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I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Сеченовский Университетجامعة موسكو الطبية الحكومية الأولى — سيتشينوف

The university's main buildings are in Khamovniki, a central district of Moscow.

Official website: sechenov.ru
International admission: sechenov.ru/eng/education-study/admission

At a glance

City: The university is located in Moscow; its official address is 8 Trubetskaya Street, Building 2 (119048).
Levels of study: In total the university offers 9 Bachelor's and 8 Specialist's degree programmes, provided in Russian; General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy are also delivered in English.
English-taught programmes: Three English-taught programmes are offered for 2026/2027: General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy; their programme pages give the language as Russian or English.
Students: The platform for international applicants states that the university has more than 27,000 students.

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International students: The same platform states more than 6,500 international students from 114 countries.
Housing: The university has five student dormitories with 2,600 places, all in Moscow:

About the university

According to the official information page, the university is the historical successor of the medical faculty of Moscow University, opened in 1758 and reorganised in 1930 into the 1st Moscow Medical Institute.

The university is a federal state autonomous educational institution of higher education under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

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The university has a branch in Bryansk (Bryansk branch), for which separate accreditation and tuition documents are published.
The platform states that the university has more than 20 university clinics.

Fields and faculties

Institutes listed in the university's official structure include:
- N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine
- E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry
- A.P. Nelyubin Institute of Pharmacy
- N.F. Filatov Clinical Institute of Children's Health
- F.F. Erisman Institute of Public Health
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- Institute of Psychological and Social Work
- Institute of Higher Nursing Education
- Institute of International Education
- Institute of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes

Faculty / institute: N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine
The General Medicine programme is taught at the N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine, which includes 49 departments and has 21 clinical bases for practice.

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Faculty / institute: E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry
Dentistry is taught at the E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry; students train at dental clinics with mentors.
Faculty / institute: Biomedical Science and Technology Park
The university's Biomedical Science and Technology Park combines nine institutes and many laboratories, working on areas such as 3D printing of tissues, nanomedicine and AI in diagnostics.

Programmes and language of study

for international students
The international applicants' platform lists more than 230 programmes for international students: preparatory programmes, General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Master's, Residency and PhD programmes.

English-taught Specialist programmesSpecialist degree2026/27for international students
English-taught Specialist programmes for 2026/2027: General Medicine (Medical doctor, 6 years), Dentistry (Dental doctor, 5 years), Pharmacy (Pharmacist, 5 years), all full-time.
- General Medicine — 6 years
- Dentistry — 5 years
- Pharmacy — 5 years

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Master's programmesMaster's2026/27
Master's programmes listed for international applicants (Russian-taught) in the 2026/2027 campaign: Public Health, Biotechnology and Fundamental Biology.
Residency programmesResidency
Residency is postgraduate training for medical specialists; its directions include Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Orthodontics, Maxillofacial Surgery and Urology, among others.

Language of study

Specialist programmesSpecialist degree
The language of study depends on the language chosen for the entrance exam: Specialist applicants may choose to take it in Russian or English.

Master's, Residency and PhD programmesMaster'sResidencyPostgraduate
Master's, Residency and PhD programmes are taught only in Russian.

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Other Bachelor's and Specialist's programmesBachelor'sSpecialist degree
The other Bachelor's and Specialist's programmes (besides General Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy) are provided in Russian.

Admission for international students

for international students
Application steps as listed by the university:
- Choose the programme
- Submit documents via ruID, the applicant's personal account, by post or in person
- Take the entrance exams and reach at least the minimum passing score
- Request the contract and receive it in the applicant account (paid study)
- Sign the contract and pay the fees

Specialist programmesSpecialist degree2026/27for international students
Entrance exams are internal university computer tests. For Specialist programmes in 2026/2027: Chemistry and Russian, minimum 55 points for General Medicine and Dentistry and 45 for Pharmacy (out of 100).
Master's, Residency and PhD programmesMaster'sResidencyPostgraduate2026/27
For Master's programmes in 2026/2027 there is a computer test in the subject with a minimum of 40 points; Residency and PhD require a minimum of 70.

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for international students
Original documents required by the Admissions Committee:
- Passport with a notarised Russian translation
- Education certificate with consular legalisation or Apostille
- Notarised Russian translation of the education certificate
- Certificate of Recognition of foreign education
Programme: General MedicineSpecialist degree
The General Medicine programme page also lists a certificate of absence of HIV-1 infection translated into Russian and a medical eligibility form for studying in Russia.
Programme: General MedicineSpecialist degree2026
2026 admission calendar for General Medicine: documents 20.06–18.08.2026, entrance tests 21.06–20.08.2026, competition list 22.08.2026, original documents by 27.08.2026.
Additional admission, Specialist programmesSpecialist degree2026for international students
Additional autumn 2026 admission for foreign-qualification holders to General Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry and Pharmacy: applications from 30 September 2026; documents by 19 October (with exams) or 22 October (without); contracts by 28 October 2026.
Residency programmesResidency2026
2026 admission calendar for Residency: documents 01.07–20.08.2026, entrance tests 06.07–21.08.2026, competition list 24.08.2026.
Applications can be made via ruID (except Residency), by post, in person or through the applicant's personal account (abiturient.sechenov.ru).
No language certificate (IELTS or other) is required; there is a Russian-language entrance exam for undergraduate programmes.
Transfers are accepted only from other Russian universities; transferring from abroad is not possible.

