Ural State University
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The Ural State University is located in the city of Yekaterinburg
, Sverdlovsk Oblast
, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several institute
s (educational and scientific divisions) which later became independent universities
and schools.
In 1936 the university was named after one of its founders Russian author Maxim Gorky
.
It is the second oldest university (the oldest being Urals State University of Mines
) in the Middle Urals
and one of the most prestigious universities in Russia, preparing research, educational and managerial elite on the basis of the integration of academic process and scientific research. It offers education in dozens of scientific and educational fields including 53 graduate programs.
In 2007 Dmitriy Bugrov was elected new rector, while the incumbent
, Vladimir Tretyakov
, took the office of the President, representing the university in international affairs.
The USU is organized into 95 chairs and 14 departments. These are Biology, Journalism, Culturology & Arts, History, Mathematics and Mechanics, Politology and Sociology, Psychology, Physics, Philology, Philosophy, Public relations, Chemistry, Foreign affairs, and Economics. Among university's faculty there are 18 academician
s of the Russian Academy of Sciences
.
The university also has a Lyceum, the Leonardo Italian College, an institute of physics and applied mathematics, an Interregional Institute of Social Sciences, the Russian-American Institute of Economy and Business, the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, a distance education center, the Russian Culture Institute, an observatory, a botanical garden, a scientific library with over 1,200,000 volumes, a publishing house, several museums, a special chair of Russian as foreign language, a laboratory for e-learning of foreign languages, and offers refresher courses and Institutes for further education and training.
Every year the Ural State University hosts the Demidov Lecturing - lectures given by the Demidov Prize
winners.
The University from 2010th is now the Ural Federal university after Boris Yeltsin
. It was caused by the Russian federation's president's decree #1172 from 21.10.2010. The new university is from 2010th joint with the Ural State Technical University
.
's which is based on the volume of the Web presence and the amount of Web publications, USU is ranked 7th in Russia.
Also the next famous people and scientists are Notable alumni of the Ural state university:
The emblem centre represents the cross of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patroness of Yekaterinburg. This is the concave-spiked four-part cross. Spikes, which form the cross, refer to one more symbol – the staff of Egyptian priests, keepers of sacred knowledge. This staff is also called the staff of Anthony the Great
, which symbolizes search and attainment of truth.
A solar symbol – a cogwheel, put on the cross, symbolizes the sun and the light of knowledge. At the same time the wheel and the cross are St. Catherine’s attribute, who, according to the legend, was condemned to be broken on the wheel.
The three books symbolize the unity of the natural science
s, the formal sciences and the humanities
and refer to the motto of the emblem: “Beware the man of one book”. (Thomas Aquinas
)
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several institute
Institute
An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics...
s (educational and scientific divisions) which later became independent universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
and schools.
In 1936 the university was named after one of its founders Russian author Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
.
It is the second oldest university (the oldest being Urals State University of Mines
Urals State University of Mines
Ural State University of Mines is situated in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. It was founded in 1914. In 1917 Nicholas II signed an order titled "On keeping of the Yekaterinburg Institute of Mines under the patronage of His Majesty the Emperor and on giving to this educational establishment the...
) in the Middle Urals
Ural (region)
Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of...
and one of the most prestigious universities in Russia, preparing research, educational and managerial elite on the basis of the integration of academic process and scientific research. It offers education in dozens of scientific and educational fields including 53 graduate programs.
In 2007 Dmitriy Bugrov was elected new rector, while the incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
, Vladimir Tretyakov
Vladimir Tretyakov
Vladimir Tretyakov is a Russian mathematician. He has been the rector of the Ural State University since 1993 to 2006 and presently is its President.-References:...
, took the office of the President, representing the university in international affairs.
The USU is organized into 95 chairs and 14 departments. These are Biology, Journalism, Culturology & Arts, History, Mathematics and Mechanics, Politology and Sociology, Psychology, Physics, Philology, Philosophy, Public relations, Chemistry, Foreign affairs, and Economics. Among university's faculty there are 18 academician
Academician
The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
s of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
.
The university also has a Lyceum, the Leonardo Italian College, an institute of physics and applied mathematics, an Interregional Institute of Social Sciences, the Russian-American Institute of Economy and Business, the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, a distance education center, the Russian Culture Institute, an observatory, a botanical garden, a scientific library with over 1,200,000 volumes, a publishing house, several museums, a special chair of Russian as foreign language, a laboratory for e-learning of foreign languages, and offers refresher courses and Institutes for further education and training.
Every year the Ural State University hosts the Demidov Lecturing - lectures given by the Demidov Prize
Demidov Prize
The Demidov Prize was a national scientific prize in the Russian Empire awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. One of the most prestigious and oldest scientific awards in the world, its traditions influenced other awards of this kind including the Nobel Prize...
winners.
