IRKUTSKSTATEUNIVERSITY

Irkutsk, 2018• Founded in 1918, ISU gave an impulse to the development of higher

HISTORY OF ISUeducation in Siberia and Russian Far EastДля региона:драйверэкологически-ориентированной
•1949- the Branchof the Eastern-Siberian Academy of Sciencesэкоwasestablished
Since thattime ISU has been the main
UniversityномикиinиIrkutsk.
решениядемографических
проблем
to train specialists for regional academic institutes.

Для–России:•1990-snew departments and programs openedреализатор уникальных конкурентных
•2000-s – modernization and extension of international contactsпреимуществ, связанных с озером Байкал
•2014 – Eastern-Siberian Academy of Education joined ISUДля мира:•2016– Departments of Eurasian Linguistics
University (Irkutsk Stateнаучно-образовательныйи экологическийLinguistics University) joined ISUресурс мирового класса, основанныйна –уникальныхкачествахвсемирной
th anniversary и•2018
Celebration of 100
sinceISU’s foundationизвестности о. БайкалISU TODAY
the leading scientific andeducational institution in theregion

7 institutes and 10 faculties:
humanities, natural, technicaland applied sciences
over 14 000 students
53 PhD programs
3 research institutes
scientific journals

ISU TODAYSCIENTIFIC LIBRARY(since 1919, 3 millions of items);

BOTANICAL GARDEN(since 1940, the only one in the region);
NEUTRINO TELESCOPEGAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY TUNKAASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY (since 1931)

ISU IN RANKINGSДля региона:•драйверThe only university of the region listed in the topэкологически-ориентированной эко200 QS University Rankings: BRICS and EECAномики и решения демографических проблем
2016/2017Для России:•реализаторNational ranking-2016:уникальных конкурентных

Ranged 36th in the nomination “Education”преимуществ, связанных с озером БайкалДля мира:научно-образовательный и экологическийресурс мирового класса, основанныйна уникальных качествах и всемирнойизвестности о. Байкал

CONNECTIVITY through developing
international projects• Multi-vector approach in developing international
cooperation: educational and academic ties withEuropean and Asian partners• Over 100 cooperation agreements• 13 Double Degree programs and joint programs with
universities of China, the USA, Germany, France,Poland, South Korea, Japan and Australia• Research projects supported by foreign educationalorganizations and foundations

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLPROJECTS• Education through science: connecting young scholars
and professionals• International

Summer schools and conferences
organized in partnership withKiel University (Germany),
University Savoie Mont Blanc (France),
Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland),
University Paris VIII (France),
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna)

ISU and LOCAL COMMUNITY:
focus on social cohesion• ISU Centers for informal studies:➢Centre for Chinese language«ISU Confucius Institute»;➢Centre for Korean language;➢Centre for Polish language;➢UNESCO Chair in Water Resources
ISU’s projects support• the dialogue of cultures and social cohesion
ISU• trains experts shaping regional economic and politicalagenda

RESEARCH.

Developing research projects that advance• Baikal Siberia’s potential,• innovative economy,• environmental management

RESEARCH PROJECTS
Among participants 170
research fellows andover 700 lecturers.
Annually appr. 200 projects get
support from national andinternational funds•The Russian government megagrant inparticle physics;•The Russian government megagrant inarcheology;•5 large grants from the Russian ScienceFoundation;•over 40 grants from national foundations (ex. theRussian Foundation for Basic Research)

GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY
Tunka-HiSCORE••

World’s largest
International project••

On the base of Tunka-138
array
Construction started in2012.

BAIKAL NEUTRINO TELESCOPE•••

Baikal as a tool
Volume 1 km3
Depth up to 1200 m
3600 m9567810100 m

1111366 m

100 m

212431318141.5km

600 m171516

Research of streams of high energy muons and neutrinos in the cosmicrays, search for rare processes and new types of elementary particles, suchas magnetic monopoles and massive particles – candidates for the role ofdark matter«Asymmetric reply to theLarge Hadron Collider»

KEY RESEACH AREAS FORCOOPERATION•

Astroparticle physics and gamma-astronomy.
Neutrino astronomy. Cosmic rays.

•Metal complex catalysis. Chemistry ofmacromolecular compounds. Quantum
chemistry•

Slavistics Studies. Linguistics. Russian as aforeign language.

•Comparative study of physiologicalmechanisms of environmental adaptation andstress tolerance•

Post-soviet migrations and diasporas studies•

Archaeology, Quaternary Geology andPaleoecology of Siberia

Toward 100th-anniversary
On October 25-27, 2018 ISU is going to celebrate its
100th-anniversary:• Having new ambitious plans and projects• Developing progressive thinking• Strengthening its leadership as the center for theintegration of regional science and education• And promoting new international projects tocontribute to connectivity between regions

It is great honour for ISU to invite you
to join celebrate events dedicated toits 100-anniversary