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.

ProgrammeYearFee

Specialist degree (3) 2026/27 950,000–1,300,000 RUB per year Conflicting figures in the source

Examples

General Medicine Specialist degree · 2026/27

1,300,000 RUB per year

General Medicine tuition for the 2026/2027 academic year: 1,300,000 RUB per year (the programme card says 'from 1,300,000 ₽').

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Specialist degree · 2026/27

Dentistry Specialist degree · 2026/27

1,300,000 RUB per year

Dentistry tuition for the 2026/2027 academic year: 1,300,000 RUB per year (the programme card says 'from 1,300,000 ₽').

Pharmacy Specialist degree · 2026/27

Conflicting figures in the source

950,000 RUB per year

Pharmacy tuition for 2026/2027 starts from 950,000 RUB per the Russian programme page (the English page's FAQ says 900,000 RUB); check the official price list.

Scholarships and opportunities

for international students
The university states that there are only government scholarships; the university itself does not provide scholarships, grants or discounts.

Russian Government quotafor international students
Route one: a scholarship (quota) from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education that also covers tuition; apply at russia-edu.minobrnauki.gov.ru.

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Open Doors olympiadMaster'sPostgraduatefor international students
Route two: winning the Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project olympiad (Master's and PhD programmes); winners receive a scholarship for the next academic year.
Open Doors winnersfor international students
According to the university's Open Doors page, winners of the bachelor's, master's and PhD tracks study the chosen Russian-taught programme without tuition fees and get a free year of Russian training. The page does not say that living costs, housing, flights or insurance are covered.
for international students
The university does not issue recommendation letters or preliminary acceptances for scholarship applications, and a scholarship cannot be transferred to Sechenov.

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Student housing

for international students
The international admissions page states that the university provides on-campus housing in 5 dormitories plus additional living spaces through partner facilities.

Residents are provided with furniture and bedding; dormitories have household appliances, laundry rooms and Internet, and students sign a tenancy contract with the administration.

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For a dormitory place, contact the Social Housing Department: 8 Trubetskaya St, bldg 2, 4th floor, room 403, weekdays 9:00–18:00 (Friday until 17:00); [email protected].

Student life and services

Faculty / institute: Preparatory Department for Foreign CitizensFoundationfor international students
The Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizens prepares applicants for Sechenov or other Russian universities: 12 months for non-Russian speakers (1 Sep–31 Aug) or 7 months for Russian speakers (1 Feb–31 Aug); subjects: Russian, biology, chemistry, physics.

Faculty / institute: Preparatory Department for Foreign CitizensFoundationfor international students
Graduates of the preparatory department receive a certificate confirming their Russian proficiency that entitles them to apply to Sechenov and other Russian universities.

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for international students
A Buddy Program helps incoming international students settle into life in Moscow and adapt to the new cultural and social environment.
for international students
The International Student Society promotes the cultures of international students' home countries and connects more than 30 communities of international and Russian students.
The platform mentions more than 130 student communities in science, culture and sport.
for international students
The Council of Nations is a student organisation founded with the support of the university's Center for International Education; it has English- and Russian-speaking communities and a tutoring section that helps first-year students adapt.
The university has its own sport centre, Burevestnik, near the academic buildings, with a football field, four tennis courts, a gym and sports halls.
The university's Central Scientific Library holds more than 3 million items of Russian and foreign medical books and journals, with reading rooms of over 400 seats.
for international students
International students have academic support units by programme (General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Master's, PhD, Residency, preparatory courses), open Monday–Friday 9:00–18:00 Moscow time.

Practical information

Admissions Committee: 8 Trubetskaya St, Bldg 2, Moscow; [email protected]; open Monday–Friday 15:00–18:00 Moscow time.

for international students
International Department for foreign applicants: [email protected], with a Telegram channel for international applicants; the university notes that this department does not handle scholarship assignments.

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for international students
A visa invitation is issued only after enrolment; contact the migration department ([email protected]) and submit the documents; processing takes 21 working days from confirmation of receipt.
for international students
Per the admissions page: citizens of visa-free countries must apply for entry in advance (3–90 days before) via the ruID app and get a positive response; citizens of visa-required countries should contact the university's Migration Department.
for international students
Foreigners who have not confirmed biometrics in Russia should visit a bank within 10 days of arrival (passport and SNILS needed); without it, a SIM card and government services are unavailable.
for international students
Health insurance is mandatory; the voluntary health insurance policy is the primary document for seeking medical care.
The Department for Migration Services is at 8-2 Trubetskaya St, 1st floor (offices 121-1, 121-2, 125).
The main site has an English version (sechenov.ru/eng), and there is an English/Russian information platform for international self-funded applicants (international.sechenov.ru).

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