Saint-Petersburg State University is the oldest classical university in Russia, founded by Edict of Peter the Great on January 28, 1724 and one of the leading international research and educational institution.*** Many outstanding people of science and culture have studied and worked at Saint-Petersburg State University. Seven Nobel laureates are among them: physiologist Ivan Pavlov, biologist Ilya Mechnikov, chemist and physicist Nikolay Semenov, physicists Lev Landau and Aleksandr Prokhorov, philosopher and economist Wassily Leontief, mathematician and economist Leonid Kantorovich. Recently Fields Medal was awarded to the alumnus of Saint-Petersburg State University Stanislav Smirnov.***Heads of the Russian governments Boris Schturmer, Alexander Kerensky, Vladimir Lenin and Vladimir Putin were the University graduates. Moreover, Presidents of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev not only studied, but also worked here. Well-known scholars and public figures, Dmitry Mendeleev, Vladimir Vernadsky, Dmitry Likhachev among them, were part of the University. The University has given the world such famous artists as Ivan Turgenev, Pavel Brullov, Aleksandr Blok, Alexandre Benois, Sergey Dyagilev, Igor Stravinsky.*** In November 2009 President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal law which specified the University special status in the Russian education system. It entitles Saint-Petersburg State University to have its own educational standards, and to issue degree certificates (diplomas) of its own format.*** University AdministrationRector Nikolay M. Kropachev Address: Saint-Petersburg State University 7-9, Universitetskaya nab, St. Petersburg, Russia, 199034 E-mail: office@jurfak.spbu.ru Tel.: 7 (812) 328 9701 Fax: 7 (812) 325 8736***FACULTIES: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Philology, Faculty of History, Faculty of Asian and African Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Political Science, Faculty of Journalism, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Applied Mathematics & Control Processes, Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Faculty of Chemistry , Faculty of Physics, Faculty of Geology, Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Sociology, Graduate School of Management, School of International Relations, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Geography and Geo-ecology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Medical Technologies***Educational Programmes: Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Fundamentals of Computer Science and Information Technology, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Software and Administration of Information Systems, Fundamental Mathematics and Mechanics, Mechanics and Mathematical Modelling, Applied Mathematics and Physics, Physics, Astronomy, Radiophysics); Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Fundamental and Applied Chemistry, Chemistry, Physics and Mechanics of Materials, Biology, Geology, Geography, Cartography and Geographical Information Systems, Hydrometeorology, Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Management); Humanities (Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, History, Law, Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, International Relations, Asian and African Studies, Philology, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies, Applied Ethics, Conflictology, Arts and Humanities, History of Art, Linguistics); Social Sciences (Sociology, Social Work) ; Medicine (General Medicine, Dental Medicine); Culture and Art (Acting, Painting, Restoration, Musicology and Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Design, Applied Art and Vernacular Arts, Musical-Instrumental Art) ; Economics and Management (Economics, Economic Security, Management, Business Informatics, Public Administration); Service Industry (Tourism); Geodesy and Land Planning(Land Management and Cadasters); Geology, Prospecting and Mining (Petroleum Engineering); Computer Science and Computer Engineering (Applied Computer Science, Software Engineering).***Priority areas of educational and research activities: Nanotechnology and Material Science; Biomedicine and Human Health; Information Systems and Technology; Ecology and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources; Human Resource Management and Technologies.***Campuses: 2 (on Vasilievsky Island and in Peterhof) – urban & suburban*** Governing bodies: Academic Council, Academic Councils at the Faculties*** Academic year: September to June (September-January; February-June)***Language of instruction: Russian; English*** Degrees and Diplomas:•Bachelor Degree Programmes: 4 years•Specialist Degree Programmes: 5 years•Master Degree Programmes: 2 years•Degree “Candidate of Sciences”: 3 years•Degree “Doctor of Sciences”: 5 years***Library facilities: the Gorkij Scientific Library and faculty libraries***Number of student organizations (e.g. international student society, music society, sports clubs, debating society, student union): 30***Student Services: Sport facilities; Canteen; Health Services; Employment Services; Culture Centre; Foreign Student Advisers***Museums: the Museum of University History, the Dmitry Mendeleyev Museum & Archives, Mineralogical Museum.***Annually a great number of meetings with academic & research partners and representatives of foreign authorities take place at the University. Moreover, Saint-Petersburg State University is often visited by famous researchers, politicians and scientists. 114 outstanding scientists and politicians from all around the world were awarded the «Honorary Doctor Diploma of Saint-Petersburg State University».Saint-Petersburg State University promotes students, researchers and academic staff exchange programmes and facilities in order to achieve efficient international scientific and academic cooperation. At the present time Saint-Petersburg State University proudly cooperates with 230 higher education institutions in Europe, North America, Asia and South America.*** Each year the University offers more than 25 international summer and winter schools welcoming students and professors from different universities worldwide.***Saint-Petersburg State University offers a range of Master Degree Programmes taught in English. Saint-Petersburg State University is an active member of the international academic mobility programmes, such as Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (External Cooperation Window), Finnish-Russian Cross Border University, Santander Universities, European University Foundation-Campus Europae etc.***Saint-Petersburg State University is a member of 13 international associations and cooperates actively with various international organizations. Besides that Saint-Petersburg State University collaborates actively with the following foreign public and commercial organizations, such as Santander S.A., Mitsui&Co. Ltd. etc.

