The document summarizes a master's degree program in Renewable Solar Energy offered at Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University. The 2-year program focuses on the latest trends in renewable energy and photovoltaics, teaching students about underlying principles, materials science, and manufacturing technologies for solar modules. It combines courses in electronics, photonics, photovoltaics and renewable energy stations. Students conduct research on topics like high-efficiency solar panels and hybrid energy systems. The program is taught by renowned professors and offers opportunities for international students and research partnerships with leading institutions.

1. Renewable Solar Energy
Dr. Georgii Konoplev, Faculty of Electronics, Department of Photonics
Anastasia Ageichik, International Student Recruitment & Support Manager
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2. Master degree program in English “Renewable Solar Energy”
The program focuses on the latest trends in
the field of renewable energy and
photovoltaics. Students get acquainted with
underlying physical principals and materials
science aspects of photovoltaics, solar
module manufacturing technology (traditional
silicon, HJT, perovskite), the equipment
involved in design and maintenance of solar
power plants.
The program started in 2018, the first graduation was in 2020. Student groups are usually consisting of
both international and local students, which is very helpful for adaptation.
Undergraduate degree in Electronics, Physics or Electrical Engineering is highly preferable but not obligatory
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3. Curriculum
Basic courses
Engineering
• Micro- and Nanotechnology Processes
• Computer Technology and Simulation
in Electronics
• Microprocessor Techniques
• Problems of Modern Electronics
Humanity and economy
• Foundations of Scientific Research
• Russian language
• Commercialization of Results of
Scientific Research and Development
Comprehensive courses
Module 1: Material Science Aspects of Renewable Energy
• Solar Energy Materials
• Diagnostics of Solar Energy Materials and Structures
Module 2: Physics and Technology of Solar Cells and Modules
• Optics and Optical Measurements in Solar Energy
• Multijunction Solar Cells Based on AIIIBV Compounds
• Metrology of Solar Cells and Modules
• Technology of Solar Cells and Modules
• Laser Technologies in Manufacturing of Solar Modules
Module 3: Applications of Renewable Energy Sources
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Intelligent Control Systems for Renewable Energy Stations
• Renewable Energy Automation Stations
• Computer Simulation of Hybrid Renewable Power Stations
The program is multidisciplinary in nature, combining courses in electronics (mainly technology),
photonics, photovoltaics and renewable energy power stations 3

