SPbPU Portfolio Contest “Postgraduate student of the Year”

The competition is held in three areas:

📍natural and exact sciences;
📍technical sciences;
📍humanities and social sciences.

Cash prizes for postgraduate students are:

📌 70,000 rubles for 1st degree prize winners,
📌 60,000 rubles for prize winners of the II degree
📌 50,000 rubles for the third degree winners

Documents you need (check the docs in comments):

🔸application form
🔸a list of individual achievements in research activities with quantitative indicators of achievements and overall assessment of performance in points;
🔸postgraduate student's questionnaire;
🔸documentary evidence of individual achievements in research activities for the period from November 1, 2023 to November 1, 2024, specified in the above documents of the postgraduate student.

🔺 Deadline: January 23, 2025
🔺 Send your documents to [email protected]

More information about the contest

⚡️ Acceptance of applications within the quota of the Government of the Russian Federation has ended

But for some countries the deadlines have been extended! ⏬

Bosnia and Herzegovina — 31 January 2025
Botswana — 30 April 2025
Burundi — 10 February 2025
Viet Nam — 31 March 2025
Guinea — 30 January 2025
Georgia — 15 February 2025
Djibouti — 15 February 2025
Cuba — 28 February 2025
Laos — 21 March 2025
Mongolia — 20 January 2025
Peru — 5 February 2025
Rwanda — 30 January 2025
Northern Macedonia — 31 January 2025
Serbia — 31 January 2025
Somalia — 15 February 2025
Thailand — 15 February 2025
Montenegro — 31 January 2025
Ecuador — 31 January 2025

📎 We remind you that candidates wishing to receive education under the quota must register on the education-in-russia.com

📍Detailed instructions

⚡️ Detailed instructions "How to get a SIM card from 1 January 2025"
(English version will be available later)

If you already have a SIM card
Those who already have a SIM card will need to confirm their identity at a telecoms salon before 1 July 2025. You will need:
⦁ SNILS
⦁ Gosuslugi Account
⦁ IMEI of the device and biometrics

If you have more than 10 SIM cards
If you have already issued more than 10 SIM cards you will need to terminate the excess contracts to stay in touch (max 10 sim cards per person).

✔️ Register a SIM card on the Gosuslugi website

Lists of the winners and prize-winners are published on the respective subjects` pages on the Open Doors website. Your personal result based on integrated scoring of the First and Second stages in all subjects you took part in is available in your personal account on the Open Doors website. PLEASE NOTE: this result is final, it is not subject to appeal and won’t change.

If you didn’t become a winner or a prize winner - please don’t be upset. You can spend the next few months preparing and apply again next September.

If you became a winner or a prize-winner - congratulations! You will receive detailed instructions on your next steps via email next week.

We start the new week with a beautiful photo of Polytech! ⭐️

How are you feeling? Shall we have a chat in the comments? Write how was your weekend!

Photo by @polytech_petra

Today we want to share with you the story of a student who chose to study at the Polytechnic University.

Meet Hazrat Umar from Balochistan, Pakistan. He is studying on an international master's course in Сivil Уngineering.

🎓 Why did he decide to continue his studies in Russia?
🌍 What was the decisive factor in choosing the country and university?
🤝 How does he assess the level of education at the Polytechnic University compared to other universities?
👨‍🏫 What features of studying and student life impressed him the most?
📚 How did he find out about the Open Door Scholarship and why did he decide to apply?

Congratulations on PhD Students' Day! 🧑🏼‍🎓

Today we congratulate those who make a huge contribution to the advancement of science! Postgraduates are researchers, ready to spend hours studying complex topics, and inventors, whose ideas shape the future.

You are an example of determination and inspiration for all those who want to learn new things. We are proud of you!

Tell us, what are you working on now? Let's enjoy your successes together and be proud of them! 💻

💬 We are excited to share with you the inspiring journey of Alexis Ntambwe, a talented student who has successfully entered Polytech — thanks to the governmental quota program.

🔗 In this interview, we will delve into his academic path and uncover the fascinating details of his educational experience.

Polytechnic is ranked in one of the most authoritative rankings in the field of higher education and science by the British agency Times Higher Education (THE) - World University Ranking 2025. ⭐️

Among Russian universities in terms of subject areas Polytechnic entered the:

🔝 TOP-3 in engineering
🔝 TOP-3 in physical sciences
🔝 Top 5 in Computer Science
🔝 Top 5 in Educational Research
🔝 Top 4 in business and economics

This is what it means to be a leading engineering university with the most powerful professionals 💪