The Day of Philologist and Orientalist has been celebrated at St Petersburg University. Following the tradition, the celebrations have been held in the University’s Modern Sculpture Park. The celebrations were opened by Alexey Rodionov, Senior Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Asian and African Studies at St Petersburg University. In his opening address, Alexey Rodionov reminded that the tradition of the spring festival in the University courtyard is resumed after two years of hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This is important to have certain constants in life that you are looking forward to. It is like Sun’s daily path: it begins every morning in the Land of the Rising Sun. Then, it comes to the Land of Morning Calm, moving to the Middle Kingdom, then to Indonesia,…
As part of the 17th St Petersburg International Book Fair, St Petersburg University has held a public lecture dedicated to the publication by the Turkish historian Dr Tuncay Cengiz Göncü, Curator of the historic presidential residence of Kemal Atatürk in Florya (Türkiye) — "The Harem of the Last Ottoman Sultans". Mr Özgün Talu, Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye in St Petersburg, addressed the audience with a welcoming…
Professor Damir Mukhetdinov, Doctor of Theology and Head of the Centre for Islamic Studies at St Petersburg University, has taken part in the 14th International Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue in Doha, Qatar. This year, the conference’s focus is "Religions and Hate Speech: Between Scripture and Practice". The event was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and…
At the 17th St Petersburg Book Fair, St Petersburg University has presented new publications dedicated to the cultures of China and Turkey. New books presented on the final day of the St Petersburg Book Fair by the St Petersburg University Publishing House include: an anthology of contemporary Chinese drama; the first volume of the complete collection of short stories by Pú Sōnglíng; and a monograph on the Ottoman…
St Petersburg University has marked Hồ Chí Minh’s 132nd anniversary. He was the first President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The traditional solemn event brought together representatives of the academic community and the Vietnamese community of the city. Professor Vladimir Kolotov, Director of the Ho Chí Minh Institute of St Petersburg University, Head of the Department of History of the Far East…
A team of St Petersburg University scholars has prepared for publication a volume "Persian Diplomatic Documents from the Times of Shah Safi I from the Collection of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts". The project team includes: Artem Andreev, Director of the Centre for the Study of the Islamic Republic of Iran at St Petersburg University and Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnopolitology…
St Petersburg University with support of the "Dialogue Russia — Republic of Korea" forum held the "Kim Ji-young: Born 1982" film presentation. The event was attended by students and teachers of St Petersburg University from Russia and the Republic of Korea. Professor Sergei Kurbanov, head of the Department of Korean Studies at St Petersburg University, noted that the film shows how regionalism…
The regional stage of the world student contest "The Chinese Bridge" has been held at St Petersburg. The best students from different universities in the city qualified for the all-Russian stage of the contest. The winner of the contest was Daria Ostanina, who studies in the field "Asian and African Studies" at St Petersburg University. She also was first in the…
The Education and Culture Week of Capital Normal University (China) and St Petersburg University has been held in an online format. It included lectures, a concert and meetings devoted to the development of relations between the universities. Capital Normal University was founded in 1954 in Beijing by the People’s Government together with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. It is a world-class higher…
As part of the Vietnam Cross Days between MGIMO University and St Petersburg University, a student research seminar has been held. Young Orientalists presented their research related to various aspects of studying Vietnam. Prior to the event, in keeping with the tradition, the early-career Russian researchers of Vietnam laid flowers at the Ho Chi Minh Monument that is located on the University campus.…
The students of the Institute of Russian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (the Republic of Korea) studying in the exchange programmes at St Petersburg University have met with the representatives of St Petersburg University and discussed a joint plan of events for 2022. Valeriia Malomuzh, Acting Deputy Rector for International Affairs at St Petersburg University, thanked the students for cooperation in promoting the…
On 13 April, the peoples of South-East Asia celebrate the New Year. On that day, the University experts in Thai studies arranged a celebration which was attended by both Russian and Thai students and teachers. Guests of Songkran were introduced to the traditions and festive national cuisine of Thailand. Natcheewan…
St Petersburg University has held a presentation of the second exhibition from a series of online exhibitions dedicated to traditional Turkish dress. The exhibition series are organised by St Petersburg University with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Russia and the Turkish Consulate General in St Petersburg. The second exhibition presents traditional Turkish clothing made of felt in modern interpretations. As part…
Heads of the Coordinating Committees of the Korea—Russia Dialogue Forum (KRD) have held a video conference meeting. Chairs of the Committees on the Russian and Korean sides — Nikolay Kropachev, Rector of St Petersburg University, and Lee Kyu Hyung, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation — discussed the results of the first months of work in the current year as well…
On the initiative of Mehdi Sanaei, CEO of the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies and former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, and in partnership with St Petersburg University, a popular science portal dedicated to Iran has been created. The aim of the project is to provide a Russian-speaking audience with information not only about Iranian history and culture, but…
Nattanop Palahan’s candidate dissertation in media studies and journalism has been successfully defended at St Petersburg University. Nattanop Palahan is a lecturer at the our Faculty. He teaches Thai language, Theoretical and Historical Grammar of the Thai language and Buddhist vocabulary in Thai epigraphy. The defence was conducted according to the rules of St Petersburg University.…
St Petersburg University, with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Russia, has opened a series of online exhibitions dedicated to traditional Turkish dress. Online exhibitions "Dilemma. Traditional and modern" and "Traditional Turkish felt clothing in modern interpretations" Exhibits presented in the first exhibition — "Dilemma. Traditional and Modern" — reflect the traditions of Turkish national dress, many elements of which…
St Petersburg University ranks first among Russia’s universities in the field of Law and is the vice-champion in the overall standings of the Three University Missions Rankings. The rankings are published for the first time. St Petersburg University has taken 13 prizes, including one first place, eight second places, and four third places. In accordance with the programme for…
St Petersburg University has hosted a student research seminar on Thai studies. The event was held as part of the Cross Days of Thailand at St Petersburg University and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) to mark 125th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom…
- Hits: 20342