Saint Petersburg State University

St Petersburg University (Saint Petersburg State University)

Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет
Latin: Universitas Petropolitana
Motto	Hic tuta perennat (Here all in safety lasts)
Type	Public
Established	1724; 301 years ago (1724)
Address	7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 , Saint Petersburg , Russia
Campus	Both urban and suburban
Colours	Terracotta and gray[1]
Mascot	Boris the Funny Looking Owl[2]
Website	english.spbu.ru

St Petersburg University (SPbU, Saint Petersburg State University; Russian: СПбГУ, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian university in Saint Petersburg. It is the oldest university in Russia. It is also one of the largest universities in the country.

Schools

Saint Petersburg State University has many schools. They include science, engineering and humanities.

• Applied mathematics and Control processes. Unlike many universities, applied mathematics is not a part of mathematics.
• Biology
• Dentistry and Medical Technology
• Economics
• International Relations
• Law
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mathematics and Mechanics
• Medicine
• Oriental Studies
• Arts
• Philology
• Physics. Some universities handle physics as part of "Faculty of Science (and Engineering)".
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Journalism and Mass Communications

Alumni

Saint Petersburg State University has produced a number of famous people. Their names are known in many fields.

Politicians

• Vladimir Lenin: Founder of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union.
• Vladimir Putin: President of Russia
• Dmitry Medvedev: Former president of Russia
• Dalia Grybauskaitė: First female president of Lithuania

Scientists

• Ivan Pavlov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research about the digestive system.^[3]
• Ilya Mechnikov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for research about immunity.^[4]
• Leonid Kantorovich: Russian mathematician known for the Kantorovich theorem and his textbook.^[5] He is also a Nobel prize winner.^[6]

Related pages

• Moscow State University

References

1. "Фирменные цвета" [Signature colors] (in Russian). spbu.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
2. "We have athletes who make us proud: Mikhail Konjaria on the end of the University sports season". spbu.ru. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
3. Cambiaghi, M., & Sacchetti, B. (2015). Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936). Journal of neurology, 262(6), 1599-1600.
4. Zalkind, S. (2001). Ilya Mechnikov: his life and work. The Minerva Group, Inc..
5. Kantorovich, L. V., & Akilov, G. P. (1959). Functional analysis in normalized spaces. Fizmatgis, Moskva.
6. Kutateladze, S. S. (2011). Mathematics and economics of Leonid Kantorovich. arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0984.

Other websites

• Saint Petersburg State University homepage^{[permanent dead link]}
• History of The St. Petersburg University in virtual space