| North-Caucasus Federal University | |||||
| Native Name: | Северо-Кавказский Федеральный Университет | ||||
| Other Name: | NCFU | ||||
| Established: | 1930 | ||||
| Accreditation: | Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Russia) | ||||
| Type: | Public University | ||||
| Rector: | Dmitry Nikolaevich Bespalov | ||||
| Students: | 25,000 from 59 countries [1] | ||||
| Postgrad: | 1,000 | ||||
| Faculty: | over 2,000 | ||||
| Campus: | Urban | ||||
| Location: | 2 Kulakova Ave., Stavropol, Russia 355029 1 Puskhin St., Stavropol, Russia 355017 Pyatigorsk, Russia Nevinnomyssk, Russia | ||||
| Language: | Russian, English, French | ||||
| Mascot: | Southern Elephant | ||||
| Colors: | Blue and white | ||||
| Website: | http://www.ncfu.ru/
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| Qs Eeca: | 251-300 |
| Qs Eeca Year: | 2022 |
| Qs Eeca Ref: | [2] |
North-Caucasus Federal University, abbreviated as NCFU is a public university in Stavropol Krai, Russia with campuses in Stavropol, Pyatigorsk and Nevinnomyssk. It was established in 2012 as a flagship university of the newly created North Caucasian Federal District by merging Stavropol State University, North-Caucasus State Technical University, and Pyatigorsk State University of Humanities and Technology.
North-Caucasus Federal University (NCFU) was established subject to a respective Decree by President of the Russian Federation (No. 958 of July 18, 2011) and an Order by the Government of the Russian Federation (No. 226-p of February 22, 2012) through a merger of three universities located in the Stavropol Region – North-Caucasus State Technical University, Stavropol State University and Pyatigorsk State University for Humanities & Technology.The university comprises 9 institutes in Stavropol and 2 institutes (affiliates) in Pyatigorsk and Nevinnomyssk.
NCFU was rated among 40 top Russian universities (according to the National university ranking by Interfax).
| Originated by | Name of university ranking | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS QuacquarelliSydmonds | QS World University Rankings (EECA University Rankings) | 251-300 | |
| QS QuacquarelliSydmonds | QS World University Rankings (BRICS Rankings) | 231-240 | |
| SCImago | The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) (Higher educ.) | 619 | |
| Interfax | National university ranking | 35 |
NCFU mission is to develop human and intellectual capital thus promoting competitive social and economic development in the areas of the Russian Federation that belong to North-Caucasus Federal District.
| Originated by | Name of university ranking | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian science citation index | Higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation, i-citation index in Russian science citation index | 27 | |
| Rating agency expert (RAEX) Analytics | Top-50 Russian universities in the field of “Information technologies” (RAEX) | 46 | |
| Rating agency expert (RAEX) Analytics | Top-50 Russian universities in the field of “Economics and management” (RAEX) | 24 | |
| Analytical center “Expert” | Subject ranking of scientific efficiency (Faculties ranking)“Economics and management” | 27 | |
| Analytical center “Expert” | Subject ranking of scientific efficiency (Faculties ranking)“Humanities” | 27 | |
| Analytical center “Expert” | Subject ranking of scientific efficiency (Faculties ranking)“Social sciences” | 19-23 |
The university has a number of relationships with universities in more than 40 countries.
In 2020, the North-Caucasus Federal University established the Great Caucasus format together with the Abkhazian State University, the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia and the South Ossetian State University. The four universities will work more together and spread the use of the Russian language.[3]
The university has an academic staff of around 1,500 members.Student body of about 25,000. From 2017 on, following a respective order by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, a Resource Training Center for Persons with Disabilities has been functioning at NCFU.Alina Levitskaia – Rector, NCFU; 2012 to August, 2019.Irina Soloveva – Acting Rector, NCFU; August – October, 2019.November 2019 – Dmitry Bespalov was appointed as NCFU's Acting Rector and in July 2020, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, he was appointed to the post of rector of the North Caucasus Federal University.