Novosibirsk State University

Novosibirsk State University is a public research university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. The university was founded in 1958, on the principles of integration of education and science, early involvement of students with research activities and the engagement of leading scientists in its teaching programmes. As for 2022, Novosibirsk State University has 246th place in the rating of the QS World University Rankings.[2]

Novosibirsk State University
Новосибирский Государственный Университет
MottoThe Real Science
TypePublic
Established1958
EndowmentRUB 41 million (2022)
RectorMikhail Fedoruk
Academic staff
2500 (2022)[1]
Students7200 (2022)[1]
Address
2 Pirogov Street
,
Novosibirsk
,
630090
,
Russian Federation

54.846°N 83.094°E / 54.846; 83.094
CampusUrban
Websiteenglish.nsu.ru
Old main building
New main building

History

From the perspective of natural resources, vast Siberia has always been, and remains, the essential region for all of Russia. In the late 1950s, Siberia provided the country with 75% of its coal and possessed 80% of the nation's hydroelectric resources. Siberia quickly became industrialized, but science then was largely of the applied variety and did not satisfy its needs. The USSR Academy of Sciences came to understand that there was a need to develop fundamental science. In 1958, this concept was implemented with the establishment of the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union at Akademgorodok, near the large industrial city of Novosibirsk. From the very beginning, the founders of the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union were concerned about providing the future scientific center with highly-trained personnel. In order to create a consistent source of personnel replenishment for Siberian scientific institutions, it was necessary to provide advanced training on the spot, thus the idea was born to establish a university in Novosibirsk which is currently the third-most populous city in Russia.

On 9 January 1958, the Novosibirsk State University was officially founded by the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union decree. First entry examinations were conducted in August 1959. Classes began on 28 September 1959.[3]

Following its establishment in 1958, Novosibirsk State University quickly grew. During the first nine years 1966 professionals were trained within its walls. It consisted of 6 faculties, was staffed with 270 teachers, and conducted research in 46 sections.[4]

Russia's premier scientists lectured at the University and many new applied science programs were established throughout the Soviet Union.

Novosibirsk State University was from its inception a unique institution, existing in close collaborative association with Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences research and development institutions of which there are several dozen within an area of only 1.5 square km.[5] The project of an "akademgorodok," an academic town with a University as its core, was even exhibited at the 1967 World Expo in Montreal, after which Novosibirsk's Akademgorodok became model for other academic towns throughout the Soviet Union.

Political positions; invasion of Ukraine

On 17 April 2022, members of the community of Novosibirsk State University issued a joint statement strongly condemning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling on the Russian state to immediately withdraw the Russian troops from Ukraine, and bring to justice those responsible for the war crimes during the invasion, and saying “There are no reasonable grounds for this war, thousands of Ukrainian and Russian military and civilians of Ukraine have already died in it, and every day of hostilities brings more and more victims.”[6][7]

Structure

Novosibirsk State University has the following educational divisions:

