St. Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON)

About the university

• The university in its current form was created on 29 December 2012 through the reorganisation of St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (Ministry order of 1 August 2012).

• The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; its founder is the Russian Federation, with founder powers exercised by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Fields and faculties

• Conflicting figures in the source

  The six faculties named on the official structure page (alongside the Institute of Master's Programmes and the International Institute of Economics and Policy); the official information page gives 7 faculties:

  • Faculty of Economics, Finance and Information Technology
  • Faculty of Management
  • Faculty of Business, Customs and Economic Security
  • Faculty of Service, Tourism and Hospitality
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Humanities

Programmes and language of study

Language of study

• Degree programs for international studentsBachelor'sMaster's

  The English site's full-time students page says the language of instruction for degree studies is Russian, some internationally oriented courses are taught in English, and Russian lessons are included in the first-year curriculum. (The page appears dated; the 2026/27 fee order lists full English-taught programs.)

Admission for international students

• Foreign applicants2026/27for international students

  Entrance exams for foreigners in the 2026 campaign include “Russian language for foreign citizens” and “Basics of mathematics”; the Russian exam is a remote written computer test of 100 questions scored out of 100.

• Foreign applicantsfor international students

  Under Federal Law No. 557-FZ (December 2024), a foreigner may take the university's internal entrance exams only in subjects for which they have no Unified State Exam (EGE) results from the previous four years.

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

• Fee-paying students2026/27

  The university publishes an order on tuition discounts for 2026/2027 (Order No. 177 of 21 May 2026); the document is a scan and its details were not read.

Student life and services

• Foreign studentsfor international students

  The Department for Work with Foreign Students handles contract admission (with the admissions committee), invitations for students from visa countries, migration registration for dormitory residents, visa extensions and support for foreign students.

Practical information

• Foreign applicantsfor international students

  The study invitation is issued electronically after passing entrance exams and signing the contract, and sent to the student's e-mail. The first single-entry visa is valid 90 days; extension documents are submitted to the university's visa office at least 45 days before it expires. All foreign first-year students must report to the department.

• Department for Work with Foreign Students: [email protected]; admissions committee: [email protected]. The site has an English version (en.unecon.ru) and a Chinese version.