Frequently asked questions
The student ID is prepared by the dean's office of your faculty based on the enrollment order. 2 photos 3x4 are required. You can receive it from September 1 of the first year. If lost, contact the dean's office.
You will receive your corporate email login information (@gnesin-academy.ru) to your personal email address specified upon admission or at the dean’s office. Access to Google Classroom is provided through corporate email. Training course codes for Google Classroom and detailed instructions are in the «SCHEDULE» section on the Academy website.
Obtain a login and password for access from the dean's office. Be sure to change your password the first time you log in. The following are available in your personal account: curriculum, academic performance, orders and a portfolio of personal achievements (required for scholarships and posting congratulations).
Attendance of all classes is mandatory (full-time and distance). The valid reason for the pass is confirmed by an official document (medical certificate, decision of authorized persons). The dean's office or the teacher must be notified in advance about the admission. A medical certificate is provided on the first day of attendance, and other documents are provided within 3 business days. Foreign students have the right to obtain medical insurance.
For more information, please contact the Department of Visa and Migration Support for Foreign Students.
If you can't enter Russia for studies due to pandemic restictions, you must start your classes online according to the official schedule.Check out our guidelines to prepare for your studies. After successfully passing entrance exams and confirmation of payment of your education at the Academy, you will be given a personal e-mail address in the @gnesin-academy.ru domain (based on gmail). You can access your classes via Google Classroom by entering a specific classroom code.
If you need any assistance with your classes, please contact indekanat@gnesin-academy.ru.
• Unacceptable: profanity, aggression, violence; untidy appearance (T-shirts, tights, beach / home shoes, shorts, sportswear); outerwear outside the wardrobe; alcohol, drugs, smoking (including electronic cigarettes); explosives / toxic substances, weapons; transfer of documents to other persons.
• Important: Always have a student ID with you.
• Prohibited: damage to property, violation of order/cleanliness, forgery of documents, damage to the reputation of the Academy.
Disciplinary penalties are provided for violations of the rules.
• Incentives: declaration of gratitude, appointment to personal and special scholarships, early removal of penalties.
• Penalties: reprimand, reprimand, expulsion (for systematic violations).
If you have questions, you can contact the dean’s office, the department, the educational and methodological department, or the rector (via the electronic reception).
To contact employees and departments, use corporate email (@gnesin-academy.ru) by entering the last name or name of the department in the «To» field.
You must bring your student ID, passport and 2 3x4 photographs. Registration is available from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00.
Remember to turn in your books on time to avoid a fine.
Check out the interactive map of the Academy online or on the ground floor (near the library).
The settlement of students begins on August 25 according to the enrollment lists. To check in, you will need: a passport (and a copy), 2 3x4 photographs, medical certificates (form 086/u, fluorography, dermatologist, RW, HIV, vaccination statement), a contract of employment (concluded on the spot), a receipt for payment.
Basic rules of accommodation: respect for residents and staff, cleanliness, fire safety, prohibition of smoking, alcohol and drugs, silence from 22:00 to 8:00. Read more about the rules of check-in and accommodation on the dormitory page.
Using the Moscow Resident Social Card, you can pay for discounted travel on city public transport (ground and underground), railway transport within Moscow and the Moscow region, use it as a bank card, make an appointment with a doctor, and also receive social benefits and discounts in stores.
1. Check the availability in the registry:
• Make sure that its data is included in the register of Moscow students on the website mos.ru.
• If there is no data, you need to contact the employee responsible for entering the data in the registry at your educational institution.
2. Prepare the following documents:
• Passport (with a notarized translation into Russian).
• A document confirming the right to receive benefits, that is, a valid student ID or a certificate of study at the university.
• Migration card (if available).
3. Contact the MFC:
• Personally contact any convenient office of «My Documents» (MFC) in Moscow.
• Apply for a social card by providing the necessary documents.
4. Waiting for the card to be ready:
• After submitting the application, you must wait for the notification of the card’s readiness.
5. Get a card:
• Get a ready-made social card at the selected MFC office by presenting your passport.
1. Block the old card:
• Call the bank that issued the card (the number on the card) to block it.
2. Apply for a reissue at the MFC:
• Personally visit any office of «My Documents» (MFC) in Moscow.
• Prepare the documents:
• Passport (with a notarized translation into Russian).
• A document confirming the right to benefits (a valid student ID or a certificate of education).
• An application for the reissue of the card (they will help you draw it up at the MFC).
3. Wait for the production:
• You will be notified when the card is ready.
4. Get a new card:
• Pick up a ready-made social card at the same MFC by presenting your passport.
Important:
• Only a personal appeal to the MFC. Foreign citizens cannot apply for the reissue of a social card online.
• A notarized passport translation is required.
If you find a student's card at the Gnessin Academy of Music, please take it to the security post or control room.
If you left your personal item or musical instrument in the corridor, on the windowsill, in the passage, then it could be taken to the security post or control room until required.
Attention! In this case, you may face disciplinary action, since leaving your belongings and musical instruments unattended is strictly prohibited!
To reserve a classroom on your own, you must PERSONALLY visit the Control Room and leave your student ID card in exchange for the classroom key. If there are no vacant classrooms, you can wait until some of them get free. As a rule, there are free classrooms either early in the morning or in the evening, after 6 pm.
Note! Often lost things (student ID cards, grade books and bank cards) are brought to the Control Room.
Control room of the Academy (Classroom management Department) contacts: Ground floor of the Main Academy Building (to the left of the turnstile, view map).
Tel.: +7 495 691-62-90
E-mail: dispatcher@gnesin-academy.ru
Control Room of the Gnesin State Musical College contacts:
Ground floor of the College Building (view map)
Control room of the Musical College of Pop and Jazz Art contacts:
Bldg. 1, 27/6, Bolshaya Ordynka Str., Moscow (view map)
Tel.: +7 495 953-58-80
Control room of the Aleksandrov Music Lyceum Gnesin Russian Academy of Music:
5th Magistralnaya St., Bldg. 5 (view map):
Tel.: +7 495 941-04-06
To repair your musical instrument, you may contact your professor. Professors of the Academy provide their students with contacts of reliable masters.
The structure of the Student Council of the Academy comprises a volunteer corps; after you join it, during the first term the Student Council members select the most active students and invite them to participate in the Student Council. To become a part of the student community of both Colleges, it’s necessary to address the student activists of the Colleges.
For training, the student needs a personal computer connected to the Internet. The Internet speed should be appropriate for video and audio calls. The computer must be equipped with a web camera, speakers and microphone, because the educational process includes webinars and audio courses.
Also, we recommend using the following browsers: Google Chrome version 55 and higher, Mozilla Firefox 36.0 and higher, Internet Explorer 8.0 and higher. To view video and audio content, it is recommended to install Adobe ® Flash ® Player software version 25 or higher on your computer. To view materials in PDF format, you must install the Acrobat Reader DC software. To send and download archive files, you must install the WinRar, 7ZIP software.
If you are a. student of the. Academy, you can lease a musical instrument for training. Contact the Musical Instruments Storage Department along with your teacher. Then you can select an instrument and sign a lease agreement. This is a fee-based service.
The term of agreement amounts to 1 academic year. Before the summer holidays, the instrument should be returned to the Musical Instruments Storage Department (Location: Main Academy Building, behind the stage of the Large concert hall, vew map). Information about the department is here.