# News and Events

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[#### Preparatory Course student Sheusia on going from ‘completely lost’ to B1 in Russian in one semester](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/preparatory-course-student-sheusia-going-completely-lost-b1-russian-one)

24 February 2026
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)

[#### SPbU Preparatory Department opens 2026 admissions](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/spbu-preparatory-department-opens-2026-admissions)

13 February 2026
[News](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news)

[#### SPbU Preparatory Course student Cui Xinyu: ‘I want to live where my favourite writers lived’](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/spbu-preparatory-course-student-cui-xinyu-i-want-live-where-my)

21 January 2026
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)

[#### A mathematical dream takes flight: from Bolivia to St. Petersburg State University](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/mathematical-dream-takes-flight-bolivia-st-petersburg-state-university)

15 December 2025
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)

[#### Prep year grind: how an Iranian student earned her spot in St. Petersburg State University](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/zahra-on-prep-course-and-dentistry-free-tuition)

12 May 2025
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)

[#### South African SPbU Preparatory Course student: 'I’d rather work with hardware, it’s harder to automate'](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/south-african-spbu-preparatory-course-student-id-rather-work-hardware)

28 March 2025
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)

[#### St Petersburg University starts accepting applications for Preparatory course](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/st-petersburg-university-starts-accepting-applications-preparatory-course)

3 February 2025
[News](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news)

[#### Break the pattern: from undergraduate school to preparatory department](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/break-pattern-undergraduate-school-preparatory-department)

13 December 2024
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)

[#### St Petersburg University continues admissions to Preparatory Course](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/st-petersburg-university-continues-admissions-preparatory-course)

24 June 2024
[News](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news)

[#### Postgraduate student Wang Xiao on his experience of studying at SPbU over the past ten years](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews/postgraduate-student-wang-xiao-his-experience-studying-spbu-over-past)

10 April 2024
[Student Reviews](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/student-reviews)