Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture (NILC) offers foreign trainees preparatory course for the Test of Russian as a foreign language (TORFL). This course is tailored for those who plan to enroll into B.A. and M.A. programs at Russian universities, study Russian language and literature at universities outside Russia or intend to maintain professional actitivies in Russian language. This course has been successfully approved by NILC in cooperation with Oklahoma University, Colorado College (USA), Durham University, Edinburgh University (GB), Groningen University (Holland), Olomouc University (Czech Republic), University of Zagreb (Croatia), Granada University (Spain).
The Russian asa ForeignLanguage(RFL) program is designed to meet the needs of prospective students whose native languageis not Russian to enter Russian universities.
Amount of academic hours, length of study and tuition fee depend on the level of command of Russian:
Мodule 1. Preparation for first level (B1/TORFL-1)
Your current level
Course duration
Tuition fee, rubles/USD*
Course dates
Never studied Russian
10 months, 800 hours
150 000 rub
September - June
Elementary (A1)
7 months, 560 hours
95 200 rub
December - June
Basic (A2)
5 months, 400 hours
68 000 rub
February - June
Мodule 2. Preparation for second level (B2/TORFL-2)
Your current level
Course duration
Tuition fee, rubles/USD*
Course dates
First level (B1)
6 months, 460 hours
78 200 rub
December - June
September - February
Мodule 3. Preparation for third level (C1/TORFL-3)
Your current level
Course duration
Tuition fee, rubles/USD*
Course dates
Second level (B2)
4 months, 280 hours
47 600 rub
February - May
September - December
*please note that fees in USD are subject to change in accordance with currency rate of the Central Bank of Russia
**Those who complete the course in December and pass the basic level of TRFL have an opportunity to join the first year students and save the tuition fees and time