Russian: Югорский государственный университет | |
Type | public |
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Established | 2001 |
Rector | Roman Kuchin |
Students | 3200 |
Address | 16 Tchekhova Street , , , Russia 61°00′04″N 69°01′48″E / 61.00111°N 69.03000°E |
Campus | urban |
Website | ugrasu |
The Yugra State University (YUSU; Russian: Югорский государственный университет, ЮГУ) is a public university in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The university was founded in 2001 by the initiative of the Government of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug on the basis of branches of educational institutions existed in Khanty-Mansiysk: the Tyumen State Agricultural Academy, the Nizhnevartovsk State Pedagogical Institute, and the Siberian State Automobile and Highway Academy.[1]
In 2003, a new main building was built for the university. At that time it became the tallest building in Khanty-Mansiysk.[2] In 2007, the university included the following state educational institutions: the Surgut Petroleum Technical School, the Nizhnevartovsk Petroleum Technical School, the Lyantor Petroleum Technical School, and the Nefteyugansk Industrial College. They became branches of the YUSU.[1] In 2013, the university became a center for training the Olympics 2014 volunteers.[3]