University Education Programs

Specialists are trained in 83 specialties, Bachelors - in 98 fields of study, Masters - in 157 fields of study.

St. Petersburg State University provides education on a budgetary (state-financed) and contractual (fee-paying) basis.

Forms of education: full-time, part-time and extramural.

Postgraduate education: postgraduate and doctoral programs.

Postgraduate programs: specialists with degrees or Masters are admitted on a competitive basis. Admission to doctoral programs is held for persons with the degree of Candidate of Science.

Statistical Data

· over 30,000 students;

· about 6,000 teachers and researchers;

· over 40 academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences as well as other academies;

· over 1,000 professors.

University Faculties (24)

· Faculty of Arts

· Graduate School of Management

· Faculty of Biology & Soil Science

· Faculty of Asian and African Studies

· Faculty of Geography & Geo-Ecology

· Faculty of Geology

· Faculty of Journalism

· Faculty of History

· Faculty of Mathematics & Mechanics

· Faculty of Medicine

· Faculty of International Relations

· Faculty of Political Science

· Faculty of Applied Mathematics

· Faculty of Applied Communications

· Faculty of Psychology

· Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College)

· Faculty of Sociology

· Faculty of Stomatology and Medical Technology

· Faculty of Physics

· Faculty of Philology

· Faculty of Philosophy

· Faculty of Chemistry

· Faculty of Economy

· Faculty of Law

· Academic Gymnasium

· Military faculty

· Department of Sports and Physical Culture

· Medical College

· College of Sports and Physical Culture, Economy and Technology

Structure

The University's Academic Board is an elected representative body performing general governance of the University. The University Rector and Vice-Rectors are members of the Board, with the Rector holding the chairperson's position. Other Board members are elected from a list of candidates put forward by the University units. Election takes place at a University Conference, its participants representing teaching and research staff and other categories of University employees and students. The Board's term of office is 5 years.

The Academic Board takes decisions on all organizational issues pertaining to areas of education, research, upbringing, personnel development, finances, economic activities and international relations. Other issues within the Board's responsibility include:

· Hearing and considering annual reports by the Rector;

· Discussing and establishing principles of financial distribution between the faculties, research institutes and other University units;

· Establishing the University structure; introducing structural changes; adopting regulations on the structural units;

· Convening the University Conference for

(1) introducing changes and additions into the University Statutes;

(2) electing the Rector;

(3) electing the Board members;

(4) endorsing internal rules of procedure;

· Adopting an annual thematic plan of University research works and hearing a report on scientific activities of the University;

· Endorsing the University logo, regalia etc.;

· Awarding the title "Doctor honoris causa of St. Petersburg State University";

· Putting forward the names of candidates for honorary titles and state awards of the Russian Federation;

· Awarding prizes to University employees for scientific and pedagogical merits.

The Academic Board forms the Senate. The Senate is the Board's instrument, accountable to the latter in all its activities, which include:

· Hearing and considering reports by heads of general University departments and offices of central administration;

· Controlling the implementation of the Academic Board's decisions;

· Considering issues of the practical management of the University; coordinating work of the faculties and other structural units;

· Considering draft documents of inter-university co-operation;

· Preparing proposals for discussion at Academic Board's sittings.

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