Happy Birthday, dear Mr. Rector!

10:16, August 1, 2015

Colleagues, partners, students and academic staff of Ural Federal University congratulate Victor Koksharov on his birthday

Today Victor Koksharov, UrFU Rector, celebrates his 51th Birthday. An authoritative leader, one of the youngest rectors in the country, a connoisseur of history, an outstanding speaker, a loving husband and father - today his colleagues and partners tell about business and personal qualities of the Rector.

The hero of the day celebrates this wonderful anniversary with relatives and friends. In the meantime university receives numerous congratulations. Colleagues, partners, students and academic staff of Ural Federal University congratulate Rector on his birthday.

Victor Koksharov was born on August 1, 1964 in Kamensk-Uralsk, Sverdlovsk Region. He graduated from the History Department of Ural State University in 1986, six years later became a PhD in history.

He held senior positions in the administration of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region. In May 2004 he was appointed Minister of International and External Economic Relations of the Sverdlovsk region. In 2007-2009, he was the chairman of the regional government.

Ural Federal University is one of the leading universities in Russia founded in 1920. UrFU is located in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Ural region, an economic, industrial, scientific and cultural center of Russia. The university is the project office of the Ural Interregional Research and Education Center "Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials" designed for solving tasks of "Science" National Project.