
Athar University Guide
Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Пермский национальный исследовательский политехнический университетجامعة بيرم الوطنية للبحوث البوليتكنيك
The university is in Perm (Perm Krai), at 29 Komsomolsky Prospekt (postcode 614990).
- Official website
- pstu.ru
- International admission
- pstu.ru/enrollee/foreign/faq
At a glance
- Levels of study
- The programme finder for foreigners covers bachelor's, specialist, master's and postgraduate levels, with a filter for programmes that can be delivered in English.
- English-taught programmes
- International (English-language) programmes listed in the 2026–2027 fee order for students taught in English:
- Students
- According to the English 'Figures and facts' page: 18,000 students, 380 educational programmes, 11 faculties and 11 institutes.
- Housing
- The university has 8 dormitories in Perm: on Professora Dedyukina St. (20, 18 'Campus', 22, 24), 9 Maya St. (11, 13, 15) and Mira St. (28).
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- Preparatory year
- The preparatory department for foreign citizens has operated since 2015; students from Europe, Asia and Africa study Russian and profile subjects to prepare for bachelor's, specialist, master's or postgraduate study; entry is via the Rossotrudnichestvo quota or on a paid basis.
- Status
- The university is a federal state autonomous institution of higher education with 'national research university' status; its founder is the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
About the university
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According to the official information page, the university was founded on 19 June 1953.
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The university has four branches: Berezniki, Lysva and Chaykovsky (Perm Krai) and Kogalym (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra).
- Berezniki branch
- Lysva branch
- Chaykovsky branch
- Kogalym branch
Fields and faculties
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Faculties listed in the programme finder for foreign applicants:
- Road Transport Faculty
- Aerospace Faculty
- Mining and Oil Faculty
- Humanities Faculty
- Mechanical and Technological Faculty
and 6 more
- Construction Faculty
- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
- Faculty of Chemical Technologies, Industrial Ecology and Biotechnologies
- Electrotechnical Faculty
- Advanced Engineering School
- Faculty of Foreign Students
Programmes and language of study
Language of study
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The preparatory department page states that foreign citizens are taught in Russian at the university, while the fee order and the admission FAQ also mention programmes taught in English (see the list above).
Admission for international students
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for international students
Applications can be submitted in person at the faculty admissions office, by post to the admissions committee (29 Komsomolsky Prospekt, Perm 614990), or online through the 'University admission online' service on Gosuslugi via the ruID app.
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Foreign applicants to paid placesfor international students
For paid places, a foreign applicant without Unified State Exam results may take the university's internal exams (including mathematics; English instead of maths for Linguistics in Russian-taught programmes, Russian for Linguistics in English-taught ones); registration in room 174 of the main building or via [email protected].
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for international students
Foreign education documents must undergo evaluation: holders submit the legalised originals with subjects and grades plus a notarised Russian translation, and a passport copy with notarised translation, to the International Relations Office (room 329, [email protected]).
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Faculty / institute: Preparatory Department for Foreign CitizensFoundationfor international students
Documents to enrol in the preparatory department: passport with notarised translation, education document with notarised translation, medical certificate (form 086/u) of no contraindications, HIV-negative certificate and 6 matte colour photos 3×4 cm; for the invitation: application form, passport copy and translation.
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
240,000–265,000 RUB per year
Fees for English-language international bachelor's programmes (full-time, 4 years) in 2026–2027: 240,000 RUB per year for the big-data and data-science programmes and 265,000 RUB for digital medicine, cybersecurity and robotics.
240,000 RUB per year
Fee for the English-taught master's 'Information Technologies and Big Data Analyses (IT&BDA)' (full-time, 2 years) in 2026–2027: 240,000 RUB per year.
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Bachelor's · 2026/27
240,000–323,000 RUB per year
First-year fees for foreign citizens (except Customs Union countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) in full-time bachelor's programmes in 2026–2027: 240,000 to 323,000 RUB; the highest is Oil and Gas Engineering (323,000 RUB).
Master's · 2026/27
245,000–340,000 RUB per year
First-year fees for foreign citizens (except Customs Union countries) in full-time master's programmes in 2026–2027: 245,000 to 340,000 RUB depending on the field.
Student housing
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Full-time students living in dormitories2025/26
Dormitory rates for 2025–2026 (from 1 September 2025) for paid (full-cost) students: 1,800 to 2,800 RUB per bed per month depending on the building type (1,000–1,400 RUB for budget students). No 2026–2027 rates were found.
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Faculty / institute: Preparatory Department for Foreign CitizensFoundationfor international students
The university allocates a limited number of dormitory places to preparatory-department students, at Mira St. (15, 28) and Professora Dedyukina St. (18, 24); the trip to the academic buildings by public transport takes about 20–30 minutes.
Student life and services
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for international students
Since 2016 the university has had a Foreign Students' Council that organises trips around Perm Krai, excursions, concerts and a speaking club.
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The 'Figures and facts' page lists 21 sports sections and 9 creative teams.
Practical information
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for international students
Migration registration of foreigners arriving at the university is handled by the Department for Work with Foreign Citizens (main building, office 311, block B).
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for international students
Contacts: education of foreign students — [email protected] (main building, room 174); international partnerships and exchange — [email protected] (room 329); 29 Komsomolsky Prospekt, Perm.
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The site has an English version (pstu.ru/en) with training programmes, Russian-language programmes and the admission procedure.
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Other official pages of the university (12)
- pstu.ru/enrollee/foreign
- pstu.ru/media/news/pstu-7301
- pstu.ru/student/hostel/hostels
- pstu.ru/international-activity
- pstu.ru
- pstu.ru/enrollee/speciality/bachelor
- pstu.ru/enrollee/speciality/magistracy
- pstu.ru/sveden/education
- pstu.ru/sveden/grants
- pstu.ru/student/life-situations/social-issues/sotsialnaya-podderz…
- pstu.ru/en/about-the-university
- pstu.ru/en/about-the-university/today/history