Siberian Institute of Soviet Law (1931—1934) Sverdlovsk Law Institute (1935—1954, 1962—1981) A. Y. Vyshinsky Sverdlovsk Law Institute (1954—1962) R. A. Rudenko Sverdlovsk Law Institute (1981—1992) Ural State Law Academy (1992—2014) Ural State Law University (2014—2022)
Motto
Russian: Интеллект, честь, творчество Latin: Intelligentia, honorem, glossarium
V. F. Yakovlev Ural State Law University (USLU, Russian: Уральский государственный юридический университет имени В. Ф. Яковлева, УрГЮУ), formerly the Ural State Law Academy (USLA, Russian: Уральская государственная юридическая академия, УрГЮА), is a public, research university which includes law schools, colleges, faculties and other public graduate and undergraduate educational institutions. USLU's main campus is situated in the Yekaterinburg, Russia. Founded in 1918, USLU is one of the largest law schools in Russia.[1] USLU is organized into 15 schools, colleges, and institutes, located in Yekaterinburg.
National Universities rankings ranked the academy in 5 place of the best Law schools in the Russian Federation.[2] The Federal Agency for Scientific Research in information and telecommunication technologies of The Russian Federation ranked USLU in the 2nd position for the best law schools in Russia in 2008.
[3] In 2004, USLA was awarded by gold medal in "One hundred best universities in Russia".[4]
Institute of Justice (Dean: Professor Nikolay Azaryonok)
Institute of Business and Law (Dean: Associate Professor Roman Bryukhov)
Institute of the Prosecutor's Office (Dean: Associate Professor Vsevolod Chashnikov)
Institute of State and International Law (Dean: Associate Professor Andrey Savitsky)
Institute of Special Educational Programs (Dean: Associate Professor Alexander Sivoplyas)
Institute of Additional Education (Dean: Professor Svetlana Nesmeyanova)
Institute of Pre-University Training (Dean: Professor Maria Bazhina)
Department of Doctoral and Postgraduate Studies (Supervisor: Yulia Zipunnikova)
Departments
Department of Administrative Law (Head: Associate Professor Sergey Khazanov)
Department of Civil Law (Head: Professor Bronislav Gongalo)
Department of Civil Procedure (Head: Professor Vladimir Yarkov)
Department of Constitutional Law (Head: Professor Marat Salikov)
Department of Corporate Law (Head: Professor Vladimir Belykh)
Department of Criminal Law (Head: Professor Zinaida Neznamova)
Department of Criminalistics (Head: Professor Alexander Belyakov)
Department of Financial Law (Head: Professor Danil Vinnitsky)
Department of History of State and Law (Head: Associate Professor Natalya Zipunnikova)
Department of IT Law (Head: Professor Pyotr Kuznetsov)
Department of International Law (Head: Professor Lev Lazutin)
Department of Judicial Activity and Criminal Procedure (Head: Professor Vladimir Bozrov)
Department of Labour Law (Head: Professor Svetlana Golovina)
Department of Land Law, Urban Planning Law, and Environmental Law (Head: Professor Andrey Vinnitsky)
Department of Legal Theory (Head: Professor Dmitry Gribanov)
Department of Physical Education and Sport (Head: Associate Professor Valery Petrov)
Department of Prosecutor's Activity (Head: Professor Yevgeny Yergashev)
Department of Russian and Foreign Languages (Head: Associate Professor Natalya Yushkova)
Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines (Head: Professor Alexander Mitin)
Alley of Justice
Science
Since 1993, the University publishes scientific, theoretical and practical research projects of its students in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice .
International Relations
USLU maintains and develops relationships with a number of leading universities in Europe and the United States.
Alumni
USLU's hockey team
Over the years Ural State Law University trained over 60,000 qualified professionals.