  • Institute for the Humanities[8]
    • Department of English Language
    • Department of Archaeology and Ethnography
    • Department of Oriental Studies
    • Department of World History
    • Department of History and Theory of Literature
    • Department of History, Culture and Arts
    • Department of Source study of Literature and Ancient Languages
    • Department of Mass media
    • Department of Intercultural Communication
    • Department of General and Russian Linguistics
    • Department of Russian History
    • Department of Romano-Germanic Philology
    • Department of Theory and History of Journalism
    • Department of Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
  • Vladimir Zelman Institute for Medicine and Psychology[9]
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Department of Internal Diseases
    • Department of Clinical Biochemistry
    • Department of Clinical Psychology
    • Department of Neurosciences
    • Department of Personality Psychology
    • Department of Comparative Psychology
    • Department of Fundamental Medicine
    • Department of Surgical Diseases
    • Department of Immunology
    • Department of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Institute for the Philosophy and Law[10]
    • Department of Ontology, Theory of Cognition and Methodology of Science
    • Department of History of Philosophy
    • Department of Administrative and Financial Law
    • Department of Civil Law
    • Department of International Law
    • Department of Buiseness Law, Civil and Arbitrary Procedure
    • Department of Social Philosophy and Political Science
    • Department of Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law
    • Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Forensics Science
    • Department of Philosophy
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics[11]
    • Department of Algebra and Mathematical Logic
    • Department of Higher Mathematics
    • Department of Computational Mathematics
    • Department of Computational Systems
    • Department of Geometry and Topology
    • Department of Hydrodynamics
    • Department of Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Department of Differential Equations
    • Department of Mathematical Methods of Geophysics
    • Department of Mathematical Analysis
    • Department of Mathematical Modeling
    • Department of Mathematical Economics
    • Department of Solid Mechanics
    • Department of Applied Mathematics
    • Department of Programming
    • Department of Theoretical Cybernetics
    • Department of Theoretical Mechanics
    • Department of Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
    • Department of Theory of Functions
  • Faculty of Physics[12]
    • Department of Automation of Physico-technical Research
    • Department of Aerophysics and Gas Dynamics
    • Department of Biomedical Physics
    • Department of Quantum Optics
    • Department of Quantum Electronics
    • Department of General Physics
    • Department of Radiophysics
    • Department of Theoretical Physics
    • Department of Physics of Non-Equilibrium Processes
    • Department of Physics of Plasma
    • Department of Physics of Semiconductors
    • Department of Physics of Continuum
    • Department of Physics of Accelerators
    • Department of Particle Physics
    • Department of Physico-technical Computer Science
    • Department of Physical Methods of Research in Solid
    • Department of Chemical Physics and Biological Physics
  • Faculty of Geology and Geophysics[13]
    • Department of Geophysics
    • Department of General and Regional Geology
    • Department of Mineralogy and Geochemistry
    • Department of Geology and Paleontology
    • Department of Petrography and Geology of Ore Deposits
    • Department of Geology of Oil and Gas Deposits
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences[14]
    • Department of General Biology and Ecology
    • Department of Cytology and Genetics
    • Department of Physiology
    • Department of Molecular Biology
    • Department of Informational Biology
    • Department of General Chemistry
    • Department of Inorganic Chemistry
    • Department of Organic Chemistry
    • Department of Physical Chemistry
    • Department of Analytical Chemistry
    • Department of Solid Chemistry
    • Department of Environmental Chemistry
    • Department of Nanocomposite Materials
    • Department of Chemical Materials Science
    • Department of Catalysis and Adsorption
  • Faculty of Information Technologies
    • Department of General Computer Science
    • Department of Systems of Computer Science
    • Department of Computer Systems
    • Department of Computer Technologies
    • Department of Discrete Analysis and Operations Research
    • Department of Parallel Computing
  • Faculty of Economics[15]
    • Department of General Economic Education
    • Department of Economic Theory
    • Department of Economic Governance
    • Department of Finance and Credit
    • Department of Political Economy
    • Department of Application of Mathematical Methods in Economics
    • Department of Juridical Provision of Economics
    • Department of General Sociology
    • Department of Management
    • Department of Modeling and Industrial Production Management
  • Institute for Retraining and Advanced Training
  • Centre of additional education

The structure of the University also includes 9 dissertation councils.

Educational programmes

As of 2020, Novosibirsk State University conducted training on 43 four-year bachelor's programmes, 7 five-year specialist's programmes, 1 six-year specialist's programmes, 93 two-year master's programmes, 9 two-year residency's programmes, 25 three-year graduate school programmes, 32 four-year graduate school programmes taught in Russian, and 5 two-year master's programmes, 1 two-year residency's programme taught in English.[16]

Additional military education

As of 2022, Novosibirsk State University doesn't have a military training center. Earlier, the University had military department which conducted the training reserve commissioned officers from among students of the University, but this department was disbanded in 2008.

Language centres

The University has language centres which offer courses in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese as a second language.

Education for foreign students

Grants and Scholarships

Every year, international students have an opportunity to apply for the Russian Government Scholarship which covers full tuition and provides a monthly living allowance. Travel costs, living expenses and a health insurance policy are not included. These Scholarships are granted on a competitive basis; the selection criteria and procedures as well as the number of scholarships available depend on the home country of applicant. The application procedure begins in January each year and the deadline (March–June) varies according to the home country of the applicant.[17]

Additionally, students from NSU's partner universities have the opportunity to freely apply to such programs as Erasmus+, DAAD, and the Fulbright Program, among others.

Distributed Education

In September 2015, NSU announced its first courses delivered on the Coursera platform. Since January 2016, 12 courses have been offered on Coursera, and on the Russian distributed learning platform, Lectorium.

Research Internships

The main feature such research internships are their interdisciplinary approach. Specialists in biology, physics, mathematics, geology, archaeology, and chemistry work with one another in the 35 research institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Siberian Summer School

Beginning in 2017, the Siberian Summer School held at NSU each July includes exclusive courses on the Chemistry of Future Materials, Big Data Analytics and the philosophical and historical aspects of East-West relationships. All Summer School courses are taught in English.[18]

Russian Language Courses

Novosibirsk State University offers specialized courses for students matriculating with various levels of Russian language competence, including preparation courses for the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL).

