HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN RUSSIA
- TO ENTER ANY INSITUITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA,AS RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CITIZENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
- EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN RUSSIAN HIIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IS MOSTLY ORGANIZED IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
- INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS WITHOUT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF RUSSIAN CAN ENTER FOUNDATION PROGRAMME PROVIDED BY SPSFTU PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. MORE INFORMATION
ACADEMIC CALENDER
| AUTUMN SEMESTER
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SEPTEMBER 1- DECEMBER 31 |
| WINTER BREAK
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JANUARY 1 – JANUARY 11 |
| WITER EXAMS
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JANUARY 12 – JANUARY 31 |
| SPRING SEMESTER
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FEBRUARY1-MAY 31 |
| SUMMER EXAMS
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JUNE 1‑JUNE 31 |
| SUMMER BREAK
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JULY 1‑AUGUST 31 |
GRADING SCALE
IN RUSSIA IS USED 5‑POINT GRADING SCALE:
- TWO-STAGE GRADING SYSTEM IS ALSO USED IN HIGHER EDUCATION (“PASS” AND “FAIL”).
- STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION ONLY IF THEIR GRADES ARE POSITIVE (5, 4, 3 AND “PASS”).DIPLOMAS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE ALSO ISSUED ONLY IF A STUDENT GETS POSITIVE GRADES FOR HIS/HER FINAL EXAMS.
STUDENT’S DOCUMENTS IN RUSSIA
THE MAIN DOCUMENTS A STUDENT IN RUSSIA HAS FROM THE MOMENT OF ENROLLMENT TO GETTING A DIPLOMA ARE:
- STUDENT ID IS GIVEN TO EVERY FIRST-YEAR STUDENT IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. STUDENTS MUST RENEW THEIR IDS AT THEIR INSTITUTES EVERY YEAR;
- RECORD BOOK CONTAINS STUDENT’S CREDITS, EXAM GRADES, COURSE PAPER GRADES, AND INTERNSHIPS. BEFORE EVERY SEMESTER’S FINALS PERIOD STUDENTS MUST GET A STAMP THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE EXAMS;
- DORM PASS IS GIVEN TO EVERY STUDENT WHO LIVES IN A DORMITORY;
- LIBRARY CARD ALLOWS STUDENTS TO VISIT THE LIBRARY AND TO USE ITS SERVICES.