Russia

Murmansk State Technical University

The Murmansk State Technical University (MSTU) is one of the oldest higher educational establishments on the Kola Peninsula. The history of the University begins in 1950.

At present the MSTU – leader on the educational market of the Murmansk Region. There are 9 Faculties and more then 30 Departments that train specialists in 28 fields and, what is more important, their number is constantly increasing. The main purpose of the University is providing all the branches of industry with well-qualified specialists. The total number of students is 4458 and the teaching Staff is represented by 394 licensed specialists, among whom there are:

  • Professors
  • Doctors of Sciences
  • Actual and Corresponding members of Russian and Foreign Academies of Sciences

The MSTU carries out not only enormous teaching activities, but also very intensive research work in various fields and scientific directions by the cooperative strengths of its students, teachers, scientists and post-graduates.

Nowadays the Internationalisation has become one of the main aspects of Education all over the world; consequently, taking into consideration all the above mentioned information, it is impossible to underestimate the role of the MSTU being the potential partner for the international cooperation in the sphere of Higher Education. The established Catalogue of the International Conference held at the MSTU is meant to serve the best guide for all interested in constructing links and cooperation. The spectrum of interests of professors and scientists of the MSTU is rather wide and covers different fields of education and science.

More information on http://eng.mstu.edu.ru

Northern State Medical University

The Northern State Medical University (NSMU) was established about 70 years ago and now it is a big scientific-educational-training institution. 70 professors work at the University. Many of them are well-known scientists, founders of scientific schools.

Our university is an officially recognized centre for training medical and medico-social personnel in the European North of Russia. Training starts already in secondary school. Coming from the same part of the country with our great Russian scientist -encyclopaedist M.V. Lomonosov, who believed that a university without a lyceum was the same as a plough-field without seeds, we created a system of continuing professional education: university lyceum – university college – basic faculties – faculty of retraining.

Potential professionals of all possible medical and medico-social professional lines study at 12 Faculties and in 3 Institutes of the NSMU. Since 2001 students have an opportunity to study at two high schools at the same time, the second high school can be the Institute of Informational Technologies or the Institute of Management. The University is in close collaboration with clinics and in the very first year of studies students learn about their future work, learn the experience of their senior colleagues.

All graduates apply their knowledge and skills acquired at the University in the field of healthcare. All the NSMU graduates pass different certification exams when applying for jobs at clinical establishments of any country of the world – from Europe to Australia. We are proud of our former medical students working in many clinics all around the world. At present our scientists including the young ones collaborate with leading experts from the European Universities and clinics as equals, take part in the international scientific projects, and they are among the experts of the World Health Organisation. The University organizes the students’ studies and leisure in such a way that they can try themselves in different kinds of activities. For this purpose there is a studio-theatre “Poisk” at the University, sport activities are arranged, students publish a student’s newspaper “Students Liber”, they also take part in different festivals and competitions. Leaders of the University believe that a personality is always more important than a position or social role, that is why they support and encourage creative ideas of young people.

More information on www.asma.ru

Murmansk Humanities Institute

  • status: non-governmental, non-commercial higher educational establishment
  • form of ownership: socialized property
  • financing: combined – budgeting, sponsorship, internal (students’ fees)

Faculties

  • Law
  • Economy
  • Psychology and Social work
  • Foreign Languages and International Cultural Communication
  • Journalism

Professors and students

  • 2500 students, 90 professors and lecturers
  • 65% of lecturers are professors and doctors of sciences
  • There is daily tuition, tuition by correspondence and evening studies
  • There are two preparatory class rooms attached to the Institute which were founded on the base of secondary school number 30 in Murmansk

Teaching process at the Murmansk Humanities Institute is strictly realized according to the State standards of higher education system in Russia. The length of the full-time course for the degree of Master is 5 years and for tuition by correspondence studies is 6 years. For persons with a higher education or vocational training, the period of the studies is reduced.

The studies at the Murmansk Humanities Institute are based on the traditional higher education methods with a wide range of advanced technologies of computer programs.

International Activity

In the sphere of higher educational MHI actively co-operates with: * University of Lapland

  • Tampere and Kemi-Tornio Polytechnics (Finland)
  • Sverigefinskafolkhögskolan (Haparanda)
  • Swedish Institute (Sweden)
  • University College in Finnmark (Norway)
  • Raiser Valley College (Canada)
  • High schools of Sweden and Norway.

The Institute is a member of the Association of Circumpolar Universities. Its last conference was held in the University of Aberdeen.

During last 2 years our 80 students and 10 lecturers took part in different courses and seminars, which were held in above-mentioned institutions.

A very important part of MHI’s activity is participating in International Joint projects since 1995 and has a positive experience in it. Nowadays we have ongoing projects with all Scandinavian countries.

For more information visit official web-sait.

Lomonosov Pomor State University

Pomor State University, named after Mikhail Lomonosov, is one of the largest institutions of higher education in the European North of Russia. A full member of the Eurasian Association of Universities, it is recognized in Russia and in the Barents Region.

At present the University has 20 faculties and 60 departments where more than 12000 students (including undergraduates, graduates and post-graduates) are trained in 40 specialties and 4 pedagogical and non-pedagogical fields. Among those who teach at the university there are over 350 doctoral degree holders and 50 holders of higher doctoral degrees, professors.

The University has 44 partner agreements with universities and research centres of the:

  • USA
  • The United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Poland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Finland
  • and other countries

e-mail: psu@pomorsu.ru
Web-sait: www.pomorsu.ru

Arkhangelsk State Technical University

Arkhangelsk State Technical University (ASTU) is one of the largest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in the North-West of Russia, which can compete with higher education institutions of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The University comprises 8 faculties, 4 institutes and 3 colleges, where different modes of attendance are available for students.

461 highly qualified teachers work at the 57 departments of the University. 58,6 % of the teaching and research personnel hold scientific degrees and titles:

  • 36 professors
  • 40 higher doctoral degree holders
  • 230 holders of doctoral degrees
  • 8 holders of the title “Merited Worker of Higher Education”
  • 24 holders of the award “Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education”
  • 3 holders of the award “Honoured Road Builder”
  • 54 academicians and correspondent members of Russian Engineer Academy, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and other Russian and international academies.

Arkhangelsk State Technical University implements joint projects together with 14 higher education institutions from 6 countries:

Finland:

  • Oulu University
  • Rovaniemi Polytechnic
  • Oulu Polytechnic
  • University of Lapland
  • University of Joensuu
  • The Finnish School of SME Business Administration in Kauhava

Norway:

  • Narvik University College
  • Bodö University
  • The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim

Other countries:

  • Umeä University and Mid Sweden University, Sweden
  • Jagiellonian Universtity, Poland
  • University of Applied Sciences in Emden, Germany
  • Beijing Forestry University, China

The main results of international cooperation are as follows:

  • motivating students and young teachers to study foreign languages
  • developing scientific cooperation between the scholars of ASTU and universities of other countries based on bilateral agreements
  • increasing financing the forestry researches through different international projects
  • academic cooperation between ASTU and Narvik University College
  • retraining teachers of the Institute of Economics, Finance and Business under the TACIS Programme
  • elaborating 22 new courses in the Basics of Market Economy
  • increasing the number of international projects implemented with the participation of ASTU and financial support of different international organizations

www.agtu.ru