The Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, NEFU, (in Russian: Северо-Восточный федеральный университет имени Максима Кировича Аммосова; in Sakha: М. К. Аммуоhап аатынан Хотугулуу-Илиҥҥи федеральнай университет) previously known as Yakutsk State University (in Russian: Якутский государственный университет имени Максима Кировича Аммосова), is one of Russia's ten federal universities. NEFU's main campus is in Yakutsk (Sakha Republic), and it has two other campuses in Sakha (one in Mirny and one in Neryungri) as well as one in Anadyr in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
The official name is Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education. The undergraduate student population numbers over 16,000, while more than 500 students are engaged in postgraduate work. 1,600 academic staff are employed at the university. Of these 200 hold doctor’s degree, 800 are candidate of science degree. There are 15 institutes, 9 faculties, and 3 university branches in Mirny, Neryungri and Chukotka, and 5 major research institutes. Students and staff have free access to the Ethernet and Wi-Fi.
History NEFU was officially established in April 2010 on the basis of Ammosov Yakutsk State University. The university holds the name of Maksim Kirovich Ammosov, a statesman of Soviet Yakutia. Recent reforms in the Russian Federation created a new network of federal universities.
Academics Institutes Source: of Medicine of Finance and Economics of Mathematics and Computer Science of Physics and Technologies of Sports and Physical Education of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies of Psychology of Languages and Cultures of the Peoples of the Russian North-East Teacher Training Technological of Civil Engineering of Natural Sciences Mining
Faculties
of History of Philology of Law of Road Construction of Geology and Survey Faculty of Pre-Undergraduate Education offers preparatory courses to schoolchildren
Branches
Neryungri Technical Institute (branch) of North-Eastern Federal University Mirny Polytechnic Institute (branch) of North-Eastern Federal University Chukotka branch of North-Eastern Federal University
Research Institutes There are five research institutions including: Institute of Mathematics, Health Institute, Institute of Applied Ecology of North with LAZAREV MAMMOTH museum and lab, Institute of Regional Economy of North, OLONKHO Institute, KULAKOVSKY Institute.
Traditions Awards A Kate Marsden scholarship is given to the best English language program student each year at the Institute of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies.
Community engagement Source: Institute of Lifelong Professional Education Faculty of Pre-Undergraduate Education
Notable alumni Evgeniya Mikhailova (Educator, researcher, philanthropist, and politician) Georgy Balakshin (Olympic boxer) Viktor Lebedev (Freestyle wrestler)
Contacts 58, Belinsky Street, Yakutsk
Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 677891
References
External links
Information Official site in English