Krasnoyarsk State Medical University is one of Russia’s most prestigious medical institutions. It is situated in Krasnoyarsk. Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, founded in 1942, is a non-profit public higher education institution in Krasnoyarsk Krai’s city of Krasnoyarsk. It is Russian higher education institution that is officially accredited by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The European Association of Medical Schools and the World Federation of Medical Education are also members of the University.
Many courses, training, and specializations at the institution are taught in Russian. Because the institution has been accepting international students for a long time, English is their primary medium of instruction. For some courses, the institution follows an international curriculum. The university is well-known across the world. Students come from a variety of nations, earning degrees and working in a variety of locations. The Medical Council of India, currently called the National Medical Commission accepts the university’s medical degree in India.
Krasnoyarsk is the place of the 29th World Winter Universiade-2019.
There are dozens of hotels of different levels of service. “Hilton Garden Inn Krasnoyarsk” and “Novotel Krasnoyarsk Center” have the official status of four-star hotels. “Ibis Krasnoyarsk Center”, “Krasnoyarsk”, “Amaks City Hotel” and “Oktyabrskaya” have the status of three-star hotels.
Krasnoyarsk is the easternmost Russian city with population of over one million people. It is a pretty compact city. From west to east the city length is about 41 km, from north to south – about 37 km. Krasnoyarsk is divided into two parts by the Yenisei River; its left-bank part is located in Western Siberia, the right bank part – in Eastern Siberia.
The climate is sharply continental. The average temperature in January is minus 15.5 degrees Celsius, in July – plus 19.1 degrees Celsius.
Krasnoyarsk is a large scientific, educational and sports center of Russia. The Siberian Federal University has more than forty thousand students. In general, more than 150 thousand students live and study here.
Krasnoyarsk stands on both banks of the Yenisei River, in a hollow formed by the northern spurs of Eastern Sayan. It is the place, where West Siberian Plain, Middle Siberian Plateau, and Altay-Sayany Mountains come together.
This city is a developed industrial center. The main industries are aerospace industry, ferrous metallurgy, machine building, wood processing, transportation, chemical, food, retail and wholesale services.
Krasnoyarsk is a large transport hub standing at the crossroads of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Yenisei River waterways. The federal highway R255 “Siberia” (Novosibirsk – Krasnoyarsk – Irkutsk) crosses the city, as well as the federal highway R257 “Yenisei” (Krasnoyarsk – Abakan – Kyzyl – the state border with Mongolia). Passenger ships go to Igarka, Dudinka, Divnogorsk.
Krasnoyarsk has two airports: Yemelyanovo International Airport, the largest airport in Eastern Siberia, and Cheremshanka Airport. Direct flights to Athens, Hannover, Salzburg, Lisbon, Beijing, Podgoritsa, Salonika and other destinations are available.
Buses are used as the main form of transport. Also, you can find tram lines in the right-side part of the city, and trolley-bus lines – in the left-side part. In summer time, “river trams” run between the two banks of the Yenisei River. Since 1995, Krasnoyarsk underground is being constructed. Underground lines are deep: 60 m and even deeper. There are five bridges across the Yenisei River.
The largest city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, is also its administrative hub. It is the second-biggest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, and it is located along the Yenisey River. More than 1.1 million people live there. One of the biggest aluminum producers in the nation, Krasnoyarsk is also a significant intersection of the well-known Trans-Siberian Railway. Author Anton Chekhov deemed Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia due to the area’s unparalleled natural scenery. Located 10 kilometers south of the city is the Stolby Nature Sanctuary.
