Student guide
General tips
1. Make sure that you hold a student visa to enter Russia. Initially, you’ll be allowed to stay 3 months. After your arrival at the university, we’ll have your visa extended via the Immigration Service.
2. Russian currency is rubles. From the very beginning you will need some rubles. Be sure you have some US dollars or Euros or Chinese yuans on you, which you’ll be able to exchange at local banks.
3. Bring some passport-sized (3cmx4cm) photos of you. However, you can also get photographed here at photo shops.
4. Calls to Russia start with a country code – 7 , an area code – for Ekaterinburg 343.
5. Make sure that the university knows your arrival date and time. Contact the International Office before you start planning your trip.
6. The Ural State University of Architecture and Art provides tuition in the Russian language only, so learn Russian to an adequate level to be able to communicate and study.
7. Voltage Requirements. Similar to Europe: 220 V; Plug C.
8. Visit the official web-site of the city of Ekaterinburg to learn more about it before arrival. It is in Russian, but you surely have already learned some Russian if you intend to study at our university.
1. Make sure that you hold a student visa to enter Russia. Initially, you’ll be allowed to stay 3 months. After your arrival at the university, we’ll have your visa extended via the Immigration Service.
2. Russian currency is rubles. From the very beginning you will need some rubles. Be sure you have some US dollars or Euros or Chinese yuans on you, which you’ll be able to exchange at local banks.
3. Bring some passport-sized (3cmx4cm) photos of you. However, you can also get photographed here at photo shops.
4. Calls to Russia start with a country code – 7 , an area code – for Ekaterinburg 343.
5. Make sure that the university knows your arrival date and time. Contact the International Office before you start planning your trip.
6. The Ural State University of Architecture and Art provides tuition in the Russian language only, so learn Russian to an adequate level to be able to communicate and study.
7. Voltage Requirements. Similar to Europe: 220 V; Plug C.
8. Visit the official web-site of the city of Ekaterinburg to learn more about it before arrival. It is in Russian, but you surely have already learned some Russian if you intend to study at our university.
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It is always better, when you are picked up! Please, let you contact person and the international office know exact arrival time, flight or train number. We will try to arrange for collecting you at the airport or railway station.
The USUAA’s main building is located at Karl Liebknecht str., 23. It can be reached by bus or trolley. The name of the public transport stop is “Arkhitekturnyi Universitet” (Architecture University).
Arriving by plane at Koltsovo Airport
It is better to arrange a taxi in advance. You may also hire a taxi at the official taxi desk at the airport. If it’s your first visit to Russia, we advise against using unlicensed taxi.
Arriving by train at the Central Train Station
From the train station, you reach the university by trolley or by bus – get off at “Arkhitekturnaya Akademia” (Architecture University). The trip will take about 10-15 minutes.
The USUAA’s main building is located at Karl Liebknecht str., 23. It can be reached by bus or trolley. The name of the public transport stop is “Arkhitekturnyi Universitet” (Architecture University).
Arriving by plane at Koltsovo Airport
It is better to arrange a taxi in advance. You may also hire a taxi at the official taxi desk at the airport. If it’s your first visit to Russia, we advise against using unlicensed taxi.
Arriving by train at the Central Train Station
From the train station, you reach the university by trolley or by bus – get off at “Arkhitekturnaya Akademia” (Architecture University). The trip will take about 10-15 minutes.
Please, always have a copy of your passport, student ID, visa and registration on you. You can be stopped on the street by the police and your documents checked. According to Russian law, every Russian citizen or foreigner in the territory of Russia must be able to identify him/herself.
Register IMMEDIATELY upon your arrival! There is a strict Russian law that any foreigner must be registered upon his/her arrival in Russia within 3 days. Any delay in registration may incur a fine. Besides, the university will be fined too. If you are staying at a hotel, please ask the receptionist whether the hotel will register you at checking-in. Some smaller hotels do not provide foreigner registration. If you are staying at a private apartment, your host must register you with the district office of the Federal Migration Service. Contact the university’s International Office if you have any questions concerning registration.
Register IMMEDIATELY upon your arrival! There is a strict Russian law that any foreigner must be registered upon his/her arrival in Russia within 3 days. Any delay in registration may incur a fine. Besides, the university will be fined too. If you are staying at a hotel, please ask the receptionist whether the hotel will register you at checking-in. Some smaller hotels do not provide foreigner registration. If you are staying at a private apartment, your host must register you with the district office of the Federal Migration Service. Contact the university’s International Office if you have any questions concerning registration.
The USUAA has two dormitories with 2 or 3 beds. Each international student may apply and get a place in one of the dormitories at a very moderate price of around 1,400 rubles a month.
Alternatively, you may rent a room in a private apartment or a whole apartment, on your own or sharing it with other students. Please make sure that you sign a tenancy agreement with the host/landlord.
IMPORTANT: Do not forget about the registration. According to the Russian law, you must be registered by the host at your place of residence. If you are going to change your place of residence, inform the university’s International Office IO about the change.
Alternatively, you may rent a room in a private apartment or a whole apartment, on your own or sharing it with other students. Please make sure that you sign a tenancy agreement with the host/landlord.
IMPORTANT: Do not forget about the registration. According to the Russian law, you must be registered by the host at your place of residence. If you are going to change your place of residence, inform the university’s International Office IO about the change.
According to the Russian law, for entering the Russian Federation you must have a health insurance policy. You can obtain it back in your country or buy it in Russia. The policy should cover the entire period of your intended stay in Russia. The university may provide you with a list of insurance companies where you can by a voluntary health insurance policy.
International visitors are entitled to free health care only in emergency cases (acute illness, exacerbation of a life-threatening chronic disease). You can call an ambulance service from your mobile phone at 112 or 103.
International visitors are entitled to free health care only in emergency cases (acute illness, exacerbation of a life-threatening chronic disease). You can call an ambulance service from your mobile phone at 112 or 103.
In an emergency, call 112 and immediately contact the International Office. If there is a consulate of your country in Ekaterinburg, you can also contact the consulate.