Astroparticle Physics is one of NSU’s leading subjects for future research and study. It is an interdisciplinary field combining astrophysics, cosmology, and particle physics, aimed at addressing fundamental and phenomenological issues from the origin and evolution of the universe to the study of dark matter and dark energy.
Program goal
The program aims at training highly qualified specialists and the strategic development of astrophysics in Novosibirsk by involving young scientists in the research work at Novosibirsk State University and research institutes of the Russian Academy of Science.
Duration of study
Three academic years
Language of instruction
English
Note! For enrollment you have to submit both original and notarized Russian translations of the required documents to the NSU Admission Office.
Lectures by internationally known experts are included.
During the course of these studies students benefit from contact with scientists from all over the world.
During the first year, students are offered a number of courses and have exams in some of them.
At the end of a three-year course of study and research, students take a final exam to receive a PhD.
By the beginning of the second year students undertake a research project under the supervision of one or more Astroparticle Physics Centre staff members.
Sergei Ivanovich Blinnikov
Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Head scientist researcher at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics SB RAS and NSU
Scientific Associate, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, Tokyo University, Kashiwa, Japan
Alexander Dmitrievich Dolgov
Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor of the University of Ferrara, Head of the Laboratory of Particle Physics and Cosmology in NSU
Igor Ivanovich Tkachev
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Science, Head of the department of Experimental Physics of the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Tuition fees
Tuition fees is U.S. $5,500 per year
Scholarships
Every year foreign students have an opportunity to apply for the Russian Government Scholarship Program
Benefits: full tuition, monthly stipend
Application deadline: depends on the country of applicant
Students who have successfully completed the training program and who have participated in the original research work, can defend their thesis in English before the scientific council. The PhD (doctor of science) degree, awarded by this council, is internationally recognized.