URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY: the home for ideas in the heart of Russia

URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY: the home for ideas in the heart of Russia

2 Our dream is to establish a world-class university in the heart of Eurasia Ural Federal University Top-10 in Russia according to national rankings Top-100 in QS World University Ranking: BRICS (78 th position) Top-500 QS World Universities Top-60 QS Ranking: Emerging Europe and Central Asia (54 th position) Top-10 among Russian universities in Webometrics Red point are the universities in THE top 200 Purple dots are the universities from THE top 200-400 Top 300 in QS World University Rankings by Subject: Mathematics (position 251 300), Top 400 in QS WUR by Subject: Physics and Astronomy; Engineering: Electrical and Electronic Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-13

HISTORY 3 The history of Ural University started in 1920. Later, it was divided into 2 separate institutions: Ural State University (USU) and Ural State Technical University (USTU-UPI). In 2009 the University was awarded the federal status. In 2011, both institutions were merged once again, becoming Ural Federal University. Since 2008 it bears the name of Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia, being the University s graduate of 1955.

Facts and Figures 4 35 000 students, including 2200 international students from 80 countries of the world 4 000+ faculty members (281 international staff members) 350+ Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programs 72 research excellence centers One of 10 Federal universities One of 21 top Russian universities participating in the Competitiveness Enhancement Program under the auspices of the RF Ministry of Education and Science In 2016 UrFU s MOOCS were used by 90 000 people from 137 countries of the world Infrastructure 14 educational buildings 13 dormitories 13 sports facilities 438 multimedia classrooms Studies Full-cycle: Bachelor, Master, Postgraduate Programs taught in English and Russian Annual international summer and winter short courses International About 430 International Collaboration Agreements Student exchange programs with 96 universities from 27 countries

Studies: Foundation programs and learning Russian 5 We offer foundation pre-university programs in Russian for Engineering Students Russian for Students of Natural Science Russian for Students of Medicine Russian for Students of Humanities and Arts Russian for Students of Economics Доля статей с иностранным участием, % You can also come to UrFU to learn Russian as a foreign language during 6 months or 1 year. Upon completion of the course it is possible to take an internationally recognized Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL) Scholarships from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science available!

Studies: Bachelor Programs 6 A wide range of 4-year Bachelor programs is offered at university in the following fields: Доля статей с иностранным участием, % Engineering Natural Sciences Mathematics IT Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Economics and Management All Bachelor programs are taught in Russian. Starting from the 2 nd year of studies students can take part in international student mobility programs. UrFU Bachelor program in International Economics and Business obtained prestigious EPAS accreditation in 2015.

Studies: Master Programs 7 Master Studies at Ural Federal University are: Доля статей с иностранным участием, % Wide range of 2-year programs taught in English and Russian Practical approach (many programs are developed in collaboration with employers) Research and employment opportunities during your studies Opportunity of spending a semester abroad in one of UrFU partner universities Access to UrFU state-of-the-art research infrastructure

Studies: Master Programs 8 Adaptive Data Analysis Monitoring, Conservation and Restoration of Biodiversity Political Philosophy Russian Studies in Real Russia BRICS countries in a Globalizing World Knowledge Engineering and Intellectual Property Management Sustainability and Innovative Development of the Knowledge- Intensive Productions Food Biotechnology IT Innovations in Business The list of Master programs taught in English includes: Доля статей с иностранным участием, High Performance Sport % Cognitive Neuroscience Energy Business System Programming Mechanical Engineering and Equipment Design International Trade and Entrepreneurship PR & Advertising: Harmonization of Cross-Cultural Communications HR Management Tourism Management and Development Neoindustrial Design

Studies: Master Programs 9 There are more than 78 areas of study open for applicants willing to do their Master s at Ural Federal University. Highlighted Master programs taught in Russian: Доля статей с иностранным участием, % Biology Informatics and Computer Engineering Nanotechnologies and Nuclear Materials Design and Technology in Machinery Production Prevention of Social Deviations among the Young People Technology of Printing and Packing Production Industrial Thermal Engineering Material Engineering for Welding, Deposition and Spraying Energy and Resource Saving Technologies for Creating Microclimates in Buildings. Energy Audit. A 1-year intensive course of Russian as a foreign language is available for all students willing to study in Russian!

Studies: Postgraduate Programs 10 Ural Federal Universities offers a wide range of postgraduate 3 and 4-year programs delivered in Russian and English. Among the most popular programs delivered in English there are: Доля статей с иностранным участием, % Physical Chemistry Organic Chemistry Biophysics Condensed Matter Theory Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Real, Complex and Functional Analysis Sport Sciences and Physical Education Nuclear, Thermal Power Engineering, Renewable Energy and Related Technologies Sustainable Devleopment Human Capital Materials Engineering Full list of programs is available upon request. Applicants willing to do their postgraduate studies in Russian can take an intensive 1-year course of Russian as a foreign language beforehand.

