Orenburg State University

History

The university was founded in 1955 as a branch of Kuibyshev Polytechnic Institute.
In 1971, converted into Orenburg Polytechnic Institute.
In 1994, converted into Orenburg State Technical University.
In 1996, converted into Orenburg State University.
In 2014, Orenburg State Institute of Management integrated with Orenburg State University.

Staff and students

Currently the university employs more than 1,200 academics and 1,800 support staff. More than 40,000 undergraduates and 3,000 advanced degree candidates are enrolled. More than 5,000 specialists participate in refresher courses for career enhancement.

Graduates

Campus

The University's main campus is composed of four educational buildings, a dining hall, a health-improving and physical training gym with sport grounds, a university library, students’ polyclinic and the Chapel of Saint Martyr Tatiana. The OSU campus also includes:

1. Dormitories
2. Medical Prophylactics Center
3. Students’ Center
4. The Palace of culture "Russia"
5. The Palace of Yourth Creativity "Progress"
6. The Aesthetic center "Dialogue"
7. OSU Museum
8. Geologic Museum

Faculty of Architecture and Construction

Specialization: Industrial and civil constructing engineering, architecture, design and etc.

1. 1. The chair of highways and building materials
   2. The chair of architecture
   3. The chair of urban cadastre
   4. The chair of design
   5. The chair of descriptive geometry, engineering and computer graphics
   6. The chair of building constructions
   7. The chair of Heat, ventilation and fluid mechanics
   8. The chair of Technology of building production

Institutions and research centres

1. Institute of Bioelements is the satellite centre to Trace Element — Institute for UNESCO in Russia
2. Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology
3. Laboratory electronic media for educational purposes
4. Small Academy of Public Administration
5. Interdepartmental laboratory of geographic information technologies
6. Interdisciplinary Regional Centre of Training and Retraining
7. Meteorological Training Station
8. Research Institute of History and Ethnography of the Southern Urals
9. Research Institute of Regional Economy
10. Research Centre for monitoring of buildings and structures
11. Research and Education Center of Biochemical Physics of Nanosystems

Anthem of the Orenburg State University

Lyricist: Y. Belousov
Music: V. Litvinov

In the steppe land, the meandering of the Ural rivers,
Where the glorious city Orenburg situated
There was an idea and became a fertile -
To erect a temple of culture and science.

Future generations willing
Love the motherland, believe in the light of knowledge,
Hard to break down all barriers,
We founded the university.

To the recognition of the path is always long and thorny,
We go forward in time to the tune.
United and became very dear to us
Our sweet home - a favorite OSU.

Appreciate the talent and golden hands.
Students uncover treasures.
Plough field for a young science,
Reliable support in life give.

Give strength to all and a little luck!
Leave in the affairs of big aspirations trail!
Good luck, victories and inspiration,
Our Orenburg University!

Rectors

1. Aleksander Burba (1971-1983)
2. Ramses Abdrashitov (1983-1987)
3. Anatoly Kozachenko (1987-1989)
4. Victor Bondarenko (1989-2006)
5. Vladimir Kovalevsky (2006-2015)
6. Zhanna Ermakova (since 2015)