The International Olympiad of the Association “Global Universities”

The Olympiad is your key to early enrollment and free undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate studies at one of the leading universities in Russia.

Who Can Participate?

Foreign citizens and stateless persons, including compatriots living abroad, can take part in the Olympiad; it is necessary to have an education that allows enrolling in educational institutions of higher education according to the national legislation of the state of study (for the bachelor’s degree track), a degree diploma – at least a bachelor’s one (for the master’s degree track), and at least a master’s degree diploma (for the postgraduate track) or getting it in the academic year of the Olympiad.

What is Participation in the Olympiad for?

The Olympiad winners are eligible for free tuition at leading Russian universities.

The Olympiad Schedule

Registration

September 05, 2024

Registration of the participants opens. Hurry up to register and fill out all necessary for participation data!

Filling out Your Portfolio

From September 05 to November 20, 2024

Fill out your portfolio and take the entrance test in your personal account. All the scientific papers, achievements, and certificates you have ever received are important. Try to add as many achievements to your Profile as possible to increase your chances of success. The portfolio structure for all Profiles and tracks is unified.

The End of the Portfolio Submittance

November 20, 2024

Since the date, you will no longer be able to add and edit your portfolio. And while you are waiting, you can see the automatic estimate that has appeared in your personal account: it will help you assess approximately what score you may get.

The First Stage. Checking the Participants’ Portfolios

From November 21 to 27, 2024

The End of the First Stage

December 02, 2024

Results of checking the participants’ portfolios are published in their personal accounts.3

The Second Stage

From December 05 to 10, 2024

Portfolios successfully selected in the competition will be admitted to the second stage for the appropriate Profile, for solving Olympiad tasks within three hours in the proctoring mode. When preparing for the second stage, check out the Profile Program and the Demo version of the task set available on the Profile page.
The second-stage schedule by profiles is as follows:
Business and Management – December 05, 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences – December 05, 2024
Physical and Engineering Sciences – December 05, 2024
Chemistry and Materials Sciences – December 05, 2024
Economics and Econometrics – December 05, 2024
Engineering and Technology – December 06, 2024
Computer Sciences and Data Sciences – December 06, 2024
Linguistics and Modern Languages – December 06, 2024
Education and Psychology – December 06, 2024
Urbanism and Civil Engineering – December 06, 2024
Biology and Biotechnology – December 07, 2024
Clinical Medicine and Public Health – December 07, 2024
Political Science and International Relations – December 07, 2024
Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence – December 07, 2024

Checking the Participants’ Papers of the Second Stage

From December 06, 2024 to January 09, 2025

Publication of the Second-Stage Results

January 10, 2025

Filing and Considering Appeals Related to the Second Stage

January 10, 2025

Publication of the Lists of Winners and Prize-Winners of the Olympiad on the Bachelor’s and Master’s Tracks

January 17, 2025

The Third Stage (for Participants of the Postgraduate Track)

From January 20 to February 20, 2025

In your personal account on the Olympiad platform, you can schedule the interview with three potential scientific supervisors whose research interests correlate to yours. For prepare for the interview, get acquainted with its program available on the page of the Profile selected.

Publication of the Lists of Winners and Prize-Winners of the Olympiad on the Postgraduate Track

February 21, 2025

Features of the University

Samara National Research University is one of the leading Russian universities. Its special status is enshrined in the regulatory documents of the Government of the Russian Federation and recognized by the academic community. It is an advanced scientific and educational centre in the field of aerospace research and technology. The University also implements educational and research programs in various natural and socio-humanitarian sciences, economics and law. Samara University is one of 29 national research universities of Russia. History of Samara National Research University and its affiliated universities is directly related to industrial and economic development of the Samara region as one of the leading in the world aerospace centres.

Positions in International Rankings

Samara University is one of the most dynamically-developing Russian institutions of higher education. Over the past 8 years, Samara National Research University has been continuously represented in the global rankings of two leading world agencies – QS and THE.

In September 2016, the British Journal “Times Higher Education” included the University in the “THE World University Rankings 2016–2017” for the first time. By the end of 2024, the University is included in the group of universities that took places 1201–1500 in the global part of this review.

Today, Samara University is included in the group 1001–1200 in the QS World University Rankings.

Besides the global ratings, since 2014 Samara University has been represented in a number of regional and subject rankings by the QS and THE Agencies.

Samara

Samara is a modern and dynamic Russian metropolis, a research, industrial, educational and cultural centre of Russia. The city’s population is about 1.2 million residents. It is the country’s sixth-largest city in terms of population base. Today, it is one of the leading Russian and world aerospace technology centres. All kinds of modern space technology are designed here. And not just for Russia, but also for Western European countries and the USA. This equipment includes rocket propulsion systems, man-made Earth-orbiting satellites and, of course, the most reliable family of booster rockets in the history of space exploration – the Soyuz. Samara is a hospitable and multi-religious city. It is home to Russian Orthodox, Catholic and Anglican churches, the Armenian Apostolic Church, mosques, a synagogue and other religious institutions and centres. Sergey Korolev International Airport is one of the largest in the country. Its annual passenger traffic stands at over 1 million people. Up to 15 regular flights are operated daily to Moscow alone. The flight geography covers over 80 directions, including foreign flights.

Samara University’s Student Hostels

Samara National Research University campus is favorably situated in the geographical center of the Samara city. Student quarter comprises over thirty training and laboratory buildings, as well as a complex of student dormitories for 4,200 people.

The cost of accommodation for foreign students in Samara University’s student hostels, in rooms for 2 to 4 people, ranges from RUB 720 to 4,800 per month.

Admission of foreign citizens

✉️ admission@ssau.ru
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