The St. Petersburg mining university is the oldest technical university in Russia and one of the oldest technical institutes in Europe. This university was established in 1773 as the mining school of St. Petersburg. It was named a school for mainly social reasons, because the founders of the university wanted all the Russian people to have the opportunity to join this school and learn the science of mining, not just the noble Russian. Later, this school was named the Mining Institute in 1830s. After that, it had been called by various names until in 2016, the Russian government decided to call it the St. Petersburg mining university.

Since Russia is a land with vast number of natural resources, mining has always been of great importance there. Therefore, this university has always been on top of the list of importance by Russian governments and Empires. Nowadays, the St. Petersburg mining university is among the best mining schools not just in Russia but all around the world.

The main campus of the university is located in the Vasilievsky Island in St. Petersburg. The buildings are examples and resemblances of the neoclassic style of the Imperial Russia.

This university consists of 8 faculties with over 16000 students at the moment. There are about 5000 academic staff actively working at the university to guide these students to the best possible places in their lives.

Advantages

The main advantage of this university is the high employability rate. According to the university website, %98 of the students are hired by the university of one of the cooperating companies at the time of graduation.

The university cooperates with many mining and petroleum companies all around the world. Companies such as Gazprom, Bavarian Chemical cluster and Novatek are among these companies.

The university is also very active in various research fields. Students participate in tens of national and international conferences annually. There are around 300 publications by the students and professors of the university in world famous magazines. Engineering, chemistry and physics are the top 3 of the publication lists.

Student life

The main campus of the university is located in the Vaslievsky island, at the heart of Saint Petersburg. All buildings, including the main building of the university are located at this island in the main campus. Due to its central location, transportation to the university campus and then to other parts of the city is pretty easy. The university has provided comfortable and modern furniture and equipment in all its buildings in order to achieve the best quality of education.

The university has several practical training facilities outside the campus. In Buregi, Kazmolovo, the training faculty of Crimea and several other places, students can witness the actual process of mining and learn the science of their field in the most practical way possible.

Other than the academic life of the students, the university pays a lot of attention to the leisure activities of students too. The university has provided sports facilities in all of its buildings. There are also a couple of other facilities in the campus such as the swimming pool and the sports courts.

The university has provided more than 4500 places in 8 dormitories for its students. All of these dormitories are located in the Vasilievsky island, which is the heart and birthplace of the city of St. Petersburg, in walking distance from the main campus. There are all sorts of amenities needed for a comfortable life, such as grocery stores, cafes, cinemas, and anything needed for students to have a comfortable life at the city of St. Petersburg.

University Ranking

The St. Petersburg mining university is one of the best universities in its field in the world. The times higher education ranked this university among the top 500 universities in its list. The university has shown rapid growth in the ranking in the last couple of years due to vast investment on research and research outcomes. The QS world university ranking has also ranked this university among the best ones in the world. This ranking ranked St. Petersburg mining university among the top 1200 universities in the world and among the top 150 by subject.

Faculty of petroleum engineering

This faculty is one of the best and most popular faculties of the university. The QS world university ranking has ranked this faculty and the programs offered by the faculty among the 100 top programs in the world. The faculty aims at providing an education for its students which will assist them in their careers as oil and gas engineers with the knowledge and skills that they learn at the university.

Faculty of mining engineering

As one of the first-class and internationally well-known faculties, the faculty of mining engineering offers high-quality programs to the best and most talented students in the world. This faculty is definitely one of the best in the field. The QS world university ranking has ranked this faculty as the 12^th best faculty of mining in the world. The faculty consists of all the equipment and staff required for a great educational system, and therefore offers the best program to the most talented individuals around the world.

Admissions and application requirements

In order to be admitted at this university, students must go through several tests during the application process. At first step, the university only requires diplomas or certificates of any level to start the application process. After that, students must participate in several exams:

• Russian language proficiency test: since all the classes are taught in Russian, students must achieve a sufficient level of proficiency to be admitted.
• Math test
• Discipline test

Why St. Petersburg Mining University?

As one of the best universities in the field of mining, this university offers the best engineering programs in Russia and one of the best programs in the world in its specific field. The university consists of various faculties, departments and also training centers where students can learn the knowledge of their fields in the best way possible. City of Saint Petersburg has also got incredible places and facilities, as well as historical places that are one of a kind in the world. Over all, this university can create some of the best days of students lives, both in and out of the classroom.