Amur State University

About Amur State University

Amur State University (AmSU, in Russian AmGU) is a federal state university in Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region. It was created on 20 March 1975 as Blagoveshchensk Technological Institute, on the basis of the general technical faculty of Khabarovsk Polytechnic Institute. It became Blagoveshchensk Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and Amur State University in 1994. The founder is the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The main address is 21 Ignatyevskoye Shosse, Blagoveshchensk, 675027. The university has no branches. It is a different institution from Amur State University of Humanities and Pedagogy, which is in Khabarovsk Krai.

Institutes and research

The university structure includes the Institute of Computer and Engineering Sciences and the faculties of Design and Technology, International Relations, Social Sciences, Philology, Economics, Energy and Law. A separate faculty covers secondary vocational education. The university has a multifunctional educational centre for training personnel to operate a spaceport, and an Amur Mission Control Centre. On its English page, the university says it is a member of an academic innovative consortium in the space area.

Students

According to the "Quick Facts" on the university's English page (undated), AmSU has 5,180 students, including 130 international students. The university also runs an academic college with secondary vocational programmes and a lyceum with general secondary education.

For international applicants

The English admissions page lists programmes for overseas applicants at bachelor's, specialist's and master's level. All are full-time. For example, the listed bachelor's programmes last 4 years. The Preparatory Department for international students is also full-time; the page lists a 10-month course and a shorter 1-8 month option. To apply, fill in the online application on the university website. Attach a copy of the first page of your passport, a photo and a copy of your education or degree certificate. Documents that are not in Russian need a notarised translation into Russian. For entrance exams and their schedule, contact the International Office. The international office is in room 324 of the main building (e-mail int@amursu.ru; the English admission page gives amursu.int.office@mail.ru). The university also has a testing centre for Russian as a foreign language.

Housing

A university news item says AmSU has four dormitories, which house both students and university staff, while the mandatory disclosure page lists five dormitories. The dormitory rules set a permit regime. Guests may visit from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (on Sunday from 2 p.m.).