Volgograd State University


Volgograd State University is one of the leading institutions of higher education in Volgograd, Russia.

History and academic reputation

The first year enrollment was made in 1980 and offered only 5 majors: Mathematics, Physics, History, Philology, and Linguistics on the sole 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 in Akhtubinsk,.
VolSU is a Member of the Eurasian Association of Universities Eurasia, the Association of Classic Universities of Russia, the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature; Regional Centre for Science, Education and Culture.
VolSU has 48 faculties and research centers, 22 four-year bachelor degrees, 11 two-year master's degrees, 42 kandidat nauk postgraduate degrees, and 9 doktor nauk degrees.
The university is constantly attended by more than 14 thousand students and postgraduates. There is a system of additional vocational training, which implements the President's Management Training Program of Russia and retraining programs, dual degree, professional training. Established partnerships with the Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, University of Cologne, University of Sorbonne, and other higher educational institutions of Russia, Europe and America.
Volgograd is one of the best universities in Russia to prepare experts in the field of international relations.

Faculties and departments

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".