Frequently Asked Questions

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The Russian education system is a multistage process that encourages lifelong learning. This system includes compulsory general education (kindergartens and schools) and professional education (colleges, technical schools, universities). In turn, professional education is divided into secondary and higher education. Professional development and retraining programs are considered the final educational stage.

Bachelor's and Specialist's degrees

Russia has adopted the Bologna Process, which is a three-cycle educational system consisting of an undergraduate degree (4 years) and a Master's degree (2 years) During their Bachelor's degree, students gain a broad understanding of their chosen specialty, with the opportunity to explore various areas of interest. Graduates with a Bachelor's degree can immediately begin working in their chosen profession, or they can continue their studies at the next level. Additionally, some universities still offer specialist programs, a level that only exists in Russia. Specialist programs provide a more focused education over 5–6 years that emphasizes practical skills.

Master's degree

The Master's Degree is the second stage of higher education in the Bologna Process. To be admitted into a Master's program, applicants must have a Bachelor's or Specialist's degree. These programs are generally more research-oriented, providing students with an in-depth understanding of their chosen subject. Master's programs usually last two years and focus mainly on the Student's ability to independently grasp the material.

Postgraduate program

Postgraduate programs are mainly for training research and teaching personnel. To be admitted into a postgraduate program, applicants must have a Master's or Specialist's Degree. These programs include educational aspects, pedagogical and practical work, and research. Graduate students must choose a scientific area and research topic for their dissertation. In-person, full-time programs are at least 3 years, while part-time programs are at least 4. At the end of the program, successful candidates receive a postgraduate diploma with a qualification ("Researcher", "Research Teacher"). After defending their dissertation, graduate students are awarded a Candidate of Science degree, which is the first of two doctoral-level scientific degrees. Candidates of Sciences are then eligible for the Doctor of Sciences degree (the second doctoral-level scientific degree), which is awarded following the defense of a doctoral dissertation.

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The Point-Grade System is a digital mark for evaluating students' learning activities and achievements. The Point-Grade System is a system for determining the level of student success based on the cumulative principle of assessing academic performance and its results.

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If you want to realize your creative potential or to start a career as a successful athlete, the Ural Federal University will help you with this. Here you will be able to develop your abilities in creativity, improve your physical strength, travel to other countries for performances, as well as organize mass events. Below you will find a list of organizations and projects that can help you reach your goal:

Ural Federal University Sports Club

The Ural Federal University Sports Club organizes sports activities at the university. There are a total of 32 sports teams at the university.

Ural Federal University Sports Club organizes sports sections, sports facilities, events such as Cross-Country Race of the Nation, International Student Sports Day, May Walk, works with the university teams, takes standards of physical culture and sports complex "Ready for Labor and Defense". At the end of the calendar year there is a "New Year's podium" where the best athletes in various categories are awarded. 

Student Art Center

Are you an active, creative person? If you graduated from a music school, trained in a choreographic studio, or led events, the university will give you the opportunity not just to continue what you've been doing, but to take it to the next level.

The organization hosts various events for the university's groups, produces performances, writes scripts for events and administers venues.

If you have a lot of ambition and talent, the university provides an opportunity to develop in the field of creativity and achieve tremendous success. There are many creative groups at UrFU, and you're sure to find something you like.

UrFU Welcome Center

Welcome Center is a student tourism cluster of Ural Federal University.

A joint team of representatives from several student organizations of Ural Federal University, including the Student Union and the Council for Updating and Promoting the Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Urals, are working in the Welcome Center.

The structure of the cluster includes many opportunities for the development of Ural Federal University students:

- traveling around the Urals

- organization of cultural events: visiting exhibitions and theaters

- adaptation of non-resident and foreign students in Ekaterinburg

- actualization and promotion of Urals culture and history

- development of eco-culture in the youth environment

- soft skills development on the basis of UrFU Boiling Point

- mass media

Creative Opportunity Fair 

The Creative Opportunities Fair is traditionally held at the beginning of the academic year to tell students about the kinds of creative activities available at the university. Here you can meet talented students, watch creative teams perform, and become a part of one of them.

The Opportunity Fair is organized by the Ural Federal University Student Art Center. The event takes place over three school days during the big break. It brings together 18 groups of various kinds. Among the creative teams are hip-hop and folk dance, academic singing and pop vocal, three theaters, cheerleading and even a drawing school.

Each group presents itself on the parquet of UrFU in the main academic building: it decorates its stand and gives a demonstration performance. This is an opportunity not only to watch a bright concert between lectures, but also to get personally acquainted with the members of creative teams, ask questions and get information about recruitment.

If you can't find a suitable group for your talents, you can even organize your own creative association. But one condition must be met - the group must be unique in comparison with existing ones.

UrFU ESports league (USL)

UrFU ESports league (USL) is a project of the organizers of the CITADEL tournament series. USL includes championships in cybersports, programming and other thematic events.

This project has become a single platform for tournaments, educational programs, courses and other events. Students are involved in organizing and conducting cybersports events throughout the Sverdlovsk Region.

Rifey Tourist Club

Rifey Tourist Club deals with all kinds of tourism: mountain, water, hiking and skiing tours. In the tourist club there is a climbing section, a hiking and skiing section, a section of sports tourism.

The Tourist Club was founded in 1971.

During the existence of the club dozens of athletes and candidates for the master of sports were trained. Every year in autumn and spring the club recruits university students, trains novice athletes, conducts sports hikes, organizes participation of club members in competitions up to the level of Russian championships. The club organizes training sessions for students in rock climbing and orienteering.

The goal is to develop all kinds of tourism among young people, including university students, to create conditions for improving tourism skills, as well as to organize leisure and sports activities for university students.

Romantic Tourist Club

Tourist Club "Romantic" is a meeting place for lovers of travel and everything related to them, and just good people. The club is engaged in tourism in all its forms since 1951.

Tourist meetings and category tours (hiking, mountain, water, cycling, etc.), multiathlon and weekend hikes, meetings and cultural events - this is the business card of the tourist club "Romantic" today.

Any person who comes to the club can find new friends, learn the wisdom of sports, get expert help in organizing and preparing for hikes or competitions. Always in the club "Romantic" are glad to see people who want to learn about the Sverdlovsk Region, its nature and other regions of Russia and the world through travel.

Lingua-T Linguistic Theater

Lingua-T is a unique polyglot theater that performs plays in foreign languages with consecutive translations into Russian.

Lingua-T is the only polyglot theater in Russia that performs plays in their original language! All productions are accompanied by consecutive translation, organically interwoven into the narrative. Every production is thus a real immersion into the world's best plays by the most famous authors, with the language as a full participant in the action! The theater is a multiple winner and diploma winner of international theater festivals.

5 reasons to join the organization:

1. A unique linguistic theater performing plays in six foreign languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
2. An opportunity to learn languages with teachers and through theatrical performances.
3. The opportunity to try your hand as an actor, to practice acting, stage speech and movement.
4. An opportunity to participate in trips to festivals in Russia and abroad.
5. The possibility of cultural development, broadening one's horizons, acquaintance with the works of foreign authors.

For more information about extracurricular activities check this page.