Irkutsk State University

Irkutsk State University (Russian: Ирку́тский госуда́рственный университе́т) was founded in October 1918 in Irkutsk, Siberia.

Irkutsk State University
MottoIntelligence, Humanism and Uniqueness
Established1918
RectorProf. Alexander Schmidt
Academic staff
1155
Students14,500
Location
Irkutsk
,
Russia

52.2767°N 104.278°E / 52.2767; 104.278
Websitehttp://www.isu.ru

Nowadays Irkutsk State University is a large scientific and educational institution training students in humanities, natural, technical and applied sciences. ISU facilities include 8 educational institutions, 11 faculties, the scientific library that is one of the largest University libraries in Russia. ISU offers bachelor, master, post-graduate programs for more than 14500 students that have opportunity to specialize under the supervision of world-known scientists.

Among other facilities Irkutsk State University has the Center for Advanced Training and Retraining, 3 research institutes, Interregional Institute of Social Sciences, Center for New Information Technologies, Baikal Research and Education Center, department for post-graduate and doctoral courses, scientific libraries, astronomical observatory and botanic garden.

The University faculties and institutions are located in 14 educational buildings in Irkutsk. The majority of these buildings are of great historical and architectural value. They date back to the 18th-19th centuries. Senior students of all the faculties have specialized courses and internship in laboratories and scientific research institutions of ISU and Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

For decades, Irkutsk University has trained more than 80 thousand highly qualified specialists, famous scientists, teachers, writers, and statesmen, including State Prize winners and famous talented writers V. Rasputin, A. Vampilov, and M. Sergeev.

History

Russian scientists, statesmen, patrons of art and science, such as N.M. Yadrintsev, A.P. Shchapov, P.A. Slovtsov, S.S. Shchukin, G.N. Potanin and many others were founders of Irkutsk State University. The University was opened on October 27, 1918. It became the major educational, scientific and cultural center on the vast territory of Eastern Siberia and Far East region. During the 1930s, the University continued to grow and develop and soon in Irkutsk the first higher educational institutions emerged from it. They were Medical Institute, Pedagogical Institute and the Institute of National Economy. At present, the ISU graduates work in scientific institutions of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, as well as they represent highly qualified personnel of teachers in higher educational institutions of Irkutsk and Siberia.

Faculties and Institutes

At present, the University consists of 11 faculties and 8 educational institutions. Over 14500 thousand students, including 880 foreign students from 23 countries, and more than 1155 lecturers (142 Dr. Sc. and 625 Cand. Sc. professors) work there.[1] Among other facilities Irkutsk State University has the Center for Advanced Training and Retraining, 3 research institutes, Interregional Institute of Social Sciences, Center for New Information Technologies, Baikal Research and Education Center, department for post-graduate and doctoral courses, scientific libraries, astronomical observatory and botanic garden.

Irkutsk State University Faculty of History
  • International Institute of Economics and Linguistics
  • Institute of Mathematics and Internation Techologies
  • Institute of Social Sciences
  • Continuing Education Institute
  • Pedagogical Institute
  • Law Institute
  • Baikal International Business School
  • Law Institute
  • Institute of Philology, Foreign Languages and Media Communication
  • Faculty of Biology and Soil Studies
  • Faculty of Business and Management
  • Faculty of Chemistry
  • Faculty of Geography
  • Faculty of Geology
  • Faculty of History
  • Faculty of Psychology
  • Faculty of Physics
  • Faculty of Business-Communications and Computer Science
  • Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens
  • Siberian-American Faculty of Management [2]>

Notable faculty members

Notable alumni

References
  1. Official website of ISU
  2. "ИГУ - Факультеты и институты" [ISU - Faculties and Institutes]. Irkutsk State University.
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