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The I. N. Ulianov Chuvash State University is the main university of Chuvashia in the Russian Federation. It is located in Cheboksary, the capital of the Chuvash Republic, on the Volga River northeast of Moscow.
The university has over 10,000 students and 3,865 faculty, including 77 Doctors of Sciences (equivalent to full professors) and 446 Candidates of Sciences (equivalent to PhDs).
The rector of the university is Vsevolod Agakov.
The president of the university is Lev Panteleimonovich Kurakov. He was previously the President of the Chuvash Academy of Sciences (1992-1994) and a member of the Federal Council (the upper house of the Federal Assembly) of the Russian Federation. From 1997-2002, he was Vice President of the Chuvash Republic. He has been a member of the faculty of Chuvash State University since 1969, and became its rector in 1990.
History
The university was formed on 17 August 1967 through a merger of the Volga Branch of the Moscow Order of Lenin Energy Institute and the Historical-Philological Department of the I. Ya. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical Institute. It was named after Ilya Nikolaevich Ulianov, an educator.
Divisions
The university currently has 27 divisions:
- mathematics
- physics
- chemistry
- history with specialization in geography
- Russian language and literature
- Chuvash language and literature
- therapeutics
- pediatrics
- dentistry
- economic and social planning with specializations in business economy,
- municipal economy, international business economics, accounting, economic activity control and analysis
- design environment
- production management
- electronics
- dielectric and cable technology
- industrial electronics
- automation and management of technical systems
- power supply
- automated electrical and technological installations and systems
- electrical drive and automation of industrial installations and technological complexes
- mechanical engineering technology
- metal-cutting tools and instruments
- casting production machines and technology
- civil engineering
- economic law
These are further subdivided into 143 departments.
External links
- (Russian) Main University Webpage
Categories:- Universities in Russia
- Chuvash Republic
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