Omsk State University
Dostoevsky Omsk State University, usually referred to as Omsk State University was founded in 1974 in the city of Omsk, Russia. The two original departments and 40 professors have grown to 13 departments and a 1000-member faculty. The university has graduated more than 25,000 students. OmSU embraces its connections to the world and develops international relations with the universities of Europe, the United States, Mexico, Japan, China, Kazakhstan and other countries. Such cooperation led to the establishment of the Centers for Chinese, Kazakh and Ibero-American Studies which in its turn flows into the development of study and research abroad programs that provide the opportunity to conduct independent projects in a foreign country.
Faculties
The university has 12 faculties and two institutes:- Faculty of Computer Science
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Culture and Arts
- Faculty of Psychology
- Faculty of Theology, Philosophy and World Cultures
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Foreign Languages
- Faculty of Physical Education, Rehabilitation and Sport
- Faculty of Philology and Media Communications
- Institute of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Institute of Secondary Vocational Education and Pre-University Training
- Faculty of advanced training
- Center for Business Education
- Preparatory department for foreign citizens
- Center for pre-university training and career guidance
- Center for Advanced Studies "Secret-Inform"
- Institute of Continuing and Open Education
Accommodation
Studies
The university operates degree programs not only in law, humanities and natural sciences but also in theology, culture and arts, including:- 53 undergraduate degree courses
- 31 master programs
- 15 postgraduate programs
- 8 PhD programs
Students can join sporting clubs, such as football and hockey. They also have access to a swimming pool, on-site and off-site recreation centres, athletic fields and fitness studios. The university is also a part of the Erasmus+ programme, offering students the opportunity to study abroad as part of their studies.
The university publishes s newspapers. The Publishing Department and the Scientific-Educational Fund both publish research and literature.
University publications
- Herald of Omsk University - journal
- Historical Yearbook - journal
- Omsk University - newspaper
- Wellspring – a publication for Orthodox students
- Eagle-owl – a publication of the Department of Philology
- Pilgrim – literary journal
Notable alumni and faculty
- Sergey Baburin - former Dean of Law
- Herman Gref - Minister of Economic Development and Trade, CEO of Sberbank
- Siman Povarenkin - businessman and owner of GeoProMining
- Davaajantsangiin Sarangerel - Mongolian journalist and politician