Saint Petersburg State University
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Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет | |
| Latin: Universitas Petropolitana | |
| Motto | Hic tuta perennat (Here all in safety lasts) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1724 |
| Address | 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 , , Russia |
| Campus | Both urban and suburban |
| Colours | Terracotta and gray[1] |
| Mascot | Boris the Funny Looking Owl[2] |
| Website | english.spbu.ru |
St Petersburg University (SPbU, Saint Petersburg State University; Russian: СПбГУ, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian university in Saint Petersburg. It is the oldest university in Russia. It is also one of the largest universities in the country.
Schools
Saint Petersburg State University has many schools. They include science, engineering and humanities.
- Applied mathematics and Control processes. Unlike many universities, applied mathematics is not a part of mathematics.
- Biology
- Dentistry and Medical Technology
- Economics
- International Relations
- Law
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mathematics and Mechanics
- Medicine
- Oriental Studies
- Arts
- Philology
- Physics. Some universities handle physics as part of "Faculty of Science (and Engineering)".
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Journalism and Mass Communications
Alumni
Saint Petersburg State University has produced a number of famous people. Their names are known in many fields.
- Politicians
- Vladimir Lenin: Founder of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union.
- Vladimir Putin: President of Russia
- Dmitry Medvedev: Former president of Russia
- Dalia Grybauskaitė: First female president of Lithuania
- Scientists
- Ivan Pavlov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research about the digestive system.[3]
- Ilya Mechnikov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for research about immunity.[4]
- Leonid Kantorovich: Russian mathematician known for the Kantorovich theorem and his textbook.[5] He is also a Nobel prize winner.[6]
Saint Petersburg State University Media
Hallway in the Twelve Collegia building
The Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics in Peterhof
Botanical Garden (St.-Petersburg State University, Russia)
The Twelve Collegia Building
View of the university from Saint Isaac's Cathedral.
Vladimir Putin, the incumbent president and former prime minister of Russia
Dimitry Medvedev, former president of Russia (2008–2012) and prime minister (2012–2020)
Lev Landau, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "Фирменные цвета" [Signature colors] (in русский). spbu.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ↑ "We have athletes who make us proud: Mikhail Konjaria on the end of the University sports season". spbu.ru. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Cambiaghi, M., & Sacchetti, B. (2015). Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936). Journal of neurology, 262(6), 1599-1600.
- ↑ Zalkind, S. (2001). Ilya Mechnikov: his life and work. The Minerva Group, Inc..
- ↑ Kantorovich, L. V., & Akilov, G. P. (1959). Functional analysis in normalized spaces. Fizmatgis, Moskva.
- ↑ Kutateladze, S. S. (2011). Mathematics and economics of Leonid Kantorovich. arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0984.