The Center of Russian Language and Culture of St. Petersburg State University is one of the major centers of short-term study programs for international visitors to Russia.
The course curriculum of the Center includes a wide variety of programs developed by the experienced professors and gifted instructors of the Center. All our academic programs focus on the use language in of real-life situations. St. Petersburg and its environs provide rich cultural material on which much of the Center's course materials are based. The curriculum also includes extensive area studies material and introduces students to various aspects of life in Russia, including Russian traditions and folk culture.
The Center offers courses in Business Russian for business people from the United States, Europe and Japan, educational programs for diplomatic representatives and their families and for various international organizations, including the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the International Red Cross, UNESCO and others.
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Programmes:
| Semester program (4 months) | 30.01.2006 - 28.05.2006 28.08.2006 - 24.12.2006 |
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| Year program (10 months) | 28.08.2006 - 02.07.2007 | |
| Intensive Summer program (from 2 to 13 weeks) | 29.05.2006 - 27.08.2006 | |
| Preparatory courses for foreign students who are planning to continue study in Russia at other institutions | 28.08.2006 - 02.07.2007 | |
| Courses for beginners (individual sessions) | all year round | |
| Level I | Level II | Level III |
| grammar | grammar | grammar |
| phonetics | phonetics | phonetics |
| conversation | conversation | conversation |
| newspaper reading | newspaper reading | |
| reading of fiction | seminars on literature &area studies | |
- Possibility of programs for any other time periods acceptable for students of all levels and for beginners.
- Classes in group of 6-9 persons of the same level. Intensity - 20 academic hours per week (except weekends). One academic hour is 45 minutes long.
- Possibility for individual classes (offered in Autumn, Winter and Spring).
- Film (in Russian) once per week for study purpose
- Certificate given to students upon course completion. It is possible to further studies at any department of St. Petersburg State University or at other institute.
- Accommodation at the university hotel or in rooms with Russian families.
- Invitations for visas, meeting at railway stations or airports and transportation to place of residence, study materials are all provided for.
- Orientation excursion around the city.
- January 1 and 2 (New Years)
- January 7 (Russian Orthodox Christmas
- February 23 (Armed Forces Day)
- March 8 (International Women's Day)
- May 1 and 2 (International Labor Day)
- May 9 (Victory Day)
- June 12 (Russian Independence Day)
- November 7 (Russian of National Reconciliation)
- December 12 (Constitution Day)
Dates and Tuition Fees:
| Prices (29.08.2005 - 28.05.2006) | |
| Study programs | 95 USD per week in a group (20 academic hours a week) |
| Prices (29.05.2006 - 27.08.2006) | |
| Study programs | 102 USD per week in a group (20 academic hours a week) |
| Prices (28.08.2006 - 24.12.2006) | |
| Study programs | 97 USD per week in a group (20 academic hours a week) |
The cost of textbooks is not included in the program fee. Textbooks for each program are available for purchase in the Center's bookstore. Additional nominal charge is added for supplemental copies and classroom handouts, when students process their study contract.
For programs lasting from two to four weeks, the photocopy charge is 5.5 USD.
For programs lasting from five to 24 weeks the charge is 1 USD per week.
For programs lasting from 25 to 43 weeks the charge is 1.30 USD per week.
Depending on the length of your course at the Center of Russian Language and Culture we are prepared to offer you certain discounts on the cost of your study program. If payment for the whole program is made within the first 3 days upon your arrival in Russia our discounts are the following:
| For the study programme (September through May): | |
| 4 months program (17 weeks): | 5% discount |
| 6 months program (25 weeks): | 8% discount |
| 10 months program (40 weeks): | 15% discount |
If the contract is cancelled, payments made by the Student are not refundable.
Registration:
On arrival at the Russian border all foreigners must fill out an “immigration card”. This is a small white piece of paper perforated in the middle with a stamp of the date of arrival. Foreigners fill in the cards and one half is taken by the Russian border official. Please note! The other half must be retained for registration and exit formalities. Please ensure that the passport control official has placed a stamp on your immigration card. The stamp shows the date of arrival and is required for registration.
Migration cards are available on board international flights and in the airport at customs control.
