7 modern residence halls of Penza State University are located at a walking distance from academic buildings.

Housing

PSU offers comfortable on-campus accommodation in one of the student residence halls. Shared bedrooms with all basic necessities (comfortable furniture, bed linen, towels) are intended for 2-3 individuals. All the rooms meet health and safety criteria.

Order on the cost of accommodation for international students in the residence halls (in Russian)

Catering

All rooms are self-catering. Kitchens are equipped with cookers and microwave ovens. Cooking is fast and easy. Additionally, there are nice cafes and cafeteria on-campus and in the nearby area. They are priced moderately, but those that are on-campus are the cheapest. Vegetarians and people with special dietary needs can find food to meet their requirements as well.

TV & IT

Cable TV and high-speed cable connection or Wi-Fi Internet are available. The buildings are within the 4G Internet coverage area.

Safety

If international students are living on university campus, we guarantee their safety at any time of the day. There is video surveillance and security service in the residence halls.

Health & Wellness

Medical help is provided by the Clinical Medical Centre of the university. There are several pharmacies in the vicinity.

There are excellent sport facilities on the campus and inside the residence halls. These include running tracks and sports playgrounds, swimming pool, tennis courts, and in-door gyms. The residence halls also house special recreation and study rooms for common use.

Shopping & Entertainment

All residence halls have easy access to the transport links. International students can easily reach any part of the city by bus or mini-bus. Grocery and household stores (including 24-hour shops), cafes, fast food chains, hairdressers, repair shops can be found not far from the residence halls. It is advisable to do shopping in big stores and supermarkets. Food shopping is good at the big market place in the city centre. Places for entertainment are numerous, including museums, cinema theatres, parks, galleries, swimming pools, and zoo. They are located nearby.

Counselling & Guidance

Before arriving to Penza it is required for you to inform the Department of Foreign Student Accommodation about the date of your arrival via e-mail student-accommodation@pnzgu.ru, enclosing the following information:

- Family name, personal name, patronymic (if available)
- Home country / citizenship / nationality
- Study group
- Date of arrival

Having arrived to Penza it is obligatory to collect the following documents for accommodation in the residence hall:

- preparing and paying the room rental contract (to be ordered in the Department of Foreign Student Accommodation, 14 Lermontova Street, residence hall no 6.1, office 104) and keeping the contract payment receipt;
- submitting the active medical insurance certificate or purchasing a new one (to be purchased in the Clinical Medical Centre of PSU, 2a Marshala Krylova Street, office 218);
- passing medical examination and submitting the medical certificate of medical eligibility for accommodation (to be obtained in the Clinical Medical Centre of PSU, 2a Marshala Krylova street, office 206).

Attention: Preparing the said documents may take up to 2 or 3 days. For this period you have to provide for staying in a city hotel or hostel.

After that, you need to address the Department of Foreign Student Accommodation (14 Lermontova Street, residence hall no. 6.1, office 104) to write an application for accommodation in the residence hall and to submit the said documents.

Having accommodated you will require to immediately pass migration registration at the Department of Migration Control and Visa Support.

Contacts

Kirill Plotnikov
Head of the Department of Foreign Student Accommodation
37 Lermontova Street, building 11, office 118
14 Lermontova Street, residence hall 6.1
Tel: +7 (8412) 20-28-92
E-mail: student-accommodation@pnzgu.ru