Welcome to Baikal State University

Baikal State University is located in Irkutsk, a large administrative center in Eastern Siberia, with population of over 600,000. Only 60 km away from Irkutsk there is the world-famous lake Baikal listed among UNESCO’s world heritage sites. Irkutsk is a multicultural city, which helps people of different nationalities fit in the local environment, and many non-residents feel like home here. Irkutsk citizens are friendly and tolerant, and demonstrate a true interest in cultures and ways of other peoples. The university has a long history. Since 1930, it has become a large academic and scientific center, and is currently establishing itself in the international education space. Long-time traditions, highly-qualified teaching staff, well-established scientific schools, and a wide range of academic programs – all these guarantee a high quality training of potential specialists and executives. We gladly invite young people from different countries to study at Baikal State University. More at http://bgu.ru/eng/