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Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Saratov State Agrarian University named after N.I.Vavilov is one of the largest leading educational institutions training specialists for the Saratov region's agro-industrial complex, the Volga region, and other regions of the Russian Federation. University is rated in the top 100 universities in Russia and occupies second place among agricultural universities. Agrarian University is a teaching and research facility, a cultural and social center of the developing modern infrastructure. The University comprises 12 faculties (3 of them are extramural), two branches (in Balashov, Saratov region, and Astrakhan), a boarding school of natural sciences, postgraduate and doctoral studies, three libraries, and a publishing house. The University includes the institute of additional professional education of agroindustrial complex personnel, educational, scientific and production complex "Agrocenter," training and production division "Agroexspocenter," technical park "Volgoagrotehnika," veterinary hospital, information, and advisory service "SEARCH." Agrarian Education and Science" association, comprising the leading scientific, educational organizations and enterprises of the agricultural profile is established at the University. Nineteen essential advanced farms are the testing ground for scientific experiments, and they provide training on the basics of agricultural practices for students. The educational process and scientific work are currently conducted by 1317 highly qualified teachers (and part-time teachers), including 227 doctors, professors, and over 765 associate professors. Training at the University is getting more than 22 000 students on full-time and correspondence courses. Training is being done according to 43 specialties with the qualification of "graduate," 14 areas of training with the qualification of "bachelor," and six areas of training with the qualification of "master." During the period of training, each student can learn some other professions. Progressive module-rating technology of training with a funded system of assessing students is used in the educational process. People who successfully graduated from the University and shown a tendency to research work recommended further study in postgraduate school. Training of highly qualified personnel is conducted through graduate school (in 36 specialties) and doctoral studies. There are six specialized dissertation councils for defending theses for the candidate and doctoral degrees. The University by right occupies a leading place in the ranking of Russia's agricultural universities and continues the glorious traditions of agricultural education in the country. In 2013 the Saratov State Agrarian University celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding. The University has a multipurpose sports complex with an indoor swimming pool. There are more than 30 different sections in the sports club. The University has three sports camps, located on the picturesque banks of the Volga, and health centers. Student club has singing and dance groups,а theater studio,а folk instruments orchestra,а chorus. The University library is one of the largest agricultural libraries in the region. Research library fund comprises more than 1.8 million copies. Scientific literature fund consists of more than 650 thousand copies, including a unique collection of publications. Since 1995 a search group "Vega" operates at the University: every year, students go on expeditions to places of battles of the Great Patriotic War. Agricultural University is proud of its museums: zoological, anatomopathological, parasitological, biological, and the museum of veterinary sanitary inspection. The museum of the University history and memorial room of N.I. Vavilov occupies a special place in the cultural and scientific space of the higher educational establishment. View full university

Founded in 1909, Saratov State University is one of the oldest and leading educational institutions. SSU has significant research and innovation potential and plays a vital role in the region's socio-economic and cultural development. (It is one of the developers and operators of the Saratov Region high-tech development program). The University is part of an international educational and research environment as it cooperates with 56 European, Asian and American universities. The University encompasses 13 faculties, five educational institutes, and three colleges. They embrace 175 departments, including ten corporate chairs. SSU has a campus in Balashov, Saratov Region that encompasses nine faculties. Saratov State University enrolls 29,820 undergraduate and graduate students. Two thousand three hundred ninety professors and researchers work in the University; among them, 1,000 have a Ph.D. (Candidate of Science) and 304 have terminal degrees (Doctor of Science) in their field of science. The University employs 13 Honourary Science Workers, two corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ten laureates of state and international prizes. SSU offers 83 higher professional education programs, 23 vocational secondary education programs, 56 graduate and ten postgraduate programs, 28 significant areas for Bachelor and Master students, 45 continuing education programs, and 40 training programs. Saratov State University has the following mission: to increase national security, develop human potential, and preserve Russian spiritual and cultural values by developing students' professional, social, and cultural skills. To fulfill its mission, SSU has determined the following program goal: to create a modern university that matches the educational, research, and innovation criteria of leading foreign universities and can make a significant contribution to the development of the Russian economy and social life. SSU program aims to achieve tasks of national importance, Introducing innovations to high-tech sectors of the Russian economy and social life and training top-ranked professionals Offering innovative medical technologies, diagnostic and treatment methods to national Health Care institutions, Determining socio-economical, financial, political, ecological, and cultural risks and developing methods of their minimization. Saratov State University is among the leaders in priority research areas. SSU professors publish their works in Russian and international journals with high ratings, win prestigious grants and awards. University faculty members have high science citation index. According to Reuters rating of Russian universities scientific achievements, Saratov State University is ranked the 11th by the number of publications (3844). It is among the top 10 universities by