Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University: St. Petersburg - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
- Location(s): St. Petersburg, Russia
- Program Type(s): Study Abroad
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
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St.Petersburg Polytechnic University was founded in 1899. Recently SPbPU became "National Research University", also known in Russia and abroad as Polytechnical Institute — a recognized Russian and world-wide leader in the field of higher engineer... read more
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St.Petersburg Polytechnic University was founded in 1899. Recently SPbPU became "National Research University", also known in Russia and abroad as Polytechnical Institute — a recognized Russian and world-wide leader in the field of higher engineering and economic education. Currently it also remains at the leading positions in the rating of Russian engineering higher educational institutions.
At the present time in SPbPU there are 30197 students and postgraduates, 3056 of them are foreign citizens from 98 countries who annually study at different SPbPU programs. The University is carrying out education in the following areas: engineering, physics, economics, humanities and information technologies.
The University trains specialists in 49 Bachelor Degree programs and 200 Master Degree programs, 90 PhD programs and 90 Doctorate programs. In addition, in SPbPU there are a number of non-degree and international educational programs.
In 2007 SPbSPU won a contest "Innovation University" financed in the framework of the national project "Education". SPbSPU gained the status as "National Research University". Nowadays SPbPU develops as a new type research university, which integrates multidisciplinary R&D activities and advanced technologies for rising national economic competitiveness.