Total Enrollment:25130
           International Students:1604（6%）
Undergraduate Enrollment:19229
           International Students:1225（6%）
Graduate Enrollment:5901
           International Students:379（6%）

Graduate Programs
           Accounting and Statistics
           Administrative Law, Financial Law and Data Protection Law
           Aesthetics
           Agricultural Chemistry
           Analytical Chemistry
           Applied and Mathematical Linguistics
           Archeology
           Astrometry and Mathematical Astronomy
           Astrophysics and Radioastronomy
           Atmospheric Physics and Hydrospheric Physics
           Automation, Production Control and Production Management
           Biochemistry
           Bioorganic Chemistry
           Biophysics
           Biotechnology
           Botany
           Cartography
           Civil Law; Business Law; Family Law; Civil Procedure; International Civil Law
           Civil Procedure; Arbitral Procedure
           Classical, Byzantine and Modern Greek Philology
           Colloid Chemistry and Physicochemical Mechanics
           Condensed Matter Physics
           Constitutional Law; Municipal Law
           Criminal Law and Criminology; Executive Criminal Law
           Criminal Procedure, Forensics and Legal Expertise; Criminal Investigation
           Deformable Body Mechanics
           Design Automation Systems
           Developmental Biology and Embryology
           Developmental Psychology and Acmeology
           Differential Equations
           Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Cybernetics
           Economic Sociology and Demography
           Economic, Social and Political Geography
           Economics
           Educational Psychology
           Electrochemistry
           Enterprises and Facilities
           Entomology
           Environmental Economics and Land Management
           Environmental Science
           Ethics
           Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology
           Finance, Currency Circulation and Crediting
           Fluid, Gas and Plasma Mechanics
           Folklore Studies
           General and Regional Geology
           General History
           General Pedagogy and History of Pedagogy and Education
           General Psychology, Personality Psychology and History of Psychology
           Genetics
           Geochemistry and Geochemical Methods of Mineral Exploration
           Geoecology
           Geoinformatics
           Geology, Exploration of Solid Minerals and Mineralogy
           Geometry and Topology
           Geomorphology and Development Geography
           Geophysics and Geophysical Methods of Mineral Exploration
           Geotechnical Engineering, Geocryology and Soil Science
           Geotectonics and Geodynamics
           Germanic Languages
           Histology, Cytology and Cellular Biology
           Historical, Typological and Contrastive Linguistics
           Historiography, Source Studies and Approaches To Historical Studies
           History of International Relations and Foreign Policy
           History of Philosophy
           History of Science and Technology
           Hydrobiology
           Hydrogeology
           Ichthyology
           Industrial Engineering
           Information System Analysis, Management and Processing
           Innovation Management
           Inorganic Chemistry
           International Economics
           International Law and European Law
           Journalism
           Judiciary; Procuratorial Supervision; Law Enforcement Management; Legal Profession
           Labour Economics
           Labour Law; Social Security Law
           Land Hydrology, Water Resources and Hydrochemistry
           Land Use Planning, Cadastre and Land Monitoring
           Languages of The Peoples of Foreign Countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, Indigenous Peoples of America and Australia
           Laser Physics
           Law of Natural Resources; Agrarian Law; Environmental Law
           Linguistics
           Literature of Foreign Countries
           Literature of The Peoples of The Russian Federation
           Lithology
           Logic
           Logistics
           Macroeconomics
           Macromolecular Compounds
           Management and Administration of Plants
           Mathematic Simulation, Numerical Techniques and Software Systems
           Mathematical Analysis
           Mathematical and Instrumental Approaches To Economics
           Mathematical and Software Support For Computers, Computer Systems and Networks
           Mathematical Logic, Algebra and Theory of Numbers
           Mathematical Physics
           Medical Psychology
           Meteorology, Climatology and Agricultural Meteorology
           Microbiology
           Mineralogy and Crystallography
           Molecular Biology
           Molecular Genetics
           Museology, Conservation and Restoration of Sites of Historical and Cultural Value
           National History
           Nuclear and Particle Physics
           Numerical Mathematics
           Oceanography
           Ontology and Epistemology
           Optics
           Organic Chemistry
           Paleontology and Stratigraphy
           Petrology and Volcanology
           Philosophy of Science and Technology
           Physical Chemistry
           Physical Electronics
           Physical Geography and Biogeography, Soil Geography and Landscape Geochemistry
           Physiology
           Phytophysiology and Phytochemistry
           Plasma Physics
           Political Institutions, Ethnopolitical Conflictology, National and Political Developments and Technologies
           Political Issues of International Relations and Global Development
           Political Psychology
           Population Economics and Demography
           Psychology of Labour; Engineering Psychology and Ergonomics
           Psychophysiology
           Radiochemistry
           Radiophysics
           Regional Economy
           Romance Languages
           Russian Language
           Russian Literature
           Semiconductor Physics
           Slavic Languages
           Social and Economic System Management
           Social Philosophy
           Social Psychology
           Social Structure, Social Institutions and Developments
           Sociology of Culture and Spiritual Life
           Sociology of Management
           Soil Science
           Solar Physics
           Solid State Chemistry
           Theology, Philosophic Anthropology and Philosophy of Culture
           Theoretical Mechanics
           Theoretical Physics
           Theory and History of Art
           Theory and History of Culture
           Theory and History of Law and State; History of Legal Theories
           Theory and Methods of Teaching
           Theory of Economic System Management
           Theory of Economics
           Theory of Information Science
           Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics
           Theory, History and Methodology of Politics
           Theory, Methodology and History of Sociology
           Thermal Physics and Thermology
           Zoology