Novosibirsk State University

1, Pirogova str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

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Overview

Novosibirsk State University is the highest ranked institution of higher education in the Asian portion of Russia. Located in the city of Novosibirsk in Siberia, it was established in 1958, and has quickly grown in size and prominence. It is home to nearly 9,000 students, of which 1,400 are from outside Russia.

Academic and research activities at NSU are divided into 3 Institutes (Humanities, Medicine and Psychology, and Philosophy and Law) and 6 Departments (Physics, Natural Sciences, Economics, Mathematics and Mechanics, Information Technologi...

University Highlight

Establishment year	1958
Total Students	8,600
International Students	1,400
QS World University Rankings 2024	=421
Campus Size	N/A
Total Number of Campuses	1
University Website	https://english.nsu.ru/
No. of Schools and Divisions	3 Institutes and 6 Departments
Nobel Prize Winner Alumni	0
No. of Education Programs	51 (undergraduate), 118 (Master’s), 62 (PhD)
Student to Faculty ratio	3.5:1

Course Highlight

NSU offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses through 3 Institutes and 6 Departments, which are further subdivided into Sections.

The Institute of Humanities provides UG and PG taught and research programs through fourteen Sections: Ancient Languages and Literature Source Studies, Archaeology and Ethnography, English Language, Romano-Germanic Philology, Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, General and Russian Linguistics, General History, Intercultural Communication, Mass Communication, National History, Oriental Studies, History, Culture, Arts, Theory and History of Journalism, and History and Theory of Literature.
The Institute for Medicine and Psychology conducts undergraduate and postgraduate programs through nine Sections: Fundamental Medicine, Clinical biochemistry, Internal medicine, Surgery, Neuroscience, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Personality Psychology, Comparative Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.
The Institute for Philosophy and Law teaches UG and PG courses, and carries out research via its nine Sections : History of Philosophy, Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology of Science, Social Philosophy and Political Sciences, Business Law, Civil and Arbitral Procedure, International Law, Theory and History of State and Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminal Science, Administrative and Financial Law, and Civil Law.
The Department of Physics provides UG and PG taught and research programs through fifteen Sections: Automation of Physical and Technical Research, Aerophysics and gas dynamics, Biomedical Physics, Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics, Radiophysics, Non-equilibrium process Physics, Plasma Physics, Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronic Engineering, Physics of Continuous Mediums, Accelerator Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Physics and Technical Informatics, Physical Methods for Solid State Research, and Physics of Biological Systems.
The Department of Natural Sciences conducts undergraduate and postgraduate programs through thirteen Sections: General Biology and Ecology, Сytology and Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Computational Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Сatalysis and Adsorption, Inorganic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Environment Chemistry, and Chemistry of Solids.
The Department of Economics provides UG and PG taught and research programs through ten Sections: Economic Theory, Finance, Industrial Organization, Political Economy, Economic Governance, General Economics and Teaching, Mathematical and Quantitative Methods, Management, Sociology, and Law.
The Department of Mathematics and Mechanics conducts undergraduate and postgraduate programs through nineteen Sections: Algebra and Mathematical Logic, Differential Equations, Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Modeling, Computational Mathematics, Programming, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Cybernetics, General Mathematics, Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics, Mathematical Methods of Geophysics, Mechanics Modeling of Macro- and Nanostructures, Theoretical Mechanics, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Economics, Computation Systems, Discrete Mathematics and Informatics, Hydrodynamics, and Theory of Functions.
The Department of Information Technologies provides UG and PG taught and research programs in various fields of applied computer science and technology.
The Department of Geology and Geophysics conducts undergraduate and postgraduate programs through six Sections: General and Regional Geology, Geophysics, Mineralogy and Petrography, Historical Geology and Paleontology, Oil and Gas Field Geology, and Ore Deposits Geology.

Eligibility Criteria

International applicants (both undergraduate and postgraduate) to NSU must satisfy the following requirements:

Possession of a passport from a country other than Russia that is valid for at least 18 months from the expected date of joining the chosen program at Novosibirsk State University.
Good physical and mental health; the application must include a medical certificate with negative tests for common infectious diseases.
A completed degree. For Undergraduate applicants, a high school secondary degree certificate is needed; for Master’s applicants, a Bachelor’s certificate is needed. For PhD candidates, a Master’s completion certificate is required. In case the applicant is in the final year of such a degree, a provisional certificate can be uploaded, with the full original document to be presented for verification upon arrival at NSU.
Academic transcripts showing a record of consistent performance in the latest education degree attained.

