Murmansk Arctic State University
Murmansk Arctic State University is the northernmost university of Russia as well as one of the smallest Russian Flagship universities. University campuses are located in three cities: Murmansk - the biggest city of circumpolar world as well as the largest Arctic deep-sea port, and Apatity / Kirovsk - mining- and tourism-specified towns at the center of Kola Peninsula, surrounded by ancient Khibiny mountains.
MASU offers a wide range of training programs and research activities in the fields of social issues and humanities, environmental and biological sciences, creativity and entrepreneurship, IT and hard industries, etc.
In 2021, MASU was recognized as the leading university in research quality located in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Facts and figures
| Web | http://www.masu.edu.ru |
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| Year Established | 1939 |
| Total Number of Staff | 340 |
| Number of Academic Staff | 220 |
| Number of Students | 2100 |
| Focus Areas | Education and Social issues Northern history and culture Arctic environment and biology Geology and ore-mining Arctic design and urban studies Big data
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| Web link for international students | http://www.masu.edu.ru/en |
| Fields of Study Offered | Teacher training and education science (broad programmes) Design Craft skills Humanities (broad programmes) Social and behavioural science (broad programmes) Journalism and reporting Business and administration (broad programmes) Law (broad programmes) Life science (broad programmes) Physical science (broad programmes) Mathematics and statistics (broad programmes) Computing (broad programmes) Mechanics and metal work Electricity and energy Electronics and automation Chemical and process Mining and extraction Architecture and town planning Medicine Health (others) Social services (broad programmes) Hotel, restaurant and catering Travel, tourism and leisure Sports Environmental protection (broad programmes) |