ABOUT
Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU) today is a major educational and scientific center, the only university in the North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation that provides comprehensive training for specialists in the fields of civil engineering, architecture, transport, and environmental engineering systems. SPbGASU is the backbone higher education institution of the Educational-Methodological Association of Higher Education Institutions of the Russian Federation in the field of civil engineering in the North-West Federal District, which sets the standards of education in the field of civil engineering and architecture.
Date of foundation – April 27 (May 9 O.S.), 1832.
In 2019 the university has been ranked number 53 in the 100 Leading Russian University Ranking by Expert rating agency and has been included into Round University Ranking (RUR), being ranked number 66 among the Russian universities and 785 in the world.
The University Quality Management System has been certified by international certification networks and bodies (Test St.Petersburg, Accredia, IQNet) and is compliant with the ISO 9001:2015 in science and research, innovation, examination and project activities in architecture, civil engineering and transport:
The higher educational institution consists of 7 faculties:
The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate educational programmes in different modes of study.
The university structure includes:
- 41 departments;
- Scientific and technical library – one of the oldest and largest treasure-houses of literature in engineering and architecture with the fund of over 800 000 items
- Over 10 science and research
centres unlockingpotential of scientists and students of the University, who master professional skills in parallel with studies; - Testing Centre;
- Project Management Office “Smart City”;
- Institute for Continuing Professional Education;
- Institute of Forensic and Technical Investigation;
- Museum of University’s history;
- Saint Petersburg Brick History Museum;
- Health Care Centre;
- Dormitory;
- Student’s Café and Canteen.
