Volgograd State University (VolSU, ) is a public university and one of the leading institutions of higher education in Volgograd, Russia.

History

The first year enrollment (250 people) was made in 1980 and offered only 5 majors: Mathematics, Physics, History, Philology, and Linguistics at the Faculty of Sciences and Humanities. Today, the structure of the university includes Volzhsky Humanitarian Institute and five campuses in the cities of Volgograd Region: Kalach-na-Donu, Uryupinsk, Mikhaylovka, Frolovo and Akhtubinsk (Astrakhan Oblast).

Academics

VolSU has 48 faculties and research centers, 22 four-year bachelor degrees, 11 two-year master's degrees, 42 kandidat nauk (Candidate of science, equals PhD) postgraduate degrees, and 9 doktor nauk (Doctor of science) degrees. The university is attended by more than 14 thousand students and postgraduates. Established partnerships with the Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, University of Cologne, University of Sorbonne, InHolland University (Netherlands) and other higher educational institutions of Russia, Europe and America.

Faculties and departments

Ranking

In 2015 VolSU was ranked among the best 150 schools of developing Europe and Central Asia according to Quacquarelli Symonds . In 2015 VolSU was ranked among top-20 best schools of Russia in the category "economics and management".