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Currently, over 4600 undergraduates, postgraduates, and trainees from all over Russia and 34 foreign countries study at the Institutes and Higher Schools of the university, generating a friendly multinational student community. The graduates of the university live and work in more than 120 countries worldwide.
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Mobility students
- for the fall semester, not later than May 15, and their application with scanned mandatory documents by May 30;
- for the spring semester, not later than October 15, and their application with scanned mandatory documents by November 1.
Documents required and to be sent to ums@pgu.ru:
- filled-in Mobility Application form;
- scan of the passport (page with personal data and photo);
- transcript of academic records at the home university;
- certificate of the Russian language skill level (recommended B1);
- draft Learning Agreement with the requested disciplines indicated.
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VISA
Pyatigorsk State University has an obligation to provide international students and academic mobility participants with invitations processed and issued through the Migration Service.
To start the process, international applicants must fill in the Mobility Application form and send it to the Department of International Students.
It should be done well in advance, as it takes about 30 days to process, issue, and send a visa invitation. One page of invitation will be sent by the Migration Service directly to the Russian Consulate in your country, and we will send the second page to an applicant via e-mail to provide it at the Consulate when applying for a visa. A visa grants single entry to the Russian Federation and is valid for 90 days from the date of its issue. When it expires after your arrival, our University will replace it with a multi-entry visa for the full period of your studies.
Important. The Consulate can issue a single entry visa by simple Letter of Invitation issued by PSU if the duration of mobility is up to 3 months.
Insurance
All incoming international students are supposed to carry internationally valid health insurance.
The International Students Department will assist in getting highly recommended local student health insurance for the period of mobility that ensures free medical assistance provided at Pyatigorsk city medical facilities in case of emergency or sporadic illness, except for chronic disease treatment and dentistry.
The average student health insurance cost is 3,000 Russian rubles per term.
Accommodation
Pyatigorsk State University provides mobility students with comfortable shared accommodation (2 prs / room) at an on-campus safeguarded dormitory within walking distance from the main PSU building. The lodging units with a shower cabin and bathroom consist of two double bedrooms. All bedclothes are provided. Equipped kitchens provide opportunities for self-cooking. A self-operated laundry facility is also available at the dormitory.
The accommodation cost has been totaled at 3,500 Russian rubles per month, paid monthly at the dorm.
Preparatory Department for foreign citizens
During one academic year (from October to July) the Preparatory Department provides courses on Russian language, literature, history, social, and cultural studies. Upon successful completion of the program, students have an opportunity to enroll in higher education programs, both at Pyatigorsk State University and at any other higher educational institution of the Russian Federation.
Students of the Preparatory Department for foreign citizens live in a comfortable student dormitory, which is located on campus within walking distance from the university building. Students can use the library, reading and computer rooms, visit the gym and participate in the social and cultural life of the university.
It also runs a PSU Talk Club for foreign students, which deals with the social and psychological adaptation of foreign students to a new educational and social environment.
We offer
• short-term group program with the intensity of 30 academic hours per week and with the duration of 3 months;
• individual classes with a tailor-cut program based on your personal needs and shaped to mostly match them;
All teaching materials and books, as well as the corresponding certificate upon completion of studies, are provided.
The tuition fee for the 3-month intensive Russian language course for the academic year 2024/2025 is 85,800 rubles. Additionally, applicants pay the registration fee in the amount of 3,500 rubles.
To apply for the program, you don`t need to go through any entry examinations. You need to fill out the APPLICATION and send it to the e-mail address ums@pgu.ru together with a scan of the passport (a page with personal data).
The periods of studies at the intensive Russian language courses within the year are the following:
• September 15th – December 15th;
• January 15th – April 15th;
• May 10th – August 10th.
Students of the intensive Russian language program live in a comfortable student dormitory, which is located on campus within walking distance from the university building. Students can use the library, reading and computer rooms, visit the gym, and participate in the social and cultural life of the university.
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