Alexander R. Wagner
Alexander R. Wagner
Rector
The mission of South Ural State University is to be a locomotive, a driver for economic growth in the region through introducing innovative technologies and raising captains of industry who are expected to exert a strong influence on entire industries and build long-term development strategies for them rather than to be a game changer at specific enterprises of the Chelyabinsk Region.

About the university

South Ural State University (SUSU) is the region’s flagship of science, technology and innovation, ensuring the national technological sovereignty.

Over its history, it has taught more than 290,000 students who successfully compete in the labor market and reach professional heights in a variety of fields and industries.

SUSU is actively involved in the national Science and Universities project, the Priority 2030 program and the Advanced Engineering Schools project. It also contributes to the creation of a world-class Inter-University Campus in the Chelyabinsk Region to house cutting-edge labs, educational facilities and recreation infrastructure. The new campus is going to become a hotspot for the most talented students, the most promising scientists and lecturers and the most daring ideas to drive industrial growth.

We are in numbers

12
schools and institutes
2 000
international students
56
countries
250
bachelor’s, master’s and postgraduate programs
14
programs in English

Our students

University infrastructure

Inter-University Campus

Built to accommodate students from Chelyabinsk universities, two stylish hotel buildings are one-of-a-kind architectural and design solutions offering everything for comfortable living in the heart of the city.

Rest Places

The university boasts trendy co-working areas for students to meet each other or engage in recreations or studies. In the university buildings, they can also take advantage of top-shelf cafeterias including the first Student Canteen in Chelyabinsk.

Scientific Library

Founded in 1943, today the SUSU Scientific Library is the largest university library in the Urals region. It holds a unique collection, including modern scientific, educational and reference publications (both Russian and foreign) and rare books dating back to the 19th and 20th centuries.

Campus

The SUSU campus is the largest and one of the most impressive residential, cultural and sports complexes in Russia, which encompasses a total of 13 dormitories, including 7 corridor-type, 3 section-type and 3 apartment-type dorms.

Education and Sports Complex

The SUSU Sports Complex offers more than 10 options of comprehensive physical development, including a gym, group programs, an Olympic-standard swimming pool, an athletics arena, a climbing wall, tennis, boxing, e-sports, chess boxing, table tennis and dancing.

Contacts

Address
Chelyabinsk, Lenina Avenue, 76, 454080
Telephone
SUSU (NIU)
South Ural State University (National Research University)