Novosibirsk State University
Since 1959
Russia
Siberian Federal District of the Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
630090, st. Pirogova, 2
The main principle of training students at NSU is to attract teachers who are actively working in science. The university teaches practitioners at the peak of their careers in science, high-tech companies, business.
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History
2025
Appointment as rector of Dmitry Pyshny
Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia Dmitry Pyshny was appointed rector of Novosibirsk State University. Information in December 2025 is published on the university website. Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov said that Dmitry Pyshny has experience as director of one of the academic institutions, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education. He oversaw the training of highly qualified personnel, proved himself well under the federal scientific and technical program for the development of genetic technologies. Read more here
Agreement with BASEALT to train specialists in the field of AI and Russian software
BaseALT and Novosibirsk National Research State University (NSU) signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed by Mikhail Fedoruk, rector of NSU, and Evgenia Krynina, commercial director of BASEALT. This was reported by "BASEALT" on September 2, 2025.
The cooperation is aimed at training highly qualified IT personnel within the framework of the Alt Academy project. NSU and BASEALT agreed:
- create educational programs and educational materials, including in the field of artificial intelligence;
- create a digital environment of NSU using Alt operating systems;
- develop professional-oriented skills for students in GNU/Linux operating systems;
- popularize Russian software among students, teachers and researchers, employers and the IT community of the Novosibirsk region;
- jointly hold conferences, forums, practical seminars, round tables and competitions.
 | The Novosibirsk region is one of the flagships of the formation of a technologically independent digital infrastructure of the country based on Russian solutions; it is one of the TOP-10 most import-substitution-oriented regions in Russia, "said Evgenia Krynina. - The region needs qualified IT personnel who have skills in developing and using domestic software, including in the field of artificial intelligence. We are proud of the opportunity to solve this problem together with colleagues from NSU. |  |
{{quote 'The agreement with "BASEALT" contributes to strengthening our cooperation in conducting research in the field of artificial intelligence, technology and software development. I am sure that the results of the joint work will be embodied in real products, methods and projects, "said Mikhail Fedoruk, rector of NSU. }}
| | Cooperation with BASEALT will contribute to the expansion of our research in the field of AI and will make it possible to specifically train personnel for our industrial partners - high-tech campaigns, "said Alexander Lyulko, director of TSIINGU. | |
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Opening of a new building for ₽2,5 billion
Novosibirsk State University (NSU) commissioned a building of in-line classrooms, capable of simultaneously accommodating 1,700 students with the largest audience of 400 people. The opening ceremony of the new educational building was held by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Andrei Travnikov and Rector of NSU Mikhail Fedoruk. The event took place on August 29, 2025.
According to the press service of the university, the new building is the largest building out of three objects of the second stage of the modern campus, built within the framework of the national project "Youth and Children."
The total area of the commissioned building exceeds 15 thousand square meters. In November 2022, the Moscow Monotek Stroy signed a contract for ₽2,5 billion for the construction of a building of in-line classrooms on the campus of Novosibirsk University. The building was completed and commissioned in December 2024, and the grand opening with the participation of federal and regional leaders took place at the end of August 2025.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko noted the importance of the new facility for the country's educational system. According to him, the corps was created on behalf of President Vladimir Putin and is an educational and scientific pearl of Russia. Chernyshenko expressed gratitude to the builders, the leadership of the Novosibirsk region and NSU for creating wonderful conditions for students.
The Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Andrei Travnikov emphasized the historical significance of the moment for the development of the university. According to him, the project received the support of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a visit in March 2021, which marked the beginning of a new mission and a change in the status of the university in Akademgorodok.[1]
Agreement with the Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov on the opening of a joint center for clinical research "West-East"
The first Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) signed an agreement on the opening of a joint center for clinical research "West-East." The goal of the strategic partnership between the two research universities is to organize and conduct clinical research, create breakthrough technologies and innovative drugs for practical healthcare. Vice-Rector for Scientific and Technological Development of the First Moscow State Medical University Vadim Tarasov and Rector of NSU Mikhail Fedoruk signed the document on August 27, 2025. Read more here.
Agreement with SKB Kontur to train IT specialists
and SKB Kontur NSU will open the door to peace for students. IT SKB Kontur announced this on April 18, 2025.
The parties entered into a partnership in the field of education. The ceremony of signing the cooperation agreement was attended by the rector of the Novosibirsk National Research State University Mikhail Fedoruk and the operating director of SKB Kontur Svetlana Strelnikova.
The partnership between SKB Kontur and NSU is an opportunity to exchange experience, knowledge, hold conferences, presentations and other events in the field of IT. The agreement also allows students to immerse themselves in the real IT environment: practices, internships, mentoring from company specialists and participation in joint projects.
Students of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics and the Faculty of Information Technology are already in April 2025 taking the C # ("Si Sharp") course developed by Contour.
