Altai State Medical University is a public university in Barnaul, Russia. The university was known as Altai State Medical Institute until 1994. Altai State Medical University is one of the leading medical university in Russia located in the West Siberian part of the country. It is functioned by more than 60 departments and has seven faculties. The university conducts high-quality training programs with 25,000 leading teams of doctors and pharmaceutics for the regional healthcare system. The university stands for one of the central hubs for research, education and cultural exchange.
The University was established after great work undertaken by the Altai Regional Committee of the Party. First Secretary of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party Alexander Georgiev, in his memo on «The organization of the Altai State University» to the Ministry of Higher Education of the Soviet Union on Dec. 6, 1972 grounded the need of a new institution of higher education in the Altai region with multi-instruction, because the region urgently needed highly qualified specialists.
It was founded by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR in 1954. ASMU was known as the Altai State Medical Institute until 1994.
Recognition of Altai State Medical University:
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- National Medical Commission (NMC)
- The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
- World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
- The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)
- Faculties
The university has seven faculties:
- General medicine
- Pediatrics
- Pharmaceutics
- Stomatology
- Hygiene and disease prevention
- Nursing
- Further vocational education
HISTORY
The University was established after great work undertaken by the Altai Regional Committee of the Party. First Secretary of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party Alexander Georgiev, in his memo on «The organization of the Altai State University» to the Ministry of Higher Education of the Soviet Union on Dec. 6, 1972 grounded the need of a new institution of higher education in the Altai region with multi-instruction, because the region urgently needed highly qualified specialists.
In 1972, the Regional Committee of the CPSU and the Regional Executive Board appealed to General Secretary LI Brezhnev with a persuasive letter about opening a university in Altai. 27 December, 1972 the Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee considered it and found the establishment of the Altai University well-reasoned and timely. December 31, 1972 Bureu of the Regional Committee and the Regional Executive Board adopted a resolution «On organization of Altai State University», which defined practical steps to establish the university. March 27, 1973 the Council of Ministers of USSR adopted Resolution № 179 of the opening of the University in Barnaul. May 25, 1973 resolution № 279 was adopted by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. Pursuant to the decision the Ministers of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the USSR and the RSFSR issued orders 274 and 229 on the organization of the Altai State University. In September 1973, ASU started up the educational process.
Order of the Ministry of Higher Education of the RSFSR № 253 dated May 29, 1973 shaped the initial structure of the university. In accordance with the order there were five faculties in the university: History and Philology, Law, Economics, Chemistry and Biology, Physics and Mathematics. Education in 9 specialties was provided: history, philology, law, labor economics, planning and organization of industrial production, chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics and economic cybernetics. In 1973 training of historians, linguists, lawyers, and economists was begun. Next year the university began education of chemists, biologists, mathematicians, physicists. Then the structure of the university underwent some changes.
In 1973, two more faculties were introduced: law and historical-philological faculty (not yet approved by the Ministry of Higher Education of the RSFSR: the order of their organization was issued later, on Jan. 2, 1974).
On May, 29 candidate of science in History, associate professor Neverov V.I. was appointed the first rector of the Altai State University recommended by the Regional Committee of the Communist Party.
ADMISSION
To enroll at Altai State University, you will need to provide the Admission Board with the following set of documents in electronic form or in person.
For Bachelor’s Degree Programs:
- High school certificate or diploma (with examination results or transcript) or Secondary professional (or vocational) education diploma (with transcripts), legalization, certificate of recognition (if needed) and notarized translation into Russian.
- Passport or other identity document.
- 2 colored photos 3×4 cm.
- Application form.
- Documentary proof of Russian language proficiency.
- Medical certificate, certifying absence of medical contraindications for studying (including the results of HIV/AIDS test, Wassermann Reaction test, Chest X-Ray test as well as dates of taking these tests).
For Master’s Degree Programs:
- Bachelor’s Degree diploma (with transcripts), legalization, certificate of recognition (if needed) and notarized translation into Russian.
- Passport or other identity document.
- 2 colored photos 3×4 cm.
- Application form.
- Documentary proof of Russian language proficiency.
- Medical certificate, certifying absence of medical contraindications for studying (including the results of HIV/AIDS test, Wassermann Reaction test, Chest X-Ray test as well as dates of taking these tests).
For Postgraduate Programs:
- Master’s Degree diploma (with transcripts) and Bachelor’s Degree diploma (with transcripts), legalization, certificate of recognition (if needed) and notarized translation into Russian.
- Passport or other identity document.
- 2 colored photos 3×4 cm.
- Application form.
- Documentary proof of Russian language proficiency.
- Medical certificate, certifying absence of medical contraindications for studying (including the results of HIV/AIDS test, Wassermann Reaction test, Chest X-Ray test as well as dates of taking these tests).
If the previous credentials were obtained in Russia, the candidate should submit one of the following sets of documents: Master’s Degree diploma (with supplement) and Bachelor’s Degree diploma (with supplement) or Specialist’s diploma (with supplement).
Individuals with disabilities also provide original or copy of one of the following documents:
- Medical Commission Certificate.
- Disability Categorization Certificate.
BARNAUL CITY OF RUSSIA
Barnaul is a city with history of three hundred years, one of the oldest cities of West Siberia, the biggest city of Altai land. It arose due to the wealth of Altai land – huge reserves of copper ore, which was discovered here by Russian miners. The city’s founding father the city is considered to be a famous Russian mine owner Akinfiy Demidov, who built the Barnaul copper smeltery in 1738. This factory gave birth to a new city, which became the biggest “mining city” in Siberia between the XVIII – first half of XIX century.
In 1893 the Barnaul factory was closed. Life in the city came to a standstill for a certain time. But soon Barnaul turned into in a big trade center from a “mining city”.
The gorgeous monuments of history and architecture of Barnaul are evidences of those glorious times. The polished administrative buildings of the mining factory, refined merchants’ mansions, lodging houses, theaters, shops are saved in the city … Classicism style here interweaves with baroque, changing with Stalin’s Empire style. Then Barnaul was such a beautiful city that people called it “Siberian Eldorado”, “a small corner of Saint-Petersburg”, “the most cultural corner of Siberia” and “Siberian Athens”.