Medical Universities
Kazan State Medical University
Kazan State Medical University is a multi-functional and multi-eveled state institution of higher learning in medicine. It meets both personal and social needs in acquiring education in medicine, in developing bio-medical and clinical sciences, as well as broadening scientific knowledge of medical sciences. Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) functions on the basis of self-governance and belongs to the system of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The highest body or KSMU self-governance is academic with university’s regulations. On March 6, 1994, the university was issued with a license number 16 G – 235 by the State Committee of Russian Federation of Higher Education which grants the right to perform activities in the field of professional education. Under the auspices of Kazan State Medical University there work a pharmaceutical and two medical colleges in Kazan, one medical college Mary EI Republic, lycee and bio-medical classes on the secondary school basis. This complex educational system in the frame work of the university provides the continuous higher education of medicine. Kazan State Medical University carries on an aimed preparation of experts in different fields of medicine for 10 republics, Povolzhie and Ural regions.According to the results of a rating of medical schools, KSMU takes the 16 place among 86 other universities. (The Gourman Report A rating of graduate and Professional programs in American and International Universities, Fifth Edition. Revised Dr.Jack Gourman Nation Educational Standards. 1989).
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Kazan City
Kazan is one of Russia’s largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of culture. Since April 2009 Kazan has the legal right to brand itself as the “Third Capital” of Russia, approved by the Russian Patent Office. In 2004 Kazan was named the best city of Russia and became the winner of Russian public award “Russian National Olympus”. Kazan celebrated its thousand-year anniversary in 2005. Despite of such venerable age, the city is growing and dynamically developing in all respects. Contemporary changes in the outside appearance of Kazan are contributed by the architects with worldwide known names. Being the city of unique historical monuments, Kazan is included into the UNESCO World Heritage Cities list. The origin of the name is unclear. The literal translation of the Tatar word qazan is a boiler or cauldron.
It was believed that the city of Kazan is named after this object because of its geographical similarity with a “qazan”-pan; namely the city is situated in a U-shaped lowland. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka rivers in central European Russia. The way from the capital of the Russian Federation — Moscow — to Kazan takes 1 hour by plane, 8-10 hours by train or bus. Kazan is a significant educational and cultural center of Russia. There are about 40 universities operating in the city. Among them there is the Kazan State Medical University. There are lots of museums, libraries, concert halls, theaters in this city. Two renowned international festivals: the opera festival named after F.I. Shalyapin and the classical ballet festival named after R. Nuriev have been regularly held for a period of many years. Kazan is the host-city for the 2013 World Student Games.
KSMU history
5th of November (according to the old calendar) 1804 The Emperor Alexander I declares in his royal command to establish a University in the city of Kazan 14th of May (2nd of May according to the old calendar) 1814 — Establishment of the “Department of Doctoral or Medical sciences” of Kazan University
1837 — The Anatomical Theatre was built
1840 — The University Clinic was opened
1858 — The Physiological Laboratory is launched
1893 — The first editions of “The Neurology Newsletter” are published
1900 — The complex of University Clinics starts functioning; the Bacteriological Institute is established on the basis of the Medical Faculty
1901 — The first editions of “Kazan Medical Journal” are published 5th of November, 1930 — the Medical Faculty of Kazan State University is reorganized into Kazan State Medical Institute
1930 — Establishment of the Faculty of Prophylactic Medicine (Sanitary Medicine)
1932 — The Pediatric Faculty is created
1954 — Establishment of the Dental Faculty
1975 — Training at the Pharmaceutical Faculty is launched
1991 — The Faculty of Social Work is established
1994 — The Faculty of Management and Higher Nursing Education starts functioning
29th of April 1994 — Kazan State Medical Institute is reorganized and acquires the status of Kazan State Medical University
The following Faculties are available at the university :
1. FACULTY OF GENERAL MEDICINE:
Historically the first and the largest faculty of KSMU, for many years it remained the only Faculty of Kazan Imperial University. The duration of course is 6 years.
