Type Federal university Rector Elena V. Kudryashova Location Arkhangelsk, Russia Phone +7 818 221-61-00 | Established 2010 Students 20870 Total enrollment 17,470 (1 Apr 2015) | |
Former names Archangelsk State Technical University Address САФУ имени М.В. Ломоносова, nab. Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 163002 Founded 8 June 2010, Arkhangelsk, Russia Similar M V Lomonosov Pomor St, Northern State Medical, Arkhangelsk State Technical, Astrakhan State Technical, North‑Caucasus Federal University | ||
Resource center for inclusive education of northern arctic federal university
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Russian: Северный (Арктический) Федеральный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова), or NArFU for short, is a Federal University established in Arkhangelsk pursuant to Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev’s Decree dd. 8 June 2010 on the basis of Arkhangelsk State Technical University (ASTU).
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History of establishment
NArFU was set up on the basis of Arkhangelsk State Technical University (ASTU). The Rector of the University is Elena V. Kudryashova, professor, PhD. On 12 July 2011, the University was restructured through merger with state-owned high and vocational schools – M.V. Lomonosov Pomor State University, Emperor Peter I Forestry Engineering College in Arkhangelsk, Severodvinsk Technical College – and renamed into M.V. Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University. The university bears the name of the 18th century polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, born in the Arkhangelsk region.
NArFU incorporates 17 institutes
Colleges
Academic year
The University's academic year is divided into two semesters. The first semester normally runs from September to December, the second – from February to June, with breaks in the early January for Christmas holidays and summer holiday running throughout July and August.
Branches and other institutions
NArFU branches are located in Severodvinsk and Koryazhma. Two more are to be opened in Kotlas and Nenets Autonomous District. Among the University’s infrastructural elements are several technology centers – Shared-Use Equipment Center "Arktika", Innovative Technological Center "Arctic Oil and Gas Laboratory Research", Arctic Remote Sensing Center, Forest Monitoring Center. The University plans to open the Innovative Technological Center "Modern Technologies to Process Northern Bioresources" and the patents and intellectual property protection office.
Sport
The university has signed a cooperation agreement with All Russian Bandy Federation.[1]