Cherepovets State University
Cherepovets State University is an educational institution in the Vologda region of Russia. It was founded in 1996 as the Cherepovets State Industrial Institute and Pedagogical Institute.
The university has the following institutes:
- Humanities Institute,
- Institute of Pedagogics and Psychology,
- Institute of Metallurgy and Chemistry,
- Institute of Economics and Engineering,
- Institute of Extra-Mural Education.
The total number of the students at the university is more than 5000.
Admission into the university is based on performance in the Unified State Test. The UST measures the student’s ability to perform in a university setting. In addition an applicant submits a written application and a school-leaving certificate.
University life begins with a solemn ceremony, initiating freshmen into the students. The rector, vice-rectors and deans make speeches and congratulate students on their new status. The monitors hand out student membership cards, student record books and library cards.
Some students pay tuition fees, others may receive scholarships. Some students take a postgraduate course; write Ph.D. theses and later doctoral ones.
Competitions in skiing, basketball, football are held at the university. The university publishes a newspaper, which contains news about students’ life.
External links
http://www.university-directory.eu/Russian-Federation-%28Russia%29/Cherepovets-State-University.html#.UdRXVZyjs3U (Contact Information)