For more than 10 years now South Ural State University is among the leading research and educational centres in the field of training specialists in Additive Technologies (15.04.01 Mechanical Engineering: Additive Technologies programme).
What are additive technologies? These are innovative methods of manufacturing goods by applying a material layer by layer (3D printing, creation of multi-functional coatings, etc.). This is the future of industry!
The SUSU Institute of Law is a modern law school that is developing and conducting research activities in Russia and abroad. It trains lawyers for business structures, law enforcement agencies, state and local government bodies, bar associations, prosecution offices and the judicial system. The Institute of Law consists of seven departments, Expert Technology Research and Education Centre, and Practical Jurisprudence Centre.
In the May issue of the Scientific Reports journal, a research by an international team of scientists from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, India, and Russia was published. Its topic was the advanced features of flowmeters. The team also included our fellow-countryman, Deputy Head of the SUSU Research Laboratory for Self-Validating Sensors, Systems, and Advanced Instrumentation Vladimir Sinitsin.
This research covers the use of machine learning for modelling of heat transfer in nanofluids.
The first meeting of the Council on Artificial Intelligence of the Chelyabinsk Region chaired by Governor Alexey Texler was held at School 21 of South Ural State University. The event brought together experts in the field of digital technologies, representatives of science, education and business.
According to the head of our region, the Chelyabinsk Region pays special attention to the development of artificial intelligence, actively implementing the decree of the President of the Russian Federation and the provisions of the "Artificial Intelligence" federal project.
How does a lie detector work? Vladimir Kodkin, Professor of the SUSU Department of Automated Electric Drive (who once took a polygraph test himself), answers.
The principles of operation of a lie detector are based on the fact that the human body reacts to attempts to deceive, causing changes in the functioning of internal organs.
If we consider a person as a complex structure, the polygraph partly intersects with the principles of diagnosing the human condition that I previously studied and conducted research on.
As part of the grant implementation, a delegation of the university’s teaching staff headed by the Director of the “Digital Ural” Centre for Training Top-Level IT Specialists Aleksandr Gollai and manager of the academic programme for training top IT personnel Dmitriy Topolsky have taken training under the supplementary professional education programme. The programme was organized by the Analytical Centre for the Government of the Russian Federation jointly with the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and was held July 14th through July 18th.
Rector of South Ural State University Alexander Wagner and Director of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization "Centre for Social and Cultural Adaptation of Foreign Citizens in the Chelyabinsk Region of the Government of the Chelyabinsk Region" Mikhail Podobed signed a cooperation agreement aimed at comprehensive support and integration of foreign citizens coming to our region to live, study and professionally develop.
The SUSU Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities has created unique conditions for obtaining higher education, allowing graduates to successfully work in the modern information media space. On the one hand, this is a complete educational cycle – Bachelor’s degree – Master’s degree – postgraduate study. On the other hand, a powerful production base for studying - a world-class media complex. But first things first.
Graduates will be in demand not only in the Russian, but also in the international labour market.
Can't imagine your life without sports? You want to become a specialist in tourism and hospitality? You are a creative person who likes to develop unique signature recipes? You can study all of that and more at the Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service of South Ural State University.
The Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities traditionally offers applicants the most popular academic programmes (6 Bachelor's degree programmes and 8 Master's degree programmes). It trains journalists, philologists, historians, theologians, art historians, sociologists, philosophers, specialists in advertising and public relations.
In 2016, the School of Economics and Management was created on the basis of 26 departments and 4 faculties. Ten years have passed since opening of a new division in the university structure, so it is possible to sum up the intermediate results of the path travelled. At technical universities, economists have always been actively engaged in practical research: for almost 70 years, scientists have focused on issues of economics and management in manufacturing.
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has completed the selection of experts to conduct a cross-university examination within the framework of the Priority 2030 program. 156 experts will participate in the cross-university examination of the Priority 2030 program. Federal State Autonomous Scientific Institution "Sociocentre" with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
According to the National University Ranking study, annually conducted by the Interfax Information Group, South Ural State University has taken the 32nd place in the composite 2025 ranking. SUSU holds the first place among universities in Chelyabinsk, and the second place among universities of the Ural Federal District in this composite ranking.
