The head of the admissions committee of the St. Petersburg State Forestry University Elena Bogatova told the applicants from Abkhazia about the university at the presentation that took place in Sukhum at the press center of the World Abaza Congress. The representative of the university drew the attention of potential applicants who gathered at the meeting to the advantages of studying at the SPbGLTU. In particular, the university has its own dormitory, maximum security is ensured throughout the territory.

The head of the selection committee gave a number of figures. Therefore, today students from 65 countries of the world study at the Forestry University.

Commenting on the results of the meeting, Elena Bogatova noted the high interest of the gathered young people in entering the university.

"The guys listened to me with great interest and watched the presentation attentively. I liked the meeting a lot. Everyone has already chosen the direction for themselves in which they want to study," she said.

Otar Argun came to the meeting with a confident desire to enter the St. Petersburg State Forestry University. He wants to study at the Faculty of Information Technology.

"I learned about such an opportunity quite recently on the personal Facebook page of Kan Tania (chief of staff of the WAC - ed.), and literally in one evening my parents and I made a decision that we would use it. I hope I will succeed, and in September I will study at this university," said the young man.

Svetlana Kveselava represented the generation of parents at the meeting. She read about the possibility of entering the St. Petersburg State Forestry University on the WAC web information portal and came to the WAC press center with her two sons.

"We listened attentively to the presentation and became even more convinced that we want to study at the SPbGLTU," she said.

Maxim Matua also wants to enter the St. Petersburg State Forestry University.

"Three hours of the presentation passed quickly. I listened and now I want even more to enter this university, to study at the Faculty of Landscape Design," he said.

In total, 10 applicants attended the presentation, all of them expressed their intention to enter the SPbGLTU.

Those wishing to enter the St.Petersburg State Forestry University in 2021, who could not attend the presentation or found out about the possibility of admission later, can visit the office of the World Abaza Congress in Sukhum at 109 Lakoba str. strictly on Friday 14 May at 11:00. You must have a copy of your passport, a copy or original of your education certificate, six 3x4 photographs, documents confirming the status of a compatriot or Russian citizenship.

REFERENCE: St. Petersburg State Forestry University named after Sergey Kirov (SPbGLTU), which turned 217 years old in 2020, implements educational programs for secondary, higher and additional professional education; carries out training, retraining and advanced training of highly qualified specialists for industrial, scientific and scientific-pedagogical activities in the field of forestry, woodworking, wood-chemical, pulp and paper, hydrolysis industries; carries out fundamental and applied scientific research.

Applicants from Abkhazia and Turkey can already apply to SPbGLTU

SPbGLTU was the first among forestry universities of the country to switch to a multilevel system of higher professional education. Today over 6,000 students study here, among them citizens from 42 countries of the near and far abroad. The university has a powerful educational and research base. The scientific and pedagogical staff of the university develops both traditional and new scientific and educational areas that are highly appreciated by the professional community. The educational process is provided by a qualified teaching staff.

The University has always been the leading scientific and methodological center of higher forestry educational institutions of the Russian Federation. It has a Center of Expertise accredited by the State Standard of Russia, the International Center for Forestry and Forest Industry (ICFFI), which is part of the international cooperation system, the St. Petersburg Regional Project Center of the European Forest Institute, the Department of Forest and Forest Products Technologies of the World Technological University.