Specialized Training
Choose a field of study that matches your future higher education plans, from humanities to engineering and technical fields. The program includes the Russian language and specialized general education subjects to prepare you for successful admission and study at Russian universities.
Experienced Teachers
Teachers of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language
and subject teachers have extensive work experience and academic degrees. They create a supportive atmosphere and help foreign students easily master the Russian language and specialized disciplines.
and subject teachers have extensive work experience and academic degrees. They create a supportive atmosphere and help foreign students easily master the Russian language and specialized disciplines.
Support and Comfort
We have outstanding conditions for foreign students
The program lasts up to 2160 academic hours with flexible timelines
The program lasts up to 2160 academic hours with flexible timelines
Adaptation Support
We help foreign students to adapt in a new environment
Preparatory Faculty helps foreign students quickly adapt to studying and living in Russia through student clubs and cultural events. You will feel like part of the student community from the very first days.
Preparatory Faculty helps foreign students quickly adapt to studying and living in Russia through student clubs and cultural events. You will feel like part of the student community from the very first days.
Study Options
Group Classes
Preparatory Faculty
Tuition fee for the 2025/2026 academic year
350,000 rubles / year
The Preparatory Faculty has training programs in the Russian language and specialized subjects for foreign citizens who are going to get higher education at Pushkin State Russian Language Institute or at other universities in Russia.
The programs are developed in accordance with the approved “Requirements for the Minimum Content and Level of Training of Graduates of Faculties and Departments of Pre-University Education for Foreign Citizens”.
Total volume of the program’s academic hours
2,160 academic hours*
Form of study
Full-time (on-campus)
Study load
192 academic hours* / month
Study periods
from September 01, 2025 to June 30, 2026 and
from October 01, 2025 to July 31, 2026
from October 01, 2025 to July 31, 2026
Contact Us
*1 academic hour = 45 minutes
Attention! The cost of the program is listed without accommodation and meals.
Attention! The cost of the program is listed without accommodation and meals.
Study Profiles
Depending on the profile, the curriculum includes subjects that the student also studies in the preparatory faculty.
For enrollment in full-time studies, the following is required:
Humanities Profile
Subjects studied:
Russian language
History
Literature
Social Studies
+ 2 general education subjects
Natural Sciences Profile
Subjects studied:
Russian language
Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
+2 general education subjects
Engineering, Technical,
and Technological Profile
and Technological Profile
Subjects studied:
Russian language
Physics
Mathematics
Computer Science
+ 2 general education subjects
Economics Profile
Subjects studied:
Russian language
History
Mathematics
Social Studies
+2 general education subjects
For admission to Specialist degree programs:
Medical-Biological Profile
Subjects studied:
Russian language
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
+2 general education subjects
Medical-Biological Profile (A2-B1)
Subjects studied:
Russian language
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
+ 2 general education subjects
Elective courses:
Russian Language and regional studies of Russian
How to Apply?
No later than 2 months before the start of studies
Send a message to the email address study@pushkin.institute expressing your desire to enroll in a Russian language course.
Choose the profile you want to study
Review the course information provided by the Institute’s staff, fill out the application form. Send the application form and other required documents to study@pushkin.institute
Wait for a response
The Institute’s staff will respond to you via email within 10 days of receiving your inquiry. After signing the study contract, the Institute will prepare and send you an invitation for obtaining a study visa.
If you do not receive a response, send an email stating your first name, last name, nationality, and the date you filled out the application form to study@pushkin.institute
International Recognition of Educational Quality
Our programs have undergone international public-professional accreditation and are included in the register of accredited programs of the National Center for Public-Professional Accreditation. They are also listed in the Asia-Pacific Register of Accredited Programs (DAQAR), confirming the high level of specialist training.
Public-Professional and International
Accreditation
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Main Regulations and Rules
Contacts
For questions regarding the curriculum and course content:
Galina Nikolaevna Kuptsova
Dean of the Preparatory Faculty
Dean’s Office of the Preparatory Faculty
For organizational questions
and visa support inquiries:
and visa support inquiries:
Department for Work
with foreign students
with foreign students