The University from 2010th is now the Ural Federal university after Boris Yeltsin
Ural Federal University
The Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin is one of the leading educational institutions in the Ural region. Ural Federal University acts as a research and innovation center of the Ural region, has close cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences...
. It was caused by the Russian federation's president's decree #1172 from 21.10.2010. The new university is from 2010th joint with the Ural State Technical University
Ural State Technical University
Ural State Technical University is a higher education institute in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. It is the biggest technical institution of higher education in Russia, with close ties to local industry in the Urals...
.
Scientific Schools
The most prominent scientific schools created in Ural State University:- Ural scientific school in electrochemistryElectrochemistryElectrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies chemical reactions which take place in a solution at the interface of an electron conductor and an ionic conductor , and which involve electron transfer between the electrode and the electrolyte or species in solution.If a chemical reaction is...
founded by Professor S. V. Karpachiov - Ural scientific school in ferromagnetismFerromagnetismFerromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets. In physics, several different types of magnetism are distinguished...
founded by Academician Sergei VonsovskySergei VonsovskySergei Vasilyevich Vonsovsky was a prominent Soviet and Russian physicist.-Biography:... - Ural scientific school in population ecologyPopulation ecologyPopulation ecology is a sub-field of ecology that deals with the dynamics of species populations and how these populations interact with the environment. It is the study of how the population sizes of species living together in groups change over time and space....
founded by Academician Stanislav ShwartsStanislav ShwartsStanislav Semenovich Shwarts was a prominent Ukrainian-Soviet ecologist and zoologist. He was a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.- Biography :... - Ural scientific school in sociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
founded by Professor L. N. Kogan - Ural scientific school in Byzantine studiesByzantine studiesByzantine studies is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Byzantine Empire. The discipline's founder in Germany is considered to be the philologist Hieronymus...
founded by Professor M. Syuzyumov - Ural scientific school in algebraAlgebraAlgebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
founded by Professor P. G. Kontorovich - Ural scientific school in the generalized functions theory and the ill-posed problems theory founded by Professor V. K. Ivanov
- Ural scientific school in mathematical theory of control and the theory of differential gameDifferential gameIn game theory, differential games are a group of problems related to the modeling and analysis of conflict in the context of a dynamical system. The problem usually consists of two actors, a pursuer and an evader, with conflicting goals...
s founded by Academician Nikolai Nikolaevich KrasovskyNikolai Nikolaevich KrasovskyNikolay Nikolayevich Krasovsky is a prominent Russian mathematician who works in the mathematical theory of control, the theory of dynamical systems, and the theory of differential games...
, winner of the Lomonosov Gold MedalLomonosov Gold MedalThe Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences . Two medals are awarded...
of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals.... - Ural scientific school in toponymyToponymyToponymy is the scientific study of place names , their origins, meanings, use and typology. The word "toponymy" is derived from the Greek words tópos and ónoma . Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds...
founded by Professor Aleksandr MatveyevAleksandr MatveyevAleksandr Konstantinovich Matveyev was a Russian linguist known for his works in toponymics , onomastics , and etymology .-Biography:... - Ural scientific school in photosynthesisPhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis is a chemical process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight. Photosynthesis occurs in plants, algae, and many species of bacteria, but not in archaea. Photosynthetic organisms are called photoautotrophs, since they can...
founded by Academician A. T. Mokronosov
Rankings
USU was ranked 25th among Russian Ministry of Education's top universities in 2004. According to the Webometrics RankingWebometrics Ranking of World Universities
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of World Universities, is ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents and the visibility and impact of these web publications...
's which is based on the volume of the Web presence and the amount of Web publications, USU is ranked 7th in Russia.
Notable alumni
- Yury OsipovYury OsipovYury Sergeevich Osipov is a Soviet and Russian mathematician. He is a full member and the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences.- Biography :...
- President of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, member of the Russian government - Viktor Koksharov - head of the government of Sverdlovsk OblastSverdlovsk OblastSverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
- Vladislav KrapivinVladislav KrapivinVladislav Petrovich Krapivin is a Russian children's books writer.- Biography :Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin was born in the city of Tyumen on 14 October 1938. He received a degree in journalism from the Ural State University. In the course of his studies, he started working at the newspaper...
- author of children's books - Ilya KormiltsevIlya KormiltsevIlya Valeryevich Kormiltsev - d. February 4, 2007, London, UK) was a Russian poet, translator, and publisher.Kormiltsev is most famous for working as songwriter and producer in Nautilus Pompilius, one of most popular rock bands in Soviet Union and, later, Russia...
- poet, interpreter, rock musician - Alexander BashlachevAlexander BashlachevAlexander Nickolaevich Bashlachev was a Russian poet, musician, guitarist, and singer-songwriter.-Early life:Bashlachev was born in Cherepovets, Soviet Union, the son of Nikolai Bashlachev and Nellie Bashlacheva....
