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Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
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Санкт-Петербургский государственный педиатрический медицинский университетجامعة سانت بطرسبرغ الحكومية لطب الأطفال
The university is located in Saint Petersburg, 2 Litovskaya St.
- Official website
- gpmu.org
- International admission
- gpmu.org/education/foreigners
At a glance
- Levels of study
- The bachelor's and specialist programs page lists eight full-time programs, including Pediatrics and General Medicine (6 years) and Dentistry (5 years).
- Housing
- The dormitories page shows five student dormitories (No. 1 to No. 5).
- Preparatory year
- The university has a preparatory faculty offering pre-university programs for applicants, residents and postgraduates; 200 paid places are offered for 2026/2027.
- Status
- The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; its founder is the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
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- Founded
- According to the official information page, the university was created on 7 January 1925.
Fields and faculties
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According to the structure page, the faculties include Pediatrics, General Medicine, Dentistry, Clinical Psychology and the Faculty of Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Education, plus a Dean's office for international students.
- Faculty of Pediatrics
- Faculty of General Medicine
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Clinical Psychology
- Faculty of Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Education
Programmes and language of study
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Pediatrics, General Medicine and DentistrySpecialist degree
The programs page lists the entrance tests for Pediatrics, General Medicine and Dentistry as Chemistry, Biology and Russian language.
Language of study
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Bachelor's and specialist programsBachelor'sSpecialist degree
The language of instruction stated for every bachelor's and specialist program on the programs page is Russian.
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General Medicine and Dentistry with an intermediary languageSpecialist degree2026/27for international students
The 2026/2027 price list for international students includes versions of General Medicine and Dentistry 'using an intermediary language in teaching'; the document does not name the language.
Admission for international students
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for international students
International applicants must complete recognition of their foreign diploma and present the document when applying; without it the applicant will not be enrolled. It takes on average 1.5–2 months.
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Services of the Dean's office for international students2026/27for international students
International students can order a preliminary examination of foreign education documents; the 2026/2027 price list sets it at 3,000 RUB.
Tuition fees
Each amount is published for a specific programme or group of programmes — not necessarily the university's fees overall. Each academic year is shown separately.
Examples
225,000 RUB for the whole programme
The 2026/2027 price list sets the preparatory courses for international students at 225,000 RUB for the program.
525,000 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, Pediatrics: 525,000 RUB per year.
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Specialist degree · 2026/27
525,000 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, General Medicine: 525,000 RUB per year.
596,600 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, General Medicine with an intermediary language: 596,600 RUB per year.
623,000 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, Dentistry: 623,000 RUB per year.
770,300 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, Dentistry with an intermediary language: 770,300 RUB per year.
330,000 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, for Preventive Medicine, Medical Biophysics and Clinical Psychology: 330,000 RUB per year each.
Master's · 2026/27
355,000 RUB per year
Tuition for international students, first year, 2026/2027, master's in Public Health: 355,000 RUB per year.
Student housing
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2026/27for international students
The international students page says dormitory applications from international students are accepted from 12 August 2026, after enrolment orders are published. (The dormitories page itself still shows 2024 dates.)
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To move into a dormitory, students must present their passport and a copy, the housing referral, chest X-ray (fluorography) results, two 3×4 photos and a measles vaccination certificate or proof of antibodies.
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Under the housing contract, dormitory residents receive temporary registration in Saint Petersburg for the period of study.
Student life and services
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Faculty / institute: Preparatory facultyFoundation2026/27for international students
Admission to the preparatory faculty closes on 31 August 2026 at 13:00 Moscow time.
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Faculty / institute: Preparatory facultyFoundationfor international students
The preparatory Russian program takes students from zero to TRKI-I (B1), the level needed to enter Russian universities, alongside chemistry, biology and physics for the entrance tests.
Practical information
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for international students
The university has a Dean's office for international students ([email protected]) and a visa and registration department.
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No English or Arabic version of the site was found; the site is in Russian.
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