South Ural State University or Южно-Уральский государственный университет (SUSU) – public higher education institution in Russia. SUSU began its academic activity in1943. The university has an urban campus in Chelyabinsk.

University ranking. South Ural State University has a high position in the academic rankings of Russia. South Ural State University is among the top 5% of world universities

Application process and the cost of tuition. Кроме результатов экзаменов для поступления в учебное заведение необходимо предоставить информацию о предыдущей успеваемости. It is very likely to get admitted to SUSU as there are only 3 applicants per seat. The university shares the popular system in Russia that divides the academic year into semesters. SUSU has affordable bachelor’s programs that cost less than 2,500 USD/year. Those who wish to get their master’s degree here should be ready to spend at least 2,500 USD per year. A wide range of online courses is available for the students of SUSU. More information about tuition fees and admission requirements can be found on the official website of the university(http://www.susu.ru).

The composition of the university. South Ural State University is considered to be a large university, teaching more than 34,000 students. Being a foreign citizen does not exclude you from the admission process. To ensure that the quality of education stays high the university has an academic staff consisting of more than 2400 specialists.

Established in 1943, South Ural State University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Chelyabinsk (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Chelyabinsk Oblast. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Zlatoust, Miass, Satka, Nizhnevartovsk. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, South Ural State University (SUSU) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational Russian higher education institution. South Ural State University (SUSU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 76 years old Russian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students’ past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 20-30% making this Russian higher education organization a very selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. SUSU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, online courses and distance learning opportunities, as well as administrative services.

South Ural State University is a SMART-University which unites Europe and Asia. For more than 75 years of its history, South Ural State University has become the alma mater for over 200 000 students. Being a National Research University and a participant of Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100, SUSU is known for its commitment to excellence.

Recognized as one of the leading universities in Russia, SUSU offers opportunities for the development of fundamental and applied research in its 40 scientific centers and laboratories including 12 international laboratories headed by leading foreign researchers. University has more than 200 current cooperation agreements with foreign universities, transnational corporations and largest manufacturing enterprises from 35 countries.

Thus, every SUSU’s student has an opportunity to contribute to the global community in high priority research areas such as supercomputing, engineering, natural sciences and life sciences.

Over 26 000 students of SUSU come from 56 different countries. The stimulating research environment is supported by over 2 000 lecturers and professors, most of them are recognized nationally and abroad.

SUSU willingly offers its students more than 190 academic programs in its 3 Higher Schools and 9 Institutes.

For those who like it international, SUSU offers joint (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Clark University, Zhejiang Ocean University, and others) and English-language academic programs which are available for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

From an undergraduate to a post-doctoral program, from the humanities to STEM, at SUSU every student will definitely find the path towards successful future.

South Ural State University is the center for educational, scientific, cultural and athletic activities in the city Chelyabinsk and the region.

Founded in 1943 as Chelyabinsk Mechanical Engineering Institute, the university was reorganized into Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute in 1951, and in 1990 it became the Chelyabinsk State Technical University.Since 1997, the university is known as South Ural State University. In 2010 it was assigned the status as a National Research University.

South Ural State University is a “SMART university which unites Europe and Asia” – nowadays this is the way the university’s motto sounds. Being located in the heart of the Southern Ural, SUSU became the foundation of positive changes which take place in the region: development of powerful industry, preservation of unique environment, creation of multicultural and multinational environment which favors to new discoveries and development of international collaboration.

Today, students of more than a hundred nationalities from 48 world’s countries are studying at the largest Russian university. The university, in the frameworks of the strategy for entering the world’s educational space, is performing the task of vast cultural interaction and mutual exchange between Eastern and Western nations.

An important advantage of South Ural State University is its geographic position. The Southern Ural is located at the intersection of two parts of the world – Europe and Asia. At the region’s territory, there are about 60 obelisks “Europe – Asia”, the majority of which are located in the Chelyabinsk region. The Southern Urals have long since been a meeting spot of different eons, cultures and ethnic groups. Since the2nd century B.C. till the 15th century, the Great Silk Way, which connected the Western European countries with China, had been passing in this area. Today the tendency to developing new connections between countries of different civilizations and social and economic systems of Europe and Asia is the leading trend of internal and foreign policy of Russia.

These key circumstances became the basis of the new corporate brand mark of the university. The new logo preserves continuity of the best university’s traditions; at the same time it reflects the new development path of South Ural State University – the multinational, multicultural university situated at the intersection of Europe and Asia.

South Ural State University sets a goal to be one of the leading universities of the largest continent on Earth – the Eurasia continent. According to the objectives of Project 5-100, the university aspires to strengthening its positions as a scientific-and-research, educational and innovative center among the world’s universities, which would allow it to implement significant theoretical and practical contribution to innovative development and global competitiveness of Russia in Eurasia and around the world.

Faculties of South Ural State University:

• Architecture and Construction
• Medical Biology
• Economics and Management
• Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
• Linguistics and International Communications
• Media, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Sport, Tourism and Service
• Engineering and Technology
• Law
• Open and Distance Education
• Supplementary Education

Famous for its fine traditions, South Ural State University Campus is the oldest campus in the Chelyabinsk Oblast. Campus is equipped with everything necessary for comfortable living, studying and maintaining good physical shape and health. Free internet access allows students to take advantage of the universities information sources: department’s and faculty’s file servers, SUSU electronic resources, scientific library website and major databases.