Ulyanovsk State University

The classical choice

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Ulyanovsk city

Ulyanovsk, formerly Simbirsk, is a city on the River in . It is the administrative centre of the Ulyanovsk region, and the birthplace of .

Ulyanovsk is a significant industrial city. It is home to UAZ, a large automobile manufacturing plant, and Aviastar, an airplane plant that is best known as the manufacturer of the heavy aircraft An-124 «Ruslan»,

Now Ulyanovsk possesses huge cultural wealth.

Buildings, houses and memorable places, which in majority have already become a part of present-day Ulyanovsk, are precious "witnesses" of historical events to descendants. Here are working dozens of museums and their branches, dramatic and puppet theatres, theater for young spectators, state Philharmonic Society, Academic Symphony Orchestra, modern movie theaters and entertaining centers, are published

dozens of newspapers and magazines.

Ulyanovsk is warm from about mid-May to early September. The average summer temperature is +22° C. July is typically the warmest month with highs reaching 30° C, although heat waves can occur even as early as the last decade of May. Snow arrives in late November-early December and stays until late March-early April. The average winter temperature is −10° C, although it can drop as low as −30° C. Winters are windy and snowy. Late autumn and winter have very little daylight, just 5–6 hours, December 22 being the shortest day of the year. In March-April, snow begins melting, and the thaw lasts for about a month.

Ulyanovsk features City Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of September. Informal name of the city: Aviation Capital of Russia.

Ethnic composition according to the census of 2010: (77.65%), (10.64%), Chuvash (7.02%), Mordvinians (1.30%), Ukrainians (1.02%).

The main industries of the local economy are machine building and metalworking, power

engineering. Trade and construction are also quite well developed.

It is an important railway hub (Kuybyshev railway). There are two airports located near the city - Ulyanovsk-Central (ULK) and Ulyanovsk-Vostochny (ULY). Flights to , Sochi, Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod are available. Ulyanovsk river port is located on the right bank of the Volga, in Zheleznodorozhny district.

Urban transport is presented by trams, trolleybuses, buses, and minivans. Interesting fact, trams can only be found in the right-bank part of the city, while trolleybuses - in the left-bank part (Zavolzhsky district). The banks of the Volga are connected by two bridges.

Ulyanovsk places of interest Ulyanovsk can rightly be called a city of museums. Numerous museums offer exhibitions about the city’s history, culture and architecture. The history of several museums has its origins in the distant past, when Simbirsk scholars and merchants collected and presented to their hometown great cultural and

scientific heritage.

ULYANOVSK STATE UNIVERSITY

Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "ULYANOVSK STATE UNIVERSITY" founded in 1988 by The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Moscow. Ulyanovsk State University is the youngest university in the city of Ulyanovsk. The University is founded with the adoption of Council of Ministers to open in Ulyanovsk branch of . During 1995, branch of Moscow State University in the city of Ulyanovsk was transformed into Ulyanovsk State University.

Tradition and quality of the Moscow State University laid USU over the years of joint work, largely determined the character of the development of a new classical university in the Volga, its high educational standards and scientific potential, which allowed for a short time to occupy a key position in the educational and scientific space of the region.

The faculty of the Medical Faculty of USU is composed of 40 Residential Doctors, 15 scientists, about 25 Tutors and more than 150 Medical Staffs. The important priority of USU is international cooperation. The university successfully operate the Russian-American and Russian-German faculty currently. 17 departments of the Faculty of Medicine trains 1490 students in the field of "Medicine" and "Paediatrics". Over the period 2692 students graduated from the Faculty of Medicine specialists. Since 1991 foreign students are studying in USU. The first set of foreign nationals (English

Medium) in the internship took place in 1999. The educational process is built in full compliance with state educational standards of the Russian specialties. Use modern technology teaching and learning (computer labs, multimedia support, electronic aids, biological experiments, modelling in medical

simulation centres, telemedicine, etc.

