Preparatory Department for international students can help you to learn or improve your knowledge of Russian, as well as broaden your knowledge of the subject you plan to study
Choose one of the 190+ Master Programs (information available in Russian)
Your application must be submitted by the deadline.
Application deadlines may differ from one Master's Program to another. Please check your chosen program’s deadline on the corresponding page.
For the 2018 – 2019 academic year, the deadline is 1 July 2018.
The following components of application must be submitted.
We prefer email and online submission of all other documents but will accept materials submitted via mail and addressed to
Institute of International Development and Partnership of ITMO University
Russia, 191002, St. Petersburg
Lomonosova street, 9
Room 2139c
Check the e-mail address submitted in the application regularly to get the Acceptance Letter from ITMO University. It may take up to three weeks after the submission deadline to receive this email.
To enter Russian Federation, international visitors are required to have the proper visa stamp in their passports.
Citizens of some countries do not require visa to enter Russian Federation, but in most cases duration of their stay in Russia is limited. Contact Russian consulate in your home country to check visa requirements.
Visas are obtained at a Russian embassy or consulate abroad. Visas cannot be obtained within Russia, because it is an "entry" document to the country .
ITMO University provides the successful applicants with the official Invitation Letter by Federal Migration Service. This document is sent by express mail to the address provided in application form.
You can obtain an entry visa for 90 days at a Russian embassy or consulate with the Invitation Letter and documents listed in a Step 7. The period of your visa will be extended after signing a contract with ITMO University for the period of your education.
Upon your arrival you must get migration registration at the place of your stay in the Russian Federation. ITMO University provides all applicants with full support and with registration once you are in Russia.
For any visa questions please, contact our International Education Programs Department at international@mail.ifmo.ru
Students are responsible for tuition fee, round-trip airfare ticket, dormitory, living expenses, health insurance.
Tuition fees are calculated based on the cost of your program and housing and availability of grants and scholarships.
ITMO University is committed to providing available grants and scholarships to all admitted students (regardless of citizenship) who have requested them during the application process.
Please, check availability and conditions of grants and scholarships on the chosen program page or by e-mail international@mail.ifmo.ru.
Payment should be made upon signing your contract by credit card or in cash in the bank.
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