Novosibirsk University
| Новосибирский государственный университет (НГУ) | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Affiliation | Specialized Educational Scientific Center |
| Endowment | 21 million rubles |
| Rector | Mikhail Fedoruk |
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Academic staff
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2000 |
| Students | 7,131 |
| Location |
Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation 54°50′46″N 83°05′38″E / 54.846°N 83.094°ECoordinates: 54°50′46″N 83°05′38″E / 54.846°N 83.094°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | english |
Novosibirsk State University (NSU; Russian: Новосибирский национальный исследовательский государственный университет, often abbreviated НГУ) is among the most famous universities in Russia, although is somewhat young. NSU is one of top three Russian schools present in top ratings, as of 2016. The university is located right in the middle of the country, in the suburb area of Novosibirsk, a cultural and industrial center of Siberia. The total number of students is 7131 as of 2016. Novosibirsk State University alumni mainly known in engineering, research and IT.
Novosibirsk State University received the status of a National Research University.
Three fellow members of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Mikhail Lavrentyev, Sergei Sobolev, and Sergei Khristianovich decided to bring international level research over the Urals from Moscow to the vast territories of Siberia. Siberia possessed copious natural resources but lacked large research institutions which would promote economic development and growth in the region. In 1958, the idea was implemented with the establishment of the Siberian Division of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union near the large industrial city of Novosibirsk. A new academic town, Akademgorodok, started to grow rapidly and half a year later a new university was founded to train young researchers for the newly born science center.
Thus, in May 1959 the USSR Higher Education Ministry issued a decree to begin studies in Novosibirsk State University on September 1, 1959 with Ilia N. Vekua as rector (Russian for president or chancellor of a university). The July 20, 1959 issue of the newspaper Pravda reported the opening of the new university and announced admittance with entrance examinations for future students from all over the USSR in the period of August 1 through 20. 139 first-year students were admitted as full-time students and 119 as part-time students. In addition, the best students from other Soviet universities were selected as second-year students. The applicants for chemistry and physics accounted for eight and five persons per vacancy respectively, with three persons for mathematics, mechanics and geology.
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