Irkutsk State University

Irkutsk State University was founded in October 1918 in Irkutsk.

Nowadays Irkutsk State University is a large scientific and educational institution training students in humanities, natural, technical, and applied sciences. ISU facilities include 8 educational institutions, 11 faculties, and the scientific library which is one of the largest University libraries in Russia.

Among other facilities, Irkutsk State University has the Center for Advanced Training and Retraining, 3 research institutes, the Interregional Institute of Social Sciences, the Center for New Information Technologies, the Baikal Research and Education Center, the department for post-graduate and doctoral courses, scientific libraries, astronomical observatory, and botanic garden.

The University faculties and institutions are located in 14 educational buildings in Irkutsk. The majority of these buildings are of great historical and architectural value. They date back to the 18th-19th century. Senior students of all the faculties have specialized courses and internships in laboratories and scientific research institutions of ISU and the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

INSTITUTES AND FACULTIES

Institutes

• Baikal International Business School
• Institute of Continuing Education
• Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies
• Institute of Social Sciences
• International Institute of Economics and Linguistics
• Institute of Philology, Foreign Languages and Media Communication
• Pedagogical Institute
• Law Institute

Faculties

• Faculty of Biology and Soil Studies
• Faculty of Geography
• Faculty of Geology
• Faculty of History
• Faculty of Psychology
• Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens
• Faculty of Physics
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Siberian-American School of Management
• Department of Business & Management
• Faculty of Business-Communication & Computer Science

PREPARATORY FACULTY

The Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens of the International Institute of Economics and Linguistics of the Irkutsk State University (PF MIEL IGU) invites you to study according to the following programs:

• Pre-university training for higher education in Russia and the ISU
• Improving the knowledge of the Russian language (Russian as a foreign language)

In the ISU, pre-university training of foreign citizens has been carried out since 1966 since the inception of the preparatory faculty.

The preparatory faculty for foreign citizens is equipped with modern equipment, has 3 computer classes, 4 multimedia classes, a language laboratory, 2 video halls, educational laboratories, specialized classrooms, as well as a library with a reading room, a sports complex, a student cafe, and a hostel.

Highly qualified teachers from 3 departments: Russian as a foreign language, natural disciplines, and socio-economic disciplines provide training for foreign citizens to study in Russia and the ISU. All teachers have many years of experience working with foreign citizens, own modern innovative technologies, and are authors of textbooks and teaching aids.

BAIKAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Baikal International Business School (Institute), BIBS for short, is a subdivision of the Irkutsk State University (ISU). The School focuses on the development and implementation of international educational projects in the field of business and management.

The Business School’s mission: To spearhead the process of accumulating and ongoing upgrading knowledge in the area of business and management in Eastern Siberia; to develop and contribute to business culture and competitive market relationships in the region; to foster and maintain a corporate culture in an ever-changing environment.

The strategic directions of the School’s activities:

• Aggressive integration with the international educational environment
• Active interaction with real-life business
• Application of IT in the managerial and educational processes
• Creation of educational consortiums with leading national and international universities and business schools
• Consulting

THE LAW INSTITUTE

The Law Institute of the Irkutsk State University is one of the oldest law schools in Russia and is the leader of legal education in Eastern Siberia. The history of the law institute at Irkutsk State University dates back to 1918 – the year when Irkutsk University was founded. At first, it consisted of just two faculties: the Law Faculty and the History-Philology faculty.

Throughout its 90-year history, the Law Institute has educated thousands of law experts who currently work in various government bodies, law enforcement authorities, judicial bodies, advocacies, customs, tax bodies, and in law firms.

Structural organization of the Law Institute.

The Law Institute includes faculties:

• Law faculty;
• Faculty of International Law.

To make the teaching and learning process more interesting and successful many classes are held in specialized auditoria designed for interactive learning: the Courtroom, Auditorium of Roman Law, Museum of Criminology, the forensic testing ground, the Legal Clinic, and free-access Internet classrooms. In addition, there are several places where the students can relax from studying: a two-storied cozy cafe, a large sport facility, and several tennis courts.

