Scan of passport and legalized certificate of complete higher secondary education (with academic transcript)
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Notarized translation of passport and educational documents in Russian Consulate
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Certificate of Recognition
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Pre-payment
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Medical Certificate (Confirming the Candidate is Not Suffering From Any Disease That Could Be Threat to General Public's Health)
Visa rules
Student visas in Russia are required for students from most foreign countries. Russia is not a member state of the EU/EFTA, so the EU visa-free entry privilege does not apply for European students. Required Documents for Study Visas in Russia:
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A valid passport which will be valid for at least 18 months from the issue date of the visa and with at least two unmarked pages
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An official invitation letter from your chosen university
3
Application form
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A certificate showing your HIV-negative status no older than 90 days
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A letter of consent from your parents and certified by a notary (if you're under 18)
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Photograph 3.5x4.5 cm
This is the general list. Consult the Russian Embassy or Consulate in your country.
Living costs (prices for Astrakhan)
Food
Transport
Rent
Clothes
Personal Care
Entertainment
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district;~350 RUB ($6)
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar);~ 350 RUB ($6)
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast;~ 80 RUB ($1.3)
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk;~ 80 RUB ($1.3)
10 eggs, large;~70 RUB ($1.6)
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples;~ 50 RUB ($1.3)
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes;~ 50 RUB ($1.3)
Bread for 2 people for 1 day;~ 31 RUB ($0.5)
Bus (1 trip);2.000 ~ 30 RUB ($0.5)
Taxi trip on a business day;~ 220 RUB ($3.6)
Flat (1-2 bedroom);~ from 12.000 RUB ($200) per month
Hostel (per month);~ from 6.500 RUB ($108) per month
1 pair of jeans;~ 2.400 RUB ($36.9)
1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers);~ 2.500 RUB ($41.6)
1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands);~ 6.200 RUB ($103)
Cold medicine (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands);~ 160 RUB ($2.6)
Toothpaste;~ 150 RUB ($2.5)
Visit to private doctor;~ 600 RUB ($10)
Hair shampoo 2-in-1;~ 250 RUB ($4.1)
2 tickets to the movies;~ 420 RUB ($7)
2 tickets to the theatre (best available seats);~ 1.000 RUB ($16.6)
1 month of gym membership;~ 1.500 RUB ($25)
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Achievements
The University has developed more than 40 innovative projects, awarded medals at the International and World Salons of Innovation and Investment.
The university has developed more than 20 leading scientific schools in such areas of medicine as infectology, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology and allergology, pharmacology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, surgery, and coloproctology.
Received patents for diagnostic test systems for the verification of COVID-19, one of which was included in the "100 Best Inventions of Russia" in 2020.
Teaching is conducted in Russian, English and French.
About university & International cooperation & Educational process
Astrakhan State Medical University is the leader of medical and pharmaceutical education in the Astrakhan region, in the republics of the Southern Federal District and the Caspian region. At the present time more than 4,000 students from 32 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and about 2,500 students from 57 countries of near and far abroad study at the University. Undergraduate programs are taught in Russian, English and French. For foreign citizens, the university also implemented a pre-university training program.
Astrakhan State Medical University is in close cooperation with leading domestic and foreign universities of near and far abroad, research institutes of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Rospotrebnadzor, FMBA of Russia, scientific institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with scientists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rome, Hanover, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Malaysia, etc.
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