Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities, RCCA

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

The university was founded in 1989 in the city of St. Petersburg, provides educational services in the field of historical and archival studies.

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

The educational process is organized at the following faculties:

• World Languages and Cultures,
• Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies,
• Psychology and philosophy of man.

The Academy conducts its research activities in the following scientific schools:

• Value-cultural model of systemic humanitarian education,
• Religion
• Psychoprophylaxis and psychocorrection of addictive behavior.

The university conducts international activities with the following organizations:

• Russian-Italian Foundation "Dialogue of Cultures",
• Consulate General of Italy in St. Petersburg,
• Italian Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg,
• Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow,
• Foundation "Center for the Development of Italian-Russian Relations",
• Society Italy Russia in St. Petersburg at the St. Petersburg Association for International Cooperation,
• Department of Education of the Embassy of Italy in the Russian Federation,
• Italian Catholic University of Milan, Brescia and Piacenza,
• State University of Abruzzo.

For nonresident full-time students, the university offers apartments for rent in an agreement with the agency "Arenda YurDefin". The cost of living per month starts from 3000 rubles.

For meals for students and staff, the university has a buffet for 48 seats and vending machines.

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

• All-Russian competition "Your move",
• Philosophical experiments of Konstantin Pigrov,
• International Conference "The Universe of Platonic Thought",
• Holy Trinity Annual International Academic Readings,
• Foreign Language Week,
• All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "HOMO LOQUENS: Language and Culture",
• International Scientific Conference "St. Petersburg and the Nordic Countries",
• Open humanitarian competition "It is fashionable to be smart",
• All-Russian Competition of Youth Author's Projects "My Country – My Russia",
• Social and Scientific Forum "Balkan Dialogue: Montenegro – Russia",
• Sretensky Scientific and Practical Conference "Psyche and Pneuma: Methodological and Scientific-Practical Problems of Providing Psychological Assistance to People in Crisis and Difficult Life Situations",
• Charity Christmas Ball "Wonderland",
• Youth Forum St. Petersburg creative weekend.

The educational process takes place in a single educational building, equipped with classrooms for lectures and practical classes. The classrooms are equipped with modern technology: projectors, screens and computers.

Students are given free access to the educational library with a reading room for 22 seats.

For sports, the university has a sports hall and an outdoor stadium of a wide profile with elements of an obstacle course.

At the academy, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each of them, an examination session is held, after which students are given a vacation (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Transport
• Nutrition
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to the academy, you must provide:

• Proof of identity, citizenship,
• State-recognized certificate of education and qualifications,
• SNILS,
• Reference 086-U.

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:

• In person to the admissions office,
• In electronic form through an electronic information system.

At the moment, more than 1200 undergraduate and graduate students study at the academy.

Upon completion of training, graduates become qualified specialists in a number of humanitarian fields.

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,
  • Informatics and ICT — 44,
  • Russian language — 40,
  • Social Studies — 45,
  • History — 35,
  • Biology — 39,
  • Foreign language – 30,
  • References, 39.

For admission to master's programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of university entrance examinations with scores of at least 55.

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.

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

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision