St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation, St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation

• Location: St. Petersburg, Russia;
• Age of students: 15+;
• Type: mixed;
• Language of instruction: Russian.

St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation was founded in 1955 on the basis of a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. 

St Petersburg University of Civil Aviation conducts targeted recruitment for the aviation industry. Among the customers: FSUE "State ATM Corporation", PJSC "Aeroflot", AK "Rossiya" and other airlines and organizations.

The weekly classroom load of cadets does not exceed 36 hours, the maximum amount of training load of cadets does not exceed 54 hours per week.

In the structure of St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation approved: 

• Institute of Air Navigation – ATC Training Center;
• Faculty of Flight Operations;
• Faculty of Airports and Flight Engineering;
• Faculty of Air Transport Management;
• Faculty of Humanities;
• Graduate School of Air Navigation;
• Aviation and Transport College.

Educational services in the field of additional professional education at St Petersburg University of Civil Aviation are provided on the basis of the Aviation Training Center.

Within the framework of the research work of students, four main areas are distinguished:

• congress activities;
• competitive and grant activities;
• research work within the framework of the curriculum;
• scientific and technical creativity. 

In 2021, 14 works were submitted from the university to the annual competition of research works of students and young scientists of the transport industry, held by the Federal Air Transport Agency, 3 of which were recognized as winners in their nominations, 2 works took second place, three more works took third places.

The development of student science at the university goes in different directions. In particular, at the moment the Creation of the Center for Experimental Aerodynamics on the basis of the Motor Test Station is underway. The Center for Experimental Aerodynamics is formed on the initiative of students of the Faculty of Flight Operations. 

During the period of its activity, the university has trained about 40 thousand managers and highly qualified specialists for civil aviation. 

Over the years, the university graduated from: 

• Ministers of Civil Aviation of the USSR: B.P. Bugaev and B.E. Panyukov; 
• Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation V.M. Okulov;
• 11 First Deputies and Deputy Ministers of Civil Aviation of the USSR A.I. Nazarov, A.A. Popov, K.K. Gulakov, V.A. Kolosov, I.F. Vasin, N.P. Bykov, Yu.A. Yurkin, L.V. Ilchuk, A.M. Goryashko, A.I. Semenkov, B.D. Grubiy;
• four heads of federal bodies of the Civil Aviation Administration (DVT of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, FAS, FSVT): A.A. Larin, G.N. Zaitsev, V.V. Zamotin, K.K. Rupel; 
• Rolandas Paksas, President of the Republic of Lithuania for 2003-2004;
• 21 heads of the main departments and administrations of the central apparatus of the Moscow State Aviation Administration of the USSR, other federal bodies of state administration of air transport;
• 52 heads of territorial (district, regional, interregional) departments of the Civil Aviation, as well as educational institutions of the Civil Aviation. 

More than 5,000 graduates became heads of aviation enterprises, airlines and airports, about 2,000 - heads of divisions and air traffic control services. Thousands of graduates were awarded government awards and badges, more than 200 were awarded the honorary titles "Honored Pilot", "Honored Navigator", "Honored Transport Worker". 32 graduates were awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor, Hero of Russia. 

The University actively cooperates with foreign countries and educates foreigners. The geography of students studying at the university is extensive - currently citizens from more than 25 countries are trained at the university. The main contingent consists of representatives from the CIS countries - these are citizens of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and from foreign countries - these are citizens of Algeria, Mongolia, Angola, Egypt.

The total area of dormitories at the university is 39,380.7 m2. All nonresident students living in the hostel are provided with places at a rate of at least 6 m2 per person. 

Student rooms are equipped with standard furniture, bed linen is provided (weekly change). 

In the UZHK of the university there is a passport office. 

Students (cadets) of St Petersburg University of Civil Aviation, studying on a budgetary basis, are provided with three meals a day. The dining room of the university occupies three dining rooms with a total area of 480.1 m2, for 264 seats. In the dining room, meals are organized for students, teachers and administrative and managerial staff on two distribution lines: for students of budget faculties and a free choice of dishes. FLE students eat a weekly set menu: a wide range of dishes varying by day of the week, here are affordable prices.

Activities of the educational work of the university are carried out through the activities of the following units:

• Veterans Council;
• Council of Residents of Besieged Leningrad;
• Student Council;
• Civil Aviation Museum;
• Large-circulation newspaper "Academic Herald";
• Aviation and Sports Technical Club;
• Radar Search Squad;
• Sports clubs and sections of the university;
• Student Club;
• Center for Sociological Research.

A lot of work on the patriotic education of students is carried out by the university club. On the basis of the club there are creative teams: dance, vocal and instrumental. Every year, creative teams of amateur art take part in the All-Russian Festival of Transport Universities "TranspArt". Creative teams of the university are regular participants in the city competition "ART-STUDIYA", the inter-university festival "Silver Anchor", "Spring Accord". 

The club, together with the Student Council and the Council of University Veterans, with the support of the trade union committee and the rectorate, traditionally annually holds cultural events:

• dedicated to the Day of the Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad;
• dedicated to the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland;
• competition among students "Conqueror of the Sky";
• international women's day on 8 March;
• a festive concert dedicated to the Day of Civil Aviation;
• dedicated to Victory Day;
• graduation parties;
• dedicated to the Day of Knowledge;
• "Job Fairs", in which representatives of airlines, airports, ATM units take part;
• an annual reporting concert of amateur artists dedicated to the New Year, and a festive New Year's performance for the children of university employees;
• annual competition of professional skills of ATC dispatchers;
• annual talent competition among employees of the State ATM Corporation; 
• annual competition of professional skills "Transport Leader" among students of the University;
• annual Open House Day. 

