What we do
Center for International Youth Projects and Initiatives provides a great variety of activities to support international collaboration in academic, research and business fields
Speaking Clubs
Friday Talks - English club, SPb Talks - Russian club for international students
Teaching Excellence
Programmes for academic staff who train international students
Design Thinking, Foreign Languages, Project Management
Center for International Youth Projects and Initiatives
CIYPI is a structural unit of Saint Petesburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design – PROMTECHDESIGN.
Center was established in 2022 as part of the International Projects and Educational Programs Department. The main goal of the Center is to support youth innovative projects and initiatives that contribute to the competitiveness of graduates by shaping project culture and mastering teamwork skills in an international environment, as well as promoting cooperation with foreign universities and organizations.
Universities and Industrial Partners
We are open for collaboration with companies and organizations from around the world. Our students in international teams do research and develop new products for our international industrial partners. We have more than 60 international agreements.
What our Students Do
Every year, undergraduate and graduate students work on hundreds of research, creative, and social projects.
Latest Updates
More then 50 online and offline events are held every months. Here you can find photos from meetings, hackathons, presentations, competitions, courses, etc.
Welcome to the New Academic Year!
Dear friends, today the Organising Committee of the 'OPERA & PODIUM' project congratulates you on...
Summer school
Students of PROMTECHDISIGN University returned from China, where they studied for a month at the...
Saint Petersburg – City of Open Opportunities
International Educational Forum in Saint Petersburg Highlights Collaboration in Culture, Science, and Education The International...
Graphic Design
Graphic Design Projects This season at the Institute of Graphic Design, three public presentations of...
Musical Project Presentation
The Department of Technologies and Artistic Design of Knitwear held an unusual musical project presentation,...
Shandong University of Art and Design Joins SPbGUPTD’s Summer School in Industrial Design
A delegation of students and teachers from the Shandong University of Art and Design has...
Stop Learning! Start Speaking!
We offer intensive language courses with native speakers of English, French, and Italian. Our courses are flexible learning paths tailored to your individual needs and proficiency levels. Customize your learning experience with focused modules, cover grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural immersion. Engage in practical exercises and real-life conversational practice. Gain a deeper understanding of the language through cultural context.
Join us to achieve fluency and confidence in your chosen language through an engaging and thorough learning experience.
