State Electro-technical University Saint Petersburg Russia

About us

Location Saint Petersburg, Russia Funding Type Public
No of Students 9226 Establishment University
Founded In 1886 Estimated Cost of Living 1200 USD
Address 5, Professor Papova Str. Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" was founded in 1886 and was the first higher educational institution in Europe to specialize in electrical engineering.

Bachelors, masters, and specialists receive training at 7 full-time faculties. At the Open Faculty, bachelors are entitled to part-time and extramural courses.

ETU is preparing students in:

  • Bachelor's degree
    • 19 fields (43 educational programs) of full-time education;
    • 10 fields of part-time education;
    • 4 fields of extramural education.
  • Master's degree
    • 15 fields (53 educational programs) of full-time education, 6 of which in English.
  • Specialist degree
    • 2 specialties of full-time education (4 educational programs).

Why?

About 9226 students and postgraduates are studying at ETU at the moment. The university has 3 full members and 5 corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 20 laureates of national and international awards, more than 220 professors and doctors of science. University has more than 2,000 graduates on main educational programs annually.

Besides 350 academic laboratories of 7 faculties, research and innovation complex of the ETU includes Technology park, 8 research and educational centers, 3 resource centers, 5 research institutes, Youth Research Institute, and 14 basic departments at specialized enterprises of strategic partners. Technology Park of the University provides a range of business services to 37 small innovative enterprises. More than 2000 teachers, students, and postgraduates work in small businesses of Technology Park annually.

More than 100 high-tech enterprises of industries are strategic partners of ETU. Among foreign partners of the university are 19 large plant facilities, 15 science and research institutes and centers, 160 universities from 75 countries.