Kemerovo State University

Infobox University
name = Kemerovo State University
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established = 1973
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students = 31,000
faculty = 900 lecturers
city = Kemerovo Oblast
country = Russia
website = http://www.kemsu.ru

The Kemerovo State University ( _ru. Ке́меровский госуда́рственный университе́т) (KemSU) was established in 1973 as a successor to Kemerovo Pedagogical Institute. It is a leading educational and scientific center of Kemerovo Oblast with five branches throughout the region in Belovo, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Novokuznetsk, Prokopievsk, and in Ulan Bator (Mongolia).

Academics

The main campus has 17 educational laboratory and administrative buildings with the total space of 120,000 m². There are 20 departments, 70 chairs. Over 10,000 full-time students. About 21,000 students including part-time. Over 900 faculty members, including: 35 academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other academies; 80 Doctors of Science, professors; 380 candidates of science, senior lecturers. Seventeen persons are awarded "Honored Workers" titles. About 500 post-graduates and doctoral students. Five Councils on Theses.

On average KemSU post-graduate students defend 30-40 Candidate's and 6-8 Doctor's theses in a given year. KemSU holds 6-10 All-Russia and international scientific conferences annually. The annual number of scientific publications runs up to over 1,500, including 600-700 articles in the central press.

The university specializes in rare languages such as the Shor language, and has began a revival of the regional languages.

Administration

Rectors of the University

Irina Sviridova, 2007 - present.

Ilia Povarich, 2006 - 2007
Doctor of Economics

Boris Nevzorov, 2005 - 2006
First Vice-rector, Doctor of Pedagogics, Professor, Academician of the International Academy of Science - Higher School

Yury Zakharov, 1975 - 2005
PhD Chem., Professor, Corresponding Member of RAS, Academician of IAS HS and RANS, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation.

ee also

*Education in Russia
*Education in Siberia

External links

* [http://www.kemsu.ru Official website] (in English and Russian)