International Polytechnic Winter School 2026
Enjoy your unforgettable winter holidays with us!
Come, learn, and explore one of the most beautiful cities of Russia in wintertime: exciting cultural and social life, picturesque surroundings, and suburbs. St. Petersburg is a true entertaining cosmopolitan with a large cultural contribution. Here you may enjoy an enormous amount of popular cultural places to see since our city is on the UNESCO world heritage list. Besides you may explore opera, ballet, and classical music programs performed at a high level of proficiency and try out St. Petersburg nightlife at cafes, bars, discos, and lovely venues to walk and feel the romantic spirit of the snowy city.
The courses also can be arranged as the tailor-made programs for a group of minimum 10 students upon request (the dates and terms can be discuss individually).
- If you take 2 programs in one season you get a 10% discount per each course;
- If you take 3 or more programs in one season you get a 15% discount per each course;
- If you are an alumni of any previous course in the last 5 years you get a 10% discount for any winter/interseasonal program;
- If you are an SPbPU student you get a 20% discount for any winter/interseasonal course;
- If you are a student of any other Russian university you get a 15% discount for any winter/interseasonal program.
International Polytechnic Summer & Winter Schools portal is launched. Apply with our online admission system here.
| Name of the field / program | ECTS credits | Dates | |
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ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES (ENS) |
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Additive Manufacturing and Joining Technologies | 5.0 | Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion | 4.0 | Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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INFORMATION AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (IDT) |
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Artificial Intelligence for All | 2.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Machine Learning: Theory and Application | 4.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Smart Manufacturing and Digital Future | 4.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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AI Tools for Life and Work | 4.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Medicine and Machine Learning | 4.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (ET) |
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Nuclear Engineering | 4.0 | Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Hydrogen Energy | 4.0 |
Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Turbomachinery | 4.0 |
Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Electrical Engineering | 4.0 |
Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Petroleum and Gas Engineering | 4.0 |
Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Digitalization in the Energy Industry | 4.0 |
Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Power Electronics | 4.0 |
Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Renewable Energy | 4.0 | Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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Sustainable Energy Technology | 4.0 | Jan 26 - Feb 06, 2026 |
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ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT (EM) |
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International Trade and Business | 4.0 | Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Cross-Cultural Communication and Research | 4.0 | Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Cross-Cultural Communication and Research | 5.0 | Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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RUSSIAN STUDIES (RS) |
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Intensive Russian Language & Culture | 4.0 | Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Immersion into the Russian Literature, History and Art |
4.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
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Survival Russian Language for all |
4.0 |
Feb 02 - Feb 13, 2026 |
Outstanding professors will challenge you to explore the theme and increase your knowledge of the subject. Study methods emphasize student’s active participation and involvement. Case studies, group discussions and field trips are an integral part of the learning process in addition to lectures.
All the modules are developed according to the European requirements and can be recognized as a period abroad. Upon successful completion of the course students receive SPbPU certificate with courses, ECTS credits and grades specification.
Friendly managers and experienced English-speaking tutors will make the stay of winter school students comfortable, pleasant and safe and will help them to settle in and explore St. Petersburg.
Winter School is held in the best time of local winter - fabulous snowy streets, roofs and trees will make you feel a truly fairytale mood. Besides St. Petersburg is considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful cities and has everything for the unforgettable travel experience: marvelous sights, rich cultural traditions, eventful nightlife.
General Information:
With our friendly community you may explore fantastic on-campus life and everyday outside activities! The university’s campus is located between 4 metro stations, and all of them are 15-20 minutes far from the city center.
All our guests are offered with double or triple accommodation in an apartment with shared facilities and a kitchen in the comfortable student dormitory. All the apartments are equipped with a bed, bedside table, desk, chairs, wardrobe, curtains, and bed clothes. There are also limited free wi-fi zones in the dormitory lobbies.
The following catering options are available:
- Self-catering in the student canteen on campus;
- ordering meals in the IIEP (SPbPU Institute of International Educational Programs) student canteen (at the preliminary request).
We offer our students not only excursions to St. Petersburg most famous palaces, monuments and museums, but also a number of field trips to the leading international factories and enterprises.
Individual students are required to send their applications to the module coordinator via e-mail.
Entrance requirements:
- Students under 18 can be admitted to the program only in case they come in group with a teacher or supervisor. Students over 18 can be admitted either in group or individually.
- Previous educational background depends on the program.
- Completed online application form (to be requested from coordinator);
- Scanned copy of international passport (for non-EU citizens passport should be valid for more than 18 months after the program beginning date);
- Jpeg photo, passport size.
Don’t miss your chance and get the most of your winter holidays!
Department of International Educational Programs
- summerschool@spbstu.ru
- +7 (812) 534-25-31
- +7 (812) 534-13-65
- room 227, 28, Grazhdanskii prospect, 195220, St.Petersburg, Russia
