Choose a Program of Education

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University welcomes applications from students of all countries who are interesting in studying of medicine, biomedicine, pharmacy, psyhology or social sciences. We offer Bachelor’s and Specialty Degree programmes for applicants who have completed advanced secondary school. Master's, Residency and Postgraduate programmes are provided for those who wish to continue their studies in higher school (the level of education required for admission is indicated in the description of the relevant program).

Please, note:

Most teaching at our University is carried out in Russian (with the exception of some English-specific programmes). If you choose the program in Russian, you must be convinced that you have sufficient fluency in written and spoken Russian to cope with the programme from the start. Our one-year preparatory courses can help you in studing Russian as well as biology and chemistry, before you start education in higher school.

Read the “Admission Regulations”

to determine the financial basis of your training and to get acquainted with the list of documents required as well as exams and deadlines for submission of documents.

Admission is carried out at the expense of budget allocations of the federal budget, as well as at the expense of physical and legal entities in accordance with contracts for the provision of paid educational services. The following students are eligible for admission at the expense of the Russia federal budget allocations on a par (in general competition) with citizens of the Russian Federation:

• Foreign citizens and persons without citizenship who are compatriots living abroad
• Foreign citizens eligible for higher education at the expense of budgetary allocations in accordance with international treaties and intergovernmental agreements of the Russian Federation.

Please, note:

Other international students can also study at the expense of the federal budget, if they have won a scholarship within the quota established by the Government of the Russian Federation. Please apply for state scholarships in advance and choose «The Russian National Research Medical University» on the website https://education-in-russia.com/.

Prepare Application Documents and Submit Application for Admission

If you need legalization of educational documents in Russia go through procedure of foreign education recognition. We can assist you in recognizing secondary education documents for filing at our university. Recognition of documents for submission to several universities in Russia and documents on higher education is carried out by an authorized organization.

Please, note:

• Getting an invitation and a visa takes more than a month. Keep this in mind when planning your visit.
• If you do not have the results of the Unified State Examination of Russia or a state scholarship, you must  pass the entrance exams (see below).

You can submit documents to the admissions office in person, via electronic submission form or via a postal service such as DHL.

• Post Address

• TO: Admission office. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University.

  1 Ostrovityanova st., Moscow, 117513, Russia

Pass Exams According to Deadlines

If you do not have the results of the Unified State Examination of Russia or a state scholarship, you must  pass the entrance exams. All exams will be online, with proctoring system. Please look through RULES of remote entrance examinations using a proctoring system to   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University below. Dates of testing for different groups of applicants are specified below.

Before exams, future students can test their knowledge with the help of rehearsal testing (the number of attempts is not limited).

Successfully Pass Exams and Get Documents of Enrollment

Sign a training contract (if you are going to study under a contract), pay for tuition and get a document of enrollment to the University. Reasons for enrollment are:

• your statement of consent to enrollment;
• the original document on the existing education or a copy thereof, certified in according to the established procedure,
• and a document on payment of training (receipt) for students whose will study on contracts for the provision of paid educational services.