Astrakhan State University (formerly Astrakhan State Pedagogical University) is a
university
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
located in
Astrakhan
Astrakhan (, ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, from the Caspian Se ...
,
Russian Federation
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. It was founded in 1932.
The traditional functions of Astrakhan State University include training specialists and fundamental research, as well as offering education to foreign students and sharing new technologies with industry and business.
ASU in figures:
* 6 Institutions;
* 21 Departments;
* 82 Chairs;
* More than 40 research institutions, centers, and laboratories;
* More than 100 specialties to train students;
* 57 research specialties for PhD courses;
* 11 thesis councils;
* More than 16, 000 students (including more than 500 foreigners);
* 600 postgraduate students (including 23 foreigners);
* 10 university buildings for studies;
* 6 comfortable hostels;
* 37 computer centers with Internet access.
ASU has been chosen by
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
(USA) as a pilot site in Russia to organize an educational program in international competitiveness.
References
External links
Official website
Universities in Volga Region
Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union
Buildings and structures in Astrakhan Oblast
Universities and colleges established in 1932
1932 establishments in the Soviet Union
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