Opportunities for Applicants

Foreign citizens have the right to enroll in tuition-free positions of ITMO University’s Bachelor’s programs through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship.

Applications can be submitted to Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture until November 25, 2021 for citizens of the CIS, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, or until December 15, 2021 – for citizens of other countries.

Visit Education in Russia website to access the submission system.

ITMO University only participates in the second selection stage. This means that the university only accepts or rejects applications that have passed Rossotrudnichestvo’s selection process.

Many CIS countries distribute their scholarships independently and collect the approved candidates’ applications and other paperwork in preparation for the second stage.

In its consideration of the applications, the University assesses the following:

• the candidates’ current academic performance: their academic transcript with an emphasis on their average score and proficiency in the subjects relevant to their chosen area of study;
• personal achievements: certificates and diplomas of recent competitions, publications, participation in conferences;
• participation in various scientific and educational programs.

As of now, the University does not receive information about the points acquired through Rossotrudnichestvo’s exams.

Once their application has been approved, the candidate receives an educational invitation, which allows them to be enrolled on the date of their arrival to the university (regardless of deadlines of the general admissions campaign and without additional exams).

A visa invitation should also become available in the Rossotrudnichestvo system, which the candidate can use to request a student visa at their nearest Russian Embassy/Consulate.

At the moment of enrollment, the candidate must choose an educational program from the list of programs in their chosen subject area.

In the course of their education, students enrolled on the government scholarship can only transfer between programs within the scope of their subject area.

Prospective international students have the chance to pre-qualify for admission to Bachelor's degree programs in Maths and Computer Science by taking part in ITMO University’s International Open Entrance Competitions. Competition winners get free tuition at a wide range of ITMO University and other Russian universities Bachelor’s programs without having to go through any entrance examinations.

Both competitions are conducted in three rounds:

• The preparatory training round is held online. The points earned during the training round have no effect in determining the candidates for the final round, but it gives you invaluable (and limitless, since this round has no set amount of time and attempts) opportunities to practice complex tasks of the qualifying and final competition rounds.
• The qualifying round is conducted online. You have only one attempt to solve this round's tasks. Top contenders of the qualifying round will go on to compete in the final round.
• The final round is conducted either on-site or online depending on your country of residence: for those participants living in countries and cities where the final round will not be held on-site, the final round will be conducted remotely. The list of winners consists of the top 25% of participants ranked by number of points.

Please register here to participate. 

For the latest information on the competitions timelines and procedures, as well as the full list of topics and examples of tasks, please visit the official website of the International Open Entrance Competitions.

Are you a talented and motivated prospective Bachelor’s student with a good command of Russian and a desire to study at the world-class education and research center that is ITMO University? ITMO.STARS contest gives you a one-off opportunity to get free tuition at the program of your choice.

Please note that the contest is held in Russian. 
 

Foreign citizens have the right to enroll in tuition-free positions of ITMO University’s Master’s programs through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship.

Applications can be submitted to Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture until November 25, 2021 for citizens of the CIS, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, or until December 15, 2021 – for citizens of other countries.

Visit Education in Russia website to access the submission system.

ITMO University only participates in the second selection stage. This means that the university only accepts or rejects applications that have passed Rossotrudnichestvo’s selection process.

Many CIS countries distribute their scholarships independently and collect the approved candidates’ applications and other paperwork in preparation for the second stage.

In its consideration of the applications, the University assesses the following:

• the candidates’ current academic performance: their academic transcript with an emphasis on their average score and proficiency in the subjects relevant to their chosen area of study;
• personal achievements: certificates and diplomas of recent competitions, publications, participation in conferences;
• participation in various scientific and educational programs.

As of now, the University does not receive information about the points acquired through Rossotrudnichestvo’s exams.

Once their application has been approved, the candidate receives an educational invitation, which allows them to be enrolled on the date of their arrival to the university (regardless of deadlines of the general admissions campaign and without additional exams).

A visa invitation should also become available in the Rossotrudnichestvo system, which the candidate can use to request a student visa at their nearest Russian Embassy/Consulate.

At the moment of enrollment, the candidate must choose an educational program from the list of programs in their chosen subject area.

In the course of their education, students enrolled on the government scholarship can only transfer between programs within the scope of their subject area.

International academic competition Open Doors gives international prospective Master’s students a unique opportunity of early enrollment in one of ITMO University’s cutting-edge Master’s programs without entrance examinations and with tuition fees covered by the Russian Federation’s state funding.

All of the competition rounds are held online, and it is open for participation to citizens of any country in the world (except Russia).

Submit your portfolio, solve competition tasks, and be the first to get admitted to ITMO University’s Master’s program of your choice!
 

Developed by ITMO in collaboration with leading universities from all over the world, our International Master’s programs aim to deliver knowledge and experience in a global environment. By participating in our Portfolio contest for international prospective Master’s students, you can be enrolled into one of these innovative Master’s programs without having to go through additional admissions tests. A golden opportunity if there ever was one!

Final-year students and graduates have a fantastic chance to enroll into ITMO’s Art & Science Master’s program without having to take entrance exams.

Submit your applications before July 15, 2021.

For more information about the competition, please follow the link.

The Open Doors international academic competition for international prospective Master’s and PhD students is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The competition is organized by the Association of Global Universities. 

ITMO University is a co-organizer of the competition and has been an active contributor to the project since its inception. Click here to learn more about ITMO University, and here to discover beautiful St. Petersburg, the home of ITMO.

In 2020 a new track has been added to the competition for PhD students.

Winners of the PhD track will be able to study for free on postgraduate programs at ITMO University.

Learn more!