Studies: Short-term programs 11 Annually we hold winter and summer schools for international students (duration from 2 to 4 weeks). The schools are a perfect combination of studies (economics, HR management, regional studies), courses of Russian for beginners, cultural program and fun. Доля статей с иностранным участием, % One of the most popular international short-term program at UrFU is a project called Russian Studies in Real Russia : students from all over the world can to choose to spend 3 weeks in winter or in summer in Ekaterinburg, learn a lot about the Russian language and culture, visit a lot of places of interest in the city and in the region and make new friends! Another large-scale project is UrFU Winter & Summer University an annual program that takes place during winter and summer holidays. It combines internships and short-term programs in different areas of training. Starting from a request of the foreign partner or students, each particular program may differ in the number of hours, terms and ECTS. However, all courses could be united by joint project teamwork. Within this joint project students are united in mixed (according to field of training and country) group, which gives the opportunity to develop not only their professional skills, but also communicative ones.

RESEARCH ACTIVITITES 12 Research priorities Biotechnology and Biochemistry Civil Engineering Economics and Management Power Engineering Information Technologies Humanities and Arts Mathematics Mechanical Engineering and Machine-Building Metallurgy Natural Sciences New Materials and Material Science Nuclear Technologies Social Sciences In 2016 a BRICS Astronomy Workshop and a meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group were held at the university; UrFU was selected to be a Russian contact point for BRICS Astronomy. Number of publications in Web of Science 469 638 853 1024 1548 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 59 100 48 Number of article in TOP journals 134 155 214 Dynamics of UrFU endowment fund, thousands roubles 97 111 153 263 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 TOP 10-25% TOP 10% BRICS Network Center for Materials Science was established under the auspices of Ural Federal University.

Breakthrough research projects 13 Ural Federal University, together with Russian and international academic and industrial partners, is currently implementing six megaprojects, which are focused on breakthrough directions of scientific research. Advanced magnetic materials with multilevel hierarchical structure for new energy technologies, electronics and spintronics An integrated system for climate-ecological monitoring, development and production of new technique and multiscale modelling of Russian Arctic Advanced Technologies for Electrochemical Power Engineering: from Chemical Design of New Materials to New Generation of the Electrochemical Devices for Storage and Conversion of Energy Study of protoplanetary matter in the deep space, Solar System and on the Earth Development of new functional materials based on low-dimensional carbon modifications Dynamics of UrFU endowment fund, thousands roubles

14 Laboratories headed by the leading international researchers established in 2013-2014 Professor Jean Jouzel, Nobel prize co-winner, France Climate and environmental physics laboratory Professor Manuel Bazquez Villalabeitia, Institute of Material Studies of the Spanish National Research Council, Spain Laboratory of magnetic sensors Professor Marie-Pierre.Rey, Sorbonne, France Laboratory for Studying Primary Sources in History Professor Gunnar Thorvaldsen, University of Tromsø, Norway Norwegian Historical Population Register Project Professor A.Kholkin, University Aveiro, Portugal NANOFER Laboratory of nano-sized ferroelectric materials Professor Sergey Shabala, University of Tasmania (Australia) MIFE-laboratory for membrane transport and stress biology studies Professor Lars Hultman, Linköping University, Sweden, CEO of The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research Laboratory of non-conventional low-size materials Professor Alexander Kinev, CEO of the independent research corporation Creative Scientist Inc. Laboratory of molecuar mechanisms and morphogenesis ecology Professor Bernard Raveau, University of Caen, Caen, France Laboratory Chemical design of advanced multifunctional oxide materials Professor Martin Van Gelderen, University of Göttingen University, Göttingen, Germany Laboratory Comparative Research of Tolerance and Recognition

Strategic Academic Units In 2016 we ve established three Strategic Academic Units on the basis of the leading UrFU Institutes: Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Institute of Radio electronics and Information Technologies Institute of New Materials and Technologies The project of Strategic Academic Units is aimed at increasing the level of engineering training, developing the framework for training the new generation of highly qualified engineers and bringing together breakthrough research and education. What can Strategic Academic Units offer to students? Bachelor and Master Programs in IT, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Machine Building and Metallurgy Access to research centers with cutting-edge equipment, including the Center for Space Monitoring, the Astronomical Observatory, the Model Lean Production Factory Wide employment and research opportunities 15

Internationalization 16 UrFU international positioning UrFU has more than 400 foreign partners all over the globe The University is a coordinator of the BRICS Network University from the Russian side. Annually the university is visited by more than 50 International delegations The university has become a reputable platform for holding international events: June 22-25 2014 the 38 th ACM ICPC World Programing Championship. April 6 8 2016 The first Forum of the BRICS Network University June 26 - July 2 2016 International Young Physicists Tournament September 26 30 2016 XX Mendeleev Congress on general and applied chemistry UrFU alumni have become active promoters of the university. Representation Offices of UrFU Alumni Association were established in: Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan

STUDENTS ABOUT US 17 Anaëlle Durand, France What I like at UrFU is the human dimension. Professors and students freely discuss and exchange ideas. It is a dynamic place for research! Parise Adadi, Ghana Dynamics of UrFU endowment fund, thousands roubles Ural Federal University is the best university in the Ural Region; it has bright future in terms of sciences and other subject areas. Many foreign students aspire to study here because of the inviting and challenging learning environment

18 For more information please contact: UrFU Rector Victor Koksharov Tel. +7 (343) 375-45-03, e-mail: rector@urfu.ru Vice-rector for Research Vladimir Kruzhaev Tel. +7 (343) 375-48-90, e-mail: v.v.kruzhaev@urfu.ru Vice-Rector for International Relations Maxim Khomyakov Tel. +7 (343) 375-46-27, e-mail: maksim.khomyakov@urfu.ru