Saint-Petersburg State University is the oldest classical university in Russia founded in 1724. Among the outstanding University alumni are 7 Nobel laureates, several Presidents and Prime-ministers. Nowadays there are 23 faculties (Applied Mathematics & Control Processes, Arts ,Liberal arts&Scinces Asian & African Studies, Biology & Soil Science, Chemistry, Economics, Geography & Geo-ecology, Geology, History, School of International Relations, School of Journalism&Media Communications, Law, Graduate School of Management, Mathematics & Mechanics, Medicine, Dental Medicine and Medical Technologies, Philology, Philosophy, Political Science, Physics, Psychology, Sociology), in the structure of the University together with Department of Physical Culture and Sports, Academic Classical School.
