NRU Higher School of Economics (HSE) St. Petersburg is a globally oriented university, the campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, which holds leading positions in education, research and development in the fields of socio-economic and humanities in the Northwestern macro region of Russia.
Novgorod State University (NovGU) is the largest university in the Novgorod region with a rich history dating back over 120 years. The University is the legal successor of the Novgorod Teachers' Seminary, and since then the university has been rapidly developing and acquiring new technological achievements.
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University — founded more than 125 years ago, is the largest technical university in the country, based on the traditions of the strongest scientific schools, creates breakthrough technologies for the Russian economy and industry. SPbPU is one of the TOP 3 Russian universities in terms of the number of international students and has been a driver of higher engineering education for decades, recognized not only in Russia but also abroad.
I.I. Mechnikov Northwestern State Medical University was established on October 12, 2011 as a result of the merger of two of the oldest educational medical institutions in Russia — the St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and the St. Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I.I. Mechnikov. Every year, more than 4,500 students, 1,500 residents and 150 participants in pre-university training are trained at the university.
Kuban State Medical University (KubSMU) is one of the oldest universities in the region. Over the years of its existence, it has gone a long way in becoming, turning from the medical faculty of the first Kuban University into one of the reputable educational institutions among the top ten medical universities in the country.
Currently, Kuban State Medical University is a large developing center of science, education and innovation, where emphasis is placed on the active involvement of young specialists in research and the study of advanced areas in medicine.