Southwest State University

The Southwest State University is located in Kursk, Central Russia. It is housed in several buildings in different city locations. The main campus is in 50 Let Oktyabrya Street (see map) The university is the city’s biggest educational institution, with around 11 000 students receiving educations within the 100 main areas of engineering, science, social sciences and humanities.

We focus on the students, In all aspects – academic, environmental and personal – the staff at SWSU Campus takes the students’ needs into consideration. There is, however, always room for improvement, and we are always interested in your opinion. In the spring of 2011, the Executive Board of the University of Southern Denmark thus launched a project called “De studerende i centrum” (Focus on the students) with five working groups to focus on ensuring and improving an inspirational learning environment in a motivating study environment with first class service, as perceived by the students. For example, Head of Campus Kolding, Mrs Jette Damsted Olsen, is participating in the working group that focuses on improving the physical, social and virtual study environment, and two other employees at campus Kolding have also joined the working groups.
Below you will find information on our current measures to ensure that we are always focusing on the students. Please let us know, if you have any ideas for further improvements.

In our library you will find the literature for your study program both for loan and for studies in its reading-halls. In addition, the library offers access to many search facilities and databases via the internet. Furthermore, you may also access the library database from your smartphone. The university is housed in several premises with its old building in the center of the city and the main campus with a nine-storey academic building, student hostels, sport facilities, swimming pool, etc. in a relatively new district. In all buildings you will find large auditoria and class rooms, computer rooms and group rooms of various sizes. Easy access for the disabled or walking-impaired is ensured by slides, lifts and elevators. The surrounding green areas create an inviting social environment.

Research at the Southwest State University serves a number of purposes: creating and sharing new knowledge, supporting teaching, and providing industry with new tools and processes. The University is particularly strong in areas such as information technology, biotechnology, mechanical engineering, mechanical electronics and robotics, construction engineering, space technology and telecommunication, energy saving and efficiency, economics and social studies. Outstanding research in other areas has also been acknowledged through the establishment of a number of research centers at the Southwest State University.

In recent years the development of international cooperation is one of the priorities of Southwest State University. The aim of the University is to expand the professional development of teachers in the leading world universities, to activate the scientific cooperation with foreign colleagues, to strengthen the business relations of the University with foreign and international companies and organizations, to expand the range and scope of educational services and to activate the process of students and teachers exchange.