SGU Welcomes the Vice Rector of IRKUTSK State University Siberia to Broaden the Spirit of Academic and Science Collaboration
On the 28th of February 2023, Swiss German University had a chance to be the host of a campus visit with the Irkutsk State University from Siberia, Russia. Irkutsk State University is an institution that specializes in social science, engineering and natural science. ISU facilities include 8 educational institutions, 11 faculties, the scientific library that is one of the largest University libraries in Russia.
At present, the University consists of 11 faculties and 8 educational institutions. Over 14500 thousand students, including 880 foreign students from 23 countries, and more than 1155 lecturers work there. ISU offers bachelor, master, post-graduate programs for more than 18,000 students that have opportunity to specialize under the supervision of world-known scientists, ISU has multiple Majors The purpose of this visit is to explore the scientific and academic collaboration between universities. Among other facilities Irkutsk State University has the Center for Advanced Training and Retraining, 3 research institutes, Interregional Institute of Social Sciences, Center for New Information Technologies, Baikal Research and Education Center, department for post-graduate and doctoral courses, scientific libraries, astronomical observatory and botanic garden.
Furthermore, The University faculties and institutions are located in 14 educational buildings in Irkutsk. The majority of these buildings are of great historical and architectural value. They date back to the 18th-19th centuries. Senior students of all the faculties have specialized courses and internship in laboratories and scientific research institutions of ISU and Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. After a long exchange of information and knowledge between Irkutsk State University and Swiss German University, both parties had finally agreed to sign the MOU to be a partner university with exploration of collaboration and academic in mind.
Contributor: Tangguh Izzannur Alam – International Office Department