Today, the university has about 400 foreign students from nearly 30 countries, since 2007 at the University operates the Centre for work with foreign trainees, which deals with the recruitment, admission, as well as training and leisure activities for international students. Since 2000, on the basis of the Ulyanovsk State University operates a branch head centre test on the Russian language, which is conducted individual and group testing of all foreign nationals wishing to obtain a certificate of the European mode. MBBS course is approved by MCI, WHO, UK & US.

The University Library is very famous among other Russian Universities.

Fully furnished best international hostels are available for Indian students. Separate hostel for Boys and Girls. Hostels are with self kitchens, attached toilet/wash room centralized heating facility, Wi-Fi internet, Medical Centre, Gymnasium, Laundry, etc. An Indian Mess may be operational at student’s hostel from academic year 2015-16.

Ulyanovsk State University is a public, research university, located in Ulyanovsk, Russia. City of Ulyanovsk (formerly Simbirsk, founded in 1648) is situated on the Volga River, about 440 miles east of Moscow and has a population of 700,000. The university, one of the largest in that region, enrolls some 16,000 students in six colleges offering 68 majors and claims considerable international ties. USU was one of the first among Russian universities to join Bologna process and started to reform its Doctoral, Master's and Bachelor's standards of degrees.

As a part of Moscow State University in State of Ulyanovsk, based on the traditions of classical education, was established by a resolution of Government of the in February 1988 (formerly Simbirsk People's University, established in 1648). In 1996, Ulyanovsk affiliate of MSU was reorganized into Ulyanovsk State University. At present Ulyanovsk State University is one of the largest higher educational institutions in the , which comprises six institutes, 7 independent faculties, 2 affiliates, 6 learning centers and many international study centers.

The university enrolls about 16,000 students, among them almost 500 foreign citizens from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Currently the university employs 1,254 faculty members, including 138 Doctorate and 623 Candidate of Science

degree holders.

Ulyanovsk State University offers a wide range of study options: full and part- time, external, further and distance education programs on undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. A student may choose from 77 majors, 76 post-graduate, 37 medical internship and medical residency programs. In addition, the University provides an opportunity to receive dual degrees in Law and Business. The Ulyanovsk State University Business School also offers MBA degree with focus on international business and finance

General information

USU offers a wide range of study options: full and part-time, external, extended, distance education programs on undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. There are 68 majors, 66 post-graduate, 29 residency training, and 14 internship programs available. USU offers the opportunity of enrolling in dual degree programs.

Academics

 Institute of Economics and Business Administration, Top Russian Business School  Russian-American Faculty  Russian-German Faculty  Faculty of Physics and Engineering  Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technology  Institute of Law and Public Service  Institute of Medicine and Ecology  Faculty of Humanities  Faculty of Culture and Arts

Public organizations

For over 10 years USU has enjoyed a strong relationship with the German-Russian Friendship Society in Ulyanovsk’s sister-city . The German partners have offered generous financial, material and technical assistance and helped arrange internships for USU students with major German companies. For several years, USU has provided translation assistance to city administrations of Ulyanovsk and Krefeld, which exchange regular visits as part of their close collaboration. USU theater majors have for a few years enjoyed the opportunity to visit the partner city where they performed and attended master-classes at the invitation of Krefeld city council. Currently, USU with the assistance of Krefeld German-Russian Friendship Society and German Embassy in Russia is discussing with DAAD, German academic exchanges council, the possibility of having its representative on the university campus, who would among other things

oversee preparation courses for DSH, or German as a foreign language exam.

Since 1997, USU has maintained a successful relationship with Russia Culture Center (Seoul, South Korea), which has been of invaluable help in establishing ties with Korean organizations working in the fields of science, business, culture and arts.

Among recent developments is participation in Oxford Russia Fund program, which provided 75 scholarships for USU humanities majors for the 2006-2007 academic year.

To promote academic exchanges, USU arranges regular meetings with coordinators of international educational organizations including ACTR-ACCELS, IREX, Fulbright Foundation.

