January 25th is marked in Russia as Tatiana’s Day, in honour of Saint Tatiana of Rome. It is also celebrated across the country as Russian Students’ Day. On this day back in 1755 Empress Elizabeth signed a decree founding the first university in Russia, Moscow State University. Since then, Tatiana has been known as the patron saint of students. Read more
Vernadsky CFU’s Military Training Centre held a special training session in Techniques and Methods of Teaching Opposing-Force Tactics and Firearms Training. Read more
2021 has been yet another challenging year for all of us. Yet many wonderful things happened as well and thanks to all the dedicated people in our community we were still able to provide, facilitate, or fund diverse learning and research opportunities the best way the current situation allowed us to. Read more
Researchers at Vernadsky CFU have created a unique oligonucleotide-based flu vaccine. Read more
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University crowned its 2021 Miss Vernadsky CFU on Wednesday, December 15th. The contest has been an annual tradition at the University for many years. Read more
Vernadsky CFU participated in the 8th annual VUSPROMEXPO exhibition which took place from 8th to10th December in Sochi. Read more
There are more than 2,000 international students currently studying in Crimean universities. They represent 50 countries, including India, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Palestine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Congo, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Jordan, and many others. Thus, the traditions that have been established on the peninsula back in the middle of the 20th century, when Crimean higher education institutions welcomed their first international students, are being continued to this day. Since then, over 25,000 international students from nearly every continent and almost all UN member states have graduated from Crimean universities. Read more
Dear international students!
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations on the beginning of a new academic year at Vernadsky CFU!
Every year, the Russian Federation government offers thousands of government-funded seats for international candidates, and the number of international applicants admitted to study at various Russian institutions of higher learning through the quotas issued by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education grows annually. In academic year 2019/2020, it exceeded 13,000. The following year, it reached almost 15,000. This year, it is set to rise to 18,000. Read more
Every year on May 25, Africans and the rest of the world celebrate Africa Day to mark the determination of the people of Africa to liberate the continent from foreign domination and exploitation as well as the birth of the African Union. Read more