Admission

The following steps are involved in the application procedure for all international students at Novosibirsk State University:

Online Application: Depending on the kind of program to which the candidate is applying, the appropriate online form is to be filled with personal and academic details.
Document Upload: Each program may have different application deadlines and required documents; scans of all these must be uploaded to the University server by the required date.
Document Legalization: Official documents issued in ~30 countries do not require legalization; applicants of all other countries must get their academic records and passport scans stamped by both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the home country as well as the Russian Embassy in that nation. These documents must then be translated into Russian and notarized.
Invitation Receipt: After the University receives all the required information, selected candidates are sent an invitation letter that they can use to apply for a Russian visa; at this point, fees for the first semester can also be paid in advance.
Ten days before the planned date of arrival in Novosibirsk, the candidate must send all details of the arrival time and date to the International Student Support Center at NSU.
Within 3 days of arrival at Novosibirsk State University, every new student must present the International Relations Office with originals of all documents submitted in order to complete the migration registration process.

Fees

Tuition fees for international students at Novosibirsk State University are as follows:

Bachelor’s Degree Courses: 4,500 USD per year.
Specialist Degree Programs (these are integrated UG and PG 5 year courses): 6,500 USD per year.
Master’s Degrees: 3,600 to 6,500 USD per year.
Doctoral (PhD) Programs: 5,500 USD per year.

Value Added Tax may be added to these amounts; exact values for the latest academic year can be found by contacting the International Relations Office. All applicants should check the tuition fee amount for their courses of interest on the University website.

Accommodation costs for international students can vary widely according to whether the student chooses a room in a dormitory on campus or in an external flat. Dormitory fees come up to about 1,200 rubles per month, or about 200 USD per year. Apartment costs outside the University can range from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles per month, for a total cost of up to 200,000 rubles per academic year. The University maintains an accurate database to help estimate other living costs, including food, shopping for groceries, personal items, and travel. International students must purchase health insurance for the duration of their course at NSU. The cost of this is approximately 3,500 rubles (~USD 42) per year.

Campus facilities

The Novosibirsk State University campus is well equipped with facilities for students, including a Wellness Center with invigorating baths and massages, free fitness rooms in every dormitory, a University Recreation Camp on the banks of the Ob River, and a Sports Center, which is one of the largest in the city of Novosibirsk.

The NSU Sports Center has several areas where different popular sports can be played, including two swimming pools for both adults and children, a tennis court, two stadiums for outdoor sports like football, a mini-football field, three saunas for rest and recuperation, and seven specialized halls for indoor fitness activities: aerobics, gymnastics, games, wrestling, boxing, and a gymnasium. 40 sports can be played in the Sports Center by both novices and experienced athletes, including Basketball, Fencing, Karate, Mountain Hiking, Taekwondo, Tai Chi, Sport Shooting, Volleyball, Skiing, and Table Tennis.

There are several cultural clubs on campus, catering to the interests of students who want to develop their musical, dance, and theater skills. From the Academic Choir to the Contemporary Dance Studio to the Ballroom Dance School to Cheerleading and Theater troupes, every student can pursue their passion for cultural and artistic activities; many of these clubs organize annual events and performances.

Annual festivals and competitions are awaited by all members of the NSU Community; for example, the Mayovka rock concert, the Interweek International Youth Festival, Career Week, the Open Space Picnic, the Comedy Show, and the Miss NSU Competition.

Scholarship

Foreign students at NSU (both undergraduate and postgraduate) can apply for the Russian Government Scholarship at the time of admission to the University. This entails a full tuition fee waiver and a monthly stipend, even though students still have to pay for accommodation and living costs. There are limited scholarships based on the course of interest and the country of origin of the applicant. The application process starts in January and ends between March and June, depending on the country of the applicant. This happens before the normal admission procedure so that unsuccessful candidates can apply for normal fee paying places at NSU.

Applicants to this Scholarship must register on the Education in Russia website and fill out the application, taking care to choose Novosibirsk State University as their first choice. In addition to detailed academic records and transcripts that must be translated into Russian and uploaded, candidates may also have to write essays and a personal statement to present their case for being chosen for this prestigious scholarship. A recent (taken within the previous three months) medical certificate and negative HIV test reports must also be submitted to the local Embassy and uploaded on the website.

Students of certain partner universities of NSU can join the University and study there without having to pay tuition fees.

Through the Erasmus+ Scheme, students at NSU can avail of a scholarship to spend part of their degree studying at one of six partner universities, located in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland.

International students can avail themselves of scholarship schemes in their countries to study at NSU without having to pay tuition fees. For example, the DAAD in Germany and the Fulbright Scholarship in the USA place several students at Novosibirsk State University every year.

The Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project allows Master's and PhD applicants to win a full scholarship. This is organized by the Association of Global Universities, and candidates must apply on the website half a year before they apply to NSU. After uploading a detailed personal and research profile, they must solve a set of contest tasks in the form of problems related to their field of interest. Results are declared in February and March every year.