Orel State Medical University

Orel State University is unique in many ways. It is the only classical university Orel, a member of the Association of classical Russian universities. It is the only institution in the region, which is training on a wide range of areas and specialties of higher and postgraduate education, training, re-training (more than 300). It is the only institution that gives professionals the region most humane professions - doctors and teachers. Combining fundamental classical training with professional practice-oriented, Orel State University - the only one in the region - produces chemists, physicists, biologists, mathematicians and other professionals in the priority areas of science and economy.

The University has a rich tradition of training for foreign countries. Over the past 40 years, various forms of training were more than five thousand foreign students from nearly 60 countries. Currently, the university on the basis of interstate and intergovernmental treaties and agreements, and contracts with various organizations and individual contracts trained more than 250 foreign students and trainees.

For the first time the origins of the idea about creating a higher educational institution in Orel dated back to the First World War, when the intelligentsia of the provincial center, developing the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of 1916, created the "commission for the establishment of the polytechnic national university" in January-March 1917. The same year in May, the question of its establishment was discussed by the Orel City Commission on Public Education. The result of the work was the report sent on September 7, 1918 to the Provincial Executive Committee, which concluded that it was necessary to establish a university in Orel with a set of classical faculties.

The University has successfully developed international activities. Continues active integration of Oryol State University in the world educational, research and innovation space. Due to the significant positive changes in all areas of the university has increased markedly the importance of Oryol State University at the international education market and its attractiveness to foreign students. As a confirmation of increased international university status significantly increased the number of foreign citizens from different regions of the world who wish to study in Orel State University.