Irkutsk State University

Irkutsk State University
MottoEducation that remains valuable at all times
TypeFederal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education
Established1918
RectorProf. Alexander Schmidt
Faculty1155
Students18,000
Location
Irkutsk
,
Russia

52°16′36″N 104°16′41″E / 52.2767°N 104.278°E / 52.2767; 104.278
Websitehttp://www.isu.ru
University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World1401+ (2024)
RUR World1086 (2026)
THE World1501+ (2025)
Global – Science and engineering
THE Physical Sciences1001+ (2025)
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia251-300 (2022)
National – Overall
Interfax National37-38 (2026)

Irkutsk State University (Russian: Ирку́тский госуда́рственный университе́т) was founded in October 1918 in Irkutsk, Siberia. Nowadays Irkutsk State University is a scientific and educational institution training students in humanities, natural, technical and applied sciences. ISU facilities include 8 educational institutions, 11 faculties, the scientific library that is one of the largest University libraries in Russia. ISU offers bachelor, master, post-graduate programs for more than 18,000 students that have opportunity to specialize under the supervision of world-known scientists.

For decades, Irkutsk University has trained more than 80 thousand specialists, including State Prize winners and writers V. Rasputin, A. Vampilov, and M. Sergeev.

History

Russian scientists, statesmen, patrons of art and science, such as Nikolai Yadrintsev, Afanasy Shchapov, P.A. Slovtsov, S.S. Shchukin, Grigory Potanin and others were founders of Irkutsk State University, many of whom were advocates of Siberian regionalism. The University was opened on October 27, 1918.

Faculties and Institutes

At present, the University consists of 10 faculties and 10 educational institutions. Over 14500 thousand students, including 880 foreign students from 23 countries, and more than 1155 lecturers (142 Dr. Sc. and 625 Cand. Sc. professors) work there.

Irkutsk State University Faculty of History

Notable faculty members

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2024". Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "RUR World University Ranking 2026". Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Times Higher Education Physical Sciences Rankings 2025". Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "National Universities Rankings by Interfax 2026". Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Irkutsk State University". old.isu.ru. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  7. ↑ Official website of ISU
  8. ↑ "ISU - Faculties and Institutes". Irkutsk State University.
  9. ↑ "ISU Astronomic Observatory". Irkutsk State University. Retrieved 2 December 2023.