2. PEDIATRIC FACULTY:
The Paediatric Faculty was established in December 1932. The faculty trains students to work with children, thus during the study period at the Paediatric Faculty is a very special attitude towards the future profession is formed. The duration of the course is 6 years.
3. FACULTY OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:
The year 1869 can be considered as the date of establishment of this Faculty, when Professor A.I. Jacobi organized Russia’s first department of Social Hygiene at the Medical Faculty of Kazan Imperial University. In 1930, together with the reorganization of the Medical Faculty into an Institute, the Faculty of Preventive Medicine was established. The Faculty of Preventive Medicine trains doctors, the scope of activities of whom includes the assessment of human health and the environment and the implementation of preventive measures. The duration of the course is 6 years.
4. FACULTY OF DENTISTRY:
Established in 1921 the Department of Odontology and Stomatology of the Medical Faculty of the Kazan University marked the beginning of higher dental education in Kazan. In 1954 the Dental Faculty was created in Kazan Medical Institute. The duration of the course is 5 years.
5. PHARMACY FACULTY:
Founded in 1975 the Faculty trains specialists in the field of development, production and usage of drugs, who are capable of providing high quality and timely medication assistance to the population. The duration of the course is 5 years.
6. FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK:
The Faculty was created in 1991 with the aim of training, retraining and further advanced training of social work specialists. Students gain extensive knowledge in the fields of social sciences, psychology and pedagogy, law and economics, theory and technology of social work. The duration of the course is 5 years.
Clinical Training
Clinical training is performed at 54 units of the Ministry of Health of the Republic Tatarstan. There are 33 general hospitals, outpatients departments, 21 polyclinics, maternity hospitals, dental polyclinics, etc. The total number of beds is around 9000. There are approximately 4500 therapeutic, 2120 — paediatric, 1500 — surgical and 440 — gynaecological beds. The main hub of clinical training is the Republican Clinical Hospital. Other centres for clinical training include Hospital of emergency care, City hospital No. 18 and Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre.
Medical Library
The university has a perfect large library with more than 700 thousands of volumes in Russian & foreign languages. More than 500 renowned scientific and medical journals are available in the library or in the internet room.
Accommodation
Standardized Patient
The Centre for Practical Skills is the newest department of the Kazan State Medical University, founded in 2002. The Center for Practical Skills conducts pre-clinical training of students and organizes training for residents and interns of KSMU.
Research
KSMU represents the leading scientific schools of Russia and the most relevant research studies. This is the only University in Russia which has a «Stem Cell Bank»
Scientific Research
Academic research activity of the university covers a wide range of areas in clinical elaboration on the problems of physiology and pathology of the cardiovascular system, diagnostics and treatment of malignant neoplasms, age peculiarities of children in the normal and pathological states, modern methods of curing dental diseases, problems in diagnostics and prophylaxis of infectious diseases, illnesses of mother, foetus and newborn, occupational medicine, and the basics of pharmacy. University is extensively developing academic ties with scientists in USA,Belgium, Germany, Italy, Check Republic and France.
Center for clinical trials
Kazan State Medical University has actively participated in clinical trials (Phases I-IV) since 1994. On August 8th of 2011 centre obtained Certificate of accreditation for conducting clinical trials of medications for medical use. During these ten years, Center for clinical trials has created a solid partnership with more than 25 Research Organizations around the world (Austria, USA, Slovenia, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, India, Sweden and Israel) such as Paraxel, Worldwide Clinical Trials, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd ., Quintiles, GmbH, etc
Each year more than 80 researches in various fields of medicine (cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, phtisiopulmonology, endocrinology, neurology and paediatrics, psychiatry, dermatovenerology, departments of infectious diseases, obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery and traumatology) are conducted. All clinical sites are accredited for conducting clinical trials and have modern diagnostic and laboratory equipment.
