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Yugra State University

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Yugra State University
Russian: Югорский государственный университет
Typepublic
Established2001 (2001)
RectorRoman Kuchin
Students3200
Address
16 Tchekhova Street
, , ,
Russia

61°00′04″N 69°01′48″E / 61.00111°N 69.03000°E / 61.00111; 69.03000
Campusurban
Websiteugrasu.ru

The Yugra State University (YUSU; Russian: Югорский государственный университет, ЮГУ) is a public university in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

History

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The university was founded in 2001 by the initiative of the Government of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug on the basis of branches of educational institutions existed in Khanty-Mansiysk: the Tyumen State Agricultural Academy, the Nizhnevartovsk State Pedagogical Institute, and the Siberian State Automobile and Highway Academy.[1]

In 2003, a new main building was built for the university. At that time it became the tallest building in Khanty-Mansiysk.[2] In 2007, the university included the following state educational institutions: the Surgut Petroleum Technical School, the Nizhnevartovsk Petroleum Technical School, the Lyantor Petroleum Technical School, and the Nefteyugansk Industrial College. They became branches of the YUSU.[1] In 2013, the university became a center for training the Olympics 2014 volunteers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "University". ugrasu.ru. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ханты-Мансийск: Открылось новое здание Югорского государственного университета". REGNUM (in Russian). 11 July 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Год до Сочи. О волонтёрах и олимпийском огне". АиФ (in Russian). 14 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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