Welcome to Polytech — leading Russian technical University!
Founded more than 120 years ago, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University is now the leading university in Russia having top-positions in the World Rankings: 11th among the top 100 Russia's universities, TOP-3 in Russia by number of international students (120 in QS), TOP-3 the most international University in Russia by THE Ranking (139th in the world)

SPbPU has more than 33000 students of those 5200 are international from 107 countries. University offers broad variety of programs in engineering, natural sciences, IT, physics, business, economics taught in Russian and English: 300+ Bachelor's & Master's Degree programs, 25+ International MSc programs in English, University Foundation programs for BSc and MSc studies, PhD programs in 90 research areas

Unique International Polytechnic Summer School – the largest in Russia; 1000 participants annually!

The University is based on a compact park-like campus in the residential north-west district of St. Petersburg. Campus area is over 120 ha; it consists of more than 170 educational and research buildings, 18 dormitories, the sports center, the polyclinics. The ground public transport stops and four metro stations are within walking distance of anywhere on campus.

All international SPbPU students live in the international part of the campus. The dormitories are located near the educational buildings and the sports center. Video surveillance systems in the buildings and electronic access cards ensure the security of all our students.

We are happy to invite students from all countries to study at SPbPU and benefit from its diverse educational programs, highly professional faculty, and enjoy living in our great city with its unique cultural opportunities.