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NOVGOROD STATE UNIVERSITY

Novgorod the Great is one of the oldest Russian towns, which has retained its antique charm. Since the XIth century, Novgorod the Great has been a center of literacy and education. It was here that the earliest pieces of Old Russian literature first emerged to encourage people's love for books and knowledge.
Novgorod the Great is situated 150 km from Saint-Petersburg and is populated by approximately 350 000 people.
Novgorod State University, founded in 1932, bears the name of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Novgorod. As a kind of his nominal successor, the University thus carries on the Prince's mission of enlightenment, whose goal is to develop the Russian education and science for the benefit of the individual, the society, and the State. According to estimation by the European University Association, Novgorod State University is rated among the top ten of over a 100 best classical universities of Russia. The winner of many international awards, the University is the leading regional center of education, science and culture.
The University incorporates 4 institutes, the Academy of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4 university general faculties and 5 colleges. At the 23 faculties of the University more than 60 specialities are taught in the areas of Medicine, Engineering and Technology, Economics and Humanities, including those that are available for postgraduate studies. Highly qualified teaching staff comprises Doctors of Science, and world recognized academicians. There is a special Center for Information Technologies, Marketing, an experimental plant and over 70 laboratories operating at the University, where students and scientists do their research in various priority areas of science and technique.
The University is technically equipped in accordance with the highest standards of the up-to-date technologies: there are 18 computer classrooms, a Web-laboratory, multimedia studio, conference halls, and presentation equipment. The department of Computer Technologies is one of the leading in the University. The high quality of education is ensured by the up-to-date syllabuses, which closely follow the current trends and perspectives of the world market, and the latest developments in the Information Technologies industry. Many of the courses are being designed within the framework of participation in the international educational programs organized by the global leaders in the IT industry, such as IBM (IBM Scholar Program), Cisco Systems (Cisco Networking Academy), Sun Microsystems (Sun Java Academy), Microsoft (Microsoft Academic and School Agreement).
The international activities of the University are in full swing: it currently has contracts of long-term cooperation with 26 universities of 11 countries, including the USA, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. Student and teacher exchange, international research conferences, seminars and probations are organized regularly. The Oxford visiting program is working at the University, it allows students and young scientists to do their research, attend libraries and take advice from the specialists of one of the world's most prestigious universities – Oxford University.
The number of international students wishing to study at the University increases every year. Novgorod State University is extremely popular with the students coming from Asia, Africa, America, Near and Middle East and Europe. There are over 20 000 students from all the continents of the planet studying at the University. What they find here is an excellent quality of teaching, a wide choice of specialities that meets all the latest requirements of the labor market, and last but not least, a friendly atmosphere. The people of Novgorod the Great are famous all over Russia for their hospitality and kindness, while the University's most important values are those of equality, tolerance and mutual respect between people, countries, and generations.
For the period of studies, students stay in rooms for 2-3 people at the comfortable student hostel of the University. A special advantage of the Russian student hostels is the kitchen on every floor, where you are free to cook whatever you wish in accordance with your taste.
Upon successful completion of the University, the graduate gets a higher education degree of Russian national standard indicating Degree/quali-fication and speciality. The graduate also gets an additional document “European Appendix”, which allows its holder to get its equivalence in any of 45 European and other countries signed up to the “Bologna Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education” and to further education or apply for a prestigious job in these countries.A good combination of profound theoretical knowledge and a broad range of practical skills, use of the modern advanced equipment and technologies in addition to unique teaching methods to form their educational background, the Novgorod State University graduates are welcomed for a job in world-famous companies and organizations in different cities of the globe.
 

The charge for nostrification of foreign educational documents to obtain “Certificate of equivalence” in the Rosobrnadzor of Russian Federation obligatory for all international students is approximately 150 USD. Students prepare the set of educational documents and undergo the procedure of equivalency by themselves and at their own expence.

The above-mentioned fees for tuition, accommodation in student hostel, life and health insurance are valid only for 2010/2011 academic year.