4. Leading professors
Gudovskikh Alexander
DSc, Professor of the Department of Photonics at ETU "LETI"
Course: "Metrology of Solar Cells and Modules" and "Multijunction Solar Cells
Based on AIII–BV Compounds"
Prof. Gudovskikh is a renowned specialist in the field of photovoltaics, leading
researcher of the Renewable Energy Laboratory at St. Petersburg National
Research Academic University.
Bobyl Alexander
DSc, Professor of the Department of Photonics at ETU "LETI"
Course: "Renewable Energy Sources"
Prof. Bobyl is a specialist in the field of semiconductor physics and
photovoltaics, leading researcher at the laboratory of Physical and Chemical
Properties of Semiconductors at Ioffe Institute, and visiting professor of Oslo
University. In 2018 he was awarded the Government Prize of the Russian
Federation in the field of science and technology.
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5. Leading professors
Kamanina Natalia
DSc, Professor of the Department of Photonics at ETU "LETI"
Course: "Solar Energy Materials"
Prof. Kamanina is a specialist in the field of optics and nonlinear optics of
condensed matter, head of the Department "Photophysics of Environments
with Nanoobjects" at State Optical Institute named after S.I.Vavilov.
Terukov Evgeniy
DSc, Professor of the Department of Photonics at ETU "LETI"
Course: "Technology of Solar Cells and Modules"
Prof. Terukov is a leading researcher at Ioffe Institute and deputy director for
scientific research at R&D Center for Thin Film Technology (part of the Hevel
Group). In 2018 he was awarded the Government Prize of the Russian
Federation in the field of science and technology.
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6. Contacts
Tarasov Sergey
Master Program academic supervisor
DSc, Head of the Department of Photonics and Director of
the Department of Science at ETU "LETI"
Course: "Problems of Modern Electronics"
Pukhova Valentina
Master Program coordinator
PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Photonics at ETU "LETI"
Course: "Diagnostics of Solar Energy Materials and Structures"
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7. Master students research opportunities
• High efficiency solar panels based on alternative materials (organic and
non-organic perovskites)
• Silicon solar panels based on HJT technology
• Hybrid renewable energy systems
• Agrivoltaics
• Agriphotonics
Successful master graduates can apply for a PhD study in LETI,
including English language PhD program “Photonics”
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8. Perovskite solar cells laboratory
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9. Zhores Alferov Solar Energy Memorial laboratory
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10. Photovoltaics and photonics in agriculture
Benefits of wider implementation of photovoltaics and photonics solutions in agriculture
• Providing affordable and sustainable electricity supply for agricultural and farming infrastructure in rural and remote areas with
limited grid access or without grid access at all – microgeneration;
• Increasing overall efficiency of land utilization up to 60% by the simultaneous use of areas for both solar photovoltaic power
generation and agriculture – agrivoltaics;
• Increasing productivity and quickening ripening of agricultural crops, fruits and vegetables by using artificial LED lighting with
adaptive spectral composition at various stages of plants growth – agriphotonics.
• Implementation of smart automated agricultural systems controlled by artificial intelligence.
Orchards and open
plantings
Pastures Greenhouses
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11. • Novel software-controlled LED lamps with an adaptive
spectrum for artificial plant illumination;
• Flexible lightweight easily-mountable high efficiency
(up to 25%) solar panels based on silicon HJT
technology;
• Smart control and monitoring system with automated
photo and video capture and image processing based on
artificial intelligence
Smart greenhouse on solar power
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12. Computer simulation of hybrid renewable energy systems
Master project: PV analysis in rural areas of Pakistan PV analysis in rural areas of Pakistan
Satti Muhammad Hussnain (Pakistan), supervised by prof. Bobyl
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• PV energy cost (LCOE) almost four times cheaper than diesel.
• PV operating cost almost two times cheaper than diesel.
• Due to the lot of sun, PV is most convenient system for all
Pakistan regions. Wind is 2nd option on the seacoast.
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13. ✓The first elected director was the inventor of radio
communication, prof. A. S. Popov (1905)
✓The first Radio Engineering department in Russia
established by prof. I. G. Freiman (1917)
✓The first Electric Drive department in the world
(Prof. S. A. Rinkevich, 1922)
✓The first Electroacoustics and Ultrasonic Testing
department in the world (Prof. S. Ya. Sokolov, 1931)
✓The first High-Frequency Electrothermy department
in the world (Prof. V. P. Vologdin, 1935)
Inventor of Radio
Communication
Prof. Alexander S. Popov
LETI History
Nobel Prize Laureate in
Physics (2000)
Prof. Zhores I. Alferov
1886
The Engineering College of the Russian Post and
Telegraph Department
1899
The Imperial Institute of Electrical Engineering
1924
Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute (LETI)
1992
St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University (ETU)
"LETI"
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI“
is the oldest higher educational institution of electrical engineering in Europe.

14. Duckietown LETI
LETI morning show
AI polygons
Students’ space
R&D labs
LETI library
LETI Campus

15. 15
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Russia (2022)
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Russia (2021)
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University is a participant of
the federal academic leadership program Priority 2030
6 Place in the HSE
ranking among
technical universities
RAEX ranking of the best
universities in the field of
information technology
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AC Expert subject rating: artificial
intelligence(section: computer science)
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Russia (2021)
13-14
Russia (2022)
Three missions
of the
University
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Russia (2021)
Ranking
5The place in the salary of
graduates among technical
universities in St. Petersburg 25 Educational programs recognized as "The
best educational programs of innovative
Russia"

