European University at St. Petersburg

Founded in 1994 with the support of the city of Saint Petersburg, the European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP) operates as an elite graduate school. It focuses on social sciences and humanities, aiming to train a new generation of scholars and teachers. The university is housed in an eighteenth-century marble palace near the Summer Garden. EUSP is one of the few non-state universities in Russia fully qualified to award advanced graduate degrees. It maintains a strong commitment to integrating Russian scholarship with international academic standards. The university offers specialized international programs and encourages active engagement with the city's cultural and intellectual life.