Siberian Federal University

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One can hardly find a place in Russia with such an impressive number of implemented national projects as in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Our most focused "development points" have been determined in industry, power engineering and energy, research, and education. As a response to regional developmental challenges, Siberian Federal University was established in 2006 to train highly qualified specialists capable of working in any region of our country, including severe conditions of the Northern areas. The University was founded by merging five major Krasnoyarsk institutions of higher education. Among the University Board of Trustees members, there are representatives of large companies, politicians, and scientists. The Chairman of the Board is Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia.

• The mission of the University is to create an advanced education, research, and innovation infrastructure and to promote new knowledge and technologies to meet the challenges of social and economic development of the Siberian Federal District, as well as to form the human resources potential — competitive experts in the priority areas of the Siberian and Russian Federation development, corresponding to the modern intellectual requirements and meeting international standards.
• To contribute to major national economic projects (located in Eastern Siberia, Russia in the Far East) as well as to the economic development of the Asian-Pacific region to create a skilled labor force
• To raise the University's international profile in terms of teaching and research
• To integrate university research into Russian economic development, to create new hi-tech industries in the region
• To work together with businesses and local government to prepare a flexible workforce capable of adapting to changing labor markets
• To invest in enhancing staff career opportunities and improving academic buildings, libraries, equipment, and IT infrastructure.

Siberian Federal University is dedicated to establishing itself as a world-class, competitive university that undertakes research and contributes to the international distinction for Siberia's benefit. Siberian Federal University is committed to creating many thousands of skilled and qualified workers for various industries and public services. Its primary purpose is to enable leading industries in Russia and Siberia to compete internationally and strengthen the Russian contribution to the Asian-Pacific region's economic development. Siberian Federal University has aligned all its vision and activities to improve the local industry's development — an excellent return for the University's many stakeholders. In addition to these economic benefits and the increased recognition and opportunities for Siberian Federal District and Krasnoyarsk on the international stage, the mission of SibFU is to produce teaching and learning benefits and strengthen public services in Siberia by the development of professional skills.

Within several years SibFU has become one of the leading universities in Russia, evolving from a merger of 5 regional universities. Siberian Federal District and the Krasnoyarsk region are of strategic importance for developing the economy and the "new industrialization" of Russia. With SibFU competitiveness improvement program is planned to achieve 351-400 positions in QS university rankings by 2016 and 201-250 positions by 2020. To improve SibFU competitiveness, a detailed action plan to achieve the target results will be developed. The program activities' implementation will significantly improve university management quality, qualification of faculty members, and educational programs portfolio. The program will also increase the number of publications and citations and the region's overall competitiveness. A set of activities will focus on students' active involvement from abroad and from other regions of Russia.

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