Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Dean Valentin Sobolev, Prof., DSc

The faculty was founded on February 12, 2011 on the basis of the Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Department of Physics and Optical Engineering, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In August 2018 the following departments were added to the faculty: Engineering Graphics and Advertising Technology, History of Russian Statesmanship, Professional Pedagogics, Physical Training and Sport Technologies, Philosophy and Sociology.

Initially the faculty was established to fulfill the following tasks:

• to unite scientists ready to implement modern complex fundamental projects in the field of mathematics and natural sciences;
• to provide high-quality fundamental training of bachelors, masters and engineers together with institutes of Ural Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, branch institutes and enterprises of the Russian Federation;
• to optimize the university structure eliminating the duplication of study areas;
• to provide the unified educational policy when teaching students the courses in mathematics and natural sciences;

Today Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is the fundamental faculty teaching students of the whole university basic, general disciplines, and also trains highly skilled specialists in the field of humanities, mathematics and natural sciences.