Orenburg State University
Public university in Orenburg, Russia
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Orenburg State University (Russian: ÐÑенбÑÑгÑкий гоÑÑдаÑÑÑвеннÑй ÑнивеÑÑиÑеÑ, Orenburgskiy gosudárstvennyy universitét), previously known as Orenburg Polytechnic Institute (Russian: ÐÑенбÑÑгÑкий ÐолиÑÐµÑ Ð½Ð¸ÑеÑкий ÐнÑÑиÑÑÑ, Russian: ÐÐУ, OGU), is a university in Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
(14.09.1955-1.1.1971)
Orenburg Polytechnic Institute
(1.1.1971-25.10.1994)
Orenburg State Technical University
(25.10.1994-25.01.1996)
Orenburg State University
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Former name | evening department of the Kuibyshev Industrial Institute (14.09.1955-1.1.1971) |
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| Motto | Russian: УÑенÑе ÑазÑм пÑоÑвеÑÐ°ÐµÑ |
Motto in English | Learning enlightens the mind |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| Rector | Sergey Miroshnikov |
Administrative staff | 3,000 |
| Students | 43,000 |
| Undergraduates | 40,000 |
| Postgraduates | 3,000 |
| Location | , , 51.7780°N 55.1080°E |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | www.google.com |
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| University rankings | |
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| Regional â Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 401-450 (2022) |
History
The university was founded in 1955 as a branch of Kuibyshev Polytechnic Institute. In 1971, it converted into Orenburg Polytechnic Institute. In 1994, it became Orenburg State Technical University. In 1996, converted into Orenburg State University. In 2014, Orenburg State Institute of Management integrated with Orenburg State University.
Staff and students
The university employs more than 1,200 academics and 1,800 support staff. More than 40,000 undergraduates and 3,000 advanced degree candidates are enrolled.
Campus
The university's main campus is composed of four education buildings, a dining hall, a health-improving and physical training gym with sport grounds, a library, studentsâ polyclinic and the Chapel of Saint Martyr Tatiana.[2] The OSU campus also includes:
- Dormitories
- Medical Prophylactics Center
- Studentsâ Center
- The Palace of Culture "Russia"
- The Palace of Youth Creativity "Progress"
- OSU Museum
- Geologic Museum
Institutions and research centres
- Institute of Bioelements is the satellite centre to Trace Element â Institute for UNESCO in Russia
- Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology
- Laboratory electronic media for educational purposes
- Small Academy of Public Administration
- Interdepartmental laboratory of geographic information technologies
- Interdisciplinary Regional Centre of Training and Retraining
- Meteorological Training Station
- Research Institute of History and Ethnography of the Southern Urals
- Research Institute of Regional Economy
- Research Centre for monitoring of buildings and structures
- Research and Education Center of Biochemical Physics of Nanosystems
Rectors
- Aleksander Burba (1971-1983)
- Ramses Abdrashitov (1983-1987)
- Anatoly Kozachenko (1987-1989)
- Victor Bondarenko (1989-2006)
- Vladimir Kovalevsky (2006-2015)
- Zhanna Ermakova (2015-2020)
- Sergey Miroshnikov (acting rector since 2020)
Alumni
- Vladimir Elagin, governor of Orenburg Oblast (1991â1999)
- Nikolay Grigoryev, rector of The Moscow State Technological University
- Yuriy Berg, governor of Orenburg Oblast 2010-2019
- Denis Pasler, governor of Orenburg Oblast (since 2019)