North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU)

Russia

Address: 58 Belinskogo St., Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, 677000, Russia

Permafrost Studies, Mining Engineering, Arctic Technologies

Named after M.K. Ammosov, NEFU was established in 2010 by merging Yakutsk State University (founded 1956) and other institutions. It is a major federal university for North-Eastern Russia, focusing on Arctic studies, permafrost, mining, engineering, and indigenous cultures.

Domains taught:

Civil Engineering, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Materials, Software Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong focus on circumpolar cooperation, partnerships with Arctic universities and research centers; ties with regional mining companies.

Research:

Research on permafrost and cold climate engineering, geology and mining in the Arctic, indigenous languages and cultures, biodiversity of the North-East, and climate change impacts.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

2000

Current students***:

16000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

80000

Pros

Leading federal university for North-Eastern Russia, unique expertise in permafrost and Arctic studies.

Cons

Remote location, harsh climate.

Best For

Arctic studies and permafrost engineering

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Most Similar Schools Locally

North-Eastern State University sits close to this institution on geotechnics, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability; it covers physics as well, and is far smaller, with about 3,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
For students who like the geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and materials focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Siberian Federal University fits well: it covers physics and electrical and electronics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 26,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of ecology and sustainability, materials and life sciences can consider Far Eastern Federal University, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
A good alternative in the same country is Tyumen State University, which likewise covers ecology and sustainability, materials and life sciences; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Murmansk Arctic State University sits close to this institution on geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and life sciences; it is far smaller, with about 5,000 students against roughly 16,000 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Seen from abroad, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) is a close relative on subject matter, since geotechnics, ecology and sustainability and life sciences are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
University of Canterbury in New Zealand pursues a similar profile in geotechnics, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability, and it is larger, enrolling about 27,121 students against roughly 16,000 here, and is also a public institution.
University of Aveiro in Portugal shares the ecology and sustainability, materials and life sciences orientation of this institution, and it covers marine science and chemistry as well, and has almost the same size, at about 14,280 students.
On content, University of Wollongong in Australia and this university are close, as both teach civil engineering, ecology and sustainability and materials; it is larger, enrolling about 31,908 students against roughly 16,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Students considering a move abroad can look at Toulouse Capitole University in France, where software engineering also form the core, and it covers finance and statistics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 20,000 students against roughly 16,000 here.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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