1. Southern Federal University Elena D. Ryabenkaya Deputy Director, International Relations Department Rostov-on-Don, Russia

2. Southern Federal University Roots Rostov State University http://www.rsu.ru/http://www.rsu.ru/ Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering http://www.tsure.ru/http://www.tsure.ru/ Rostov Teachers’ Training University http://rspu.edu.ru/ http://rspu.edu.ru/ Rostov Architecture & Art Academy http://www.rai.rostel.ru/ http://www.rai.rostel.ru/

3. Southern Federal University Facts Faculties – 35 Departments – 225 Study Programs – 80 Students – 40741 Foreign Students – 500 PhD Students – 1519 Staff - 8258

4. Southern Federal University Academic Programs Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Physics, Medical Physics Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Informational-and-Measurement Technologies and Systems History, Philosophy, Psychology Romance & Germanic Philology, International Journalism, Telecommunications Economics, World Economics, Law Radio Engineering, Automation & Control, Microelectronics Teachers’ Training Architecture and Design

5. Southern Federal University Priority Research Themes: Multi-processing supercomputers with mass parallelism; Synergy and control in biomechanics; Mechanics of deformable solids; Metal ion lasers; Research on radio wave propagation for radio system design and operation; Boundary problems and associated integral equations and abstract functions; Mathematical hydrodynamics and applied mathematics; Fine organic synthesis; Metal electrochemistry;

6. Southern Federal University Priority Research Themes: (continuation ) Piezoelectric instrument making, ferro-piezoelectric science of materials, high technologies and production; Theory of singular and pseudo-differential abstract functions and its application to problems of mathematical physics; Physics, crystal chemistry and technology of ferroelectrics; Physics and ferroelectric semi-conductors; Physical and chemical systems, coordination chemistry; Physiology and higher nervous activity; Electrodynamic modeling of microwave frequency elements and devices; etc.

7. Southern Federal University International Cooperation Statistics SFU currently cooperates with 350 foreign higher educational establishments and organizations SFU has collaborating agreements with more than 120 international universities and organizations

8. Southern Federal University International Academic Mobility Foreign Specialists and Students Received (year 2005) – 301 Foreign Students Received (year 2006) – 407 Specialists and Students Sent Abroad - 336

9. Southern Federal University International Project Experience Modernization of Management Structure of Rostov State University (GEPARD) TEMPUS T_JEP-08545-94 Cross-Regional Network in the Field of University Management for Best Practice Dissemination (CROSSUM) TEMPUS NP – 22106-2001 Russian Association of University Managers and Administrators (RAUMA) TEMPUS SM_SCM_ TO34B04-2004 University Network of Credential Evaluators (UNET) TEMPUS JEP_25071_2004

10. Southern Federal University International Project Experience CRDF - Scientific and Academic Eco-Analytical Center of Systems Research, Mathematical Modeling and Geoecological Safety of Southern Russia DAAD - Russian Language for the Beginners in Russian Federation Bosch Foundation - Free Russian-German Institute of Journalism US Department of State – Russian-American Institute of Journalism Carnegie Corporation of NY, MacArthur's Foundation – Center for Advanced Studies and Education (Rostov CASE) EU – Center of EU Documentation

11. Southern Federal University Professional Development Centers Center for Southern Russia International Relations Specialists Retraining Russian Association of University Managers and Administrators (RAUMA) Southern Informative Consultative Center for RF – EC Mobility Assistance http://ricmobil.rsu.ru//