• Motto in Latin: Cogitare. Agere. Consequi.
• Motto in English: Think. Act. Achieve.
• Established: 1920
• Total Enrollment: 36 200
• Faculty Members: 4 800
• Alumni: 380 000
• Number of Educational Programs: 462
• 4 300+ international students from 101 countries

Ural Federal University (UrFU) is one of the largest higher educational institutions in Russia bringing together fundamental education and innovative approach towards the challenges of modern times.

Our aspiration is to become a world-class university in the heart of Eurasia committed to the complex and sustainable development of research and teaching. 

Ural Federal University is home to 35 000 students from 101 countries of the world and more than 4 500 faculty members including the top-notch global experts in the spheres of natural sciences, engineering and social sciences. Our Institutes offer more than 460 Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Programs in natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, economics and management taught in Russian and English. The number of UrFU alumni exceeds 360 000.

Breakthrough studies are pursued in 72 research excellence centres. The university is open to international collaboration having more than 500 partners all over the globe and being an active participant of such initiatives as BRICS Network University, SCO Network University, CIS University.

Ural Federal University constantly works on building its global reputation and is currently ranked amongst the world's top universities:

• placed 331 in QS World University Rankings 2021
• 27th of the best universities of the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (QS Quacquarelli Symonds 2021)
• 14th in U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings Best Global Universities in Russia (2020)
• 11th among Russian universities (Expert RA rating agency 2020)
• 58th among BRICS countries universities (QS World University Rankings: BRICS 2019)
• top 251-300 in Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings 2018 
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