SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE CHEMICAL PHARMACEUTICAL ACADEMY

Saint-Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical Academy was founded in 1919. At present, it is one of the oldest Higher Education Establishments in Russia. It is situated in the historical and business centre of Saint-Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Saint-Petersburg is cultural, scientific and educational capital of Russia. It is the second largest Russian city after Moscow (its population is about 5 mln people).

Saint-Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical Academy is the centre of Russian pharmaceutical education. In 2003 the Academy was declared the best Higher Education Establishment in Russia and awarded the Golden Medal of "European Quality", having become a laureate of the contest in the nomination "100 Best Universities of Russia".

Such results were reached due to the traditionally high level of scientific and teaching qualification of the Academy professors. More than 80% of them own scientific degrees.

Annually, the Academy takes out about 20 patents for the inventions, which can be called the most important world scientific achievements.

The Academy graduates are demanded all over the world, as they posses deep theoretical knowledge, which corresponds to the modern level of scientific and technical development.

Saint-Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical Academy has a rich experience in teaching students from different countries. Since 1949, the Academy has been effectively training the specialists who have made a name for themselves around the world. They are employed by major companies in different countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. At present students from 30 countries of the world study at the Academy.

Students study in the spacious lecture halls, well-equipped laboratories, and modern computer classes.

In its disposal, the Academy has laboratories of Research and Scientific Institute, the centre of medicaments certification and control, publishing house, and library full of various editions.

The Academy pays attention to both theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the students. They have an opportunity to study in the botanical garden and nursery garden of medical plants.

The Academy owns comfortable student hostels. Comfortable rooms for

2 people are equipped with all necessary furniture and provided with bed linen. On every floor there are toilets, showers with cold and hot water, and kitchens, where students may cook food according to their personal preferences.

Inside the student hostel there is a cafe, near the hostel there are numerous shops.

After graduation, students work in drugstores, laboratories, enterprises of chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Education, which students get at the Academy, enables them to become the owners of the laboratories and drug stores.

During their studies, young people get deep theoretical knowledge and priceless practical skills. Thus, when they come home, they do not have any problems to find prestigious and well-paid job.

The Academy allows all students to develop their talents, and get prestigious pharmaceutical education, which provides them with promising perspectives.

Foreign citizens who have successfully completed 3 and more years on the specialties of pharmacy and biology in various Foreign Higher Education Establishments, can be admitted to the 3rd year of the Academy’s Pharmaceutical faculty.

In this case the duration of studies on the specialty “Pharmacy” is 3,5 years: 3 years (3rd, 4th, 5th academic years) of theoretical studies and 5 month of practical studies in the drugstores of Saint-Petersburg. Studies are conducted according to the specially elaborated syllabus.

To be admitted to the 3rd year of the Academy, the students are obliged to present their academic record (for not less than 3 years of previous education) with majors in pharmacy and biology or bachelor’s degrees on the above mentioned specialties.

When students complete the university course, they get higher education degree of Russian national standard indicating the specialty and qualification. The graduates also get EUROPEAN APPENDIX to the degree, which allows them to apply for a prestigious job or continue education in 45 European countries signed up to the Bologna convention.

It is important to know: international citizens, who enter the Higher Education Establishments of the Russian Federation through MPEC Edulink, are admitted to the Universities without entrance exams.