16. LETI grid of partners

17. Electronics
Faculty of Humanities
Industrial Automation
and Electrical Engineering
Information, Measurement
and Biotechnical Systems
Radio Engineering
and T
elecommunications
Institute of Innovation Design and
Technological Entrepreneurship
ComputerScience
and Technology
Faculties

18. • Automation & Mechatronics
• Renewable Solar Energy
• Knowledge Engineering and Computer Science
• Efficient Electric Power Industry
• New generation of Electronic Component Base
• The Bioengineering Systems and Technologies of Rehabilitation
and Prosthetics
• Technology Innovation Management
• Heritage Science
• In all programs there is an opportunity to get a
second diploma;
• Academic mobility programs are available for
students;
• Some modules are read by foreign professors;
Programs in English
Master's Degree in English:

19. Programs in English
Postgraduate Programs in English:
➢ Optical and Optoelectronic Devices and Systems
➢ Artificial Intellegence and Machine Learning
➢ Computer Science and Information Processes
➢ System Analysis, Management and Information Processing
➢ Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Complexes of Programs
➢ Computer Simulation and Automated Design
➢ Mathematical and Software of Computer Systems, Complexes and Computer Networks

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• copy of national passport
• copy of diploma + transcript
• Russian translations: passport, diploma + transcript
• English proficiency certificate
• 6 photos 3х4
• Medical certificates + Russian translations
• Insurance policy
DOCUMENTS
Required for application
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Please do not forget to check legalization and recognition procedures, which might be needed for your diploma
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Admission process

21. Choose
the program
Check the
required
documents and
deadlines
Fill in an Application
Form: priem.etu.ru
Send the scanned
copies of the
documents
via e-mail
2343553@mail.ru
Wait for
the confirmation
letter
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After you send the documents, you will be able to pass online entrance exams, which is required for the enrollment
ENROLLMENT
Application step by step
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Admission process

22. We are UNIVERSITY ORGANIZER since 2019
during this time, more than 50 Open Doors winners came
to us to study for free
MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS
Now you сan win Open Doors Competition!
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Winners receive a SCHOLARSHIP covering
FULL TUITION FEES + get MONTHLY PAYMENTS
Competition for prospective MASTER and POSTGRADUATE students
to study FOR FREE in ENGLISH or in RUSSIAN!

23. PREFERENCES
FOR WINNERS AND AWARDEES
SUMMER
AND WINTER
SCHOOLS FOR FREE
COURSERA
FOR FREE
TUITION AND
TRAVEL GRANTS
ACADEMIC
MOBILITY
PROGRAMS
PRIORITY
ACCOMMODATION
AND DORM FEES
FIELD TRIPS &
TOURS
SHORT-TERM
INTERNSHIPS
BONUSES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR PHD
STUDENTS
JOINT
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
DOUBLE DIPLOMA
PROGRAMS
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CASH GRANTS

24. PREFERENCES special
for our international students
FROM ETU LETI
Double Scholarship for
Winners of the Open Doors
Olympiad
Cash Grants for Academic
Mobility
Cash grant based on the
results of the Portfolio
competition

25. ACCOMMODATION
10 University dormitories
Accommodation fee: about 2500 RUB per month
≈30 USD per month
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Accommodation

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Contacts:
Prof. Popov str. 5,F, 197022
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
www.etu.ru
Anastasia Minina
Vice Rector for International Affairs
aaminina@etu.ru
Preparatory Department: 2343553@mail.ru
Russian-taught programs:
2343553@mail.ru
English-taught programs:
programs: master@etu.ru

27. Thank you for your attention
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28. Research partners
Saint Petersburg National Research Academic University of the
Russian Academy of Sciences (Alferov University)
Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sources
Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute (Ioffe Institute)
Photovoltaics Laboratory
Ioffe Institute and Alferov University are world-leading research institutions in the field of solar photovoltaics
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29. Industrial partners
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