ALTAI UNIVERSITY

Altai State Medical University (AGMU) is one of the leading medical universities of Russia in the West Siberian part, conducting high-quality medical training. Altai State Medical University is located southeast of Russia in Barnaul city, the capital of Altai Krai. For sixty years the Altai State Medical University has been a supply of qualified specialists engine for the regional healthcare system. 25 thousand doctors and pharmaceutics have graduated from the university, who work in the Altai region, in the Republics of Altai and Tuva, in countries near and far abroad. 90% of doctors and pharmaceutics in the Altai region are AGMU alumni.

Altai State Medical University is administered by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. It is one of the major hubs for research, education, and cultural exchange. The international community in the university shares their social heritage with each other and hence adopts each other’s culture. Altai Medical University has produced more than 30 thousand graduates. There are more than 4000 students studying yearly at AGMU. Most of the students are from the Russian Federation with about 1000 international students.

Altai State Medical University – a unique holistic body that brings together doctors both on the basis of professional communication and on the basis of common interests and hobbies. University absorbed the experience and achievements of the pupils of different generations. Society graduates of all generations Altai Medical University – unbreakable brotherhood.

International Educational Activities

Altai State Medical University began accepting foreign students in 1991. In February 1994, the faculty of foreign students has been organized. The faculty carries out the preparation of foreign students in the specialties: “General Medicine”, “pharmacy”, “Pediatrics”, “Dentistry”. 

In 2001, the university started a new department to work with foreigners. Today, Altai medical university has about 2000 international students from India, Sri Lanka, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, China, Mongolia, Morocco, Afghanistan, as well as citizens neighboring countries: Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Armenia, Uzbekistan.

Science and Innovation:

Innovative scientific development is a priority activity of Altai State Medical University. The desire of the university to meet modern trends of state policy in the field of innovation in science and technology is the basis of the successful implementation of scientific projects by AGMU scientists. Altai State Medical University is actively involved in the implementation of innovative projects in the field of basic and clinical research. AGMU scientists’ initiatives receive recognition at the federal and international levels. A reflection of the professionalism of the scientific staff of the University is the high degree of trust on the part of government customers and investors in innovative scientific research. Development of the resource base and the significant potential of research projects define the vector of development of the modern university.