The beginning of the University dates back to 1724 and almost three centuries thereafter, it successfully combines traditions and innovations, research and learning, experience and youth. Today Saint-Petersburg University is one of the leading international centres of science, education and culture. The discoveries and achievements of the University professors and graduates have become part of the history of both international and Russian science and technology. A number of graduates of the University were awarded Nobel Prizes - I. Pavlov (1904) and I. Mechnikov (1908) for physiology and medicine; N. Semenov (1956) for chemistry; L. Landau (1962) and A. Prokhorov (1964) for physics; V. Leontief (1973) and L. Kantorovich (1975) for economics, I. Brodsky (1985) for literature; Fields Medal - Grigory Perelman, Stanislav Smirmov, the Shaw Prize, also regarded as Nobel of the East - Ludvig Faddeev.At present Saint-Petersburg University collaborates with 230 higher education institutions from Europe, North America, Asia and South America. The major part of partner agreements falls on the universities of Germany, Korea, the USA, China, and Finland. Many important universities in Europe, America, and Asia – notably Bologna University (Italy), the Free University of Berlin and Hamburg University (Germany), Bard College and George Mason University (USA), University of Glasgow (UK), Stockholm University (Sweden), Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria), Korea University (Republic of Korea), HEC-Paris (France) to name but a few, – have maintained various academic contacts with the University.The University has strong relations with representatives of the business community and state authorities. Among the University partners there are Mitsui, Microsoft, Russian Railways, ITARTASS, Central Electoral Management Body, Banco Santander.Saint-Petersburg University is an active member of the international academic mobility programmes such as Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (External Cooperation Window), Finnish-Russian Cross Border University, Santander Universities, European University Foundation - Campus Europae.Saint-Petersburg University is widely known for the strength of its intellectual potential. As a classical university, it carries out basic and applied research in the fields of natural and social sciences, and humanities. The University has gained impressive experience in the development and implementation of new technologies in the fields of geology, applied mathematics, biology, genetics, physics, chemistry, and software development. The high level of the University academics’ proficiency enables them to carry on a wide range of research projects for Russian and foreign companies and organizations. The top scientific priorities for the University are nanotechnology and material science, biomedicine and human health, ecology, nature rational utilization and protection, information systems and technologies.There is a number of core facilities at Saint-Petersburg University which provide modern equipment for research and education:?Interdisciplinary Resource Center for ?Nanotechnology? ?Research Center for analysis of the ultrastructure and molecular composition of biological objects ?CHROMAS? ?Center for highly productive computing (including a segment in the unified system ?GRID?) ?Resource Center of Microscopy and Microanalysis.

大学的起源可追溯到 1724 年，近三百年后，它成功地融合了传统与创新、研究与学习、经验与青年。如今，圣彼得堡大学是国际领先的科学、教育和文化中心之一。大学教授和毕业生的发现与成就已成为国际及俄罗斯科学技术史的一部分。多名大学毕业生获得了诺贝尔奖——I. 巴甫洛夫(1904 年)和 I. 梅奇尼科夫(1908 年)，分别在生理学和医学领域;N. 谢苗诺夫(1956 年)化学专业;L. Landau(1962 年)和 A. Prokhorov(1964 年)为物理学;V. Leontief(1973 年)和 L. Kantorovich(1975 年)负责经济学，I. Brodsky(1985 年)负责文学;菲尔兹奖章——格里高利·佩雷尔曼、斯坦尼斯拉夫·斯米尔莫夫、肖奖，也被视为东方诺贝尔奖——路德维希 Faddeev.At 现今的圣彼得堡大学与来自欧洲、北美、亚洲和南美的 230 所高等教育机构合作。合作协议的主要部分由德国、韩国、美国、中国和芬兰的大学承担。欧洲、美洲和亚洲的许多重要大学——尤其是意大利博洛尼亚大学、德国柏林自由大学和汉堡大学、美国巴德学院和乔治梅森大学、英国格拉斯哥大学、瑞典斯德哥尔摩大学、奥地利维也纳经济与商业大学、韩国高丽大学、法国巴黎高中大学等——都与该大学保持着多种学术联系。大学与大学保持着密切的联系与商界代表及州政府代表一同出席。 大学合作伙伴包括三井、Microsoft、俄罗斯铁路、ITARTASS、中央选举管理机构、桑坦德银行。圣彼得堡大学积极参与国际学术流动项目，如 Erasmus Mundus Action 2(外部合作窗口)、芬俄跨境大学、桑坦德大学、欧洲大学基金会——欧洲校区。圣彼得堡大学以其卓越的学术人才闻名潜在。作为一所传统大学，它在自然科学、社会科学及人文学科领域开展基础与应用研究。大学在地质学、应用数学、生物学、遗传学、物理学、化学和软件开发等领域，积累了丰富的新技术开发与实施经验。大学学术水平高，使他们能够为俄罗斯及外国企业和组织开展广泛的科研项目。大学的首要科学重点包括纳米技术与材料科学、生物医学与人类健康、生态学、自然理性利用与保护、信息系统与技术。圣彼得堡大学拥有多项核心设施，提供现代化的科研和教学设备：?跨学科资源中心“纳米技术”?生物对象超微结构和分子组成分析研究中心“色度”?高生产计算中心(包括统一系统“GRID”中的一个部分) ?显微镜与显微分析资源中心。