
Yahya Elghandour (Egypt)
Bachelor’s student, Faculty of Civil Engineering
A friend of mine recommended Russia as the place to study – because of the country's high academic and cultural level. I did not know anything about universities there, but when I started searching online for the best Russian universities, SPbGASU was very high on the list. I wrote to three Russian universities in parallel and was surprised at how quickly I received a reply from SPbGASU.
There was another reason I chose this university: I read on the website that different sports clubs are available here and they encourage students to play sports. I play football as a goalkeeper, and I didn't want to interrupt my sporting career. Now I'm in the SPbGASU team.
That’s why I would recommend everyone not to be afraid and become a student of this university. Of course, it is not easy for foreigners to study in Russian, so you have to start with preparatory courses to learn the language first. I took a Russian course at SPbGASU last year, and it was very useful.
I have good relationships with my teachers: they are friendly and understand foreign students’ difficulties. But when it comes to studying, they are strict. That is as it should be.