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Why Study in Saint Petersburg ?

Saint Petersburg  city has repeatedly won prizes as a top tourist destination in Europe!!! It's one of the most Beautiful cities in the World. Saint Petersburg is the “cultural capital” and the second largest city of Russia. St. Petersburg is a port city on the east-most coast of the Gulf of Finland, on the Baltic Sea.  Saint Petersburg was initially conceived as a business and cultural bridge between Europe and Russia, and its position on the edge of Western Europe and within hopping distance of Asia assures its future as a hub of intercontinental cooperation.  The city welcome and greets six million tourists each year and makes a home for Saint Petersburg’s population of more than 20,000 international students from 170 Countries including all over Europe, Australia, Middle East, All over Asia, Africa. It’s an ideal city to make home-from-home while you study towards your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. Saint Petersburg universities are among the best. Creative thinking, ambitious entrepreneurship, and the brightest and best thinkers lead to one thing: an education environment par excellence.

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Saint Petersburg was founded as a multi-national and multi-confessional city. Residents of Saint Petersburg are friendly and tolerant, and non changeable weather or winter winds will never chase away the attractiveness and magic charm of this city. Just give it a try! 

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Saint Petersburg is an absolutely unique city: founded in 1703 as a capital of Imperial Russia, it was built by European and Russian architects in European style but not Russian traditional architectural style. Saint Petersburg is very safe and livable than most of other expensive states in Europe. Affordable low cost living expenses , transportation, accommodation and very comfortable, simple rules and regulations keep the city safe and secure.

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There are more than 200 museums including the Hermitage and over 100 universities in Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg. The sight of Saint Petersburg glowing under the midnight sun is spellbinding. Above the city’s most historic and handsome buildings – on one side the pointy gold-topped Peter and Paul Cathedral and on the other, the pastel green walls of the Winter Palace. Summer is a special time in Saint Petersburg, and most elegant, city. It’s also quite a revelation and not what you might expect from a weekend in the world’s largest country. There’s neither a snowflake nor a fur coat to be seen during summer. Saint Petersburg is famous for its white nights, when it never gets dark for a couple of summer months with 22 hour day time in some days. 

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People from all over the world come to visit Saint Petersburg and nobody has ever been disappointed and the only complaints you can here are that you can’t see everything within a short tourist visit. Being a student, you can not only visit but live in Saint Petersburg for a few years and become a true resident of the city. Don’t miss the opportunity!

 


The World University Ranking 

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 includes more than 1,250 universities, making it our biggest international league table to date.

It is the only global university performance table to judge research-intensive universities across all of their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. We use 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments.

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It is compiled by a team of analysts of the specialized British weekly publication Times Higher Education (THE). The evaluation of universities is based on performance analysis and annual global poll of experts involving some 20,000 academic community representatives. The rankings take into account 13 indicators, each of them has its own weight. Indicators are combined into 5 groups: teaching, research, citations, income from operations and internationalization (the proportion of foreign professors and students, the percentage of joint publications with international co-authors). Rankings 2018 highlighted 1,250 universities.


Universities in World University Rankings 

QS strives to be the most trusted independent source of global intelligence about the higher education sector.

The QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings which comprises the global overall and subject rankings (which name the world’s top universities for the study of 48 different subjects and five composite faculty areas), alongside our independent regional tables (such as Asia, Latin America, Emerging Europe and Central Asia and the Arab Region). The QS World University Rankings is the most-widely read university rankings in the world.

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It is compiled by the British marketing company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) based on 6 indicators with different weights: academic reputation, reputation among employers, the ratio of faculty members and students, the percentage of foreign students, the percentage of foreign employees, the percentage of citations per teacher. Academic reputation of the university has the largest weight among all indicators (40%), it is calculated based on a survey in the scientific community. Rankings 2017/2018 drew some 75,000 comments. Employer reputation assessment is also based on polls. The rankings of the top 500 universities were released.


ARWU  Academic Ranking of World Universities 

It is compiled by the Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2003. The main emphasis in the preparation of the rating is on the research activities of universities and the role of subjective assessments (various surveys) is reduced to zero. The most important indicators according to which the university is assigned a particular position include the number of Nobel Prize, Fields Medal winners among the staff and graduates, the number of frequently cited researchers, as well as publications in scientific journals (Nature, Science). Experts assess 1,500 universities across the world; the top 500 list is published. 


Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation 

The Ministry managed Universities of Higher Education of Russia, the State educational establishment ("training center of training leaders"), Center of the testing, National Information Center on Academic Recognition and Mobility.

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All the Graduate students will receive their Degree certificates issued Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and certified by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation



List of Universities in St. Petersburg

1. Highest Ranked State Government Universities 

The St. Petersburg University is included in the leading international rankings of universities. 

Eg; This year, St. Petersburg State University is in the top-100 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings (81-90). It was ranked 26th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject in Minerals & Mining Engineering. In the Financial Times European Masters in Management Rankings 2015, SPU was ranked 46th.

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Russia's most global universities have been providing an academic home for than 160000 international graduates from around the world for nearly 60 years and enabling them to flourish as leaders in the private and public sector globally. In addition, these premier Russian Universities have close ties with the world's leading educational centers, across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa. They pride themselves on a global focus and them being a home for global students.


2. Worldwide Networking Of  Universities 

Russian premier universities provide not only an advanced education, but an unparalleled opportunity to gain professional contacts which will endure well beyond formal education. These universities' rigorous and challenging academic framework is complemented by a healthy social environment where the student community and alumni are very accessible and welcoming to foreign students. In this environment today’s students can become the friends of tomorrow’s international political, legal, business and social leaders. 

3. Cost of Living & Quality of life in St. Petersburg 

Living in St. Petersburg is lower than in Moscow or most of major European cities. Any Student can have a quality life in an European Environment with dignity for much lower cost and almost tax free.​

Reasonable Public Transportation, Low cost Cars, High quality clean food materials, Large room space, Clean and Secure Environment, Very Friendly & Helpful residence.       


4. Global Recognition And Respect Of Russian Degree Programs 

All premier universities of Russia have joined the European Universities Association and are signatories to the Bologna accords. Their philosophy provides tuition for Bachelor and Master Degree programs which are recognized around the world, with students gaining qualifications which are the keys to employment and academic opportunities internationally. Their Honorary Doctorates have been bestowed on the globally eminent. 

5. Great Social Life Of International Students In Russia 

Beyond study, international students in Russia will find themselves drawn to numerous concerts, dances, comedy nights, and events in every imaginable sport. Various student organizations fill the calendar with additional social events. Of course, the premier Universities located in Moscow and St. Petersburg, two of the world’s great cities, possess an array of cultural and historical treasures, vibrant culture and dazzling nightlife. They also offer an easy access to the diversity and energy of contemporary Russia, and its epic cultural heritage. Studying in Russia's premier Universities is a wonderful life experience for international students.