Application process
- Fill out the application in the my.itmo app or on my.itmo.ru / Requests and queues (Заявки и очереди) / Requests (Заявки) / Academic leave (Академический отпуск) / Parental leave (Предоставление отпуска по уходу за ребенком до трех лет);
- Attach scanned copies of documents relevant to your request: your child’s birth certificate, a certificate from their workplace or educational institution confirming that parental leave was not used by the second parent or other persons if the leave is taken by another relative;
- Submit your request for approval to the Student Services Office;
- Once the Student Services Office approves the request, you’ll be invited to the office to apply in person.
The decision on granting parental leave is made by the head of the Student Services Office or a responsible official in case of their absence. If the decision is positive, the corresponding order will be issued within five days after the decision is made.
You will need to move out of your dorm room within three days after the order is approved. Students on fee-based positions do not pay for their education during academic leave.
Returning to your studies
Students can apply to return to their studies from parental leave ahead of time by filing a corresponding request. Parental leave can be interrupted and resumed several times.
To return to their studies after parental leave, students need to file a corresponding personal request:
- Fill out the application in the my.itmo app or on my.itmo.ru / Requests and queues (Заявки и очереди) / Requests (Заявки) / Academic leave (Академический отпуск) / Return to studies after parental leave (Допуск к обучению после отпуска по уходу за ребенком до трех лет);
- Submit your request for approval to the Student Services Office;
- Once the Student Services Office approves the request, you’ll be invited to the office to apply in person.
Students continue their studies on the same conditions (tuition-free or fee-based) as before their leave.
NB! You need to apply for a return to studies before the end of your parental leave. If you don’t file your application in time, an order of expulsion due to failure to return to studies will be initiated.
NB! You can return from academic leave only to the same year of studies that you left from.
