Kazan Federal University

Among the subjects of special pride are the creation of non-Euclidean geometry by Nikolai Lobachevsky, the discovery of the chemical element Ruthenium by Karl Klauss, the theory of chemical structure of organic compounds by Aleksandr Butlerov, the discovery of electron paramagnetic resonance by Yevgeny Zavoisky and acoustic paramagnetic resonance by Semen Altshuler, the development of organophosphorus chemical compounds by Alexander and Boris Arbuzovs and many others.

Since its inception, the university has prepared more than 70 thousand professionals. Among the university students and alumni there are outstanding scholars and famous people such as the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin, writers Sergei Aksakov, Leo Tolstoy, Pavel Melnikov-Pechersky, Velimir Khlebnikov, composer Mily Balakirev, and painter Valery Yakobi.

The Main Campus of Kazan Federal University located in Kazan is divided into 16 institutes, 3 Higher Schools and two faculties. The university also has two branches in Naberezhnye Chelny and Yelabuga.

The university offers the majority of its programs in Russian. Prospective students who do not speak Russian are required to participate in a one-year language training course at KFU International Preparatory School. Teaching in English is provided for several programs throughout the university at Specialist and Master levels.

Physics, mathematics and IT

Institute of Physics
I. Lobachevsky Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Information Technologies
Institute of Information Technologies and Intelligent Systems
Institute of Engineering

Natural Sciences

Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies
Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology
Institute of Environmental Sciences
Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry

Humanities

Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication
Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications
Institute of International Relations
Institute of Psychology and Education
Faculty of Law

Economics and public administration

Institute of Management, Economics and Finance
Higher School of Business

There are also several independent academic units which do not award higher education degrees, such as Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Advanced Training and Staff Retraining, Higher School of Public Administration, and some others.

Site: https://eng.kpfu.ru/