The 2025 survey includes 369 Russian universities. The ranking is performed against such criteria as Education; Research; Social Environment; Collaboration; Innovations and Entrepreneurship; and Brand.
The Admissions Campaign at South Ural State University gains momentum. Aleksandr Erlikh, enrolling in the Institute of Engineering and Technology, has become the ten thousandth applicant who has presently submitted his documents to our university.
Aleksandr has chosen the programme in Automation of Technological Processes and Production, which is among the top most in-demand fields in our country.
Do you wish to study somewhere where your intelligence, ambitions and desire to move forward are truly valued? The SUSU Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is a place where students do not just attend lectures, but work on scientific discoveries, participate in international projects and launch their startups even before graduation.
U.S. News & World Report American journal has published its 12th issue of the Best Global Universities ranking.
Among the ranking participants are 2551 universities, including 41 universities from Russia. South Ural State University has topped the best Russian universities in this ranking.
Universities were assessed against 13 indicators, including: Publications, Total Citations, International Collaboration, Regional and Global Research Reputation.
The SUSU School of Medical Biology is an elite growth point in breakthrough areas of global scientific development. The structure of the SUSU School of Medical Biology includes four departments, national and international research laboratories, advanced research and education centres training in-demand specialists.
Delegation from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics paid an official visit to South Ural State University. This meeting with our colleagues from China opens up new prospects for joint projects in the fields of scientific research and training of specialists.
SUSU and ZUA are long-time partners. South Ural College, where students learn IT and engineering, had been created at this Chinese university jointly with SUSU.
For international students of South Ural State University (SUSU), summer is not just a time for relaxation but also an opportunity to immerse themselves in Russian culture and traditions while practicing their Russian language skills. They are happily doing all of this at the “Olimp” student camp.
This year, more than 20 international students from different countries are taking part in the session. All of them are enrolled in various programs at SUSU.
An innovative UKME-1500 electric vehicle for public works has been presented at the INNOPROM 2025 international industrial exhibition. It was created by the "Heart of the Urals" Advanced Engineering School jointly with JSC "Kurgandormash". This is an important step towards environment-friendly technologies and independence from import in the utility machinery sector.
South Ural State University welcomed the 8000th applicant of 2025. She is Varvara Boychenko, who chose the programmes of Polytechnic Institute and School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science.
Varvara applied for several programmes: «Instrumentation Engineering», «Cybersecurity», «Design, Production, and Operation of Rockets and Rocket-Space Complexes». On the Unified State Exam, Varvara passed Russian, major Math, Physics, and Computer Science, scoring a total of 340 points.
Chelyabinsk applicants still have a chance to enrol in state-funded programmes.
Do you wish to develop your skills in the field of information technology? Are you interested in designing the latest technology, equipment, and control systems? Are you eager to learn more about the specifics of working with neural networks? Then you should enrol in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of South Ural State University!
At the international industrial exhibition “Innoprom-2025”, a ceremonial signing of a bilateral agreement took place to support the implementation of a top-level educational program in information technology between South Ural State University (SUSU) and “Kompass PLUS”, LLC.
A roundtable discussion on the topic «Implementation of strategic projects of technological leadership within the «Priority-2030 program» was held on the second day of the «Innoprom-2025» international industrial exhibition. The meeting, which was attended by the Rector of South Ural State University, Alexander Vagner, was held in the Community Center of the new UrFU campus.
The participants of the roundtable were representatives of universities, academic institutions, businesses, state authorities, public figures, and experts in the field of the topic under discussion.
The conference "Robotics Strategy. Region-county-country. The components of success" was held as a part of the business program of the country's main industrial exhibition. Alexsander Wager, the Rector of South Ural State University, performed as the speaker.
By 2030 Russia should get into the list of the TOP 25 countries in the world in terms of robotization density which implies the introduction of over 100,000 industrial robots into the technological processes of Russian companies.
