Baykalsky State University of Economics and Law
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Baikal National University of Economics and Law is a Russian state educational institution of higher professional learning which provides under-graduate, graduate, post-graduate and advanced education in Economics, Management, Law, Applied Computer Science in Economics, Journalism, Psychology and Sociology. The University was founded in 1930.

The University includes the Institute of Commerce (Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...

), the Institute (a branch of BNUEL) in Chita, Institutes (branches) in Ust-Ilimsk
Ust-Ilimsk
Ust-Ilimsk is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River. Population: 53,000 .-History:An ostrog was built on the present site of the town in the 17th century; however, the modern town was not founded until 1966, during the construction of the Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power...

, Bratsk, Yakutsk; College of Business and Law, College of Trade and Economy, Post-Graduate and Post Doctoral Courses in 17 areas. There are also Training and Re-training Centers.

The enrollment at the University is over 30000 students. The Main Campus employs 585, professors, associate professors and instructors. The number of post-graduate students is over 700. About 100 Candidate of Science theses and a few Doctor of Science theses are defended annually.
Information from the official website http://web.isea.ru/eng/.
The University is very well equipped to provide high-quality education. Over 1,500 computers with Pentium inside are integrated in a local intranet with the Internet access. A well-developed information system, providing access to e-libraries with methodological materials in all subjects, facilitates intensive and innovative teaching methods. The library contains over a million volumes. 20 computer classes and 15 large reading rooms are never empty at weekends. All university departments are equipped with photocopiers. All this puts BNUEL on a par with the leading European universities.

New Building

Baikal National University of Economics and Law is well known in the system of higher professional education due to its innovative approaches to education and modern knowledge-intensive management system. Being a trial site of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Russian Federation, it develops efficient methods for monitoring students' and educators' activities. According to the list of the Ministry of Education and Research, BNUEL is one of the leading economic universities in Russia, giving the pas only to Moscow and St.Petersburg universities. There are 11 buildings, high-rise dorms, a health maintenance facility for 50 visitors, recreation centre on the bank of the Angara, sport and cultural centers (including a cinema), a number of cafeterias and cafes that meet all modern standards.

Annually, the faculty publish more than 100 teaching aids, books and monographs.

The research conducted in BNUEL is both fundamental and applied. The amount of money annually invested in research is over 14 million rubles. Research projects are done on request of Rosobrazovanie of the Russian Federation, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, the Russian State Scientific Foundation, International Foundations, Irkutsk and Chita Oblast governments and regional municipalities.

Over 60,000 students have graduated from BNUEL and about 500 Ph.Ds and Ass.Professors have defended their theses for 77 years.
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