Northern Arctic Federal University is one of the North-West Russia’s largest research and training centres. Being one of Russia’s ten federal universities, NArFU has a mission of supporting Russian Federation Arctic Strategy implementation. The University is located in Arkhangelsk, the administrative centre of the Arkhangelsk Region on the banks of the Northern Dvina River. Forestry, engineering,
woodworking, chemical, petroleum, and energy sectors are the main industries of the region. NArFU fosters innovation and trains specialists of international level in areas such as engineering, technology, mathematics, humanities and life sciences. NArFU graduates are employed at the largest Russian and international companies specializing in offshore oil and gas projects, shipbuilding, construction, energy, timber processing, environmental protection and IT. Alongside with natural and technical sciences the University has long-standing academic traditions in training specialists in linguistics, intercultural communication, journalism, law, international relations, psychology and pedagogics. NArFU a member of Magna Charta Universitatum, Eurasian University Association, Association of Leading Russian Universities, University of the Arctic and other university networks. NArFU’s 3 branches and 15 institutes currently have more than 15 000 students, including international students from 45 countries of CIS, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. NArFU is an international university with partnership relations with more than 100 universities and businesses all over the world. Annually NArFU students receive grants from international businesses, participate in international projects and innovative ideas competitions, taking part in student exchanges within university partnership. International students are welcome to select any educational program from a wide range of NArFU offers:
- over 230 Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programs in technical and life sciences, IT and economics, humanities and social studies;
- English-taught Master’s programs as well as various semester programs;
- Short-term internships for Master’s and PhD students;
- Russian language courses and annual international schools of Russian language and culture. International students are also welcome to attend a one-year foundation program where they will study Russian as a foreign language and receive training in basic subjects before starting with the degree program of their choice. Air connection to the city on a daily basis is arranged via the airports of Moscow (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo) and St. Petersburg (Pulkovo). Travel time is 1 hour 30 minutes. There is also a regular train connection from Moscow and St. Petersburg. All international students live in the university’s dormitories. The monthly rate is about 500 rubles. The average cost of food supply for one person is 6 144 rubles per month (as of September 2015). All dorms provide laundry service and Internet access. Students have excellent opportunities to engage in sports activities and develop their creative abilities in the university campus and participating in different student bodies. We will be glad to see you among students of NArFU! Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Contacts:
Address: 17 Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 163002, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Tel: +7 (8182)216196, +7 (8182)218 927
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Northern Arctic Federal University-International office
Skype: NArFU_interstudent
Web: www.narfu.ru