Indian Culture at KSMU
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University (formerly known as Nizhny Novgorod State Medical University)
Privolzhskiy Research Medical University is a major center for training medical practitioners in one of the largest regions of the Central European part of Russia. The medical faculty was opened in 1920 as a faculty of Nizhny Novgorod State University. In May, 1930 it became an independent Medical Institute and in June 1994 it got a status of the State Medical University. In 1992 the Faculty of Overseas Admissions was opened in NNSMA. Since 1998/99 academic year the University has started training international students in the English Medium. The university is staffed with 722 well-qualified specialists among them – 76 professors and 145 associate professors. Faculty of Overseas Admissions is staffed with 166 specialists among them – 32 professors and 56 associate professors. Up-to-date medical equipment is available to the students for their training and research work. Theoretical education is conducted in 8 special buildings, while clinical studies are carried out in well-equipped clinics and hospitals. Instruction in English is given through lectures and practical classes. Working group consists of 8-10 students. An important part of the training is the observation of patients, which aims at improving clinical thought of the students.The university monitors constantly the quality of education, new educational programs with the focus on the demands of the modern healthcare and perspective branches of science development are introduced every year. The main aim of the university is to prepare highly qualified specialists – experts in individual scientific and practical activities at the highest professional level.Study at the university contributes to the formation of the community-minded and harmonically developed personality due to the careful attitude to the student’s leisure facilities, creating big number of students clubs and scientific societies. The students of the university take part in professional competitions every year, they receive grants from the leading pharmaceutical companies for scientific and research activities. Privolzhskiy Research Medical University provides students with large opportunities for postgraduate studies and prepares specialists of the high qualification for the Ph.D. and the Doctorate. The university actively collaborates with scientific centers of Russian Academy of Science and Russian Academy of Medical Science as well as with the most prestigious and competent Universities of Europe and the USA. Privolzhskiy Research Medical University pays special attention to its integration into the system of the continuous medical instruction and participation in the drawing up educational systems of European countries using advanced achievements of Russian and foreign specialists. Due to its brilliant reputation and high educational standards, the university is popular among undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over the world. Instruction is made according to international requirements and standards of the medical education; during the period of studies students participate at international scientific seminars and academic exchange programs.
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Nizhny Novgorod City
Nizhny Novgorod colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kazan. It is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and also the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Volga Federal District. The two major rivers of Nizhny are the Oka and Volga. The dominating feature of the city skyline is the grand Kremlin (1500–1511), with its red-brick towers. After Bolshevik devastation, the only ancient edifice left within the Kremlin walls is the tent-like Archangel Cathedral (1624–31), first built in stone in the 13th century. In 1817, the Makaryev Fair, one of the liveliest in the world, was transferred to Nizhny Novgorod, which there upon started to attract millions of visitors annually. By the mid-19th century, the city on the Volga was firmly established as the trade capital of the Russian Empire. The world’s first radio receiver of engineer Alexander Popov and the world’s first hyperboloid tower and lattice shells-coverings of engineer Vladimir Shukhov were demonstrated at the All-Russia industrial and art exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896. Public transport within the city is provided by a small subway system (Nizhny Novgorod Metro), tramways, marshrutkas or minibuses, buses and trolleybuses. Electric and diesel commuter trains run to suburbs in several directions. Nizhny Novgorod is one of the centers of the IT Industry in Russia. It ranks among the leading Russian cities in terms of the quantity of software R&D providers. There are 25 scientific R&D institutions focusing on telecommunications, radio technology, theoretical and applied physics, and 33 higher educational institutions, among them are Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy. Nizhny Novgorod has also been chosen as one of four sites for building an IT-oriented technology park—a special zone that has an established infrastructure and enjoys a favorable tax and customs policy. There are more than six hundred unique historic, architectural, and cultural monuments in the city; that gave grounds to UNESCO to include Nizhny Novgorod in the list of 100 cities of the world which are of great historical and cultural value. There are about two hundred municipal and regional art and cultural institutions within Nizhny Novgorod. Among these institutions there are eight theaters, five concert halls, ninety-seven libraries (with branches), seventeen movie theaters (including five movie theaters for children), twenty-five institutions of children optional education, eight museums (sixteen including branches), and seven parks.
