Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University has a long-standing and successful history over 100 years where a great deal of important discoveries and inventions have been made. It was founded in 1899.

SPbPU has recently become the “National Research University” – a recognized Russian and international leader in the field of engineering and economic education with rich educational, scientific and innovation infrastructure.

The University is carrying out education and research activities in the following areas: engineering, natural science, management, economics and humanities.

Nowadays, SPbPU is the leading university of Russia with over than 31 000 students and rapidly increasing number of foreign students.

University provides a wide range of up-to-date educational programs in both Russian and English languages:

• 50+ Bachelor’s Degree Programs
• 160+ Master’s Degree Programs
• 18 Bachelor’s & Master`s Degree Programs in English
• Double Degree Programs
• 90 PhD Programs
• Over 30 Summer School Modules
• 8 Russian Studies & Russian language Programs 
• 3 University Foundation Programs
• Exchange Programs

Also SPbPU offers a wide range of non-degree programs in different study fields for international students.
Our university is situated in one of the most beautiful cities in the world! The second largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg is rightfully called the cultural capital of Russia. A metropolitan city of five million people, it every year attracts nearly seven million tourists, of which about one half are foreign guests coming from all over the world. St. Petersburg was founded by the first Emperor of Russia, Tsar Peter the Great, as a multicultural city, always welcoming guests and specialists from other countries. Polytechnic University retains and strengthens this tradition which has become one of the essential features of our University. More than 6000 foreign students study at our university and this number keeps growing every year.
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, more habitually known in Russia and abroad as the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute, was founded in 1899 on the wave of economic and political successes of Russia. It was built as a university campus to the northwest from the then city borders. While now the university is an integral part of St. Petersburg, it still is located in the greenest district of the city with good transportation connections to the historical center of St. Petersburg and other districts of the city.