Education for disabled persons

Novosibirsk State University is one of Russian universities which has established an educational programmes for disabled students. The University has now gained great experience in this field and masters the full range of modern technologies which enable all students to have equal opportunities in their academic and extracurricular pursuits. Regardless of health status, all students of the University receive a high-quality education and evolve under conditions favorable to realization of their full potential.[19]

Research

Novosibirsk State University is a scientific and educational centre. Situated in the research center of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk State University's principal areas of teaching and research include, but are not limited to elementary particle physics, photonics and quantum optics, Arctic research, biomedicine and cancer therapy, chemical engineering, low-dimensional hybrid materials, omic technologies, mathematics, archaeology and ethnography, and linguistics among other disciplines.

Interdisciplinary Centre for Elementary Particle Physics and Astrophysics

The Novosibirsk State University Interdisciplinary Centre for Elementary Particle Physics and Astrophysics (ICEPPA) links 13 laboratories working in the fields of elementary particle physics and astrophysics.

The Interdisciplinary Centre’s Laboratories participate in large international collaborative scientific projects including experiments in the fields of high energy physics, astrophysics and cosmic ray physics. The Centre is currently engaged in the following research projects:

  • Astrophysics Cosmology and Cosmic Rays
  • Experiments on electron-positron colliders
  • Experiments on hadron colliders
  • Search for new physical phenomena in experiments with intense muon beams. The Laboratory for Exploration for Interactions Outside the Standard Model Framework participates in the preparation of two experiments at Fermilab (USA). One experiment, Mu2e, is the search for the conversion of a muon into an electron when interacting with nuclei, while the other experiment, g-2, is devoted to a precise measurement of the magnetic moment of the muon.
  • Development of new detectors and colliders.

The Aston-Novosibirsk State University International Centre for Photonics

The main objective of the Centre is to develop a physical platform aimed at the application of advanced knowledge in laser technologies, in long-distance communication and in medical sensing devices technologies.

The Centre's principal areas of research include:

  • advanced concepts and fundamental new theories in nonlinear photonic devices and systems
  • new technologies for optical communications, lasers, safe data transmission and medicine
  • practical applications of developed technologies in high-speed coherent optical communications, in advanced laser systems for scientific, industrial and medical applications, and in innovative systems for safe data transmission.

The Center for Photonics was created in partnership with Aston University (UK) and offers NSU students access to world-class laboratories in the field of high-speed optical communications, fiber-optic and, femtosecond laser technologies.

International collaborations

Research groups are involved in 38 international collaborations;[20]

Novosibirsk State University has six international collaborations in the field of physics, elementary particles and astrophysics and 12 ongoing collaborations with the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Novosibirsk State University has partnership agreements with 141 universities[21] representing 27 countries.

University journals

Novosibirsk State University publishes the following journals:[22]

  • Vestnik NSU. Series: information technologies in education (ISSN 1818-7900)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: biology, clinical medicine (ISSN 1818-7943)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: mathematics, mechanics, computer science (ISSN 1818-7897)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: history, philology (ISSN 1818-7919)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: pedagogy (ISSN 1818-7889)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: law (ISSN 1818-7986)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: physics (ISSN 1818-7994)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: philosophy (ISSN 1818-796X)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: psychology (ISSN 1995-865X)
  • Vestnik NSU. Series: information technologies (online) (ISSN 2410-0420)

Subordinate educational institutions

Specialized Educational Scientific Centre

The Specialized Educational Scientific Centre (also known as Physics and Mathematics School) is a special secondary school, founded in 1963. It focuses on two fields, including mathematics & physics and chemistry & biology. An education system closely resembles the college education, with separate general lectures and small-group seminars.

Higher College of Computer Science

The Higher College of Computer Science is a vocational school focused on the training of programmers.

Chinese-Russian Institute

The Chinese-Russian Institute conducts educational bachelor's, master's, graduate school programmes in collaboration with Heilongjiang University.

Notable alumni

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  6. "Community at Siberian university strongly condemns war in Ukraine". The Barents Observer. 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
  7. "Hundreds of Russian academics and students sign anti-war petition at Novosibirsk State University". Morning Star. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
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  9. "Vladimir Zelman Institute for Medicine and Psychology". Novosibirsk State University.
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  11. "Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics". Novosibirsk State University.
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  13. "Faculty of Geology and Geophysics". Novosibirsk State University.
  14. "Faculty of Natural Sciences". Novosibirsk State University.
  15. "Faculty of Economics". Novosibirsk State University.
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  18. "Siberian Summer School". Novosibirsk State University.
  19. "Inclusive education". Novosibirsk State University.
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