ISU LIBRARY

The library’s book collection is one of the largest in Siberia and the Far East with approximately 3 million items in Russian and other foreign languages. There are 11 lending library branches with academic, research, non-fiction, and fiction material, 14 reading halls with academic and reference materials, an information center, the department of book studies, and cultural-historical education, in addition to other divisions and services.

The “golden” collection consists of many rare books and manuscripts.

The library is a partner in several projects that create a national digital database allowing students to access many books digitally from their homes. While preserving and expanding the library’s collections, the library offers a wide array of electronic resources.

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Australia

University of Southern Queensland

Belgium

KU Leuven

University of Mons

Canada

University of Alberta

China

China University of Geosciences

Liaoning University

Northeast Normal University

Zhengzhou University

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

Langzhou University

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Renmin University of China

Beijing Institute of Technology

Beijing Foreign Studies University

Xingtai University

Huanghe Science and Technology College

Shenyang University of Technology

Chongqing Jiaotong University

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Anshan Normal University

Northeast Normal University

Northwest Minzu University

Liaoning Normal University

Hebei University

Heilongjiang International University

Qiqihar University

Harbin Normal University

Shenyang Normal University

Bohai University

Confucius Institute Headquarters

Nanjing Normal University of Special Education

Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

Union of Western & Eastern Education

Shandong Women’s University

France

Sciences Po Rennes

University of Savoie Mont Blanc

AlpSibery Association

Germany

Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Goethe-Institut Moskau

Japan

Kanazawa Seiryo University

Shimane University

Hirosaki University

Hokkaido University

Kanazawa University

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange

Kyushu University

Utsunomiya University

Tohoku University of Community Service and Science

Mongolia

National University of Mongolia

Mongolian University of Science and Technology

Mongolian National University of Education

Mon-Altius Institute

Etugen University

University of Finance and Economics

Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University

Jagiellonian university

Republic of Belarus

Belarusian State University

Belarusian State Agricultural Academy

Republic of Kazakhstan

The Kazakh-German University

Republic of Slovenia

University of Ljubljana

South Korea

Pai Chai University

Chunbuk National University

Catholic University of Daegu

Howon University

Catholic Kwandong University

Sungshin Women’s University

The Korea Foundation

Anyang University

Shinhan University

Yeungnam University

Youngnam Foreign Language College

Gangneung-Wonju National University

Sun Moon University

Chosun University

Daejeon University

Seoul National University Asia Center

Spain

University of Alcala

University of Cadiz

Institute Ruso Pushkin

Instituto Cervantes (Moscow)

Switzerland

University of Geneva

Turkey

Gazi University

USA

Middlebury College

Wellesley College

Vietnam

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)

MAIN SCIENTIFIC DIRECTIONS

Interdisciplinary Studies of the Origin and Evolution of the Universe: Synthesis of Chemical Elements, Nature and Evolution of Dark Matter and Dark Energy; Forming of the First Objects in the Universe by Methods of Cosmic Ray Physics, Neutrino and Gamma-Ray Astronomy of Ultrahigh-Energy

Lake Baikal Ecosystem as a Unique Resource Base for Outlook Studies and Research Development in the field of Ecobiotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals, Environmental Quality Control of Technologies, and Environmental Monitoring

Catalysis and Quantum Chemical Modeling in Fine Organic Synthesis and Transformations of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Geoarchaeological Phenomenon of Baikal Siberia in the Generation and Evolutionary Interaction of Eurasian Paleocultures in the System of Interdisciplinary Scientific Knowledge

ACCOMMODATION

The University campus has spacious student residences and offers both permanent and short-term accommodation. The hostel has fully equipped shared showers and toilets and he has two kitchens on each floor of the hostel. Students have access to classrooms, TV rooms, computer labs, free WiFi, self-service laundry, and other student-focused services.

Standard rooms have 2-4 beds.