Information for International Applicants

How to submit your documents

• Register for a Personal Account through the SPbU Admissions Committee website
• Fill in, print and sign your application for admission to one or several educational programmes (no more than three programmes)
• Submit the required documents electronically through your Personal Account

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Visa Support

Information on visa assistance and procedure for migration registration is published on the Passport and Visa Office page.

Recognition of foreign educational credentials

Recognition of foreign educational credentials by St.Petersburg State University

Every year, the Government of the Russian Federation publishes a list of foreign educational organizations whose degrees are recognized in Russia. The credentials of other educational organizations should be recognized on an individual basis.

Educational documents must be legalized in order to be officially accepted in Russia. This can be done through Apostille or Russian Consulate legalization, depending on the country where the official educational document was issued. The only exceptions are documents issued by member countries of agreements that abolish the need for legalization. General information about the legalization process and recognition of education can be found at the National Information Center.

The educational documents should be legalized and translated in order to be submitted to the Russian Federation. You can download a GUIDE on how to prepare the educational credentials.

The Committee for Recognition of Foreign Education is in charge of the evaluation of the educational credentials and the recognition procedure at St.Petersburg State University.

Any questions on the recognition of the credentials can be addressed to the Committee for Recognition of Foreign Education by e-mail recognition@spbu.ru or to the officer at Universiteskaya Emb., 13 B, St.Petersburg.

Programmes in Foreign Languages

Non-degree and Exchange Studies

Foreign citizens can apply for admission to SPbU on tuition-free basis as short-term exchange students on basis of an agreement between SPbU and the applicant’s home university. List of SPbU partner universities is available here.

At the end of the exchange programme participants get a transcript of records, but not a degree from the host university. Exchange period may last 1 semester or full academic year for on-degree studies programme and from several weeks to full academic year for research programme (for master and doctorate students).

For more information about the non-degree exchange programme including admission procedure description, application documents templates and list of available courses please check the «International Affairs» section.