Kalmyk State University

Founded in 1970, Kalmyk State University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Elista (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Kalmykia Republic. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Kalmyk State University is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 4,000-4,999 students) coeducational higher education institution.

Kalmyk State University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the unit rank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.

KalmSU campus covers over 75,909 m². and it's home to more than 8,000 students from different countries. Kalmyk State University has 7 academic buildings. There is a scientific-experimental farm unit, bases of recreation and practice, a testing field, a mini-farm, a botanic garden, a center of new informational technologies, a house of culture, a sport complex, a scientific library with 6 departments and 7 reference rooms, with total area of 4 500 m² and a book collection of more than 1,000 000 exemplars. University dormitories accommodate 1,300 students. There is a preventive health resort for 75 rooms, 7 dining rooms for 500 seats.

Highly qualified teaching staff which consists of 500 lecturers, including 70 doctors, professors, 285 associate professors, 12 academicians and corresponding members of the various academies of sciences of Russia leads educational and research work.

Their professionalism, competence, academic achievement, the daily hard work contribute to the prosperity of the university, the success of its graduates. Much attention is paid to the employment of future graduates. Kalmus prides itself not only in being a progressive institution but one that plays a role in preserving and developing Kalmyk’s unique culture.