the total number of publications (5,319) and h-index (35). Saratov State University is a massive information center. It includes the regional Scientific Library named after V.A. Artisevich Volga Region Center of New Information Technologies Computer Center SSU Publishing House. Saratov State University is a member of the Federal network of universities having supercomputers. The University is on the list of 42 nano-industrial centers included in the National nano-technological network. Research and Education institutions, centers and laboratories, museums, and innovation departments form an essential part of the University. They include Research Institute of Nanostructures and Biosystems, Natural Science Research Institute, Institute of Archeology and Cultural Heritage, Botanical Garden, Regional Center of Computer Technologies in Industry, Technopark Innovation Center, 3 Technology Transfer Centers, Multi-access Centers, and a Business Incubator. Saratov State University implements projects under prestigious grants and scholarships of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, as well as large foundations (Carnegie Corporation, MacArthur Foundation, CRDF). The University works in cooperation with the Saratov Research Center of RAS and other academic organizations. The University has established 12 corporate chairs, opened branches of RAS Institutes in the departments, joint laboratories, and centers. Saratov State University pursues fundamental and applied research in 38 research areas, including all priority research areas named by the Russian Government Commission. University scientists' developments are implemented in defense, electronics, engineering, transport, chemical, and oil-refining industries, agriculture, geology, and other areas. SSU students are well-known in the world. Over the last ten years, the University student team won World and European Championships in IT Programming. In 2006, the Saratov University team became the all-around champion of the World Championship in programming in the USA in 2007; they were the second in World Championship in Japan. In 2008, the student programmers team won the Russian Championship, in 2009 – the World Championship in Stockholm. Saratov State University has long-established relations with foreign universities in Europe, Asia, and America. Since 2006, the Center for the Turkish Language and Culture, the largest of its kind in Russia, has been operating at SSU. In 2008, the University of Colorado (USA) and SSU signed an agreement of strategic partnership with SSU. Under this agreement, Saratov University opened its representative office in Colorado University, which allowed SSU the opportunity to take part in joined research programs in alternative energy, ecology, genetic engineering, and other research areas. Also, the Joint Research Center for Technology and Nanostructures Measurement has been working since 2007 under the agreement between SSU and Queen Mary University of London. In cooperation with Brunel University (London), the Institute of Risks was founded in 2009. Apart from risk studies, the Institute offers Master's educational programs. Saratov State University signed a contract with "MI SWAKO." The University is also part of the Oxford-Russian Foundation scholarship program. SSU professors give lectures at universities of Germany, Great Britain, the USA, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey, Chile, and other countries. Also, they take part in international conferences. Their research is well-known all over the world. View full university

Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (SSTU), founded in 1930, is the largest technical university in Russia. Today SSTU has more than 25 000 students and offers first degrees in 56 fields. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate Bachelor's degree courses and postgraduate Master's degree programs. The Saratov International Language School at the SSTU offers year-round intensive Russian courses. In doing so, SSTU has developed close relations with universities in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark, the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, the USA, Taiwan, and India. Choosing the right university can be a difficult task. Besides finding the right course, you will consider a university's reputation, location, facilities, study costs, and other factors. Our university is famous for its well-organized structure and qualified staff and is ready to offer you a very high level of education and world-class programs. SSTU is a unique place to build your future. It's also a place where you find all the diversity, excitement, and opportunity life has to offer. Engineering degrees aim to provide the right positions in engineering and technology while inculcating an engineering method and approach that enable graduates to enter the world of work and tackle "real world" problems creatively. The best engineering degrees achieve the right balance between scientific and technical understanding and their practical application to problem-solving. Graduates with these skills are desirable to the industry, having the relevant, marketable skills that the government seeks to promote. SSTU offers a wide range of main engineering disciplines and is continuously evolving in line with engineering education's growing demands. The engineering field covers everything from aerospace engineering to sustainable energy research, software design, and robotics. At SSTU, you can explore your interests, gain new perspectives, and get the edge you need to build a dynamic future. Federal State Government: Funded Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «The Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov» develops international cooperation worldwide. Our partners include some of the world's leading universities, and with them, we take part in research collaborations, academic and student exchanges, and international projects and services. The primary role of the International Relations Office is to support the broader goal of the internationalization of the University life through the development and enhancement of international experiences and perspectives. If you are interested in becoming involved in a broad range of activities with an international focus, our International Relations Office is ready to assist you with student mobility, international consultancies and research opportunities, and linkages with universities and other organizations worldwide. Our university is the only higher school in the city with a football field and two sports halls (1249 square meters). There are many possibilities to spend your free time very interesting and enjoyable. Ski Lodge is designed for students skiing. Sports equipment is free of charge. Skating Rink is located at the university stadium, and during the winter, it works every day. Sports equipment is free of charge. Broadcast. Aerobics Center "Start" has aerobic rooms provided with new modern and various sports equipment. Professional instructors will help you to draw up an individual training program. Sports Section is very different. There is Basketball (m/f), Football, Table Tennis, Gymnastics, Volleyball (m/f), Badminton (m/f), Handball, Weight Sport, Wushu, Chess, Skiing, Athletics, Power Triathlon, Darts, Fit-mixed (Artistic Gymnastics and Dance), Cheerleading (Sports and Dance acrobatics), Athletic Gymnastics and Shooting. Going to the Theater. Each month during the school year, students have free access to Saratov State Academic Drama Theatre named after I.A.Slonov, founded in 1803. The repertoire of the theater during its long history is based on Russian and international classics' works. View full university

