Sochi State University
Sochi State University was established in 1989 as the Educational and Scientific Center for Training and Professional Development of staff for the recreation and tourism industry. The main subdivision of the Center was the branch of Kuban State University. Three years later the Branch University became Sochi State Institute for Recreation and Tourism and in 1997 acquires the status of a university. In 2011 Sochi State University of Tourism and Recreation was renamed to the Federal State budgetary educational institution of higher education “Sochi State University”. In 2017 Sochi State University acquired a special status – the status of Krasnodar region Flagship University.
SSU is nowadays a recognized leader in the South of Russia in staff training for the tourism and recreation industry and provides education on a wide range of programs from Hotel and restaurant services to landscape design. The students (about 7500) have the opportunity to take full-time, and part-time programs including the ones using distance learning technologies. The University facilities include The University College of Economics and Technology, Center for Additional Professional Education, Postgraduate Department, Alumni Employment Department, Distance Learning Center, Training hotel “Sun Wind” and Training cafeteria “Atoll”, Health and Recreation Center, Publishing Center, Center for Energy Saving and Nonconventional Power, professional education Testing Center, Library and the University History Museum.
FACULTIES, COLLEGE
The university has 5 faculties and a college:
- Faculty of Tourism and Service
- Faculty of Engineering and Ecology
- Faculty of Economics and Law
- Social and pedagogical faculty
- Faculty of Information Technology and Mathematics
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW
The Faculty of Economics and Law is one of the largest and most significant structural units of Sochi State University, where almost 1,000 students study. The faculty prepares professionals in the field of law, economics, management, state, and municipal administration, and history and helps build a successful career. Students, undergraduates, graduate students, and teachers of the Faculty of Economics and Law undergo internships and included training in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Cyprus. The practice is carried out at the enterprises of the cities: of Sochi, Krasnodar, Moscow, St. Petersburg, etc., as well as abroad – in France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, etc.
FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS
“Applied Informatics”, profile “Applied Informatics in Economics”, a full-time form of study, duration of study is 4 years.
The purpose of the profile is to train specialists in the field of system analysis of the applied area, formalization of the solution of applied problems and processes of information systems; development of projects for automation and informatization of applied processes, and creation of information systems in applied areas; performance of work on the creation, modification, implementation and maintenance of information systems and management of these works.
“Applied Informatics”, profile “Digital Technologies in Analytical Activities”, a full-time form of study, study period 4 years.
The purpose of the profile is to train specialists in the development of the digital economy and business intelligence: Internet marketing, fundamental and technical analysis, digital finance; development of interdisciplinary projects on the use of digital technologies in analytical and economic activities; system analysis of the applied area, formalization of the solution of applied problems and processes of information systems.
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ECOLOGY
In all areas, a high level of computer training is provided, and advanced technologies and licensed software packages for calculating and designing structures, buildings, facilities, and their engineering equipment LIRA, Maestro, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, etc. are used. Based on the faculty, international and all-Russian conferences and seminars are organized for students and young scientists in various scientific areas: earthquake-resistant construction, renewable energy sources, construction in coastal regions, etc.
Students do internships in construction companies, subdivisions of the Sochi City Administration, architectural, design, and construction firms, IT companies, and other structures where specialized specialists are needed.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
- Abkhazia Abkhaz State University, Sukhumi
- Armenia Yerevan State University, Yerevan
Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of the National Academy of Scienceso f the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan
- Austria Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Spittal an der Drau
- Belarus Belarusian State University, Minsk
Gomel State University, Gomel
Belarusian-Russian University
Belarus State Economic University, Minsk
- Canada Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
- China Tianjin Vocational Institute, Tianjin
Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai
- Croatia Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula
- Cyprus College of Tourism and Hotel Management, Nicosia
- Czech Republic Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, ÚstíNad Labem
- France Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Chambéry
Group ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand
Université Angers, Angers
Y SCHOOLS, Troyes, Champagne
Université de Toulon, Toulon
Centre d’études des modes d’industrialisation,
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand
Vatel Nantes, Nantes
- Germany Heilbronn University, Heilbronn
Hochschule für Telekommunikation Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Leipzig
Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth, Wilhelmshaven
Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften – Hochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel,
- Greece University of Piraeus, Piraeus
- India Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran
- Iraq University of Kerbala, Kerbala
- Japan Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi
- Latvia Baltic International Academy
- Moldova University Perspectiva, Chisinau
Comrat State University, Comrat
- Republic of Estonia Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn
- Republic of Kazakhstan M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University, Shymkent
Yessenov University, Aktau
- Zhubanov University, Aktobe
the International Educational Corporation (Campus Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering), Almaty
Institute of Literature and Art named for M. Auezov, Almaty
Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University, Atyrau
- Republic of Korea Semyung University, Jecheon
- Spain Nebrija University, Madrid
International House Valencia, Valencia
- Tajikistan S.Osimi Tajikistan Technical University, Dushanbe
Kulob Institute of Technology and Innovation Management, Kulob
- Turkey Academy of Tourism Antalya, Antalya
Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon
İstanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul
- United Kingdom Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
- USA Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
- Uzbekistan Ajiniyaz Nukus State Pedagogical Institute, Nukus
«Silk Road» International University of Tourism, Samarkand
National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, Tashkent
Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent
Termez State University, Termez
Tashkent Technical College of Tourism and Hotel Management, Tashkent
SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY
The Scientific and Educational Library of Sochi State University is one of the largest libraries in the resort city of Sochi. It is a structural subdivision of the University, providing information for research, educational and other areas of its activities, as well as a place for the dissemination of knowledge, culture, spiritual and intellectual communication.
The goal of the Library is to create a modern level of information support for the educational and research activities of the University and to provide users with prompt access to the collection, which includes printed and electronic documents. For readers, there are 4 subscriptions, 3 reading rooms, and a room for scientific literature.
Per the requirements of federal state educational standards, the library fund is completed not only with printed publications but also with modern electronic resources (CD, DVD, EBS, Internet resources). As a result, an extended virtual layer of information products is created that supports innovative teaching methods.
ACCOMMODATION
SSU offers students comfortable, reasonably priced hostel accommodation within easy traveling distance to the university by bus or foot. The rooms are fully furnished and with access to a shared kitchen, laundry room, and bathroom. The SSU Hostel provides a clean, secure living environment and is ideal for students who are new to Sochi. International students are offered a choice of single, double, or triple hostel rooms at monthly rent prices changing according to the time of year. The accommodation will be provided on request for the period of study at SSU.
Students can also use the hostel kitchen which has everything they need to cook their favorite meals and plenty of storage space available to use.
2022-2023
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