Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Fields and faculties

• Institutes listed on the English site:

  • Institute of Humanities
  • Institute of Civil Engineering
  • Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology
  • Institute of Cybersecurity and Computer Science
  • Institute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport
  and 6 more

  • Institute of Physics and Mathematics
  • Institute of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism
  • Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications
  • Institute of Energy
  • Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade
  • Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering in Sosnovyi Bor (branch)

Programmes and language of study

Language of study

• English-taught master's programsMaster's

  English-taught master's programs (2 years, 120 ECTS) include:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Power Plant Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nuclear Power Engineering
  • New Materials and Additive Technologies
  and 6 more

  • Intelligent Systems
  • Molecular and Cellular Biomedical Technologies
  • Business Engineering
  • International Business Development
  • Quantitative Finance
  • International Trade Relations (new)

Admission for international students

• Bachelor's and specialist admissionBachelor'sSpecialist degreefor international students

  Bachelor's entrance requirements: school diploma with grades; Russian B1 for Russian-taught or English B1 for English-taught programs (official language certificates not required); passport valid at least 18 months after arrival.

• Bachelor's and specialist admissionBachelor'sSpecialist degree2026/27for international students

  2026 bachelor's/specialist application deadlines (main admission): 1 July 2026 for applicants from visa-regime countries, 7 August 2026 for visa-free countries; additional admission until 17 September 2026 (visa-free countries). The 2026–2027 year starts on 1 September 2026.

• Bachelor's admissionBachelor's2026/27for international students

  In 2026 all bachelor's entrance exams are held online (Moscow time). A TRKI-I/B1 certificate counts as the Russian exam result; international English certificates (e.g. IELTS 6.0 = 60 points, 7.0+ = 100) count as the English exam for English-taught programs.

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

Scholarships and opportunities

• for international students

  Russian Government scholarship: apply via education-in-russia.com; applicants who put SPbPU as first priority can request a recommendation letter (extra competitive points) via [email protected]. Dormitory fees are not included in the state scholarship.

• English-taught master's programsMaster'sfor international students

  The English-taught master's page mentions scholarships through the “Open Doors: Russian Scholarship” Project.

Student housing

• Foreign applicants are given dormitory rooms during the admission-test period.

• Russian Government scholarship studentsfor international students

  For government-scholarship students: after approval, a dormitory place is booked by e-mail at [email protected] two weeks before arrival (if needed).

Student life and services

• SPbPU Adapters (buddy) help foreign students with airport pick-up, housing, paperwork (registration, visa, fingerprinting), medical examination and SIM cards; request via [email protected] at least 3 days before arrival.

• Dormitories have tennis and fitness rooms, launderettes, internet and free Wi-Fi zones; the campus has sports grounds, sports clubs and a student union.

Practical information

• Admission Office for international students: 28 Grazhdansky Ave., room 228, St. Petersburg; [email protected] and [email protected]. International Office: [email protected].

• Foreign students must obtain medical insurance valid in St. Petersburg after arrival; arrivals must undergo mandatory fingerprinting, photographing and medical examination within 90 days.