All foreign citizens arriving in the Russian Federation are required to register within three days of arrival. Therefore, in addition to testing and the drawing up of a contract your visa will be registered. "Registration" is a stamp in migration card confirming a person's legal presence in Russia. Problems with the Russian immigration services and/or police may arise, if a foreigner is not properly registered.
The process of registration is taken care of by the Center's staff. We register only those student visas issued on the basis of invitations from the Center, and only for the length of time specified in the signed contract.
If a contract is extended will extend the visa registration as well. Registration extension requires that the passport and visa be brought to the Center's staff in office 114.
We do not register tourist or business visas, and we are not able to extent such visas. Tourist visas may be registered by students within two days after arrival at hotels in St. Petersburg. We will be happy to provide details about this process to students who might need such information.
To enter the Center of Russian Language and Culture of Saint-Petersburg State University each applicant should fill in the application form or send us by e-mail the following 10 points covered 6 weeks before the programme starts:
- Name, family name and gender (written in Latin, not Cyrillic)
- Date and place of birth
- Passport number, issue-expiration dates of the passport
- Address
- Your fax or e-mail address for communication
- The fax number of the Russian consulate where you would like to apply for a visa
- Start and finish date of the program
- Type of accommodation preferred
- If you have studied Russian in the past, please state:
- where and for how long
- the name of the school and its address
- its telephone number, fax number, e-mail
- name of principal, head of the department, your teacher
- Acknowledgment of acceptance of the financial conditions offered
The Center can send the invitation image by fax or the original invitation by courier express mail service (for extra fee). With the invitation a student should apply for the study visa at the Russian Consulate. This study visa will be for the same dates as the invitation. The study visa can be extended for the period of your study contract upon arrival.
The Center of Russian Language and Culture can arrange to pick up students at an airport or a railway station and then to bring them to the place of their accommodation. For this we ask students to confirm the arrival details (exact date, time, flight/train number) by e-mail 6 days before the arrival. If the flight/train is delayed our driver will wait for a student for 2 hours more. The Center cannot be held responsible for losses due to flight or train delay.
The University hotel is located at address: Kapitanskaya str., house 3 (room 8 - University Hotel Administration). If you have failed to find our driver at the airport/railway station (usually he holds a sign with the name of a student printed on it) please give a call to the Hotel staff (+812-352-42-87 or +812-352-24-28) before taking a taxi.
Medical treatment for foreign citizens in Russia is for a fee only. Generally our students arrive in Russia with their own health insurance policies. However, the Russian system has not yet integrated completely into international insurance system. Therefore if a student arrives with his/her own health insurance policy from his/her country only a few local medical facilities will be able to accept the policy in the event you fall ill and they will require additional payment. The university can provide you with a policy which guarantees medical care in the city's medical facilities. For extra information on University medical insurance apply to coordinators' office in room 114 on arrival.
Accommodation:
| Residence at the University hotel: | |
| Double room in a block consisting of two or three bedrooms January - December, 2006 |
6 USD per night |
| Family accommodation January - February 2006 |
15,5 USD per day (breakfast is included) or 21 USD per day (breakfast and supper included) |
| Family accommodation March - September 2006 |
17,5 USD per day (breakfast is included) or 23 USD per day (breakfast and supper included) |
| Family accommodation October - December 2006 |
15,5 USD per day (breakfast is included) or 21 USD per day (breakfast and supper included) |
Medical insurance is one of the most important items for any foreign traveler. In Russia almost all medical services are now fee based both for Russian citizens and foreigners. However, the Russian insurance system has not yet integrated completely into the international insurance system. Therefore, if you arrive with your own insurance policy from your own country, few Russian health care establishments will be able to accept the policy in case you fall ill, thus they will require additional payment.
For a moderate cost, we are offering all of our students who are studying here for more than four weeks the opportunity to purchase a Russian medical insurance policy. This is the same policy that all the staff and students of the university are covered by. The policy provides a guaranteed medical care in the city's medical facilities.
The costs are as follows:
- For those studying from five to seven weeks 30 euros
- For those studying from eight to eleven weeks 50 euros
- For those studying from twelve to twenty-four weeks 90 euros
- For those studying from six to twelve months 100 euros
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