This program prepares students for higher education at Irkutsk National Research Technical University or other Russian institutions. The Preparatory Faculty provides year-round language and subject training for foreign citizens who wish to receive higher education in Russia, offering a unique opportunity to learn Russian from scratch and up to any required level (from A1 to B2). Upon completion of the basic course, the student will receive a certificate confirming knowledge of the Russian language and general education disciplines at the level required for admission to Russian universities.
Depending on the profile, the programme of study includes the following subjects at the Preparatory Faculty:
Humanitarian profile: Russian language, Social studies, History and Literature.
Engineering, technical and technological profile: Russian language, Maths, Physics and Computer science.
Economic profile: Russian language, History, Social studies and Maths.
The advantage of this course is that after one year of study, if you achieve a sufficient level of Russian language proficiency, you will have the opportunity to enroll in the main educational programmes of Russian universities.

International applicants for Russian-taught university programs