Saratov State Medical University is one of the oldest universities in Russia. It was founded in 1909. At that time, Saratov State Medical University was organized as the only faculty of the University, the 10th in Russia. The founder and the first Rector was Professor Vassily Razumovsky, an outstanding surgeon. He is considered to be the founder of a neurosurgery school in Russia. A time comes when you have to make a responsible choice — to determine your future profession. Medicine is not merely a choice. In this profession, it is a calling by nature, bound in the heart. The path on which if you chose, might be difficult and harsh, but indeed very interesting! Studying at the Medical University is much harder than in other universities; a future doctor can not afford not to understand and not to know anything. The high status of the doctor's profession requires responsibility and dedication. Their everyday work as a doctor demonstrates what real dedication, selflessness, kindness is. If you have a deep belief in the need to serve the people, this profession is for you. Saratov State Medical University, named after V. I. Razumovsky, is an innovative institution with a glorious history and continues to develop dynamically. For more than a hundred years, highly qualified specialists who are professionals in their specialty have graduated from our University and are successfully working for the benefit of medical science and health care. In our University, you will receive the fundamental of theoretical knowledge and develop an invaluable skill that will ensure your continued progress in your chosen profession. At the beginning of the 90s, Saratov Medical Institute had the following faculties — Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Pediatrics, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of post-diploma education, and military doctors training. In 1993 the Institute was again renamed and got the original name of the University. First international students appeared in 1991. The first batch consisted only of Indian students. Now 500 students from different foreign countries are studying at the University.Since the year of its foundation, the University follows the classic system of training medical students. View full university

Saratov Socio-Economic Institute of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics is the Saratov State Socio-Economic University's legal successor. The unification of federal and regional universities with the Saratov Institute of the Russian Trade and Economic University's further subsequent addition ended in 2014. Graduates receive the Moscow University's diplomas, and the quality and practical value of knowledge are ensured with long experience of personnel training by Saratov Socio-Economic Institute. Nowadays, the Institute is focused on professional training, retraining, and further professional skills development in economics and management. The Institute currently comprises six faculties, 27 departments, Master's, postgraduate and doctorate department, College of Economics and Finance, Mounting College, Training Center. The Institute implements eight secondary professional education programs, 89 higher education programs, 26 master's degree programs, and 16 training programs for academic staff. A stable system of continuing education is built in the Institute. The beginning of economic education can be considered pre-university training and professional guidance of schoolchildren, allowing them to pass the Unified State Examination successfully and obtain general secondary, professional higher education on Bachelor's, Master's, and Specialist's level. Much attention is paid to the development of Master's level education, the amount of the proposed Master's programs is increasing, and its practical orientation is continuously updated and strengthened. There is a possibility for continuing education on postgraduate study, and scientific staff can obtain higher qualifications for doctoral studies. Faculty of additional professional education implements educational programs of retraining and professional development. Also, the Institute is focused on providing additional educational services to popular professions and training programs for staff and training for a higher qualification. Among the unique programs, applicants can choose the project «Master of Business Administration» (MBA), which has international accreditation, and a social project «University of the older generation» is fulfilled, in which every year retirees of the Saratov region are trained. A special place in the activities of the Institute is given to the control of the quality of education. The decisive role in this process is creating conditions for efficient studying and obtaining knowledge at all levels of study, including high-quality organization of the final state certification of graduates. All this allows the Institute to prepare highly qualified specialists. Saratov Socio-Economic Institute of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics is the most significant branch of a leading university in Russia. Our main aim is to implement and maintain an essential economic Institute in the Saratov region. The Institute is the center of financial and economic education in the Volga region. Our economic and financial institutions are recognized as leading in the Russian Federation, and it is our pride! The Institute provides a full range of higher education opportunities (Bachelor, Master Degree, Diploma and Ph.D. Studies) by international educational standards and continues the best traditions of Russian higher education. Saratov Socio-Economic Institute aims to meet the educational needs in professional training, retraining, and professional development of organizational and economic human resources. View full university