Today Kostroma State University has 8 institutes, 43 training profiles, about 8 thousand students, more than 500 teachers.
The priority directions of KSU development are new materials, information and social technologies. Supporting areas - natural, human and social sciences, mechanical engineering and other applied engineering technologies, light industry technologies, culture and art, biotechnology.
KSU is not only an educational institution of higher education. Today it is the center of development of the region, which is successfully integrated into the economic, social and public spheres of life.
The university has established strong ties with large enterprises, where students complete their practical training from the 2nd year of their studying, and are employed after graduation. In collaboration with industrial production, KSU is engaged in research and development activities.
Specialists with a Kostroma State University diploma are in demand in the systems of education, creativity, sports and culture, in legal organizations, in the timber and wood processing industries, which are one of the priorities in the economy of our region.
Compared to the universities in our neighboring regions, the share of employment of KSU graduates who remained to work in their native land is the highest - 70%. Such firgures indicate a decent level of training of KSU graduates and the readiness of large industrial enterprises in the Kostroma region to accept them.
KSU students have the opportunity to take internships in partner universities of Europe and China, participate in contests and competitions of the all-Russian and international levels.
And within the walls of their university, young people receive not only a high-quality education, but also live a rich and interesting extracurricular life. Dozens of student associations are successfully working at KSU, where students reveal their talents: they engage in sports, creativity, and volunteering. And the KSU Song Theater, created more than 10 years ago as an amateur group, has long established itself as a professional musical theater, not only within the university, but also among residents of the Kostroma region.
Kostroma State University, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, has ambitious plans, confidently looks ahead and gives its students a decent start and a clear guide to successful career development.