
Petersburg University is among the top 5 universities in terms of the quality of admissions to the state-funded seats.

Museology and Conservation ofCultural and Natural Heritage Sites Linguistics (Russian as a Foreign Language / other programs) Philology (English Language and Literature / other programs) Tourism / Organisation of Tourist Activities (withAdvanced Chinese Language Training) Law (with Advanced Studies in ChineseLanguage and Law / with Advanced Studies in Japanese Language and Law) International Management (with European and Oriental Language Training) Real Estate Cadastre: Assessment and Information SupportĮconomics (with Advanced Studies inChinese Economy and Language) Mathematics, Algorithms and Data AnalysisĬhemistry, Physics and Material MechanicsĪpplied Informatics in Artsand Humanities Faddeev Academic Gymnasium were opened.Īpplied Mathematics, FundamentalInformatics and Programming Petersburg State University, a medical college and the D.K. A military department operates on the basis of St. The scientific and educational center includes 24 faculties and institutes, a university-wide department of physical education and sports. The scientific and educational center received the right to develop its own education standards, to issue students with their own diplomas with the emblem of the university. Petersburg State University to the development of education was marked by a presidential decree in 2009: the university was given the special status of "a unique scientific and educational complex, the country's oldest university, which is of great importance for the development of Russian society".

Petersburg University has changed more than ten names, the modern name was set only in 1991. Popov presented the world's first wireless telegraph.

In the middle of the 19th century, world-famous scientific schools and communities were born in the university, the founders of which were outstanding scientists D. The turning point in the development of the university was the allocation of specializations: departments appeared in the faculties that offered training with a narrower focus. Until 1819, students were taught at four faculties: historical and philological, legal, physical and mathematical, and the faculty of oriental languages. It houses part of the faculties and Gorky’s library - the largest scientific library in Russia.

Since 1804, the university has been located on the embankment of Vasilievsky Island in the building of 12 colleges, which has since been the hallmark of the institution. Over the next decades, until 1819, the institution defended its university status. The opening of the first secular university took place as part of the St. Petersburg University is the oldest university in Russia, founded by Peter the Great’s orders in 1724.
