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) / Academic leave for reasons of pregnancy and childbirth (Предоставление отпуска по беременности и родам);
- Attach scanned copies of documents relevant to your request: a certificate of sick leave indicating the total number of leave days (before and after birth);
- 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 academic leave for reasons of pregnancy and childbirth 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
To return to their studies after academic leave for reasons of pregnancy and childbirth, 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 academic leave for reasons of pregnancy and childbirth (Допуск к обучению после отпуска по беременности и родам);
- 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.
NB! You need to apply for a return to studies before the end of your leave for reasons of pregnancy and childbirth. If you don’t file your application in time, an order of expulsion due to failure to return to studies will be initiated. Students continue their studies on the same conditions (tuition-free or fee-based) as before their leave.
NB! You can return from academic leave only to the same year of studies that you left from.
