Founded in 1919, SPCPU is a specialized university focusing on pharmaceutical sciences, chemical technology of drugs, biotechnology for pharmaceuticals, and industrial pharmacy.
Address: 14 Professora Popova St., St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia
Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemical Technology of Drugs, Biotechnology
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Microbiology and Genetics, Quality
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, and drug manufacturers.
Research:
Research in drug discovery and development, pharmaceutical analysis, biotechnology for new medicines, and industrial pharmacy processes.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Leading specialized university for pharmaceutical sciences and drug manufacturing.
Cons
Very narrow specialization.
Best For
Pharmaceutical technology and biotechnology
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- For students who like the chemical engineering, bioengineering and chemistry focus of this university but want another option nearby, Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (SPbGTI ) fits well: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers nanotechnologies and physics as well.
- Moscow State University of Food Production overlaps with this institution on chemical engineering, quality and microbiology and genetics, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers food science and automation as well, and is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University overlaps with this institution on chemical engineering and bioengineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers agriculture and ecology and sustainability as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is Saint Petersburg State University, which likewise covers chemistry and life sciences; it is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design works in much the same fields, chiefly chemical engineering and manufacturing, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers industrial design and automation as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, in China, takes a similar route through microbiology and genetics, chemistry and life sciences; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is far larger, with about 20,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Abroad, Hannover Medical School (Germany) covers microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and life sciences in a comparable way, and it covers bioinformatics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 3,997 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Capital Medical University in China, where microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and life sciences also form the core, and it is far larger, with about 16,094 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The closest overseas parallel on microbiology and genetics and life sciences is Medical University of Graz, located in Austria; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Medical University of Vienna, in Austria, takes a similar route through microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and life sciences; it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Product Development, Product Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Research and Development, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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