Applying for PhD programs

If you are willing to strengthen and develop your expertise in a particular sphere of knowledge, welcome to our postgraduate programs! Those who have Master’s degree or a Specialist’s degree in the fields related to the programs of aspired postgraduate studies are best suited for these programs. In some cases, you may need to do an extra preparatory year (University foundation program)  due to certain special requirements for language and scientific studies.

Duration of studies: 3-4 years.

Academic year starts on October 01 and ends at the end of July. Each academic year consists of 2 semesters (October-February and February-July). Exact dates of academic calendar are updated every year. Information about public holidays in Russia.

Entrance requirements for international students

1. Master’s or specialist’s degree diploma/certificate with the list of grades.
2. Language requirements:
   • Level of Russian proficiency B1 
   • Official language certificates are not required. In case you have a language certificate, you can submit it with the other application documents.
3. International passport valid minimum for 2 years from the start of an academic year (September 01).

1. Application period starts on April 15, 2023.
2. Application deadlines:
   • August 01, 2023 – for applicants from countries with visa regime
   • September 10, 2023 – for applicants from visa-free countries 
3. Start of the academic year 2023-2024: October 01, 2023./strong>
4. Enrollment and tuition fee payment is possible until September 23, 2023.

1. Copy of international passport (page with photo and personal data). Please, note that your passport must be valid for at least 20 months as of the date of your arrival to the university (date of the visa extension/registration). 
2. Copy of educational document with transcript of records* (master’s or specialist’s degree diploma/certificate with the list of grades). In case you have not yet received educational document, you may submit current transcript of records and enrollment certificate. 
3. Translation of educational document with transcript of records into Russian or English for preliminary documents evaluation.
4. Copy of TORFL certificate if applicable (сертификат ТРКИ). 
5. List of publications. 
6. Research proposal.

*Originaleducational documents with transcript of records, official notarized translation of these documents into Russian and copies of the original documents and the translations should be submitted at the enrollment unless otherwise directed by the Admission procedure

Entrance exams depend on the selected program.

Russian-taught programs:

• Study field exam
• Russian language

English-taught programs:

• English language exam
• Study field exam. For more information about the exam, please, contact the program coordinator

During the application period 2022 all entrance exams will be organized online.

Technical requirements for a personal computer or laptop:

Русский	English	汉语

During the application period 2023 all entrance exams will be organized online.

More information will be available in April 2023.

Dormitory.

Foreign students enrolled in full-time degree programs have an opportunity to stay at the student dormitory on campus.

Renting a flat.

If you are not interested to be a dormitory resident, you have to find housing independently. This process could take more time in the end of August – beginning of September due to the beginning of study year. Please note that starting from summer 2019, students renting apartments/rooms must register themselves with the help of landlords. We advise you to discuss this issue with the landlord in advance, as there are more cases of owners refusing to register students.

Foreign students have to obtain medical insurance certificates after arrival. This certificate should be valid in Russia and include health insurance, life insurance and cover repatriation in case of death. We strongly recommend you to obtain medical insurance certificate on the territory of Russia.