South Ural State University

About South Ural State University

South Ural State University (SUSU) is officially "South Ural State University (national research university)" in Chelyabinsk. It was founded on 2 November 1943 as the Chelyabinsk Mechanical and Engineering Institute. The founder's functions are exercised by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The main address is 76 Lenin Prospekt, Chelyabinsk 454080. SUSU is a different institution from the South Ural State Medical University, which is also in Chelyabinsk and has its own website.

Institutes and research

SUSU has schools and institutes for architecture and construction, medical biology, economics and management, electronic engineering and computer science, linguistics and international communications, media and humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, sport and tourism, engineering and technology, and law. The university says it offers 240 bachelor's programmes, 150 master's programmes and 24 specialist programmes. In the Priority 2030 programme, it runs five strategic projects, including intelligent production and new advanced materials.

For international applicants

According to the university, more than 2,000 international students study at SUSU. It has more than 140 active agreements with partners in 48 countries and offers dual degree master's programmes with universities in the USA, Finland and China. A Center of Sociocultural Adaptation supports international students.

The official site names these English-taught programmes. Bachelor's: Mechatronics and Robotics, and Economics. Master's: Mechatronics and Robotics, Biotechnology, Economics, Management and Philology.

The Preparatory department offers a foundation course for foreign citizens aged 18 or older with complete secondary education. It is taught in Russian, with five profiles: engineering and technology, humanities, economics, natural sciences, and medicine and biology. Classes run Monday to Saturday, 26 to 36 hours per week, with two end-of-term exams. Applicants can write to the admissions office at applicant@susu.ru. The Admissions Office for citizens of other countries is in Room 508 of the main building.

Housing

According to its mandatory disclosure, SUSU has 11 dormitories. International students who need a dormitory check in at Dormitory No. 2, 78 Lenin Prospekt, and must show a copy of their medical insurance. The foundation course lists a SUSU dormitory for housing.