| Orenburg State University | |
| Native Name: | Оренбургский государственный университет |
| Latin Name: | Universitas Publica Orenburgensis |
| Former Name: | evening department of the Kuibyshev Industrial Institute (14.09.1955-1.1.1971) Orenburg Polytechnic Institute (1.1.1971-25.10.1994) Orenburg State Technical University (25.10.1994-25.01.1996) Orenburg State University (since 25.01.1996) |
| Motto: | Russian: Ученье разум просвещает |
| Mottoeng: | Learning enlightens the mind |
| Type: | Public |
| Administrative Staff: | 3,000 |
| Rector: | Sergey Miroshnikov |
| Enrollment: | 43,000 |
| Undergrad: | 40,000 |
| Postgrad: | 3,000 |
| City: | Orenburg |
| State: | Orenburg Oblast |
| Country: | Russia |
| Coor: | 51.778°N 55.108°W |
| Campus: | urban |
| Website: | www.google.com |
| Qs Eeca: | 401-450 |
| Qs Eeca Year: | 2022 |
| Qs Eeca Ref: | [1] |
Orenburg State University (Russian: Оренбургский государственный университет, Orenburgskiy gosudárstvennyy universitét), previously known as Orenburg Polytechnic Institute (Russian: Оренбургский Политехнический Институт, Russian: ОГУ, OGU), is a university in Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
The university was founded in 1955 as a branch of Kuibyshev Polytechnic Institute. In 1971, it converted into Orenburg Polytechnic Institute. In 1994, it became Orenburg State Technical University. In 1996, converted into Orenburg State University. In 2014, Orenburg State Institute of Management integrated with Orenburg State University.
The university employs more than 1,200 academics and 1,800 support staff. More than 40,000 undergraduates and 3,000 advanced degree candidates are enrolled.
The university's main campus is composed of four education buildings, a dining hall, a health-improving and physical training gym with sport grounds, a library, students’ polyclinic and the Chapel of Saint Martyr Tatiana.[2] The OSU campus also includes:
The university has many connections with foreign universities in Germany, Japan, Portugal, Finland and some other countries.
OSU has a Japanese Information Center, opened in 2006. The main goal of the Japanese Center is to develop economic, scientific, and cultural ties between Russia and Japan at the regional level, popularize all aspects of cooperation in the business environment, the university community, and the general public. Japanese language courses are organized on the basis of the Japanese Information Center.
In addition, the university has centers for English, Chinese, German, French and Slavic languages.
Students with excellent academic performance have the opportunity to participate in a student exchange program and study in Japan, Germany and Finland.