Russian Language for Business Communication

This intensive summer school focuses on providing the students with practical Russian language skills required for confident professional communication in a variety of business scenarios.

Join this Summer School!

Russia is one of the key players in the major world industries, so learning Russian language for business communication is a smart investment in your future success. During the program you will increase your business-related vocabulary, improve your writing skills and learn how to efficiently put those into practice during negotiations, presentations etc. Apart from the intensive language study, you will develop understanding of the Russian business culture, work relationships and business practices in Russia, attitudes towards foreign partners and gender aspects.

The program involves excursions to the best sights of St.Petersburg to inspire you for further achievements.

Why study with us?

• SPbPU is proud to have one of the largest and most renowned schools of teaching Russian as a foreign language in St.Petersburg and Russia.
• We have over 65 years of experience teaching the international students from all over the world, and we know how to boost your progress.
• Our programs are developed according to the international standards, and our Certificates are recognized abroad.

Duration: 2 weeks*

ECTS credits (total): 4.0*

• Course description

  Russian Language for Business Communication

  In the end of the basic course, students will be able:

  • - to write business letters, announcements;
  • - to fill out document templates and forms (application for a loan, purchase order, etc.)
  • - to read the business texts (business letters, advertisement, announcements, contractual agreements);
  • - to conduct business conversations both by telephone and in person;
  • - to listen and to understand conversation of business partners, business phone calls, speeches at meetings, advertisement, etc.

  Lexical and grammatical objectives: grammatical and lexical units, specific for business style. Topics:

  • - Joint and Foreign Enterprises;
  • - Exhibitions. Fairs. Auctions;
  • - Prices. Terms of Supply and Payment;
  • - Insurance;
  • - Banks and Stock exchanges.

  Russian Business Culture

  Key concepts of the Russian business culture are considered together with structure and hierarchy in Russian companies, working relationships in Russia, business practices in Russia, attitude towards foreign partners, gender aspects etc. Such partial issues as business dress code, meals and business etiquette, gifts are also taken into consideration.

• Entrance requirements
  • - Good command of English language
  • - Level of Russian language not lower than A2

Professors and lecturers:

SPbPU professors and associate professors, experts in the field of Russian Studies and teaching Russian as a foreign language.

Our teachers are highly qualified, many of them are published authors.

Study process:

You will study online in small groups, in live real-time lessons.

You will interact with your teacher and international classmates, work on the group and individual tasks online, improve your skills during the speaking clubs and get involved in the online social activities to make new friends from around the globe.

Participation fee: 42 000 RUB

Participation fee includes tuition fee, study materials and cultural program.

Upon successful completion of the course students will receive hard copies of certificates with ECTS credits.

• Cultural program

  We offer our students excursions to the most famous palaces, monuments, museums of St. Petersburg, as well as other cultural activities.

• Certificates:

  Upon successful completion of the summer school, our students will receive official SPbPU Certificates in English and Russian language mentioning:

  • ✔courses taken;
  • ✔academic hours per course;
  • ✔ECTS credits per course;
  • ✔grades received.

Deadline for registration: May 18,2025

Contacts:

Head of International Short-term Programs
Dept. Russian Language & Russian Studies
Higher School of International Educational Programs

• Tatiana KOVALENKO (Mrs.)
• russtudies@spbstu.ru, russtudies.polytech@gmail.com.
• +7 (812) 606-62-34
• 28 Grazhdanskii ave, office 214, St.Petersburg,195220, Russia

SUMMER SCHOOL OF RUSSIAN STUDIES: SAY "DA" TO YOUR UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. JOIN US!