South West State Univesity

South West State University

Address: 94, 50 let Oktyabrya, Kursk, 305040, Russia

Tel.: +7 4712 504800, 504799, 504803

Fax: +7 4712 504800, 50 48 03

E-mail: rector@swsu.ru

www.swsu.ru

Rector: Sergey G. Emelyanov, Professor, Grand PhD in techniques and technology

Date of foundation: 1964

Total number of students: 9000

Type of higher educational institution: State educational institution

of higher professional education.

Departments:

Faculty of technologies and design

Law Faculty

Mining Faculty

Faculty of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics

Machine-building Technologies and Equipment

Information Computing Technology Faculty

Faculty of Economics

Construction and Architecture Faculty

Type of education: full-time

Degrees and terms of education:

Bachelor – 4 years

Specialist – 5 years

Master – 2 years (with Bachelor degree)

PhD – 3 years

Preparatory course of Russian: University’s Centre of International Education offers Russian Language training programmes as well as training on other disciplines. Students study for 6-9 months from September to June.

Tuition fees:

Bachelor and Specialist studies – 63 000 rubles per year.

Master studies – 70 000 rubles per year.

PhD studies – 125 000 rubles per year.

Other expenses:

Insurance – 2 000 rubles per year.

Accommodation - 55 rubles per month.

Visa & registration – 2000 rubles per year.

Accommodation: students are provided with accommodation in the hostel with protected territory which is located in a walking distance (5 min) from the University building. The dormitory consists of blocks of 4 separate rooms for 2 or 3 students.