Kuban State University

Infobox University
name = Kuban State University
abbr = KubSU


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established = September 19, 1920
type = State
president = Vladimir A. Babeshko
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city = Krasnodar
state = Russia flagicon|RUS
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faculty = 17
campus = Urban
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website = http://www.kubsu.ru
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postaddress = 149 Stavropolskaya st., Krasnodar, Russian Federation,
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Kuban State University (Russian: Кубанский государственный университет, KubSU) was founded on September 19, 1920. Since then it has trained over 100,000 specialists, including over 1,000 foreign students.

KubSU is a member of the European University Association and a member of the US Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).

KubSU is a member of the Eurasian University Association.

KubSU is a participant of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

KubSU is a member of the Federal Center of Science and High Technology “All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute for the Problems of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation”

In 1994, KubSU was ranked by the Russian Government as one of the leading institutions of higher education in Russia.

In 2002 the Kuban State University was rewarded with the gold medal for the perfect business reputation and in 2004-2005 it was included in the hundred of best Russian higher education institutions and rewarded with the gold medal “European Quality”.

KubSU President – V.A. Babeshko, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a laureate of the Russian State Prize – in 2004-2005 was awarded an honorary breastplate “Rector of the Year”, the medal of Kuban Hero of Labor and “Sign of Honor” Order.

KubSU is a complex of 16 branches and over 40 educational and research centers

The system of KubSU branches covers the whole territory of Southern Russia: Armavir, Gelendzhik, Goryachy Klyuch, Korenovsk, Kropotkin, Leningradskaya stanitsa, Novorossiysk, Otradnenskaya stanitsa, Pavlovskaya stanitsa, Stavropol, Tikhoretsk, Ust’-Labinsk.

Over 8,000 students study at the KubSU affiliates in 7 specialities:
*Law
*Accounting and audit
*State and municipal management
*Finance, credit and currency circulation
*Philology. Teacher of two foreign languages
*Psychology
*Fine arts and drawing

KubSU incorporates over 30 educational and research centers:
*State Research Center for Forecasting and Prevention of Geological and Man-Caused Disasters
*Regional Northern Caucasus Education-Research Center for Information Security
*Center of International Educational Programs
*Internet Center and others.

KubSU has an extensive system of additional education:
*inter-branch regional center for professional skills improvement and personnel retraining
*department of professional skills improvement for teachers of specialized colleges and higher education institutions with 1000 candidates admitted annually
*Kuban branch of the Rostov Institute for retraining and professional skills improvement for teachers of the humanities and social sciences
*“University” educational and methodical center for additional educational services and preparatory training, which includes 24 educational subdivisions

KubSU is a structure comprising 17 Faculties

The University comprises 17 Faculties:
*Mathematics
*Applied Mathematics
*Physics and Technology
*Chemistry
*Biology
*Geography
*History, Sociology and International Relations
*Law
*Philology
*Romance-Germanic Philology
*Journalism
*Fine Arts and Drawing
*Architecture and Design
*Economics
*Management and Psychology
*Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Communication Sciences

KubSU is the leader in the research and scientific field

KubSU carries out research work on many scientific and technical programs, Russian and international projects. Among classical institutions of higher education of the Krasnodar region the KubSU has the largest amount of scientific and research investigations: in 2005 they amounted to 118 million rubles.

Research results and scientific concepts have been described in hundreds monographs, articles, educational and methodical manuals published by professors and lecturers of the University. The science intensive production of the University is sold to the USA, Germany, the Great Britain, Japan.

There are 15 Higher Degree Boards, including 13 Higher Doctoral Boards. More than 400 postgraduates and people working for a higher doctoral degree attend postgraduate and postdoctoral studies.

The University pays great attention to the problems of the Kuban region. It is responsible for implementation of regional programs on estimation of the Krasnodar region seismicity and lowering natural disasters risks. This work is performed to the order of the Administration and the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar region.

