Universities of the World
Са́нкт-Петербу́ргский политехни́ческий университе́т Петра Великого Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU,, full name — Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University"[2], unofficial name — Polytech) is a higher educational institution in St. Petersburg. It was founded in 1899. It has the status of a national research university (NRU)[3]. In 2021, Higher Education (THE) ranks first among Russian technical universities in the Times international ranking
The Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory The Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory[2] is a higher musical educational institution in Moscow, one of the leading music universities in Russia and the world. The idea of establishing a conservatory in Moscow was first expressed in 1819 by Friedrich Scholz, the conductor of the Bolshoi Theater, but the idea did not find support. 11 years later, in 1830, he managed to get permission to open "free teaching of general bass and composition" at his home.