{{quote 'author=said Svetlana Strelnikova, Operations Director of SKB Kontur. | The agreement is the stage of our cooperation. I am sure it will become the basis for expanding our joint projects in the field of education and scientific and technical interaction. SKB Kontur is always glad to young specialists. We do not stand still, but grow and develop. This means that they are interested in participating in the training of talents, they are ready to transfer our knowledge and our experience to them. Cooperation with NSU will allow us to grow high-quality specialists, many of whom, hopefully, will join our team in the future,}}
{{quote 'author=Mikhail Fedoruk, Rector of Novosibirsk National Research State University. |
Novosibirsk University has traditionally been a "forge of personnel" for the country's scientific system, and close cooperation with the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences helped us successfully cope with this task. In recent years, we have been actively developing new areas of training for the production sector of the economy - specialists in the field of information technology and artificial intelligence, robotics and space instrumentation, etc. In this work, we use a similar approach, developing cooperation with leading companies in various sectors of the economy, which increases the quality of training of our graduates and their demand in the market. Agreement with SKB Kontur is another important step for us in the implementation of this strategy,}}
2024
Center for X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Research opened in Russia
In Russia, in September 2024, the Center for X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Research was opened, which will become a key scientific platform for coordinating research in these areas. The new center was created on the basis of Novosibirsk State University (NSU) and is aimed at developing scientific projects related to the use of advanced radiation technologies. The center will work on long-term scientific projects and coordination of interdisciplinary research related to X-ray and synchrotron radiation, as well as neutrons. Read more here
Opening a world-class campus. 7.4 billion rubles invested in it
At the end of July 2024, the grand opening of the first stage of the new campus of Novosibirsk State University (NSU) took place in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Investments in the project amounted to ₽7,4 billion.
According to the rector of NSU Academician Mikhail Fedoruk, the new campus significantly expands the educational capabilities of the university. As part of the first stage of construction, the educational and leisure buildings of the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center (SSC) of NSU, as well as a complex of hostels for 690 beds, were put into operation.
The educational building of the SUNC NSU with an area of 11,500,5 square meters. m is designed to teach 625 students. It houses modern classrooms, lecture halls and 14 educational and scientific laboratories equipped with advanced equipment for research in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering sciences.
The leisure center with an area of 8,549 square meters. m includes a music and rehearsal complex with a recording studio, a video studio, dance and choral halls, as well as a transformable assembly hall with 580 seats. In addition, the building houses a sports block, a library complex with a museum and coworking spaces, as well as one of the most modern planetariums beyond the Urals.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who was present at the opening, noted the uniqueness of the Novosibirsk Academgorodok as a world famous research center.
| | It is especially important that there are powerful points of growth of intellectual competence not only in Moscow, but also in large cities such as Novosibirsk, "the head of government emphasized. | |
The construction of the NSU campus is one of the key projects of the Akademgorodok 2.0 program. The project was financed both at the expense of the federal budget and with the involvement of funds from a private investor - a graduate of NSU and businessman Viktor Kharitonin, who invested ₽4 billion in the construction.[2]
2023: Agreement with Renewal for Scientific and Practical Research
Renewal (PFC Update) and Novosibirsk State University signed a cooperation agreement on November 3, 2023, aimed at jointly developing methods for the quantitative analysis of active substances and impurities in drugs. New scientific approaches are used in drug research. Read more here.
2022
Omega Agreement
The company Omega (Omega Future) on August 25, 2022 announced the conclusion of an agreement with 7 universities, including Novosibirsk state the university. More. here
Working with Sitronics to Develop and Implement Digital and Manufacturing Technologies
Sitronics Group and Novosibirsk University on August 23, 2022 announced the start of cooperation with the aim of developing and introducing digital and production technologies.
The focus of the interests of both parties is the implementation of complex projects in the field of digitalization of education and science, innovation, engineering, including the development of artificial intelligence technologies and their industrial implementation.
The parties intend to develop cooperation and implement joint projects in the areas of introducing modern digital and production technologies, the development of the Novosibirsk Academic Town as a territory with a high concentration of research and development, including the introduction of pilot intellectual and digital technologies.
| | Cooperation with Novosibirsk State University is of interest to us both in terms of personnel potential and in terms of collaboration to create new technological projects. The expertise of our company in the development of solutions for digital transformation and in the production of IT equipment will be useful for the exchange of experience and interaction with the university, - commented Nikolai Pozhidaev, President of Sitronics Group. | |
Sitronics Group and NSU are also interested in cooperation to organize joint work in the field of creation, modernization of equipment and software, including the implementation of research, development and technological work. Taking into account the experience and availability of facilities for the production of server equipment in the Novosibirsk region, the Russian IT company Sitronics Group can become a reliable partner of the university.
| | It is very important for the university to conclude a strategic agreement with such a large company. We see many potential points of contact, both in the organization of the educational process and in the infrastructure development of NSU, including the new campus. And most importantly, we hope that this cooperation will help the implementation of the project of the Lavrentiev Supercomputer Center on the basis of the university, - said the rector of Novosibirsk State University Fedoruk Mikhail Petrovich. | |
2014
By order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated April 17, 2014 No. 331, the name of the university was changed to the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Novosibirsk National Research State University" (abbreviated names - Novosibirsk State University, NSU).
As of November 2014, more than 6,000 students were studying in 13 faculties in 26 specialties at NSU, the university curriculum included more than 300 disciplines.
Novosibirsk State University (NSU) - a participant in the federal Project to increase the competitiveness of leading Russian universities (Project 5-100), ranks second among the best universities in Russia according to the international rating of Times Higher Education magazine.
80% of NSU teachers are researchers at the institutes of the SB RAS.
2011
By order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated May 27, 2011 No. 1837, the State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Novosibirsk State University" was renamed the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Novosibirsk National Research State University."
2009
By order of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 2, 2009 No. 1613-r, the category "National Research University" was established.
2002
December 9, 2002 Novosibirsk State University is included in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities as the State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Novosibirsk State University."
1980
On June 3, 1980, Novosibirsk State University was granted the status of a basic university to improve the forms of interaction between higher education and the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
1959: Foundation of the University
It was founded in 1959 in the Novosibirsk Academgorodok, one of the most important scientific and educational centers of Russia.
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