The M. Gorky Scientific Library of St Petersburg University has opened an Indian Corner — a library section that houses books on the history, culture, philosophy, languages and other aspects of life in India. The core of the collection consists of books donated to the University by the Government of India. Apart from classical literature, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the collection features: works on political history; biographies of famous politicians, including Mahatma Gandhi; as well as the Bollywood film scripts and songs. Mr Kumar Gaurav, Consul General of the Republic of India in St Petersburg, thanked St Petersburg University for accepting the donation of books. He noted that the Indian Corner is an initiative of the Indian government, aimed at promoting the cultural wealth of India around the…
Among the most cherished dreams of every student in Asian and African studies is to see their target-language country. Students at St Petersburg University were lucky to visit the Republic of Mali together with Artem Davydov, Associate Professor in the Department of African Studies at St Petersburg University. Grigorii Kaigorodov, Olga Pevzner, Iuliia Ilekhmetkina, Alina Gabitova, Zlata Andreeva, and Grigorii Zonov are…
St Petersburg has hosted the 9th All-Russian Scientific Conference of Young Orientalists "China and Its Neighbours". It was organised by the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences and St Petersburg University. The geography of the participants covered various cities of Russia: St Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yelabuga, Novosibirsk, and Vladivostok. A total of 39 papers by young Orientalists from 11 universities…
Students and faculty from SPbU participated in the second Russian-Korean scientific videoconference for students. The purpose of the event was to facilitate a dialogue between Russian and Korean students. The meeting was organised by St Petersburg University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and the SPbU Representative Office in South Korea. The conference brought together students and faculty from…
St Petersburg University has held the 14th International Conference "Eurasian Arc of Instability and the Regional Security Problems from East Asia to Northern Africa: outcomes of 2023". Leading experts from Russia and abroad and representatives of government agencies and public organisations have gathered at the University to review the year 2023 in the context of regional security and discuss…
A lecture on healing culture (힐링) in South Korea has been held during an online meeting of the Korean Club, established on the initiative of the Korea — Russia Dialogue Forum and St Petersburg University. The guest at the meeting was Natalia Dmitrievskaia, a graduate of St Petersburg University, a Korean…
The Geopolitical Observatory for Russia’s Key Issues (GORKI Centre) at St Petersburg University has hosted the first business breakfast with Karin Kneissl. It is a new format event proposed by Nikolay Kropachev, Rector of St Petersburg University and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The idea behind these meetings is to bring together subject matter experts from among the University’s…
St Petersburg University has been visited by Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India. As part of his visit to the alma mater of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Dr S Jaishankar attended a meeting with leading Indologists in St Petersburg and heard their proposals for…
The festival of Chinese culture "Mo Yan Fest", coorganised by St Petersburg University, has been held at the Pskov Academic Drama Theatre, with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in St Petersburg. The large-scale event was dedicated to…
Lecturers from St Petersburg and their colleagues from China have delivered thematic classes. The cycle was realised with the support of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in St Petersburg. Nine lectures were offered to students. During the lectures, Sinologists spoke about methods and principles of teaching Chinese characters,…
The University was awarded the Friendship Order of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at a ceremony that included the presentation of the first annotated translation of one of the most important sources on military strategy by Vietnam’s first president. The Friendship Order is Vietnam’s highest honour conferred to foreign citizens and organisations. It was awarded for the work of the Ho Chi Minh Institute,…
St Petersburg University and the Dialogue Russia — Republic of Korea Forum (DRRK) held the fifth Pak Kyongni Festival. This year it coincided with the 225th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’s birth. In his welcoming speech, Lee Kyu-hyung, Chairman of the Korean Coordinating Committee of the DRRK Forum and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation, drew attention to the…
SPbU hosted a lecture by Ratish Nair, Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in Trivandrum (India), entitled "Indian-Russian relations — a model of people’s diplomacy". It was attended by teachers and students studying the region, as well as students from St Petersburg schools. Introducing Mr Ratish Nair to the audience, Sergey Andryushin, Vice-Rector for International Affairs of SPbU, noted that the Honorary Consul makes a significant…
Sasivat Wongsinsawat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Russian Federation, visited St Petersburg University. During the meeting with SPbU Rector Nikolay Kropachev, the parties discussed the possibilities of expanding academic cooperation between the countries. The Rector took the initiative to create a new educational programme to train future tourism professionals with in-depth knowledge…
St Petersburg University has presented a mentoring programme for motivated students and young graduates. The aim of the programme is to help them shape and develop their professional careers. Under the guidance of a mentor, participants will be able to: create an individual career plan; improve the skills needed to be competitive in the labour market; find their strengths; and discover personal opportunities.…
The agenda in Asian and African studies has always been part of the programme of the Eastern Economic Forum, traditionally held in autumn in Vladivostok. This year, the University was represented by: Professor Vladimir Kolotov, Head of the Department of History of the Far Eastern Countries at St Petersburg University and Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at St Petersburg University; and Professor Aleksandr…
A presentation of six new publications on Russian studies, produced by the publishing house Nigāristān-i Andīshah, has been held in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Among the publications is the anthology of contemporary Russian prose ‘In the Monastery of the Blessed’, compiled with the participation of St Petersburg University. The almanac opens with an address to Iranian readers by Professor…
The Language Testing Centre at St Petersburg University, with the support of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), has conducted a professional development programme for African experts in Russian studies. Approximately 30 participants from various cities in Tanzania attended the course to study with the University experts…
Sociologists from the Centre for Applied Sociology at St Petersburg University have conducted research to determine public attitudes towards cooperation between the Russian Federation and African countries. Over half of the research participants are aware of regular events organised by Russia to develop cooperation and partnerships with African countries. On the other hand, only 2% of the respondents have participated…
