NORTH-CAUCASUS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY

федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Северо-Кавказский федеральный университет»

NCFU is a flagship in higher education in the North Caucasus

North-Caucasus Federal University is the largest higher education institution in the North Caucasus. Following the development strategy determined by the Government of the Russian Federation, the university has become a core of the scientific, educational and cultural life of the region.

NCFU makes a great contribution to the scientific development of the region and the country. Thirty world-class innovative research and education centers, 33 research laboratories, 19 small innovative enterprises “NCFU INCOM” have been established here. Research is conducted in the priority areas of Russian science: food biotechnologies and oil and gas search, exploration and extraction technologies, nanomaterials and information telecommunication technologies, energy saving technologies. Today the scientists of the university implement 56 projects that received federal support.

NCFU is a key participant in modernization of the regional economy. Thus, Stavropol has become the landmark pharmacological center of Russia thanks to the unique technologies developed by the scientists of the federal university. Based on these technologies, Stavropol Dairy Plant produces pharmacopoeial lactose, which helped make the Russian pharmaceutical market independent of imports.

North-Caucasus Federal University continues to strengthen its positions in the international arena. The number of foreign partners has been growing. Today NCFU cooperates with universities, research and education centers of 36 countries as part of 112 agreements and contracts. Particular attention is paid to the partners from Western Asia, and there is a reason for that.

It is NCFU that has been supervising this region since 2014 pursuant to the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The university actively develops student and staff academic mobility. Annually, the university's representatives take a training course lasting for several months at the top universities of Germany, Spain, Great Britain, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal. NCFU successfully implements seven joint educational programs with Sapienza University of Rome, Heidelberg University, the University of Lisbon, Dresden University of Technology, 50 bilingual educational programs (in English and Russian).

The pedagogical work system of NCFU has been recognized as one of the leading systems of the kind in Russia.

The university is among the leaders in terms of the number of laureates and winners of the Russian National Award “Student of the Year.”

All these initiatives of the university are highly appreciated in Russia and abroad. Thus, in 2019 NCFU became the only university in the North Caucasus Federal District to be included in Top 300 universities in the prestigious ranking QS EECA. In 2020 the university was ranked among Top 10 in-demand Russian universities.

To keep up with the times and meet the region's and country's needs are the tasks that North-Caucasus Federal University sets itself. And it really succeeds.

NCFU in facts and figures

  • Nine institutes in Stavropol and two branches in Pyatigorsk and Nevinnomyssk
  • 156 fields of study and specialties in higher education
  • about 25,000 students from 81 regions of the Russian Federation and 54 countries
  • the Department of Military Studies that implements training programs in military occupational specialties
  • 758 professional development or professional retraining programs.

Address: 1, Pushkin street, bld. 20, Stavropol, 355017, Russia

Tel. + 7 8652 95-68-13

E-mail: selcom@ncfu.ru

License: series 90Л01 №0009291, Reg. №2242 of July 01, 2016 valid indefinitely

The university underwent state accreditation for six years, Order of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) № 408 of March 27, 2020

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