Considerable attention at the university is paid to sports and physical culture and recreational work, the fulfillment of the GTO standards, there are sports sections:

• volleyball (men's and women's teams);
• basketball (women's team);
• mini-football (men's team);
• tennis;
• swimming. 

Students of the university annually participate in the championship of universities of St. Petersburg, the championships of the Moskovsky district, the Spartakiad of transport universities of the country "TranspArt". 

The total area of the university premises is 55 474 sq.m, on which the following are located:

• 116 classrooms;
• 64 laboratories;
• 5 language laboratories;
• 20 computer classes.

All laboratories and classrooms are computerized, equipped with modern and specialized equipment and licensed software, have access to the Internet.

The facilities of the university are equipped with automatic fire alarms and an evacuation warning and control system. At all facilities of the university there is security, on the fence installed along the perimeter of the territory there are checkpoints. In 2015, a system of monitoring, video surveillance and security of the property complex of the university was put into operation.

To ensure flight training, the university has training aircraft, complex and specialized simulators, and other technical means. 

The university's training aircraft fleet includes 64 Diamond DA40NG aircraft, 21 Diamond DA42NG aircraft, 36 Cessna 172S aircraft. Currently, these aircraft are based and operated in BLUGA , a branch of St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation, Bugulma Airport, Begishevo Airport, Orsk Airport.

Students of the university are served by a library located in two educational buildings with a total area of 1082 sq.m. For the convenience of students' classes, a Wi-Fi zone is organized in the reading room of the library.  The library fund currently amounts to 711,135 copies. For the manufacture of blank and book products, the university has its own printing house.

The University has the following material and technical base for educational and extracurricular activities:

• an assembly hall of the club for 624 seats with a hall and rooms for rehearsals, equipped with modern video and light and sound equipment;
• a stadium with rubber-coated treadmills;
• two sports halls (949 sq m and 605 sq m);
• athletic gymnastics hall, equipped with functional simulators;
• sports grounds with crossbars, horizontal bars, parallel bars;
• recreation center "Baryshevo", located in the Leningrad region on the banks of the Vuoksa River, with an area of 0.9 hectares, for 100 seats;
• a joint museum of the St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation, ROSSIYA Airlines and Northern Capital Air Gates LLC with a total area of 500 square meters, with fixed assets of about 20,000 units.

The University has 5 branches: 

1. Buguruslan Flight School of Civil Aviation named after Hero of the Soviet Union P.F. Eromasov (college);
2. Vyborg branch;
3. Krasnoyarsk branch;
4. Khabarovsk branch;
5. Yakutsk Aviation Technical School of Civil Aviation (College) named after V.I. Grishukov.

The University creates special conditions for the education of disabled people and persons with disabilities.

The school year begins on September 1 and ends in accordance with the curriculum of the relevant educational program. The educational process at the university is organized by semesters (autumn and spring), each ends with a test and examination session. The number of study weeks in each semester is determined by the curriculum. 

Additional expenses of students may include accommodation fees (for non-residents), travel, meals, leisure, etc.

Applicants to St Petersburg University of Civil Aviation provide:

• Application for admission to the university;
• Application of consent to enrollment;
• Consent to the processing of personal data;
• Photocopy of the passport (all pages that have records, including previously issued passports);
• SNILS;
• A document on education (secondary general, initial vocational, secondary vocational, higher) or its copy (to participate in the competition for state-funded places, it is necessary to provide the original document on education and a statement of consent);
• 2 photos 3x4 ;
• Documents on the right to benefits (special rights, pre-emptive rights);
• Documents confirming individual achievements (if any);
• Original or certified by the customer copy of the contract on targeted training (for those entering the field within the target quota);
• A copy of the birth certificate of the applicant and a photocopy of the passport of the legal representative of the applicant, on whose behalf the contract was concluded (for minors);
• Medical documents:

1) for applicants to the specialization of FRA, LEGVS, ATM:

• the original of the medical report - an extract from the protocol of the VLEK CA;
• original conclusion of professional and psychophysiological selection.

2) for applicants to other specializations - a medical certificate of the form No. 086 / u.

The total number of students of the university is more than 9000 people. 

The greatest competition is observed for flight and dispatching areas of training and specialties.

The University constantly interacts with the aviation enterprises of the industry in order to employ graduates. 

One of the most important conditions for the effective functioning of the university is the organization of a qualitative set of applicants with deep basic knowledge, capable of learning and consciously choosing a future specialty. In this regard, the university has organized work on pre-university training and career guidance of future students.

Minimum number of USE points:

• Russian language – 40-45;
• Mathematics – 30-45;
• Physics – 39-45;
• Informatics and ICT — 40 points;
• Social Studies – 42;
• History – 35;
• Foreign language – 30.

Scholarships awarded to students of St Petersburg University of Civil Aviation are divided into:

• state academic scholarships;
• state social scholarships;
• scholarships of the President of the Russian Federation and scholarships of the Government of the Russian Federation;
• scholarships.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision