Southern Federal University

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Southern Federal University

• Elena D. Ryabenkaya
• Deputy Director, International Relations
  Department Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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Southern Federal University Roots

• Rostov State University http//www.rsu.ru/
• Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering
  http//www.tsure.ru/
• Rostov Teachers Training University
  http//rspu.edu.ru/
• Rostov Architecture Art Academy
  http//www.rai.rostel.ru/

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Southern Federal University Facts

• Faculties 35
• Departments 225
• Study Programs 80
• Students 40741
• Foreign Students 500
• PhD Students 1519
• Staff - 8258

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Southern Federal University Academic Programs

• Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Physics, Medical
  Physics
• Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences,
  Informational-and-Measurement Technologies and
  Systems
• History, Philosophy, Psychology
• Romance Germanic Philology, International
  Journalism, Telecommunications
• Economics, World Economics, Law
• Radio Engineering, Automation Control,
  Microelectronics
• Teachers Training
• Architecture and Design

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Southern Federal University Priority Research
Themes

• Multi-processing supercomputers with mass
  parallelism
• Synergy and control in biomechanics
• Mechanics of deformable solids
• Metal ion lasers
• Research on radio wave propagation for radio
  system design and operation
• Boundary problems and associated integral
  equations and abstract functions
• Mathematical hydrodynamics and applied
  mathematics
• Fine organic synthesis
• Metal electrochemistry

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Southern Federal University Priority
Research Themes
(continuation )

• Piezoelectric instrument making,
  ferro-piezoelectric science of materials , high
  technologies and production
• Theory of singular and pseudo-differential
  abstract functions and its application to
  problems of mathematical physics
• Physics, crystal chemistry and technology of
  ferroelectrics
• Physics and ferroelectric semi-conductors
• Physical and chemical systems, coordination
  chemistry
• Physiology and higher nervous activity
• Electrodynamic modeling of microwave frequency
  elements and devices etc.

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Southern Federal University International
Cooperation Statistics

• SFU currently cooperates with 350 foreign higher
  educational establishments and organizations
• SFU has collaborating agreements with more than
  120 international universities and organizations

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Southern Federal University International
Academic Mobility

• Foreign Specialists and Students Received (year
  2005) 301
• Foreign Students Received (year 2006) 407
• Specialists and Students Sent Abroad - 336

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Southern Federal University International
Project Experience

• Modernization of Management Structure of Rostov
  State University (GEPARD) TEMPUS T_JEP-08545-94
• Cross-Regional Network in the Field of University
  Management for Best Practice Dissemination
  (CROSSUM) TEMPUS NP 22106-2001
• Russian Association of University Managers and
  Administrators (RAUMA) TEMPUS SM_SCM_
  TO34B04-2004
• University Network of Credential Evaluators
  (UNET) TEMPUS JEP_25071_2004

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Southern Federal University International
Project Experience

• CRDF - Scientific and Academic Eco-Analytical
  Center of Systems Research, Mathematical Modeling
  and Geoecological Safety of Southern Russia
• DAAD - Russian Language for the Beginners in
  Russian Federation
• Bosch Foundation - Free Russian-German Institute
  of Journalism
• US Department of State Russian-American
  Institute of Journalism
• Carnegie Corporation of NY, MacArthur's
  Foundation Center for Advanced Studies and
  Education (Rostov CASE)
• EU Center of EU Documentation

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Southern Federal University
Professional Development Centers

• Center for Southern Russia International
  Relations Specialists Retraining
• Russian Association of University Managers and
  Administrators (RAUMA)
• Southern Informative Consultative Center for RF
  EC Mobility Assistance
• http//ricmobil.rsu.ru//