The Kuban State University comprises 15 scientific-research institutes, the “University” scientific-technological park, and 12 educational-and-research centers. University’s science-intensive products have been exhibited at a number of Russian and foreign exhibitions in Paris, Brussels, and Milan. Over 50 medals have been received; over 80 exhibits have been awarded diplomas.

KubSU possesses modern facilities for conducting scientific experiments; laboratories and testing grounds in the area of Gelendzhik and the Lago-Naki plateau provide the students with the opportunities for carrying out scientific experiments and field studies.

KubSU combines the best educational resources of the region

Over 1,300 lecturers work at the University, including 3 Full Member of the Russian Academy of Science, over 40 Members and Associate Members of other Russian Academies, prize laureates and Honoured Scientists.

For 85 years over 100,000 specialists have graduated from KubSU, including 1,000 foreign students.

KubSU is the place of study for over 26,000 students

Students’ life at the University is rich and interesting. The University has a tourist center, a theater club, a dance club, meetings of the University “Wiseguys and Wisecracks” Club take place regularly, sports competitions are held.

Non-residents of Krasnodar live in the University campus, which also accommodates a healthcare center.

The Students’ Organization of KubSU is one of the largest trade union organizations in the Krasnodar region. It comprises 17 trade union organizations of the University Faculties. The trade union committee consists of five boards: board for organizational issues, housing board, board on information, board on culture and education and sports and health-improving board.

The activities of the trade union organization are primarily aimed at the protection of its members’ rights, representation of their interests to the KubSU administration.

The trade union organization has succeeded in organizing summer vacation. Every year students have a chance to spend their vacation at the University student camp “Raduga” at the Black Sea coast.

The Youth Cultural and Leisure Center was founded 11 years ago, and has since then held over 400 concerts, “Wiseguys and Wisecracks” games, exhibitions…

Within the framework of the Center a number of clubs and studios are functioning:
*theatre club
*vocal-choral studio
*pop dances and modern plastic arts studios
*fine arts studio

KubSU is the leader in informational and computer technologies

The Internet Center was opened in KubSU with the support of the “Open Society” Institute (Soros Foundation). It has become the center of the regional information network with high-speed connection combining educational, scientific and cultural resources of the Krasnodar region ( [http://kubannet.ru KUBANnet] ).

The University is the participant of the Russian-American project aimed at developing the Russian-American cooperation through the application of new generation telecommunication technologies (MIRNET). The participation of Kuban University in the project is provided with a direct communication channel with the USA which makes it possible to establish visual communication between scientists working in the major higher education institutions and scientific-research centers of Russia and the USA.

The scientific library is an important informational project of the University. It is the main methodological center for the libraries of other higher education institutions and colleges of the Krasnodar region.

Today the library funds amount to about 1,100,000 million editions. We are especially proud of the unique collection of rare books dating back to the 17th - early 20th centuries, numbering 7000 items as well as a collection of works of the KubSU scientists.

KubSU is a partner of over 50 universities all over the world in the implementation of research and educational projects

The Kuban State University possesses wide international scientific and schooling academic relations and contacts with universities and research centers in many countries of the world. The University has concluded over 50 international agreements with educational institutes of different countries. International relations have been developing with universities and institutes of Italy, Germany, the USA, the Great Britain, France, Greece, Turkey, etc.

The Kuban State University performs schooling training of foreign citizens: every year up to 200 students from the countries of Europe, America, CIS, Asia and the Middle East. The University is the only institute of the South of Russia where students groups from the USA, the Great Britain, Belgium and Austria study. Every year over 40 students of the University go to foreign educational institutions for different terms. Of late 5 years over 300 post-graduates and students and over 100 lecturers have had their internship abroad.

The University is the member of the Eurasian Association, it carries out research on dozens of international and Russian grants. In 1999, KubSU was elected a member of the US Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS). The University is currently involved in the implementation of numerous international projects.

External links

* [http://www.kubsu.ru/ www.kubsu.ru]