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Programs and prices, tuition fees in Kazan Federal University, KFU

Program name

date

Age

Fees

Bachelors program in Russian

All year round

17+

from 90720.00 ₽ / year

There are either 2 semesters or 3 trimesters (terms) in one academic year

Undergraduate

Age of students: 17+
Language of instruction: Russian
Duration: 4-5 years
Type of studying: mixed.

Popular directions for studying:

Physics and mathematics
Natural Sciences
Informatics and computer engineering
Automation and control
Geodesy
Mineral development
Environmental Protection
Economics and Management
Education and pedagogy
Humanities and social sciences
Medicine
Culture and art
Service sector.

Masters program in Russian

All year round

21+

from 91000.00 ₽ / year

There are either 2 semesters or 3 trimesters (terms) in one academic year

Master's degree

Age of students: 21+
Language of instruction: Russian
Duration: 1-2 years
Type of studying: mixed.

Directions:

Psychology and education
International relationships
Socio-philosophical sciences
Mathematics and Mechanics
Computational Mathematics
Physics
Engineering school
Economics and finance
Information technology and systems.

Description of Kazan Federal University, KFU

Established: 1804
Location: Kazan, Russia
Students age: 17+
Number of students: 44992
Language of instruction: Russian
Type of studying: mixed.

Kazan Federal University is included in the TOP-3 of the oldest universities in Russia: the educational institution was founded by order of Alexander I. In the 1800s, acquaintance of the cultures of the West and Asia was considered one of the goals of Kazan University, so the university became a center for the development of science, art and education. Today KFU cooperates with more than 40 educational institutions abroad and participates in the programs IREX, Fulbright, USIA, DAAD, TEMPUS, INCO-Copernicus, "Eurasia". One of 10 federal universities, included in the State Code of Especially Valuable Cultural Heritage Sites of the Peoples of the Russian Federation. The main building of the university is an architectural landmark and a visiting card of the city.

University facts:

12th place in Russia
26 Nobel laureates
4000 teachers
40,000 students.

University faculties

Graduate School of Business KFU
Graduate School of Information Technology and Intelligent Systems
Engineering Institute
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Information Technology
Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies
Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics. N.I. Lobachevsky
Institute of International Relations
Institute of Psychology and Education
Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications
Institute of Management, Economics and Finance
Institute of Physics
Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication
Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology
Institute of Ecology and Nature Management
General education boarding school IT-lyceum
Comprehensive boarding school Lyceum named after N.I. Lobachevsky
Preparatory Faculty for International Students
Chemical Institute named after A.M. Butlerova
Faculty of Law.

Place in world rankings:

QS World University Rankings = 370
QS by Subjects Humanities = 345, Math = 301-350, Business & Economics = 301-400, Medicine = 501-600, Computer Science = 601-800
Times Higher Education: European University Top 200 = 276
US News & World Report = 783
Moscow international ranking "Three missions of the university" = 351-400.

Accreditations

American Association for Higher Education Accreditation
American Educational Research Association
Association of Eurasian Universities EURAS
Association of University Administrators
Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI).

Famous graduates

Nikolai Lobachevsky, creator of non-Euclidean geometry
Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer
Vladimir Lenin, Soviet statesman
Evgeny Zavoisky, experimental physicist
Nikolai Zinin, an outstanding chemist
Alexander Butlerov, author of the theory of the chemical structure of organic substances
Ivan Baudouin de Courtenay, distinguished linguist
Vladimir Engelhardt, biochemist
Igor Tarchevsky, Russian and Soviet plant physiologist
Alexander Konovalov, scientist
Ivan Simonov, one of the discoverers of Antarctica
Stanislav Govorukhin, film director, screenwriter, actor.

Accommodation, meals, prices

Students are provided with a place in the university dormitories:

Universiade Village
Dormitory №5 of the Student Town, st. Gvardeyskaya, 32
Dormitory №8, Student Town, st. Pushkin, 32a
Dormitory # 4, Student Town, st. Red Position, 2A.

Activities Kazan Federal University, KFU

The university regularly hosts cultural and sports events, sections and clubs of interest. Popular directions:

Choreography
Costume studio
Vocal ensemble
Dance collective
Literary association
Youth theater
Choral ensemble
Theatrical collective
Chess
Student government
Sports, healthy lifestyle, tourism
Swimming
Football
Basketball.

Facilities and equipment at Kazan Federal University, KFU

The University has a modern infrastructure; in 2011, the Technological Center was inaugurated with the departments of vacuum-plasma technologies and the department of metrology and standardization. The infrastructure of the university includes the Scientific Library named after N.I. Lobachevsky (among the ten largest library funds in Russia), the publishing house of Kazan University (one of the oldest in Russia), sports facilities, a large concert hall, and a climbing wall.

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Student supervision

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- we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria)	- we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit)	- we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively	- recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc.