N.P.Ogarev Mordovia State University now holding a rank of a National research university and it could also be a Federal state budgetary academic institution of higher education which present the whole spectrum of educational programmes for undergraduate (UG), graduate and post graduate (PG) students; among its main activity is prime and applied research, further training and qualification improvement courses for teaching staff and students. it’s the main education institution within the Republic. By the federal edict dated of 20th May 2010 Ogarev Mordovia State University was conferred a category “National research university”.
Founded in 1931 because the Agronomy Pedagogical Institute it gradually expanded and granted the University status in 1957. Its appearance was a milestone within the evolution of quality education within the Republic of Mordovia. the good majority (about 75%) of eligible Mordovian students attend Ogarev Mordovia State University. This determines its important role as a centre of education, research, culture and services for Mordovia and its people. Ogarev Mordovia State University is situated in city Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, 625 kilometers south east of Moscow. With its 30 academic buildings, 15 residence halls (10 for undergraduate students and four for graduate students and one academic staff) it is active in other Mordovian city where it’s 2 Branch.
N.P. Ogarev Mordovia State University has several faculties that offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields of medicine. These faculties are:
Teaching staff is of some 1700 (13,6% of doctors, full professors and 67% of senior lecturers).
Prospective students can choose between a spread of 135 available tracks of undergraduate and graduate study and concentration areas within full-time, part-time and evening programmes.
The University (Ogarev Mordovia State University) features a student population composed of over 13000 full timers, 8000 part timers and 240 evening students. There also are over 305 international students.
Full time curriculum covers 4 or 5-year periods of study counting on degree programme; evening and part-time education requires 6 years.
Bachelor degrees are conferred upon completion of a 4-year period of study. Course duration for MBBS in Mordovia Medical Institute offers 5.8 and 7-year programmes of study respectively.
The learning and teaching methods specialise in direct contact with students through lectures, workshops and practical classes. Throughout their course students are expected to finish theoretical and practical tasks and assignments and to undertake tests and final examinations at the top of every semester.
Active, creative and anxious with research children are welcome to the scholars Council of the University. Throughout the tutorial year tons of educational , scientific, cultural, athletic, informational-analytical and socio-economical activities are organised by the Council. the scholars Council of the University was found out on the 15th of April 1987. It unites the scholars Councils of the schools , institutes and therefore the campus and operates as a self-government body within the University, facilitates the students’ involvement within the managerial supervision over the tutorial activities, ensures the efficacy of the education, develops personal creativity in frames of curricular and scientific activities. the scholars Council implements and promotes the subsequent programmes: “University Festival of the scholars Creativity”, “Students’ Springtime”, “Intellectual Creativity”, “School of Camp Counsellors’ Excellence”, “Prevention of Torts within the Students Community”, Club of the Funny and Inventive, Festival of the youth sub-cultures “You Make Your Own Choice” and lots of other activities and contests. The scholars have an honest opportunity to develop their talents within the vocal and choreographic studios, intellectual and hiking clubs, School of the Youth Leaders Mastership, Club of the Funny and Inventive, games “What? Where? When?”, “Brain-ring”. an excellent number of the spectators are usually attracted by the annual festival Students’ Spring and wonder contest “Sudarushka”.
Sport plays an excellent role within the university life. the scholars are permanently participating and winning various contests in soccer, volleyball, basketball, field athletics and lots of other sport competitions. Sports facilities of the University include 4 gyms, 2 recreational complexes, 3 sports centre. In 2011 a university swimming bath was put into operation as a part of the project “500 Swimming Pools” facilitated by the party “United Russia”. Traditional Sparta Games “Health” and Intercollegiate Student Games in 13 sorts of sports happen on the annual basis. Our students successfully participate and win prizes within the federal and international competitions. The University is pleased with its alumni – world famous athletes Olga Kaniskina, Sergey Kirdyapkin, Denis Nizhegorodov. The University team has twice won the Europian Universities Championship in volleyball. In 2010 and 2011 MRSU was the winner of the Russian-wide contest “University of the Healthy Life-Style”. The University features a well developed social organization . It incorporate of the Department of Social Development, Centre for Students’ Employment Assistance, Trade-Unions, athletic recreational complex, food production facility “youngester”, polyclinics, recreational sanatorium, vacation house “Ogarev”, sports and recreational complex “Rainbow-2” located at the Black Sea coast.
The cultural group of the Centre is organizing all-university activities, concerts, themed evenings, methodically facilitates the honouring activities, festival occasions, contests and festivals at the University, cooperates with the social and artistic bodies of Mordovia and Russia. the foremost bright festive occasions are the freshers rite of passage celebration “Welcome Fresher!” Mirthful activities and musicals dedicated to N.P.Ogarev’s Birthday, entertainment shows dedicated to the scholars holiday “Tatiana’s Day”, the evenings of literature and music happening at the hostels, concert programmes on the Youth Day, City Day, Global Students’ Day. the scholars never loose an opportunity to participate within the contest “Star-fall”, poetic contest “To You My MSU!”, festival of the amateur authors’ songs, vocal contest “Night Gale Grove”, patriotic contest “Bright Hawk”, beauty contest “Miss University “Sudarushka”, festival “Students Spring” etc. The Culture and humanities Centre hosts quite 30 artistic teams, studios and consolidated clubs.
Indian student celebrate all Indian festivals like Holi, Diwali, Durga Pooja, Eid, Bakrid, Ramazan.
Mordovia is situated within the centre of European Union a part of Russia at the intersection of the foremost important transport arteries connecting Moscow – Samara – Nizhniy Novgorod – Saratov. It borders the regions of Nizhniy Novgorod, Ryazan, Penza, Ulyanovsk and Chuvashia being a neighborhood of Volga administrative district . Population – 800 thousand people. The climate is temperate continental. At the junction of the woodland and steppe natural zones the rivers Moksha, Alatyr and Sura are flowing through Mary woods and vast fields. generally there are 114 large and little rivers and 500 lakes. In Mordovia there are pretty 100 areas of outstanding natural beauty including Simkin and park “Smolny”.
The outset of international co-operation of N.P. Ogarev Mordovia State University are often dated back to 1987. it’s at the top of 80-ies – beginning of 90-ies that the university accepted several numerous groups of scholars from Afghanistan, Vietnam and India.By now quite 500 former graduates add different countries of the world: Australia, Algeria, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, India, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Spain, Yemen, Cameroon, Canada, China, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, USA, Syria, Soudan, France, Sri Lanka, and also the so called Soviet union countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Estonia.