FACULTIES
1. FACULTY OF GENERAL MEDICINE:
– is the biggest one. More than half of all the students of the Academy specialize in Surgery, Therapy, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Neurology etc. The training course lasts for 6 years.
2. PEDIATRIC FACULTY:
physicians are taught here to treat children. The Regional Pediatric Hospital and the Institute for Pediatric Research have been selected as teaching hospitals. Duration of the course is 6 years.
3. FACULTY OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE:
specialists are trained here to implement the main prophylactic principles of public health to prevent diseases. Graduates from the Faculty are qualified as Hygienists and Epidemiologists. Duration of the course is 6 years.
4. FACULTY OF DENTISTRY:
specialists in Dentistry are trained here. After the basic course graduate students ought to have special primary internship training in the following branches: Dental Therapy, Dental Surgery, Dental Orthopedics and Pediatric Dentistry. Duration of training is 5 years.
5. PHARMACY FACULTY:
prepares pharmacists. Duration of the course is 5 year
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I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical University
The I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical University (MMU) is the oldest and the largest national medical higher educational institution. The MMu forefather was the medical faculty of Imperial Moscow University opened by efforts of the Great Russian scientist M. V. Lomonosov. The first six students began their studies at the faculty in 1758. in 1930, the medical faculty was separated from Moscow State University to become the 1st Moscow Medical Institution. In 1990, in order to create perfect elite education and deeper integrated research, the country’s most powerful medical institution was reorganized as the Medical Academy.Nowadays, the university plays the leading role in the development of medical sciences and training, certification, and advanced training of medical, pharmaceutical and scientific personnel. The members of the staff of the universities are engaged as experts and consultants of the World Health Organization. According to UNESCO international rating the Moscow Medical University takes the second place after Rane Descartes University of Medical Sciences. MMU is arguably the best medical school in Russia. The MMU Diploma is recognized by WHO and the Medical Councils of many countries. The degrees of the university open the doors to European countries, the USA and Canada. The university comprises: 11 faculties, 115 academic departments, scientific research and clinical center, an editorial and publishing section, 18 clinical, a library, and other subdivisions. Moscow Medical University has 69 buildings for studies, classrooms and lecture halls, the clinical center with 18 diverse clinics for 3080 patients, a large united scientific center, several research institutes, the fundamental library, the laboratories, the botanical garden, and the stadium. The total area of the university training and laboratory premises exceeds 200,000 sq m or 25 sq m per student. There are four student hostels for 1,770 people. The university has been collaborating with 40 therapeutic – prophylactic and apothecary institutions, the research canters and institutes in Moscow. About 8000 students from Russia and foreign countries have studied annually in the university. There are trained in Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Dentistry (Since 2001) . The I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical University has gained a considerable experience in the international students training. Since 1949 to date over 2000 specialists from 87 countries have been trained there. In 2001 about 900 foreign citizens were students of the university. The excellent Preparatory course, the hostel with comfortable living conditions, a division with instructions conducted in English have brought the MMU training standards close to those of the best higher medical educational institutions of the member countries of European Community.
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Moscow
Moscow, the capital of Russia and it is the biggest political, industrial, scientific and cultural center. It is located in the centre of the European part of the country on the centre of the Moscow River. Nazi Armies were halted and defeated just outside Moscow during the second world war. In recognition of its war and labour features Moscow was awarded the title of – Hero City. Nowadays Moscow is a big industrial centre. It’s major industries are machine building, engineering, instrument making, metal working, electrical engineering and electronics. Moscow is also called centre of science and education. It is the seat of the Academy of sciences, several academies of specific sciences and hundreds of research establishments. It has some 80 higher education institutions attended by almost 7,00,000 students.
