Kazan (Volga) Federal University is one of 10 higher educational institutions of federal significance created under the program to improve the quality of education. The university is trying to develop in various fields. Every year, his students leave for academic mobility programs in various foreign universities that are partners of the named university in Kazan.
School History
Kazan University began to conduct educational activities in 1804. By the way, it is one of the oldest universities in the country and has taken a worthy place in the Code of Cultural Heritage of Russia.
Famous scientists who were once university students have achieved tremendous heights in science. For example, Professor N. N. Zinin was able to synthesize aniline, and A. M. Butlerov created a theory of the chemical structure of organic substances.
A higher educational institution became a federal university in 2009 by order of the President of the Russian Federation.
University structural units
The faculties of the Kazan Volga Federal University were transformed into institutes. Some of the university’s institutes are located in the capital of Tatarstan, some are in Naberezhnye Chelny, etc. The institutes of the Kazan Volga Federal University include the following departments:
- Graduate School of Business;
- Institute of Ecology and Nature Management;
- Institute of Psychology and Education;
- Institute of Management, Economics and Finance and many others.
Thus, the Higher School of Business, as one of the university’s institutes, considers its mission to be the creation and formation of business leaders who are ways to make a significant and invaluable contribution to the development of both business and society as a whole. And the institutes of the Kazan (Volga) Federal University implement both the programs of the initial levels of higher education and the MBA program.
So, the Institute of Psychology and Education offers programs at all levels of higher education. In total, over 2,000 future bachelors and more than 750 future masters study at the faculties of this structural unit. The teaching staff includes professors, academicians, associate professors. The Institute also oversees certain specialized projects. These include:
- Student Theater "Triumph";
- Children's Theater "Rainbow".
The university considers its mission the release of qualified specialists in the field of education, as well as psychology. The structure of the university includes the KFU IT boarding school and the Lobachevsky Lyceum.
Undergraduate Education Programs
Kazan (Volga) Federal University offers various areas of bachelor training. These include the automation of technological processes and production. The duration of training under this program is 8 academic semesters, students study on a full-time basis. In total, 20 places are allocated for the direction due to the federal budget and 5 contract ones.
Also among the undergraduate programs:
- biotechnological systems and technologies;
- geography;
- design;
- journalism;
- foreign regional studies and others.
Master's degree programs
Kazan (Volga) Federal University offers a variety of master's programs. The duration of study here is 4 academic semesters. Most programs are sold exclusively on a paid basis. For admission to the magistracy, applicants must pass the entrance exams, which vary depending on the direction of preparation. Graduates of the described university are qualified specialists in various fields. The diploma of this university is highly valued in the labor market not only in the Volga region, but also in Russia in general.