St. Petersburg Housing

CEA offers the housing options listed below in St. Petersburg. Every attempt will be made to match each student's preferences with our housing options; however, housing preferences cannot be guaranteed as roommate and housing assignments are based upon availability, date of confirmation, and other factors. We encourage you to apply early as it will assist us in organizing your housing arrangements.

• Included in your program price:
• Standard CEA Housing
• Residence
  
• Also available in this location:
  • Upgrade Options*
  • Homestay
    
  • Alternate Housing
  • Independent Living
    

Residence - Standard

The St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University residence hall for foreign students is located on campus in a safe residential area located within a 20-minute metro ride from Nevsky Prospekt, the historical area of St. Petersburg. Students will be placed in double rooms equipped with two beds, chairs, wardrobes, two desks with drawers, lamps and LAN Internet access. Daily breakfast is included and students have access to a kitchenette equipped with a fridge/freezer, two hotplates and a microwave oven. Student s share a bathroom and shower room with other students on their floor. Bathrooms and shower rooms are cleaned daily. You will have access to residence hall/campus amenities such as a cafeteria, computer labs, entertainment and exercise facilities, free medical facilities and large lecture halls that serve as cinemas.

Homestay (Intermediate Language Level and Above Only) - Upgrade

There is probably no better way for students to be immersed in their host culture than to share everyday life with a Russian family. Generally, the families do not speak English, so only students who are at the intermediate language level or above may apply this housing option. Each homestay has been carefully chosen to ensure the best possible living arrangements for each student. Homestays may consist of a single woman or a divorced mother (with or without children) or a traditional two-parent household. A single room, breakfast and 1 other meal are provided daily. Homestays do not have internet connections. In general, homestays are located 2 to 3 metro stops from the SPbSPU-IIEP campus. This housing option allows students to continue practicing Russian outside of the classroom while learning about Russian culture. All CEA families are welcoming and generous with their home, but participants should remember that they are guests and will be expected to adapt to the traditions and rules of their host family. Students must request to live in a homestay upon application and an additional housing fee will apply.

Independent Living

CEA highly recommends that students live in the housing provided. Requests for permission to arrange independent housing must be made on the online housing or paper application form as determined by your program no later than the application closure date. For academic year students, requests for permission to arrange independent living arrangements for the second semester must be made no later than the second semester's application closure date. Students whose requests are approved will receive a rebate for housing. CEA resident directors will not provide assistance with independent housing and will not speak or act on behalf of any student who chooses to pursue such arrangements. Rebates are not granted for students who move out of their CEA housing or choose to pursue independent living arrangements after the application closure date.