Merkulov Pavel Alexandrovich
The Rector
ОГУ — Education. Guarantee. Success.
About the University
Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev is the largest higher education institution in Orel Oblast and the only multidisciplinary center in the region providing continuous training of specialists at all levels in education, engineering, medicine, natural sciences, and the humanities.
In 2016, Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev became one of the first anchor universities in Russia. In 2019, it celebrated its 100th anniversary, and in 2021 it joined the Priority 2030 state support program for universities.
The university comprises 3 branches, 2 gymnasiums, 11 institutes, and 10 faculties. It offers more than 300 core educational programs.
We are in numbers
2 710
Foreign students
16
buildings
320
of the main educational programs
14
of institutes and faculties
60
Foreign countries: applicants' geographic distribution
university infrastructure
University dormitories
The university’s student residences are intended for the temporary accommodation of students and postgraduate students from other cities and from abroad.
Director of the Student Residence Operations Center
Ivan Mikhailovich Silkin
8(905)-046-08-53
silkinivmih@yandex.ru
95 Komsomolskaya St., Building 1, Room 32
Student Polyclinic
The student clinic has at its disposal a medical infrastructure that includes a day hospital, treatment and diagnostic rooms, specialist physicians’ offices, medical rooms at sports facilities, first-aid posts, medical equipment, medical devices, and medicines.
“Zeleny Bereg” Recreation Center
Guests have access to gazebos, event venues, and comfortable, well-appointed two-storey cottages with all amenities. The recreation center has its own stadium, football field, tennis court, and other facilities for active leisure.
Oryol Region, Zeleny Shum settlement, 25
Sports club
- Sports and Fitness Complex
- Swimming Pool
Orel, 5 Skvortsova St.
The sports club’s main activities are carried out in four areas:
- sports sections,
- participation in student competitions and hosting them at its facilities,
- development of high-performance sport at the university
Scientific Library
A comprehensive information base for the university’s research, innovation, educational, student development and production activities, aimed at providing comprehensive support for the training of highly educated specialists and the humanization of education within a multilevel modular system.
Center for Biomedical Photonics
Development of a research field focused on creating methods and control tools for biomedical photonics, commercializing knowledge-intensive products, strengthening the material and technical facilities for specialist training, and expanding international cooperation in education, research, and innovation.
Contacts
I.S. Turgenev Oryol State University
Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev