PETROZAVODSK STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT MOBILITY FACT SHEET FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Name Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) Address 33, Lenina pr., 185910, Petrozavodsk, Republic of , Rector Anatoly Viktorovich Voronin Website https://petrsu.ru/ https://petrsu.ru/en

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS DIVISION

Address 20 Anokhina st., office 401, 185035 Petrozavodsk, , Russia Tel. +7 8142 71 10 89

Website https://petrsu.ru/structure/2747/sektor-obmennyh-prog

CONTACT INFORMATION

Head of Exchange Natalia Silina Programs Division [email protected]

APPLICATION PROCESS

Application June 30 for autumn semester deadline November 30 for spring semester

Required Application form documents Nomination letter Learning agreement (study plan)* International passport scan (the passport has to be valid for at least 18 months when you are applying for student visa)

*Learning agreement can either be a list of PetrSU subjects or a list of subjects from your home university

Recommended B2 according to the CEFR Russian skills

After a student or international coordinator submits the documents, the official invitation letter from the university is being prepared and is sent to the student/coordinator within a 5-week period.

STUDYING AND ACCOMMODATION

Language of Russian instruction

Grading system 1-5 grading scale Pass/fail for courses without grading All courses are transferable to ECTS system. One credit in Russia equals 36 academic hours. The amount of credits taken by a student per semester is determined by the student’s home university.

Accommodation Student dormitory – 500 - 1000 RUB per month, if free accommodation is not indicated in the bilateral agreement. Accommodation fee depends on the dormitory.

Tuition fee Exchange students are exempted from tuition fee if the opposite is not indicated in the bilateral agreement

Academic Autumn semester: September – January calendar Arriving date: last week of August Leaving date: mid-January (leaving date may vary according to exam schedule)

Spring semester: February - June Arriving date: Last week of January Leaving date: last week of June (leaving date may vary according to exam schedule)

Living expenses Student dormitory: 500 - 1000 RUB per month (if free accommodation is not indicated in the bilateral agreement) Fluorography examination – 200 RUB. Such examination is required for living in a dormitory. Medical insurance – 2000 RUB. Food: 5000-7000 RUB per month Transportation: 1500-2000 RUB per month Personal entertainment: 3000 RUB per month

All costs listed here (except student dormitory and medical insurance) are approximate

Visa The initial student visa is a single entry visa issued for 3 months only. Please note that you are getting single entry visa by default. With such visa you can travel within Russia, but you cannot go abroad.

Since semesters in Russia last longer than 3 months, students have to extend the visa. Multi- entry visa is extended for the whole period of your studies. Visa extension is done in Petrozavodsk and costs 1600 RUB.

Medical All exchange students are required to make a full medical insurance, valid for at least 365 insurance days on the territory of the Russian Federation, straight after their arrival to Petrozavodsk (incl. all kinds of diseases and repatriation of a deceased body). The insurance can be made at the university. NB! All international students also have to provide a copy of their vaccination certificates (especially measles vaccination). Translation in Russian is not compulsory.

Arrival All exchange students are required to inform Exchange Programs Division about his/her arrival information details (date, time, means of transport) in advance. They are also required to book tickets in advance and send scan copies of the tickets to Exchange Programs Division.

NB! Please note that in case a student fails to inform Exchange Programs Division about the exact date of his/her arrival, he/she will not be able to register at the dormitory, and therefore will have to stay in a hotel until all necessary documents for registration at the dormitory are prepared and the student is registered at PetrSU.