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Pre-Sessional Language Courses

Tomsk Polytechnic University offers three types of pre-university course for applicants to undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate degree programs. These courses include Russian language and academic modules, allowing students to prepare for further application and study.

The pre-sessional courses for bachelor/ specialist degree programs

The courses are aimed to equip students with necessary Russian language skills and knowledge in the selected academic areas. After them, the students can successfully continue their education as bachelor and specialist students.
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Language of instruction:

  • Russian

Areas of training:

  • Technical (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Engineering Graphics, the History of Russia)
  • Economics (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural Science, Fundamentals of Economics, Geography, the History of Russia)
  • Humanities (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Literature, the History of Russia, Society Studies, Geography, Linguistics and Regional Studies, Computer Science)
  • Biomedical (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Anatomy, Latin), implementation of the network program with Siberian State Medical University is also possible. 
  • Natural Science (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, the History of Russia, Engineering Graphics)

The pre-sessional courses for Master and PhD programs

The course provides necessary language and academic knowledge to apply to Master degree and postgraduate programs.

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Periods of training:

  • 1 academic year (October 1 – June 30)

  • 1,5 academic year (March 1 – June 30, September  01 – June 30)

Areas of training:

  • Technical (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Special Mathematics and Information Technologies, Special Physics, Special Chemistry, Modern Technologies, Philosophy, Introduction to Master/PhD programs)
  • Economics (Russian, Scientific Style of Speech, Special Mathematics and Information Technologies, the History of Russia, Society Studies, Introduction to Economical Theory and basic Management, Philosophy, Introduction to Master/PhD programs)
  • Natural Science (Russian, Special Mathematics and Information Technologies, Special Physics, Special Chemistry, Philosophy, Research Methods, Scientific Style of Speech, Introduction to Master/PhD programs)

Special Russian language course 

Short-term programs (courses) in the Russian language, and core disciplines. The period of study and the program workload agreed upon the request. Winter and Summer schools. Internships. Course programs:

  • Preparation for Test of Russian as a foreign language (А1-С1)
  • Russian as a foreign language: general proficiency
  • Russian as a foreign language: field proficiency
  • Russian as a foreign language for special purposes
  • Assistance courses of Russian as a foreign language and field disciplines
  • Russian language and Culture (Winter and Summer schools «Siberian Holidays»)
  • Lecturer’s individual courses in Russian, Literature, Linguistics and Regional Studies, Culture, etc.

Language of instruction:

  • Russian
  • English

Types of enrollment:

  • Commercial contract
  • Referral of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (scholarship of the Government of the Russian Federation)
  • Commercial studies on the terms of companies’ contracts

Upon successful completion of the studies students receive:

  • State certificate
  • Reference of the study period (for those students who do not have final assessment)
  • TPU certificate (for short-term courses)

Tuition costs and fees

 Pre-Sessional

Course duration 

Fee (per month), rubles

Pre-sessional course for foreign citizens and non-Russian citizens aiming to do engineering Bachelor’s courses delivered in the Russian language


  • 1 academic year
  • 6 months
  • 155 000
  • 77 500


Pre-sessional course for foreign citizens and non-Russian citizens aiming to do engineering Master’s courses 

  • 1 academic year
  • 6 months
  • 195 000

  • 97 500

Documents for Application

  • original document on previous education (school certificate of full secondary education, Bachelor/Master diplomas)
  • attachment with grades to the previous educational documents
  • legalization of documents on previous education and attachment with grades
  • copy of passport
  • copy of visa
  • medical certificate
  • translations of educational documents certified by Russian notaries