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Russian Language Department

Pre-University Department

Marina V. Nebera

Head of Pre-University Department

Phone +7 (3822) 60-64-61
E-mail nebera@tpu.ru
Address TPU Building №8 (Usova street, 7), office 331

Tomsk Polytechnic University has been performing pre-university training for international citizens since 1998.

The aim of the Department is to prepare international students for admission and studying within main educational programs in Russian and English at TPU and other Russian universities. The Pre-University department was established as a separate division in 2002.

About our students

Every year about 200 students are trained within the programs of our Pre-University department, and 350 students from 30-35 foreign countries study at the courses.

Programs

1. Pre-University training for studies within main Bachelor and Specialist programs.

Periods of study

  • 1 academic year (October 1 – June 30)
  • 1,5 academic year (March 1 – August 30 courses of Russian as a foreign language, October 01 – June 30 Pre-University program)

Fields of study

    • Technical (Russian, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Engineering Graphics)
    • Economics (Russian, Mathematics, Computer Science, Society Studies, the History of Russia)
    • Humanities (Russian, the History of Russia, Literature, Society Studies, Linguistics and Regional Studies, Computer Science)
    • Biomedical (Russian, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Anatomy)
    • Natural Science (Russian, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Engineering Graphics)

2. Pre-University training for studies within main Master's and PhD programs.

Periods of study

      • 1 academic year (October 1 – June 30)
      • 1,5 academic year (March 1 – June 30, October 01 – June 30)

Fields of study

      • Technical (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Special Chemistry, Modern Technologies, Philosophy, Introduction to Master's/PhD programs)
      • Economics (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Philosophy, Introduction to Master's/PhD programs)
      • Natural Science (Russian, Philosophy, Scientific Style of Speech, Introduction to Master/s/PhD programs)

3. Short-term programs (courses) in the Russian language, and core disciplines. The period of study and the program workload agreed upon the request. Winter and Summer schools. Internships.

Course programs:

      • Preparation for Test of Russian as a foreign language (А1-С1)
      • Russian as a foreign language: general proficiency
      • Russian as a foreign language: field proficiency
      • Russian as a foreign language for special purposes
      • Assistance courses of Russian as a foreign language and field disciplines
      • Russian language and Culture (Winter and Summer schools «Siberian Holidays»)
      • Lecturer’s individual courses in Russian, Literature, Linguistics and Regional Studies, Culture, etc.

Instruction language: Russian

Types of enrollment:

      • Commercial contract
      • Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (scholarship of the Government of the Russian Federation)
      • Commercial studies on the terms of companies’ contracts

Upon successful completion of their studies students will receive

    • State certificate
    • Reference of the study period (for those students who do not have final assessment)
    • TPU certificate (for short-term courses)

TUITION COSTS AND FEES :

Program titleCourse durationTuition fee, RUR
Pre-university course for foreign citizens and non-Russian citizens aiming to do engineering Bachelor’s courses delivered in the Russian language. 1 year200 000
Pre-university course for foreign citizens and non-Russian citizens aiming to do engineering Master’s or PhD courses. 1 year220 000
Necessary documents:
  • A copy of the applicant's international passport. The passport must be valid for at least 18 months from the date of applying for the visa.
  • The document confirming applicant’s education with corresponding appendices (school certificate of full secondary education, Bachelor/Master diplomas).
  • The translation of the educational documents into Russian or English (if any).

Other fees and expences

  • X-Ray examination report (annually) – 400 RUB
  • Skin and hair examination report (once every 3 months) – 100 RUB
  • State fee for visa extension (annually) – 6000 RUB
  • Medical insurance policy (annually) - 5000 RUB
  • Medical examination (annually) – 7500 RUB
  • Fingerprinting procedure (once every 10 years) – 1500 RUB
  • Accommodation fee (monthly) – 1600 RUB
  • Living expenses (food, transport, etc.) (monthly) – 25000 RUB