Volgograd State University

About Volgograd State University

Volgograd State University, known as VolSU (in Russian, ВолГУ), is a federal state autonomous university in Volgograd. It opened on 1 September 1980. The founder is the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The main address is 100 Universitetsky Prospect, Volgograd. The university also has a branch in Volzhsky. Volgograd State University is a different institution from Volgograd State Medical University and Volgograd State Technical University.

Institutes and research

The English site lists these institutes: Natural Sciences; Philology and Intercultural Communication; History, International Relations and Social Technologies; Economics and Management; Mathematics and Information Technologies; Law; Physics and Technology; and International Education. There is also a postgraduate education department. The university offers bachelor's, specialist's, master's and postgraduate programmes. It states that all its educational programmes are accredited and that its management system has an ISO 21001:2018 certificate of registration. Its English pages describe the university as a "scientific and educational bridge" between European and Asian science.

For international applicants

The Institute of International Education runs the admission campaign for foreign citizens on a "one-window" principle. It also handles registration and passport matters for foreign students and advises on legalisation of foreign education documents. It checks documents and selects candidates for federally funded places under the Russian Government quota for foreign citizens.

The Russian-language preparatory course is for foreigners who plan to study in Russia. The beginner course is taught in English, so you need English at about level B1. Medium and advanced courses are taught in Russian. Students sit final exams and receive a certificate of Russian language proficiency. The academic year runs from 15 September to 4 July. The Russian-language course page lists adaptation subjects for a future specialty in the humanities, economics, natural sciences or engineering. To apply for the course, fill in the form on apply.volsu.ru. Degree applicants use admission.volsu.ru.

Housing

VolSU has one dormitory with 1,022 places. It is a 14-storey building close to the main academic building, where Russian and international students of all institutes live. The English preparatory-course page says it is five minutes' walk from the university and that it has blocks for five persons. The Institute of International Education organises and controls the housing of foreign students in the dormitory.