Baykalsky State University of Economics and Law
Baikal State University (BSU),[1] also known as Baikal National University of Economics and Law, is a Russian state university in Siberia. It was founded in 1930.
Description
BSU provides under-graduate, graduate, post-graduate and advanced education in Economics, Management, Law, Applied Computer Science in Economics, Journalism, Psychology and Sociology.
BSU includes the Institute of Commerce in Irkutsk, branches in Chita, Ust-Ilimsk, and Bratsk,; College of Business and Law, College of Trade and Economy, Post-Graduate and Post Doctoral Courses in 17 areas. There are also Training and Re-training Centers.
The BSU enrollment is over 30000 students. The Main Campus employs 585 professors, associate professors and instructors. The number of PhD students is over 700. Over 100 Candidate of Science theses and Doctor of Science theses are defended annually.
BSU has over 1,500 computers in a local intranet with Internet access. The library contains over a million volumes. 20 computer classes and 15 large reading rooms .
New Building
BUS has 11 buildings, high-rise dorms, a health maintenance facility for 50 visitors, recreation centre on the bank of the Angara River, sport and cultural centers (including a cinema), a number of cafeterias and cafes.
Annually, the faculty publishes more than 100 teaching aids, books and monographs.
BSU receives over 14 million rubles per year in research funding. Research projects are done on request of Rosobrazovanie of the Russian Federation, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, the Russian State Scientific Foundation, International Foundations, Irkutsk Oblast and Chita Oblast governments and regional municipalities.
Over 60,000 students have graduated from BSU and about 500 Ph.Ds and Assistant Professors have defended their theses for 77 years.