Preliminary Training Unit
If you are planning to get a high-quality higher education in Russia, but you do not know Russian or do not know it well, we suggest you study at the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens.
Methodology:
- Training foreign citizens for further studying at ASU
- Training provides both language skills (from the very beginning) and subject-oriented knowledge required for the relevant profession.
- The Unit offers elective educational model with flexible educational trajectories focused on individual needs of the training course participants.
How to enter the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens
If you are planning to get a high-quality higher education in Russia, but you do not know Russian or do not know it well, we suggest you study at the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens.
Information for those who want to enter the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens
The Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens of Astrakhan Tatishchev State University announces the new admission of students for the 2022-2023 academic year.
The Unit provides training for foreign citizens who do not speak Russian and have the right to enter higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation, confirmed by the relevant document on education, under additional general education programs that provide training required to study under professional educational programs delivered in Russian.
During the academic year, students study Russian as a foreign language (612 hours) and subjects of the humanities, engineering, biomedical, natural sciences and economics, which provides high-quality pre-university training for getting higher education in the universities of the Russian Federation.
The new admission of students for the 2022-2023 academic year shall be carried out from June 01, 2022 to November 01, 2022.
The first stage of students’ admission provides for the collection of information about foreign citizens willing to study under pre-university training programs at the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens of Astrakhan Tatishchev State University. A foreign citizen who plans to study at ASU and does not speak Russian, personally or through a representative, should send scanned copies of the following documents to foreign.edu@yandex.ru in order to be included in the database of potential students and participate in the process of candidates selection:
- completed ASU application form;
- copies of documents on education indicating the subjects studied and the grades (points) received. If a foreign citizen applying for studying at the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens does not have a document on foreign education and/or foreign qualifications (due to the peculiarities of the organization of the educational process in a foreign country), the foreign citizen should submit a document containing information on the results of the last attestation issued to them by an educational organization where they studied on the territory of the host country. Documents of foreign candidates shall be translated into Russian and notarized;
- copies of the passport pages, under which a foreign citizen will cross the border of the Russian Federation, with a validity of at least 18 months from the date of the study visa (clearly readable pages containing personal data for issuing an invitation);
- if there is a residence permit or other document permitting the temporary stay of a foreign citizen within the territory of a third state (other than the state of citizenship), this document shall also be submitted in the prescribed manner with a notarized translation into Russian.
The list of candidates shall be formed in accordance with the preliminary selection results.
The second stage of students’ admission provides for the issuance of the invitation letter.
To receive an invitation letter, a foreign citizen who has successfully passed the selection, or his representative in Russia will be provided with a scanned copy of the contract for paid educational services.
The contract for paid educational services shall be drawn up in two copies: in Russian and in English. The contract must be signed by the applicant before the invitation executing procedure begins, regardless of the foreign citizen’s age. Adult applicants sign the contract on their own. Minor applicants’ contracts for paid educational services shall be signed by both by minor applicants and their legal representatives (parent, trustee, guardian).
After receiving a signed contract from a candidate, the university sends a tuition fees bill. The first payment under the contract in the amount of 50% of the total contract amount shall be made within 5 (five) banking days from the date of the contract on the basis of the invoice issued upon conclusion of the contract.
The subsequent payment for tuition in the amount of 50% of the total contract amount shall be made within 5 (five) banking days upon arrival at the university also on the basis of the issued invoice.
In case of violation of the payment terms, the contract may be terminated at the university discretion. The terms of payment for education shall be specified in the contract.
Please note: when paying the fee, banks charge a commission fee — from 0.5 to 3% of the payment amount.
Upon submitting receipts for payment of 50% of the tuition fee, candidates or their representatives shall receive the state fee payment details for invitation issuance.
The original payment receipt shall be delivered to 20A Tatishchev Str., Astrakhan, 414056, Russian Federation, Dormitory No.1, Room 9, Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens.
Next, you should send the following documents to foreign.edu@yandex.ru:
- questionnaire "Data of a foreign citizen required to receive an invitation";
- application for an invitation to enter the Russian Federation for a foreign citizen to study in an educational organization (Form 1 - if the application is submitted by a foreign citizen, Form 2 - if the application is submitted by a representative of a foreign citizen);
- the applicant's card.
After receiving all the documents, the university transfers them to the migration service for invitation issuance. A state fee of 800 rubles shall be paid.
Please note that travel tickets to the place of study shall NOT BE PURCHASED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE an OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE INVITATION ISSUANCE!
After receiving an invitation to study, a foreign citizen shall apply to the Russian Embassy or Russian consulate in the country of residence to obtain a visa. Only after that, travel tickets to the place of study shall be purchased.
Upon arrival in Astrakhan, Russia, a foreign citizen shall PERSONALLY submit the following documents to the university:
- original educational documents indicating the subjects studied and the grades (points) received. The educational documents shall be translated into Russian. Educational documents shall be legalized in terms of the relevant country. The legalization shall be carried out before arrival in Russia in the country of the educational document issuance. Please check the necessity for the documents legalization and the type of legalization (apostille or consular certification) upon the consultation with the staff of the Preliminary Training Unit for Foreign Citizens of ASU or on the website: nic.gov.ru (in Russian) or nic.gov.ru/en (in English);
- medical report confirming the absence of contraindications to studying in the Russian Federation issued by the official body of the candidate's country of residence, with a translation into Russian, certified in accordance with the established procedure;
- medical certificate confirming the absence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS disease issued by the official body of the candidate's country of residence, with a translation into Russian, certified in accordance with the established procedure;
- medical certificate confirming the absence of coronavirus infection COVID-19.
Due to the changing situation with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, these regulations may be amended.
Contacts: foreign.edu@yandex.ru.