes Ensuring Training for Mastering Professional Programmes in Russian on the Government- Funded Places in the Academic Year of 2025/2026”, other federal regulations and by-laws, the Charter and by-laws of St Petersburg University.
2. Acceptance of Documents
2.1. Persons who have at least secondary or secondary vocational education level, confirmed respectively by a document on secondary general education or a document on secondary vocational education or an equivalent document on education of a foreign state, are allowed to participate in the competitive selection.
2.2. The University shall admit foreign citizens to study in the non-degree programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)”:
2.2.1. on the government-funded places;
2.2.2. under contracts for chargeable educational services paid for by individuals and/or legal entities — pursuant to the general competition results.
2.3. To enter the competition for admission on the fee-paying bases, foreign citizens must submit the following documents:
2.3.1. an application for admission to the non-degree programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” in the format established by the Admissions Committee;
2.3.2. an applicant’s identity document with a notarized translation into Russian, valid for at least 18 months from the date of enrolment (1 September 2025);
2.3.3. a standard education credential of secondary general education or secondary vocational education with a supplement (if the latter provided by the legislation of the state of issuance), or higher education with a supplement;
2.3.4. a document issued by a medical institution in the country of the applicant’s residence confirming the absence of medical contraindications for studying, including confirmations from a psychiatrist and narcologist;
2.3.5. four (4) applicant’s photographs (taken during the current calendar year with proportions 3×4 cm).
2.4. Applicants when applying for participation in the competition shall submit their documents, specified in Clause 2.3 herein, electronically through the "Personal Account. Preparatory Course" website.
2.5. Applicants shall form their application for admission to the “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” through their Personal Account. To submit their application form, the applicant shall type information in all boxes available, print out the application, and confirm the completeness and reliability of the provided information by putting their handwritten signature.
2.6. When submitting the application electronically the documents specified in Clause 2.3. herein must be provided
2.7. Should applicants submit their application for admission with documents specified in Clause 2.3. herein electronically, they must provide these documents as the files with scanned copies attached to the admission application through their Personal Account. The previously mentioned copies of the specified documents must be colour or grey-scale scanned images with a pixel density of 200 or 300 pixels per inch. It is not allowed to provide illegible scanned images of the documents as well as images that lack significant sections of the document (texts, signatures, seals or stamps, etc.). The applicant must submit scanned copies of those pages of their identity documents that carry the applicant’s photograph, family name, first name, middle name (patronymic), gender, date and place of birth, nationality (citizenship), document series and number, information about the issuing authority, and the applicant’s place of registration. The applicant should submit their photograph by attaching it to the admission application in their Personal Account (the photograph must be taken in the current calendar year, with vertical resolution of at least 800 pixels and horizontal resolution of at least 600 pixels). If the hard copy of any document consists of two or more pages, its digital image must be provided in one file with a correct title reflecting the content of the file. It is not allowed to upload a multi-page document as several separate incorrectly titled files.
2.8. The applicant by putting their handwritten signature shall confirm the fact that they have read these Regulations, the Charter of St Petersburg University, the St Petersburg University license to implement educational activity, the St Petersburg University Certificate of State Accreditation, the Rules of Stay in the Russian Federation of Foreign Citizens set forth by Federal Law No 115-FZ on July 25, 2002 “On the Legal Status of Foreign Nationals in the Russian Federation”.
2.9. The University shall have the right to exclude applicants from the admission to competitive selection if they have failed to:
2.9.1. submit a complete set of application documents;
2.9.2. provide their handwritten signature on the admission application;
2.9.3. provide legible copies of their documents;
2.9.4. provide accurate information;
2.9.5. comply with the requirements applied to the participation in the competitive selection for studying in the non-degree programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” established by the legislation of the Russian Federation and these Regulations;
2.9.6. provide their documents for competitive selection within the admission period set forth hereby.
3. Deadlines for filing documents and competitive selection procedure
3.1. The University accepts documents from foreign citizens applying for the admission to the places specified in sub-clause 2.2.1. herein in compliance with Order No 1378 on November 3, 2020 “On Approving the Procedure of Selecting Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons for Training within the Established by the Government of the Russian Federation Educational Quota for Training Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation and Requirements Applied to Them”, as well as through the representative offices of the Federal Agency for the CIS Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) in foreign states.
3.2. The University shall accept documents from foreign citizens applying for the admission to study on the fee-paying places at the premises of St Petersburg University and outside exclusively with the use of distance learning technologies, e-learning in the period from February 3, 2025 to August 25, 2025.
3.3. The period for accepting documents from foreign applicants applying for the admission to the fee-paying places can be extended upon the decision of the Rector or an authorized officer.
3.4. The University shall consider applicants applying for the admission to the fee- paying place within the competitive selection and decide on the possibility to recommend them for enrolment.
3.5. The decision on the possibility to recommend for enrolment shall be made considering the provided sets of documents and taking into account the score average in general education disciplines correspondent to the respective main fields of study. The score average must be as little as 80% from the highest possible. The University shall have the right to recommend an applicant for enrolment before the end of the document acceptance period.
3.6. The University shall have the right to refuse an applicant for admission to the non-degree programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” without explaining reasons for refusal. A letter of refusal is sent to the email address indicated by the applicant when registering.
3.7. The lists of the applicants recommended for enrolment to the non-degree programme “Preparatory Course (for Foreign Citizens)” to study on the fee-paying places both at the premises of St Petersburg University and outside the premises of St Petersburg University exclusively with the use of distant learning technologies, e-learning shall be published on the official website of St Petersburg University not later than August 29, 2025.
3.8. The University shall enroll foreign citizens to the places specified in sub-clause 2.2.1. herein upon the references issued by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the period set forth by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
3.9. The University shall enroll applicants to the fee-paying places based on the order of the Rector or an authorized officer after the contract for charged educational services has been signed and tuition fee payment thereunder has been executed.
4. Final Provisions
4.1. St Petersburg University may announce additional admissions, including the one outside the admission period established by the Regulations, provided there are vacancies.
4.2. The University shall issue invitations to enter the territory of the Russian Federation only for the applicants recommended for the enrolment provided the restrictions preventing entering the territory of the Russian Federation are lifted. The University shall not issue invitations for applicants for their participating in the competitive selection, submitting the documents, or other purposes.