Volgograd State University

VolSU is University, which is well-known in the country and abroad for the quality of education, high scientific potential, innovative projects, active social position. Volgograd is located in the south-east of the European part of Russia. It is the administrative center of Volgograd Region. The city was founded in 1589 and originally was called Tsaritsyn (from 1589 till 1925); from 1925 till 1961 it was known as Stalingrad.

According to the population census held in 2010 the number of inhabitants in 2010 reached to 1 million and 21 thousand people.Volgograd is one of the most extensive Russian cities. The city length along the Volga River is about 100 km.

Within the city there is a bridge across the Volga called “dancing bridge”. There is also a passage adjacent to the northern urban fringe, which is running along the dam of the Volzhsky Hydropower Station. It connects Volgograd with a satellite town Volzhsky and is located in the territorial subordination of the latter. On the territory of Krasnoarmeysky District on the south of Volgograd begins Volga-Don Shipping Canal named after Lenin – a part of the united deep-water transport system of the European part of Russia.

There are a lot of historical sites in Volgograd – buildings, streets, squares related to the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars. They are visual symbols of the glorious combat and labor deeds of our fathers, grandfathers and great grandfather.

Test of Russian as a Foreign Language for foreign citizens, who wish to acquire Russian citizenship is regularly conducted at Volgograd State University. VolSU holds this test under the cooperation agreement between VolSU and the Center of excellence testing of foreign nationals in the Russian language.

Volgograd State University (VolSU) is famous abroad for the quality of education, high scientific potential, innovative projects and active social position. VolSU today represents modern educational technologies, educational programs of different levels, dissertation councils where candidate and doctor dissertations are defended, first-class professors – doctor and candidate of sciences, representatives of the real sectors of the economy.

VolSU cooperates with 54 partners from CIS countries, Europe, Asia and America. University students are actively involved in the academic exchange programs and join international projects.VolSU treasures its history, has its own symbols (a flag, hymn, University’s coat of arms), creates its own traditions. Holdings of our Museums contain unique artifacts used in the educational and scientific work. On May 24 – the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture – we celebrate the Day of Volgograd State University.