Baltic Academy of Tourism and Entrepreneurship, BATiP

• Location: St. Petersburg, Russia,
• Age of students: from 17 years,
• Type: mixed,
• Language of instruction: Russian.

The Academy was founded in 1988 in the city of St. Petersburg.

The learning process includes a course of lectures and seminars, practical and laboratory classes, educational and pre-diploma practice.

The educational process is organized in the following departments:

• Economics and Management,
• Tourism and hospitality,
• Humanities and mathematical disciplines.

The Academy conducts research activities in the following areas:

• Economics and management of the national economy,
• Theory and methodology of professional education.

According to the posstupi.info website, BATiP ranks 67th in the ranking of universities in St. Petersburg.

The university provides a dormitory for nonresident full-time students.

For meals for students and staff, the university has a café-dining room, designed for 53 seats.

To involve students in social and scientific activities, the university organizes and takes part in the following events:

• Meeting of workers of the tourism industry and students of specialized universities,
• Ski Track of Russia,
• Motor rally "The Road of Life",
• Billiards Championship,
• Freshman Day,
• European Rugby Champions Cup,
• International Youth Festival of Live Music "Rock-Immunity",
• Festival of Student Creativity of St. Petersburg Universities "Art Studio",
• Congress of the Interregional Public Scientific and Educational Organization "National Academy of Tourism",
• St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,
• New Year's Student Ball,
• Youth Forum "Petrograd Side – Territory of Youth",
• Competitions for the championship of BATiP in chess.

The university has an educational building equipped with classrooms for lectures, seminars and practical classes. The classrooms are equipped with modern necessary equipment: projectors, screens and computers.

The Academy provides students with free access to the library with a reading room.

For sports, the university has two sports halls.

In BATiP, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each of them, an examination session is held, after passing the students, they are given vacations (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Transport
• Nutrition
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to BATiP, you must provide:

• Proof of identity, citizenship,
• State-recognized certificate of education and qualifications,
• Confirmation of registration in the system of individual (personalized) accounting (if any),

If necessary, the applicant also provides:

• Proof of use of the right to admission within a special quota,
• Confirmation of individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account at admission,
• Proof of disability or disability,
• 2 photos 3x4.

The necessary package of documents is provided to the university:

• By mail,
• In person to the admissions office,
• Through EPGU.

The academy currently has about 900 students.

After completing their studies, students become qualified specialists in the field of tourism and hotel business.

For admission to bachelor's and specialist's educational programs, an applicant must:

• Completed education not lower than secondary general,
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:
  • Mathematics — 39,
  • Russian language — 40,
  • Social Studies — 45,
  • History — 35,
  • Foreign language – 30,
  • Geography — 39.

For admission to master's programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of university entrance examinations with scores of at least 3.

For admission to postgraduate programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of entrance examinations, with scores not lower than the threshold set by the academy itself:
  • Special discipline,
  • Philosophy
  • Foreign language.

The following types of scholarships are distinguished:

• State Academic,
• State social,
• of the President of the Russian Federation,
• Government of the Russian Federation,
• Registered.

In addition, the university provides financial assistance to students in need.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision