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Special features of the University

Special features of the University determining its place in the system of Higher education of Russia, are :

Standards for the advanced centers of the world higher school, a wide combination of faculties - from humanitarian, social and natural - scientific up to medical, ecological, agricultural and applied engineering, - almost of all scale of the specialties representing an unlimited choice for those willing to receive modern and quality degree education, involving into educational process a wide circle of the scientists and the experts in various areas of human activity;

Orientation of the educational plans to individual work with the students - small quantitative structure of students' groups allowing deep acquisition of educational disciplines in all specialities;

Profound study of one or several foreign languages, obtaining alongside with the basic speciality of qualification the diploma of interpreter in one or several languages;

Significant density in the activity of the University of all forms of postgraduate studies (refresher and Ph.D courses), wide training of personnel of highest qualifications;

Multi-nationality of the collective of teachers, students, post-graduate students and trainees - representatives of 450 nationalities and tribes from more than 130 countries of the world. The joint study, rest, leisure at the University - promoting to mutual acquaintance and enrichment of cultures and traditions of many nationalities. This is indeed the school of friendship and mutual understanding, basis of the further development of personal contacts and professional communications at the international level for each of the graduates of University.

Class size

Currently over 4000 international undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates from over 130 countries of the world study here. There are 2112 academic staff members including 330 Professors (Doctors of Science) and more than 900 Ph.D holders. Such a ratio of the university academic staff and student enrollment allows to form small groups of students, thus providing an advanced and profound training of specialists.