Peoples' Friendship University
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) was established in 1960 and is one of the paramount of excellence and repute in Europe for Higher Education. The University is situated in Moscow, the capital of Russia, one the most beautiful cities with rich cultural life and legendry history of 900 year. With 46 years of its existence the University has gained huge popularity all over the world as one of the large international, scientific and educational centre. For the last 12 years, PFUR is constantly among the first five leading Universities from more than 3000 Russian Higher Education Establishments. One will find a fleet of more 1700 professors teaching at Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. The University’s campus is situated in one of the most picturesque places of Moscow. It houses 9 comfortable student hostels, fitness centre, hospital, international cultural centre, health centre, several drugstores, international and long distance telephone centers, banks, grocery , department stores, book shops and stalls with school supplies, newspapers and magazines (both in Russian and foreign languages), hairdressing saloons, numerous cafeterias and exchange offices. The University’s building witnesses many low prized student cafes where students can have their lunch. During the day the young incumbents not only attend lectures but also go to fitness centre, study at the library and visit Interclub organizations, which is in charge of students’ leisure activities. The University students actively participate in cultural and social life. The main feature of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is its multi nationalism. Ever since the University’s foundation, the percentage of foreign students has always been above 70%. Professors, post-graduate students, probationers, and students of more than 450 nationalities from 130 countries work and study here. The 46 years of the University existence has seen more than 39 thousand specialists graduate. Who today work in 164 countries of the world like Europe, Asia, Africa, Arab region and Latin America to name a few. Students from different countries of the world study, live and spend their leisure time together, they have a unique opportunity to get acquainted with customs and traditions of myriad cultures. Students across the globe exchange ideas, find new friends, learn the language of proper communication with the representatives of other cultures thereby developing personal and professional ties on an international level.
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Moscow
Moscow, the capital of Russia and it is the biggest political, industrial, scientific and cultural center. It is located in the centre of the European part of the country on the centre of the Moscow River. Nazi Armies were halted and defeated just outside Moscow during the second world war. In recognition of its war and labour features Moscow was awarded the title of – Hero City. Nowadays Moscow is a big industrial centre. It’s major industries are machine building, engineering, instrument making, metal working, electrical engineering and electronics. Moscow is also called centre of science and education. It is the seat of the Academy of sciences, several academies of specific sciences and hundreds of research establishments. It has some 80 higher education institutions attended by almost 7,00,000 students.
Russian State Medical University
It founded in the year 1915 as a Medical faculty of Donskoi University, in the year 1930 it graced on to become an independent medical institute, and today gains a status of a full fledged medical university. There are more than 64 departments in which the academic process is set rolling by more than 600 dedicated teaching staff, of which 70 are professors and doctors of science and 420 candidates of science. Annually 4000 students study in the institute and nearly 3000 doctors specialize to hone their qualification. The University has its own clinic with 1000 beds, and apart from this it has its bases in the prominent city hospitals enabling the students to inculcate sound practical knowledge and medicinal skills.From the year 1963 the degree of medicine has been conferred to more than 2,700 doctors from 90 countries across this globe and nearly 400 foreign doctors have received the degree of candidates of science. Making your stay comfortable and enriching for study is the well laid out student hostels with double rooms, library, study rooms and sport complexes. The University hostel accommodates around 2500 students where both Russian and foreign students reside amicably.
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Moscow
Moscow, the capital of Russia and it is the biggest political, industrial, scientific and cultural center. It is located in the centre of the European part of the country on the centre of the Moscow River. Nazi Armies were halted and defeated just outside Moscow during the second world war. In recognition of its war and labour features Moscow was awarded the title of – Hero City. Nowadays Moscow is a big industrial centre. It’s major industries are machine building, engineering, instrument making, metal working, electrical engineering and electronics. Moscow is also called centre of science and education. It is the seat of the Academy of sciences, several academies of specific sciences and hundreds of research establishments. It has some 80 higher education institutions attended by almost 7,00,000 students.
