St. Petersburg university is the oldest university in Russia and one of the best universities in the world. Founded in 1724, the university is a famous comprehensive university and one of the educational, scientific and cultural centers of Russia. It has 40000 teaching staff, 12 scientific research colleges and 19 departments, and has trained more than 165000 experts. It ranks 12th in the latest QS BRICs university ranking. The history of St. Petersburg university is closely linked with the scientific and cultural development of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The university has many famous museums, libraries, archives and other cultural facilities, among which the Mendeleev Museum and academic archives, Gorky library and the mineral exhibition hall of the mineral teaching and Research Office of the Department of geology are the most abundant and valuable.
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