St. Petersburg State University

St. Petersburg University is the oldest university in Russia and one of the best in the world. Founded in 1724, it is a famous comprehensive university and one of the centers of education, science and culture in Russia. It has 40,000 faculty members, 12 scientific and research faculties and 19 departments, and has trained a total of more than 165,000 specialists of all types. It is ranked 12th in the latest QS BRICS university rankings. The history of the University of St. Petersburg is closely linked to the development of science and culture in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The University has many famous museums, libraries, archives and other cultural facilities, among which the Mendeleev Museum and Academic Archives, the Gorky Library and the Mineral Gallery of the Minerals Department of the Faculty of Geology have the most extensive and valuable collections.