ITMO University

Faculties named in the university's list of academic units include:

• Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics
• Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems
• Faculty of Secure Information Technologies
• Faculty of Physics
• Information Technologies and Programming Faculty

Master's programs (mostly Russian-taught)Master's

Master's degree tracks focus on IT and Control, Optics and Photonics, Food Processing, and Innovations.

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master's2026/27for international students

List of international Master's programs for 2026-2027 (around 20 programs, each two years long):

• Advanced Quantum and Nanophotonic Systems
• Applied Optics
• Art & Science
• Big Data and Machine Learning
• Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master'sfor international students

International Master's programs take two years; a range of them allow students to obtain two Master's degrees in as little as two years.

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master'sfor international students

Minimum English scores for international Master's programs: CEFR B2, IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72, Duolingo 90, CAE 160, TOEIC 785, CET-4 510.

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master'sfor international students

All international Master's applicants take an online entrance exam via ITMOproctor with questions in English and a short interview; the lowest passing score is 50 out of 100.

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master'sfor international students

After passing the exam, the student signs a Study Contract and pays the first-semester fee; the acceptance letter may take up to one week after payment confirmation.

Bachelor's programsBachelor's2026

Bachelor's 2026: applications for tuition-free places run from June 20 to July 10 (ITMO internal exams) or July 25 (Unified State Exam results or school competitions); fee-based applications are accepted until August 18.

Bachelor's programsBachelor's

Foreign citizens can enter Bachelor's programs with Unified State Exam results or ITMO's own entrance exams; the exams are held online and not conducted abroad.

Bachelor's programsBachelor's

For Bachelor's programs, citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and compatriots in CIS countries may compete for state-funded (budget) places with Russians; citizens of other countries can only apply for fee-based or government quota places.

Bachelor's programsBachelor's

Bachelor's documents: ID/citizenship document with notarized Russian translation, and education document with transcript and notarized translation; documents issued outside Russia must be legalized unless a treaty provides otherwise.

Master's programs (mostly Russian-taught)Master's2026

Master's programs 2026: applications open June 20 and close on August 20 for state-funded places and August 28 for tuition-based places.

Admission under the Russian Government scholarship (quota)Bachelor'sMaster'sfor international students

Government scholarship route: applicants apply via the Education in Russia platform and Rossotrudnichestvo in their country; ITMO only takes part in the second selection stage, accepting or rejecting applications that passed the first stage.

Open Doors Olympiad — Master's trackMaster's2026/27for international students

Open Doors Olympiad, Master's track 2026: round one (portfolio and entry test) runs 20 August – 13 November 2026, round two 13 November – 21 December 2026; fully online, in Russian or English.

Open Doors Olympiad — Master's trackMaster's2026/27for international students

Open Doors second-round participants who do not receive a place without tuition fees can enter ITMO on a fee-paying basis without exams after an interview.

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master'sfor international students

The Portfolio Contest lets international Master's applicants enter one of the international Master's programs without additional admission tests.

Open Doors Olympiad — Master's trackMaster's2026/27for international students

Open Doors winners receive full tuition coverage, including Russian-language study at the preparatory faculty if the chosen Master's program is taught in Russian.

ITMO.STARS contestBachelor'sfor international students

The ITMO.STARS contest offers Bachelor's applicants with good Russian a chance to study without tuition fees at the program of their choice; the contest is held in Russian.

Open Doors — PhD trackPostgraduatefor international students

Winners of the Open Doors PhD track can study on ITMO's postgraduate programs without paying tuition. The page does not say that living costs, housing, flights or insurance are covered.

Housing is limited, so places are allocated as they become available in queue order; first-year international students are the third priority category, and the dormitory cannot be chosen.

for international students

Check-in of international students is handled by the International Students Learning Center ([email protected]); the migration registration office ([email protected]) must be told the arrival date and border crossing at least 10 days before entry.

International Master's programs (English-taught)Master'sfor international students

According to the international Master's application guide, accommodation in ITMO dormitories is provided only after submitting a full set of medical documents and a chest X-ray report.

Besides dormitories, ITMO students can rent housing through the ITMO.Aparts student rental service.

for international students

Support initiatives for international students include the International Student Council, the "Get Local" International Students Club and the buddy program, alongside sports and creative clubs.

for international students

International students must complete migration registration within three working days of arrival (including the arrival day) at ITMO's Migration Services Office (Lomonosova St. 9, room 2139d), bringing their passport and migration card.

for international students

All international students need valid health insurance of the international-student type covering St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast; the International Students Learning and Support Center advises on it ([email protected]).

for international students

International students may work for the university or external employers; working outside requires a letter confirming enrollment from the Student Office, and this applies only to full-time students.

for international students

Students may bring family members, but ITMO does not issue invitations for or register them, and family members may not stay in student dormitories.

for international students

International admission enquiries: ITMO University International Admission Office, [email protected].

The site has an English version; it is also available in Russian, Chinese and Spanish (no Arabic version).