Ural Federal University - UrFU

Ural Federal University is one of the leading and largest universities of Russia, a federal innovation platform, located in Ekaterinburg — the capital of 2023 FISU World University Games. Ural Federal is the project office of world-class Ural Interregional Research and Education Center (UIREC) "Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials", aimed at successful completion of national project 'Science' tasks.​​ Ural Federal University (UrFU), established in 1920, brings together fundamental education and innovative approach towards the challenges of modern times and is continuously improving its position on the world stage.

Ural Federal University offers more than 460 Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral (PhD) degree programs in natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities in Russian and English.

Currently the university is home to 36 000+ students, among them there are 4 400+ international students from 101 countries of the world. There are more than 4 500 faculty members, including top-notch Russian and foreign experts.

 Ural Federal University is located in Ekaterinburg, the 4th largest city in Russia, with a population of 1.5 million. This is a major economic, industrial, scientific and cultural hub on the border between Europe and Asia.

Ural Federal University constantly works on building a global reputation and is ranked among the best universities in the world:

• 13th among Russian universities (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2021)
• 27th of the best universities of the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (Quacquarelli Symonds 2021)
• 84th among BRICS countries universities (QS University Rankings: BRICS 2021)
• top 201-250 in Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 
• QS World University Ranking by Subject 2021:
  Petroleum; Social Policy & Administration; Leisure Management 51-100; History; Philosophy 101-150; Archaeology 151-200; Arts & Humanities 245; Materials Science 351-400; Mathematics 301-350; Natural Science 396; Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Technology; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Physics & Astronomy; Chemistry 401-450; Social Sciences & Management 334; Arts and Humanities 401-450; Computer Science & Information Systems 451-500

Cutting-edge facilities and career opportunities
Ural Federal University boasts state-of-the-art research infrastructure: 72 research excellence centre, 164 research & development labs (12 labs headed by top-notch global researchers: Jean Jouzel, Nobel prize co-winner – head of Climate and Environmental Physics Laboratory; Rolf Zinkernagel, Nobel prize winner – co-head of Experimental Immunophysiology & Immunochemistry Key Center of Excellence, etc.); a nanotechnology center, an astronomical observatory, and shared knowledge centers with modern electronic microscopes, spectroscopes and analyzers.
UrFU employability rate is 90%, working with leading Russian and international companies like Sberbank, Gazprom, Rosatom, Rusal, Unilever, Siemens, Fanuc which offer students internship and employment opportunities.

Study for free with a Russian Government Scholarship
Every year the Russian government offers grants to international citizens for study in Russia, covering tuition fees, monthly scholarship, accommodation. To get more information and apply, you can contact a Russian Embassy or Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian Centre for Science & Culture) in your country.
Apart of that, if you would like to study in Russia for a short period of time, you can participate in international student mobility programs or summer/ winter school at UrFU.