The Foundation of Petrozavodsk State University and Its Present Day

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In 1703 in the estuary area of Lososinka river Peter the Great initiated the construction of a small arms factory. Symaltaneously a settlement for craftsmen to live in was arising next to the factory. It got the name of Petrovskaya Sloboda. In the reign of Katherine the Second the settlement was granted a status of town. Today Petrozavodsk numbering 300 000 inhabitants is not only a large industrial and administrative centre (capital of Karelian Republic) but also a city of science, culture and tourism. Most of the highly-qualified specialists employed in the city and elsewhere in the Republic are Petrozavodsk State University's alumni. The largest in North-West region of Russia Petrozavodsk State University was founded in 1940. At present there are sixteen faculties at the University numbering over ten thousand students who can choose majors in more than 30 specialities and few thousand students who attend different study courses and seminars. There are over 50 Doctor Degree holders and about four hundred Candidate of Sciences Degree holders at the Petrozavodsk State University. In addition to study process and in close collaboration with researches of Northern Europe countries the Petrozavodsk University is highly involved in scientific work on problems of Northern economic region.

Petrozavodsk State University

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