- famous poet, rock musician, songwriter - Arkadiy Krazhimskiy - Russian mathematician, full member of RASRussian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
- Dmitriy Bugrov - present-day rector of the USU
- Vladimir TretyakovVladimir TretyakovVladimir Tretyakov is a Russian mathematician. He has been the rector of the Ural State University since 1993 to 2006 and presently is its President.-References:...
- former rector, present-day president of the USU
Also the next famous people and scientists are Notable alumni of the Ural state university:
- Babochenko, Yuri Petrovich - film producer;
- Bashlachev, Alexander - a poet, a rock singer;
- Bugrov, Vitaly - Soviet literary critic, historian of science fiction;
- Burbulis, Gennady E. - State and public figure, the State Secretary of the RSFSR;
- Volchik, Andrey - chairman of the bank "Northern Treasury";
- Gerasimov, Iosif - writer, journalist, playwright and screenwriter;
- Grigoriev, Gennady - playwright, poet;
- Guselnikov, Leonid - social activist, journalist and chairman of OGTRK Yamal-Region ";
- Zatoka, Andrew L. - environmentalist and social activist;
- Zdanovich, Gennady B. - archeologists, the creator of the archaeological school.
- Zyablitsev Evgeny - politicians, public figures;
- Ivanov, Alexei V. - writer;
- Kara-ool, Sholban - statesman, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tuva;
- Kogan, Shulim - Soviet and American physicist, author of the theory of semiclassical fluctuations in nonequilibrium systems;
- Kozhushanaya, Nadezhda - writer, screenwriter, author of the screenplay for the film "The Mirror for a Hero" (1987) and "Foot" (1991);
- Koksharov, Victor - statesman, former chairman of the Government of Sverdlovsk region;
- Konovalov, Anatoly - mathematician, Academician;
- Kormiltsev, Ilya - poet, translator, activist rock movement;
- Krapivin, Vladislav - writer, journalist;
- Krasnopolsky, Vladimir - film director, People's Artist of Russia;
- Kuzmin, Anton - conceptual artist and writer.
- Kuritsyn, Vyacheslav - critic, novelist, literary figure;
- Likhanov, Albert - writer and public figure, academician of the waste;
- Love, Oleg - a theater critic, director of the festival "real theater";
- Malakhin, Eugene (Pseudonim: "The old man imprisoned") - painter, poet, folk artist of Russia;
- Maltsev, Stanislav - writer, journalist;
- Brain, Vladimir - writer, journalist;
- Motyl, Vladimir - film director;
- Naumov, Stanislav - philosopher, sociologist, Deputy. Minister of Industry and Trade;
- Osipov, Yuri - mathematician, academician, president of the Institute;
- Petrov, Alexander Y. - entrepreneur, CEO of OJSC Concern Kalina (Yekaterinburg);
- Pikhoya, Rudolph - historian, head of the State Archival Service of Russia, Chief Archivist of Russia (1993-1996);
- Plotnikov, Boris G. - Actor, People's Artist of Russia;
- Presnyakov, Brothers - playwright;
- Red, Boris - poet;
- Semin, Konstantin - journalist, TV presenter;
- Shemetev, Alexander A. - interpreter, writer(graduated from the university with honors 3 times);
- Slavnikova, Olga - writer, winner of the "Russian Booker;
- Slobodin, Mikhail - entrepreneur, president of Integrated Energy Systems ".
- Uskov, Valerii - director, People's Artist of Russia;
- Valery, Chichkanov - Economist correspondent member at RAS, Deputy. Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR deputy. Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation;
- Shkolnik, Alexander - a journalist and social activist;
- Shmatko, Sergei - statesman, Minister of Energy (May 12, 2008).
Emblem
The location and the set of the symbols on the emblem of the Ural State University were officially approved on 24 April 2008.The emblem centre represents the cross of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patroness of Yekaterinburg. This is the concave-spiked four-part cross. Spikes, which form the cross, refer to one more symbol – the staff of Egyptian priests, keepers of sacred knowledge. This staff is also called the staff of Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...
, which symbolizes search and attainment of truth.
A solar symbol – a cogwheel, put on the cross, symbolizes the sun and the light of knowledge. At the same time the wheel and the cross are St. Catherine’s attribute, who, according to the legend, was condemned to be broken on the wheel.
The three books symbolize the unity of the natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
s, the formal sciences and the humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and refer to the motto of the emblem: “Beware the man of one book”. (Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis...
)
See also
- Ural State Law AcademyUral State Law AcademyUral State Law Academy is a public, research university institution, that includes law oriented universities, colleges, faculties and other public graduate educational institutions located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. USLA's main campus is situated in the Yekaterinburg...
- Ural State Technical UniversityUral State Technical UniversityUral State Technical University is a higher education institute in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. It is the biggest technical institution of higher education in Russia, with close ties to local industry in the Urals...
- List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)