Volgograd State Medical University
Volgograd is a big scientific and educational centre southern of Russia. There are more than 20 higher educational establishments with over 60,000 students in Volgograd. The Volgograd State Medical University situated in the heart of the city is the leader among them. The Volgograd Medical Institute was founded in 1935. In 1993 it was granted the status of the University. Due to the State License N 24-0627 the University provides higher, supplementary, post-diploma and vocational education. The Volgograd State Medical University has been licensed by the Ministry of Education of Russian Federation to train specialists for foreign countries. The University has been included in the list of medical educational establishments recognized by WHO which enables our graduates to hold a job in any country of the world after taking national examinations The Volgograd State Medical University has extensive international contacts and delegations from the USA, India, the People’s Republic of China, Bangladesh and other countries headed by top Embassy officials pay visits to the University. To further bilateral collaboration in the field of education, culture and research, the University has signed an agreement on cooperation with a North Chinese University (the city of Girin). The Volgograd State Medical University collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO), has extensive scientific contacts with many foreign higher educational establishments; it participates in joint international programs with Belgium, France, Germany, Arkansas University of Medical Sciences (USA) in such fields as family medicine, arterial hypertension, epidemiology, tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, pharmacology, pharmacy, etc. The Russian-American Family Practice Clinic has opened in Volgograd recently, the first one in the southern part of Russia. Volgograd is a big scientific and educational centre southern of Russia. There are more than 20 higher educational establishments with over 60,000 students in Volgograd. The Volgograd State Medical University situated in the heart of the city is the leader among them. The Volgograd Medical Institute was founded in 1935. In 1993 it was granted the status of the University. Due to the State License N 24-0627 the University provides higher, supplementary, post-diploma and vocational education. The Volgograd State Medical University has been licensed by the Ministry of Education of Russian Federation to train specialists for foreign countries. The Volgograd State Medical University has its own scientific and methodic schools. The Research Institute for Pharmacology and that for Rheumatology are attached to the University. New trends in Pharmacology, Rheumatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, etc. are being developed. The University’s students are 3700 Russian and former USSR citizens and 700 international students from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Germany and Arab countries. At its disposal, the University has 4 educational buildings, 5 big multi profile clinics for 7000 in-patients with departments of surgery, cardiology, traumatology, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynaecology, equipped with up to date facilities, experimental bases, a computer centre and comfortable hostels. There is also a Cardiology Centre which is one of the leaders in the field in the Russian Federation. The University has been training international students since 1962. Students from 70 countries of Europe, Asia, Latin America have studied at our University. Over this period 2500 general practitioners, dentists and pediatricians have been trained for foreign countries. About 70 foreign doctors take post-diploma courses every year. Our graduates work in many countries: the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, India, Arab and African countries, etc. The faculty of General Medicine trains specialists in internal disease, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology and venereology, infectious diseases, etc. The departments of the faculty are equipped with modern diagnostic facilities. Foreign scientists and consultants are invited to deliver lectures.
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Volgograd City
Volgograd is one of Russia’s largest cities. It is known as Stalingrad all over the world and as such it became the site of the Stalingrad battle which predetermined the victory of Russia and its allies Britain, USA and France over German Nazis in World War II. Volgograd is a southern city, an average temperature in summer is +26C and in winter -9C, Volgograd is placed on the bank of the Volga river. Due to its proximity to the river the climate in Volgograd is favorable. The population of Volgograd is over 1.1 million There is an international airport, a river terminal, train and bus stations in the city. There are direct flights to Italy, Germany, the Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Sri-Lanka, Lebanon and to all states of the former Commonwealth of Independent States from Volgograd. There are 5-6 direct flights from Moscow to Volgograd daily. The flight time is 1.5 hour. Besides every day 3 trains leave Moscow for Volgograd, the journey lasts 18 hours. Volgograd is a big tourist centre, especially for foreigners. Over 70,000 foreign tourists come to Volgograd every year. There are many historical places, theatres, concert halls, restaurants and bars in Volgograd. There is a great number of supermarkets and open markets as well which can boast a wide variety of food. There are some Orthodox Churches, a Polish Roman Catholic Church, a Protestant Church, a Mosque and a Synagogue in Volgograd. International students can go there on religious holidays. Volgograd is one of the important industrial cities. Its industries include shipbuilding, oil refining, steel and aluminum production, machinery and vehicles manufacturing and chemical production. A large hydroelectric power plant stands at a short distance to the north of Volgograd. The most popular and reminiscent of them is Mamayev Hill. On the peak, which for some reason is called Mamayev (Mama) there are clusters of monuments. Standing distinctly among them is a high rising statue of Mother Russia with a height of 52 meters.
