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Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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A delegation from N. M. Fedorovsky Polar State University visited the new campus of Novosibirsk State University, which is being built as part of the national project "Youth and Children." The purpose of the visit was to familiarize themselves with NSU's modern infrastructure and identify potential areas of cooperation in education and research. During the visit, representatives from ZSU also met with NSU Rector and RAS Academician Mikhail Fedoruk.
In his speech, Mikhail Fedoruk emphasized how the new campus fits into the university's development strategy and the challenges it enables it to address.
"The new NSU classroom building has significantly expanded our educational capabilities: our available classroom capacity has increased by 25%. This is significant given that the student population at NSU has nearly doubled over the past 20 years. We also now have sufficient space to house a research library with a collection of over 1 million books. The new educational and research center Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU "The new center will house practical training courses, student labs, and Siberia's largest simulation center for medical training. Thanks to this modern infrastructure, we are improving medical education, the transformation of which began in 2024. The new research center will allow us to develop practice-oriented research areas that are underrepresented at the Novosibirsk Scientific Center and in which NSU has every opportunity to become a leader. These include biomedicine, space instrumentation, and artificial intelligence," said Mikhail Fedoruk.
The ZSU delegation toured NSU's new classroom building, which opened on September 1, 2025, and learned about the organization of the educational space and the scientific library. ZSU staff also visited the first-stage facilities, which were completed in 2024—the academic building and leisure center of the NSU Specialized Scientific Center, as well as the university's new dormitories.
"ZSU is embarking on a major and very serious transformation program, primarily in the educational process. We felt it was crucial to get to know a university that is one of the country's leaders not only in its integration with research but also in the organization of educational activities. We visited your new campus and new facilities, which are deeply integrated into education. We are currently undergoing a major renovation of ZSU's main building, and your experience is very useful to us," commented Anton Lopukhin, Vice Rector for Development and Digital Transformation at ZSU.
Polar State University is the northernmost university in the country. To ensure a high level of education and attract the best faculty from across the country, ZSU plans to implement a modular education system, with faculty members coming to teach specific courses in one- or two-week intensive programs. ZSU is industry-focused: the university ranks fourth in the country for graduate employment rates—98% of graduates from Polar State University find employment in their field of study. Thanks to its practice-oriented education and close ties with industrial partners, ZSU graduates are in demand in the labor market. At the same time, the university aims to elevate its theoretical foundation and fundamental education, and is therefore interested in building closer cooperation with Novosibirsk State University, which is traditionally renowned for its ties to science.
"We already have a number of areas of collaboration with the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences—we work with the Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, the N.A. Chinakal Institute of Mining, and the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering. We are currently implementing a major infrastructure project with our partner, Norilsk Nickel, and are establishing new laboratories. Being close to production, real-world applied problems, and working in conjunction with academic research, we can achieve very good results. Therefore, we are interested in collaborating with NSU scientists, inviting them to give lectures, engaging them in joint research projects, and solving applied problems in subsoil use—from geological exploration, mining, and beneficiation to the production of finished products," noted Arkady Tarasevich, Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs at ZSU.
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