Saint-Petersburg State University
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- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
| 224 | 191 | Arts & Humanities | 81 | Natural Sciences |
| 186 | Engineering & IT | 284 | Social Sciences | |
| World Ranking | 237 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
| 239 | 172 | Arts & Humanities | 90 | Natural Sciences |
| 174 | Engineering & IT | 323 | Social Sciences | |
| World Ranking | 213 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
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Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
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Today St Petersburg State University is a major Russian centre of science, education and culture of international repute. Many important universities in Europe, America, and Asia - notably Cambridge University (UK), Bologna University (Italy), the Free University of Berlin and Hamburg University (Germany), Carlton University (Canada), Amsterdam University (the Netherlands), Stockholm University (Sweden), the Municipal University of Osaka (Japan), to name but a few, - have maintained various academic contacts with the University of St. Petersburg.
The discoveries and achievements of the University professors and graduates have become part of the history of both international and Russian science and technology. Eight of them were awarded Nobel Prizes - I.Pavlov (1904) and I.Mechnikov (1908) for physiology and medicine; N.Semenov (1956) for chemistry; L.Landau (1962) and A.Prokhorov (1964) for physics; V.Leontyev (1973) and L.Kantorovich (1975) for economics, I.Brodsky (1985) for literature.
The discoveries and achievements of the University professors and graduates have become part of the history of both international and Russian science and technology. Eight of them were awarded Nobel Prizes - I.Pavlov (1904) and I.Mechnikov (1908) for physiology and medicine; N.Semenov (1956) for chemistry; L.Landau (1962) and A.Prokhorov (1964) for physics; V.Leontyev (1973) and L.Kantorovich (1975) for economics, I.Brodsky (1985) for literature.
Faculty
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 18 |  |
| Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term international is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. | ||
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 5,082 | |
| Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. *FAQ: How is research assistant defined? | ||
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 2,000 | |
| Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) | ||
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 37,900 | |
| Total number of students. | ||
| Total International Students | Headcount: 2,084 | |
| Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term international is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. | ||
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- International Business - Full Time
School Information
- Country
- Russia
- Address
- 7-9,universitefskay nab St.Petersburg 199034
- Website
- www.spbu.ru
- Switchboard
- +7-812-2382000