Kemerovo State University (KemSU)

About Kemerovo State University (KemSU)

Kemerovo State University (KemSU, in Russian KemGU) is a federal state university in Kemerovo, Kemerovo Region – Kuzbass, in Siberia. The university history page says it was formed in 1974. Its roots go back to a pedagogical technical school opened in 1928, which became a teacher training institute in 1949 and a pedagogical institute in 1953. The founder is the Russian Federation; the Ministry of Science and Higher Education exercises the founder's functions. The main address is 6 Krasnaya Street, Kemerovo, 650000. Kemerovo State University is a different institution from Kemerovo State Medical University (KemSMU), which is a separate university with its own website. Kemerovo State University has a Medical Institute as one of its own units.

Institutes and research

In 2017 the university became one of the 33 "reference universities" (opornye vuzy) of Russia. In 2021 it was selected for the federal programme "Priority 2030". According to the university, it is the only higher education institution in Kuzbass to take part in this programme.

The official list of units includes institutes of biology, ecology and natural resources; history and international relations; education; philology, foreign languages and media communications; fundamental sciences; economics and management; engineering technologies; the Institute of Digital Studies (in Russian, Институт цифры); NBICS technologies; the Technological Institute of Food Industry; the Socio-Psychological Institute; the Law Institute; and the Medical Institute. There are also a Faculty of Physical Culture and Sport and a College of Industrial, Information Technologies and Law. Research laboratories include laser-physics research, carbon nanomaterials, cytogenetics, supercritical fluid extraction and neuropsychological studies. Two branches work in other cities: the Belovo Institute (Belovo) and the Kuzbass Humanities and Pedagogical Institute (Novokuznetsk).

For international applicants

The university's admission page for foreign applicants links to instructions for obtaining a ruID. Foreign citizens are among the applicants who take entrance tests set by the university itself. The university offers online pre-registration to shorten document submission.

Housing

The university publishes a network of 9 dormitories with 1,863 living rooms for out-of-town students. Out-of-town students who live in a dormitory receive registration at the dormitory address. Applicants are offered a dormitory place during entrance tests; they need a passport, a medical certificate and payment.