Geological / Mining Universities

It is a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution based in Saint Petersburg. It is considered to be the oldest and one of the largest universities in Russia. The university has a reputation for having educated the majority of Russia’s political elite, including presidents Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev, both of whom studied Law at the university. It has 24 faculties and institutes which are further subdivided into departments, and other main structural subdivisions, including the Sports Department, Rectorate, Gorky Scientific Library, Academic Gymnasium, publishing house, and clinic. SPbSU is made up of 24 specialized faculties, which are:

Irkutsk National Research Technical University was opened in May 1930 in Irkutsk city as the Siberian Mining Institute, to begin training for the gold mining industry. In 1938 Irkutsk State Technical University was renamed as an Mining and Metallurgy Institute and in 1960 Irkutsk State Technical University became the Polytechnic Institute. In 1950 the basis of the Mining and Metallurgical Institute began training engineers and opened new departments: Civil, Mechanical, Chemical Technology, Engineering, Geological Survey. In 1970 there were 8 faculties of the Institute which trained specialists in 39 profiles. On the left bank of ANGARA river Institute built a town with large academic buildings, dormitories and stadiums. Institute became the largest university in Irkutsk. In June 1978 the first edition of Architects was made by the department of architectural design. Rector (Prof) SB Leonov played a major role in the development of the university. In the 1990s, the Irkutsk State Technical University organized new humanities faculties and in 1993 received the status of a technical university. Irkutsk State Technical University became the largest university in Eastern Siberia, which enrolled more than 15,000 students. In Irkutsk State Technical University students are citizens of the Russian Federation and from more than 18 countries. Today Irkutsk National Research Technical University has more than 100 departments.

Belgorod State University is one of the oldest universities of Belgorod and the largest university of the Belgorod region. Belgorod State University was established in 1876 as a pedagogical institute. In 1919 Belgorod Pedagogical Institute was converted into Belgorod Pedagogical Institute and in 1920 – Belgorod Institute of Education. In 1923, the Belgorod Institute of Education was reorganized into Pedagogical College which in 1939 was converted into Belgorod State Pedagogical Institute. In 1967, the Belgorod State Pedagogical Institute was named after MS Olminskogo. In 1994, the Belgorod State Pedagogical Institute named after MS Olminskogo renamed into Belgorod State Pedagogical University named after M. Olminskogo. In July 1996, Belgorod State Pedagogical University named after M. Olminskogo, Faculty of Financial and Economic Institute of the Russian State Committee for Higher Education and the Medical College of Belgorod in Belgorod region became one university which is today known as Belgorod State University. In the national ranking of universities Belgorod State University holds 37th place among the best 100 universities. Today Belgorod State University has 25 thousand students from 85 regions of Russia, 1800 foreign students from 76 countries, 72 institutes and faculty, 2 branches, 98 departments and 74 research centers and laboratories.

The university was ranked 18th by The Three University Missions Ranking in 2022, and 76th by the QS World University Rankings in 2022, #293 in the world by the global Times Higher World University Rankings, and #326 by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. It was the highest-ranking Russian educational institution by QS in 2020, and according to the Nature Index in 2019 the highest ranked Russian university for research output. Moscow State University is generally accepted as the leading higher educational institution in the former Soviet Union.

Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G Shukhov (BSTU) is one of higher educational establishments in Russia, which has been training students for 50 years in the field of construction industry. It was founded as a basic institution of building materials. According to the result of the rating of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the University holds the first position among architectural institutions of Russia. According to the results of monitoring of Russian higher educational establishments, conducted by «Business Russia», Belgorod State Technological University named after V. G. Shukhov is ranked as the leader of business rating, and is included into a number of high-ranking institutions in the country in terms of the quality of education and demand for its graduates.

South Russian State Technical University (NPI) has made a significant contribution to the development of engineering education in Russia, having trained more than 150 thousand experts. Currently the SRSPU (NPI) basic activities are the large-scale fundamental and applied scientific researches, innovative technologies aimed at training the highly qualified engineering personnel corresponding to strategic problems of the government in ensuring transition from the resource economy to the economy of innovative type.

The university has a special training base near Ukhta with its own oil gas resources, forests, unique research laboratories in each academic department, 12 laboratory buildings, 14 student hostels, 2 sports complexes, 1 recreational complex (outside of the city), and geology-educational base.

Bashkir State University is a classic university in the city of Ufa of the Russian Federation which is also considered to be the first institution of Bashkortostan and one of the founders of the Association of Russian classical universities. Bashkir State University was established in 1909 as Ufa Teacher Training Institute, which in 1919 Ufa Teacher Training Institute was transformed into Ufa Institute of Education. In 1929 Ufa Institute of Education was established as Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute. In 1857 Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute received the state university status and became Bashkir State University. More than 100 years Bashkir State University has prepared highly qualified specialists for the different areas of the economy. In recent years Bashkir State University has become a major center for postgraduate education, which successfully operates in 67 post-graduate and doctoral studies in 10 scientific specialties. At present Bashkir State University consists of 14 faculties , 4 institutes, as well as branches in the cities of Sibai , Sterlitamak , Neftekamsk and in Uchaly. The educational process in Bashkir State University is carried out in 105 departments under 1000 teachers, including 161 PhD, 477 candidates of sciences, 111 professors, 283 associate professors.