Orenburg State University

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Orenburg State University (Russian: Оренбургский государственный университет, Orenburgskiy gosudárstvennyy universitét), previously known as Orenburg Polytech (Russian: Оренбургский Политех, Russian: ОГУ, OGU), is a university in Russia. Founded in 1955.

History

The university was founded in 1955 as a branch of Kuibyshev Polytechnic Institute.
In 1971, converted into Orenburg Polytechnic Institute.
In 1994, converted into Orenburg State Technical University.
In 1996, converted into Orenburg State University.

Staff and students

Currently the university employs more than 1,200 academics and 1,800 support staff. More than 40,000 undergraduates and 3,000 advanced degree candidates are enrolled. More than 5,000 specialists participate in refresher courses for career enhancement.

Campus

The University's main campus is composed of four educational buildings, a dining hall, a health-improving and physical training gym with sport grounds, a university library, students’ polyclinic and the Chapel of Saint Martyr Tatiana.^[1] The OSU campus also includes:

1. Dormitories
2. Medical Prophylactics Center
3. Students’ Center
4. The Palace of culture "Russia"
5. The Palace of Yourth Creativity "Progress"
6. The Aesthetic center "Dialogue"
7. OSU Museum
8. Geologic Museum

Faculties^[2]

1. Faculty of Architecture and Construction
2. Aerospace Institute
3. Faculty of Geology and Geography
4. Faculty of Mathematics
5. Faculty of Transport
6. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
7. Faculty of Distance Learning Technologies
8. Faculty of Information Technologies
9. Faculty of Public Professions
10. Faculty for Advanced Training and Retraining of State and Municipal Employees
11. Faculty of Teachers’ Upgrading
12. Faculty of Applied Biotechnology and Engineering
13. Faculty of Certified Specialists’ Professional Training
14. Faculty of Philology and Journalism
15. Faculty of Economics and Management
16. Faculty of Physics
17. Faculty of Economics and Finances
18. Faculty of Chemistry and Biology
19. Faculty of Electrical Power Engineering
20. Faculty of Law

Institutions and research centres

1. Institute of Bioelements is the satellite centre to Trace Element — Institute for UNESCO in Russia
2. Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology
3. Laboratory electronic media for educational purposes
4. Small Academy of Public Administration
5. Interdepartmental laboratory of geographic information technologies
6. Interdisciplinary Regional Centre of Training and Retraining
7. Meteorological Training Station
8. Research Institute of History and Ethnography of the Southern Urals
9. Research Institute of Regional Economy
10. Research Centre for monitoring of buildings and structures
11. Research and Education Center of Biochemical Physics of Nanosystems

• and several others

Anthem of the Orenburg State University

Lyricist: Y. Belousov
Music: V. Litvinov

In the steppe land, the meandering of the Urals,
Where he grew up the glorious city of Orenburg,
There was an idea and became a fertile -
To erect a temple of culture and science.

Future generations willing
Love the motherland, believe in the light of knowledge,
Hard to break down all barriers,
We founded the university.

To the recognition of the path is always long and thorny,
We go forward in time to the tune.
United and became very dear to us
Our sweet home - a favorite OSU.

Appreciate the talent and golden hands.
Students uncover treasures.
Plough field for a young science,
Reliable support in life give.

Give strength to all and a little luck!
Leave in the affairs of big aspirations trail!
Good luck, victories and inspiration,
Our Orenburg University!

Rectors

1. Aleksander Burba (1971-1983)
2. Ramses Abdrashitov (1983-1987)
3. Anatoly Kozachenko (1987-1989)
4. Victor Bondarenko (1989-2006)
5. Vladimir Kovalevsky (since 2006)

Notes and references

External links

• Orenburg State University
• International Office of Orenburg State University