Ryazan State I. P. Pavlov Medical University
Ryazan State I. P. Pavlov Medical University was established in 1950 . It was named after the first Nobel Laureate for medicine I. P. Pavlov, who was born and who worked in Ryazan. His researches were translated into many languages and are being studied at different schools and Universities. The University is proud to be associated with the name of the scientist. For both the teachers and the students Academician I. P. Pavlov embodies the true loyalty to the profession and is the idol for those who have decided to dedicate their lives to the profession of doctor. Today Ryazan State I. Pavlov Medical University is one of the most prestigious and sought after medical University in Russia. Since the time of its existence, the University has earned a very high reputation both in Russia and abroad. The University is also listed by the World Health Organization in its “Directory of World Medical Schools”. It actively cooperates with international educational and scientific organizations like the Medical University of Arizona, American Pharmaceutical Convention and many others. Prestigious international awards such as The Crystal Knight (Malta), American Golden Certificate for the International Prestige (Monte-Carlo), Gold Lion (South Africa), Havana Libre Cup from 21st century Euro union organization have been recently added to the University’s collection of awards. In 2004 The University received the prestigious “European Quality” diploma. Today, about 5000 students from 45 regions of Russia and 40 countries of the world study at the University. University graduates are highly appreciated and are in great demand both in Russia and abroad. Ryazan State I. P. Medical University is the only University in Russia where subjects (general medicine, pharmacy, dentistry) are taught in any one of three languages: Russian, English and French. It is also possible to get postgraduate education on more than 90 medical specialties in the languages mentioned above. The University is situated in the territory of student’s campus. There are about 20 educational departments, administration buildings, students hostels, rich library with books in Russian, French and English languages, computer classes, Internet-center, sport club, shops and students cafes where dishes of Indian, Arab, African, Chinese cuisine are cooked by professional cooks together with some of the foreign students. Students study in spacious classrooms and lecture halls. Classrooms are filled with modern and unique equipment which allow the students to do their research under the supervision of famous University professors. Unlike the students’ hostels in many countries, in the student’s hostels in Russia there are kitchens situated at every floor. It allows students to cook food according to their personal preferences. All the necessary products can be bought in the shops situated in the campus and in the city. Besides the above, the University also has at its disposal, a number of hospitals, dental clinics, and their own research and production drug store where the students can apply their gained knowledge to practice. While studying at the University students are present at the most difficult surgical operations, having an opportunity to learn the features of the work of the doctor to the smallest details. In-depth theoretical knowledge, attention to the practical skills starting from the initial years of study, modern equipment and up-to-date medical techniques in combination with a good social life comprising of the participation of the students of different countries in different cultural events and sports, make Ryazan State I. P. Medical University one of the most popular medical Universities among foreign students, who live and study at the University as a big and friendly family.
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Ryazan
Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River 196 kilometers southeast of Moscow. An economically important educational institution in the city is the Ryazan State Medical University. Ryazan is one of the leading hubs for high-tech innovation and development in Russia. The Gorky Library serves Ryazan as well as Ryazan Oblast. It is the largest library in the region.