NSU is one of the Russia’s younger universities which was established in 1958 to help the industry of the Siberia. Since there were many resources in this area, many industries were emerging drastically. At this time, the need for skilled and professional workers arose at the Siberia region, and the USSR government decided to establish a university and research center to support all of these industries. This academic area is not just a university, but a research center in general.

The university is located in the city of Novosibirsk, the third largest city of Russia. This city is located in the heart of Russia in the Siberia region, near the border of Kazakhstan. The city is a very cold place and is usually snowy in winter, however, it has warm and pleasant summers too.

The university has about 7000 students at the moment. About 2000 of these students are international students. There are also 2500 professors, researchers and lecturers employed by the university. Most of the professors are researchers at the Novosibirsk research center. There are also 9 faculties with 115 departments in various areas of science, that these professors work at.

Advantages

The university puts a huge emphasis on research, thus it has provided every amenity needed for researchers in its research center. The university is the largest research center in Russia and has provided more than 35 institutes and 100 laboratories in the unique scientific town of the university. Most teachers are researchers and encourage their students to join the research projects too.

Another advantage of this university is its attention to industry and the practicality of the knowledge presented here. The university has established many research centers together with some of the worlds leading companies such as intel, Hp and etc. Students can learn the practical and the most up-to-date knowledge of their field in collaboration with these companies.

This university is also one of Russia’s international universities, with collaboration contracts with more than 140 universities world wide.

Student life

The university campus is a huge area. It is considered as a small town, and though you can find everything you need for a great life in the cold Russia inside the campus. The university has many international students, therefore there are dozens of different cultures and people with different backgrounds here. The university has tried to take advantage of this situation and has formed various types of dance, music, theater, drawing and singing clubs based on various cultures and nationalities. There are also various festivals, competitions and events such as the Mayovka festival, Miss NSU competition, Darwin’s week, Career week and many more events at this university.

The university is also home to one of the largest sports centers in Novosibirsk area. Students can use swimming pools, courts, football fields, stadiums, and seven special sports halls in this university.

The university library is also equipped with all the best amenities needed. There are more than 14 million printed books at this library. The university has also provided a dining hall and a medical center for students.

The university provides dormitories for students in the campus. the rooms for international students are usually double, where every floor shares the bathroom and the kitchen.

Admissions and application requirements

Students do noy need many documents for the application. The only thing needed is the transcript of records and its Russian translation. Faculties may have specific needs by themselves but generally, the list below is needed:

a) Online application form
b) Educational documents including academic transcript
c) Legalized education documents

the minimum GPA accepted by the university is 2 and the minimum IELTS score is 6. Students also need to be on the 55% of the percentile to be admitted at NSU.

University ranking

This university has always been one of the best and most prestigious universities in Russia. From 2014 to 2016 this university was the best research center in Russia based on the QS world university ranking. Today, this university is still one of the best in Russia and QS ranked it as the 246^th best university in the world. The university is also the 5^th best emerging university in Asia and Europe.

The times higher education has also ranked this university among the 1000 best universities in the world. The university is also among the 175 top universities in the academic reputation. Besides these general rankings, university has several internationally known and admired faculties and programs.

Faculty of medicine

This faculty aims at educating doctors and physicians with the knowledge of the issues of the day. Molecular and personalized medicine are the first priorities of this university and various research projects in these fields are underway. The education at this university is for training high-quality doctors and specialists in different fields of medicine. The medicine programs at this university are taught both in English and Russian. Students studying the English programs must provide a language proficiency certificate and pass the qualification exam.

Faculty of petroleum engineering

Siberia is one of the main oil resources of Russia, and the Novosibirsk university is located at the heart of Siberia. The oil and refinery industry is changing and evolving everyday, thus it is facing new problems on the daily basis. The aim of this faculty is to educate decision makers of the field of petroleum engineering and participate in the new developments of the field by various research programs. This faculty has been ranked as one of the 100 top faculties in the subject area.

Faculty of physics and astronomy

Russia is one of the leading countries in space exploration and space industry, therefore they have been investing a lot in this field. The Russian government takes astronomy very seriously and offers various funds and grants to researchers in this area. Novosibirsk university has also provided the best amenities and laboratories for the scientists and researchers in this field. This faculty has been ranked as one of the 100 top faculties by the WS world university ranking.

Why Novosibirsk University?

The Novosibirsk university is first a research center and then an education center. More than %80 of the professors are scientists and researchers at the Akademgorodok science center. Studying at this university would definitely help every student to enter the field of research and work on many projects that are underway in the university. Students with research plans can also benefit from the facilties that this university has provided. The university is also located in one of the most unique and incredible places on Earth, Siberia. Everyone can surely enjoy the many beauties of Siberia at the Novosibrisk.