Approaching the Century Jubilee (Interview with the Rector D.A. Endovitsky)

Abstract

In his interview, the Rector of Voronezh State University highlights the milestones of VSU’s history and its achievements during the centennial working experience. The history of Voronezh State University goes back to 1918, when the staff and students of Yuriev (former Derpt) University moved to Voronezh owing to the German occupation of Estonia. Today Voronezh State University is one of most renowned universities in Russia, the largest research university in the Central Black Earth Region. Its world competitiveness can be demonstrated by the fact that VSU is listed among the top universities in international and national rankings such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking, Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking, Interfax, Rating of Russian universities. The advanced forms of interaction between University and business partners and enterprises were described, such as centers of corporate training (VSU has more than 10) and corporate postgraduate courses (cooperation with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Bionorica SE and others). The University is piloting the convergent educational programs, e.g. “Medical cybernetics”, mathematical modeling in pharmaceutical studies, experimental technical school for gifted children.