Research

Research at USU is conducted by all academic units – institutes and faculties, each having at least one research team. The principal research areas addressed by USU scholars are: nuclear power engineering, aerospace industry, laser and nanotechnologies, general and specific engineering, automobile manufacturing, microelectronics and machine engineering, CALS technologies applications for aircraft, automobile and machine engineering, bio technologies and medicine, environmental protection. Many of the efforts are sponsored by grants of Russian Ministry of

Education and Research.

One of the most significant international activities that USU has been engaged in for over a decade is the regional “Hospice and Palliative care” program supported by “Health Prom”. USU’s commitment to raising healthcare standards has contributed greatly to making Ulyanovsk region one of the leading palliative care providers in Russia.

USU faculty engaged in medical research are active participants of the anti tobacco campaign launched by European Respiratory Society. Another research project in medicine is carried out jointly with the neurology hospital of the University of Düsseldorf and the neurology

institute of Russian Academy of Sciences.

A number of research projects in the field of mathematics and Information Technology are being successfully implemented in cooperation with Jyvaskyla University (Finland) and Texas Tech University (USA). Besides, USU is discussing with the latter the possibility of arranging annual internship and traineeship opportunities for its students and faculty on Texas Tech campus.

USU research center in sociology “Region” has since 1993 worked in close partnership with the University of Birmingham, implementing among other things regular post-graduate student exchanges. Besides Great Britain, “Region” staff enjoy internship opportunities with partner institutions in Germany, Italy, Belgium. Currently, the researchers are exploring such issues as youth cultures, lifestyles, gender issues and multiculturalism as part of projects supported by European Commission and various international foundations.

Partners

One of the top USU priorities is developing and carrying out joint educational programs in cooperation with a number of universities and colleges from the USA, Germany, India and China; Wesleyan College (Macon, Georgia), Shenandoah University (Winchester, Virginia), University of Osnabrück, (Osnabrück, Germany), Duisburg-Essen University (Duisburg, Germany), Jaro Institute of Technology, Management and Research (India), Hunan Normal University (China) are some of the main partners of the university.

From the last three years, the exchanges have provided study abroad opportunities to almost 100 students from Russian-American Faculty and Russian-German Faculty. Since 2001, USU has conducted summer cultural-academic programs for students, faculty and administrators from foreign partner-institutions. The time in Ulyanovsk, which provides visiting students with insights into Russian economy and culture, is typically counted toward their degree. All in all, USU has

arranged 9 programs for 140 foreign guests.

Becoming in 1999 a co-founder of Italian- Russian Institute of Research and Education, USU has provided many students and faculty members with a chance to participate in international summer schools hosted each year by a different member institution. Starting September 2006, USU will annually host a summer school dedicated to coniferous and broad-leaved forests.

Over the last two years USU has signed cooperative agreements with the University of Palermo, Hochschule Niederrhein (Germany), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), Utemisov West- State University (Republic of Kazakhstan). In addition, cooperative agreements are being completed with East Tennessee State University, La Grange College (USA), Freiberg Technical University Bergacademie (Germany) and

about 30 higher educational institutions from the former Soviet Union republics.

In April 2012, USU signed an agreement for a joint Russian-Indian International MBA Program with Jaro Institute of Technology, Management and Research (Mumbai). JARO Education is a company which provides services in the field of education, including professional and vocational training and development in India and across the world via web-based and classroom-based instruction. The agreement's purpose is to provide a framework for academic exchange and joint MBA training of working professionals in India and other Asian countries, including UAE, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa Republic, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait, Vietnam, Thailand, Bahrain, Cambodia, Burma and the Philippines.

International students

The first international students were enrolled in USU undergraduate study programs in 1991, residency training programs – in 1999, post-graduate programs – in 2004. At the moment USU enrolls international students from 25 countries. Over the years, about 70 foreign citizens have been awarded USU diplomas. Since 2000, USU hosts an affiliate of National Russian Language Test Center, which administers tests to any foreign citizen willing to have official proof of their knowledge of Russian by obtaining an internationally recognized certificate.

Address

432017, Russian Federation, city of Ulyanovsk, Leo Tolstoy Street, house 42