Athar University Guide
Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design
СПбГУПТДجامعة سانت بطرسبرغ الحكومية للتقنيات الصناعية والتصميم
According to the official information page, the university was founded on 26 April 1930.
- Official website
- sutd.ru
- International admission
- prouniver.ru/foreign/enter
At a glance
- City
- The university is in Saint Petersburg (18 Bolshaya Morskaya St.); the international page says all its academic buildings are in the historic centre near Palace Square, the Hermitage and Nevsky Prospekt.
- Levels of study
- Foreign citizens may apply to any higher (bachelor's, specialist, master's, postgraduate), secondary vocational or additional professional programme.
- Students
- The Russian international page gives 26,800 students from 70 countries, 1,500 academic staff and 225 programmes; the English page gives 26,100 students from 42 countries.
- Housing
- The university has a student campus of 6 dormitories; places are provided to all non-resident full-time students. They are 15-storey blocks (5–6 rooms of 2–3 people per block) with Wi-Fi, study rooms and permanent security.
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- Preparatory year
- The Preparatory Department prepares foreigners without sufficient Russian for degree programmes in Russian, in groups of 5–15, full-time or remotely; full-time students get dormitory places and successful students a certificate.
- Status
- The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education founded by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education; its branch is the Tver Printing College.
About the university
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The university comprises 2 higher schools, 19 institutes, 3 colleges and 6 dormitories.
Fields and faculties
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Institutes and schools of the university include:
- Institute of Textiles and Fashion
- Institute of Applied Chemistry and Ecology
- Institute of Graphic Design
- Higher School of Technology and Energy
- Institute of Information Technology and Automation
and 7 more
- Institute of Economics and Social Technologies
- Higher School of Printing and Media Technologies
- Institute of Business Communications
- Institute of Costume Design
- Institute of Spatial Environment Design
- Institute of Applied Arts
- Institute of Design and Arts
Programmes and language of study
Language of study
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Faculty / institute: Preparatory Department for Foreign CitizensFoundationfor international students
The Preparatory Department teaches in Russian, with over 50% of the time devoted to Russian, preparing students for main degree programmes taught in Russian.
Admission for international students
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for international students
Documents: application, personal-data consent, education document and ID, all translated into Russian and notarised; submitted in person, by post or via the Gosuslugi portal.
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for international students
Budget places are open to citizens of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Belarus, to compatriots and to Russian Government quota students; others may study on a paid contract.
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for international students
Entrance exams: Unified State Exam (EGE) results or the university's own exams, which paid-place applicants can take remotely; year-round enquiries: [email protected].
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Non-CIS foreign citizens (paid study)2026/27for international students
First-year 2026/27 fees for foreigners (except citizens of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) apply a coefficient of 1.20 to the base tariff; the contract can be signed in person or remotely.
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Faculty / institute: Preparatory Department for Foreign CitizensFoundation2026/27for international students
Preparatory Department: applications for full-time study 02.03.2026–31.07.2026 and for distance study 02.03.2026–30.09.2026; studies run October 2026–July 2027; admission is on paid contracts or within the Russian Government quota.
Student housing
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Higher-education students in dormitories2025/26
Published dormitory price for 2025/26: higher-education students on paid places 3,100 RUB/month (paid in two 6-month instalments), on budget places 900 RUB/month; no 2026/27 price found.
Practical information
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for international students
Every admitted foreigner must contact the Registration and Visa Department ([email protected]) before travelling to agree the arrival date, and state 'study' as the purpose on the migration card — stay cannot be extended for study if another purpose was declared.
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The site has English (sutd.ru/en) and Chinese versions with an international admission section (preparatory department, visa and registration, accommodation, adaptation).
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for international students
A voluntary health insurance policy is mandatory for the university's international students; students buy it at their own expense from any insurance company they choose.
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