is a typical university that embodies the idea of combining teaching and science, where students have excellent opportunities to approach modern scientific research. Novosibirsk State University is located in Novosibirsk, the third most populous city in Russia. In 2009 it was evaluated as one of the 29 state scientific universities in the Russian Federation (including the State Nuclear Research University and the State Technical Research University) and is the only university in the country that works closely with science academies.