Dear First Year Students, congratulations on your admission to Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, one of the ten federal mega-universities of our country! We welcome all of you – the best graduates of high schools and specialized secondary schools from 8 regions of the Russian Federation and 5 foreign countries. Your Unified State Exam average score is 64.25 points at the university with branches, and the average score of those who enrolled at the main university in Yakutsk is 65.7 points!

Several first year students have very high scores (90 and higher) in one subject on average: Sayiina Ponomaryova, Valeriya Pyanova, Institute of Medicine; Alina Struchkova, Sargylana Popova, Institute of Foreign Philology and Regional Studies; Aleksey Grigoryev, Institute of Physics and Technology; Ayaal Sleptsov, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics. The following students with high scores (80-90) entered the university: Aleksandr Aprosimov, Alina Glukharyova, Diana Solovyova and others, Institute of Medicine; Anna Vasilyeva, Institute of Engineering and Technology; Sergey Sidorov, Aleksey Skryabin, Yegor Baishev, Valeriya Popova, Institute of Physics and Technology; Maria Nikiforova, Ayiina Likhanova, Nikolay Gavrilyev, Institute of Foreign Philology and Regional Studies; Maria Arkhipova, Institute of Finance and Economics; Svetlana Monastyryova, Faculty of Philology; Maksim Kondratyev, Faculty of Law; Maria Filippova, Faculty of Geological Survey.

As of August 10, 192 first year students are eligible for an enhanced stipend. NEFU stipend in the amount of 5,000 rubles will be added to the state stipend on a monthly basis before the first examination period. After the examination period, if you have excellent performance and show extraordinary ability you will have a nice bonus from the NEFU Endowment Fund.

173 students enrolled in engineering and technical specialties that are critical for the sectors of the economy of the republic and the Far East will get an enhanced stipend. Among them are 71 students of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, 27 students of the Institute of Physics and Technology, 26 students of the Faculty of Geological Survey, 17 students of the Technological Institute, 13 students of the Institute of Mining and others.

Based on the results of various competitions, 19 students were enrolled at NEFU. We welcome the winners and runners-up of our North-Eastern School Olympiad as well as of the prestigious Lomonosov Academic Tournament, the All- Siberian School Olympiad, the Future of Siberia open interuniversity competition of the Siberian Federal District, the Hope of Energy competition and others.

From August 10 to 31, 2015 the call for applications for grants of the President of the Russian Federation for gifted students who have shown an aptitude and talent for technical and humanitarian creativity and inventiveness is open. We invite the winners and runners-up of the final stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad, winners of school Olympiads and competitions established by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science to take part in the competition.

For the first time this year ministries, departments and the heads of municipalities took full advantage of their right – timely concluded agreements with the university to establish employer-sponsored places and sent school graduates to NEFU. With an admission plan of 445 target state-funded places in bachelor’s and specialist’s degree programs financed from the federal budget, 431 first year students withstood the competition and won admission. Graduates of secondary vocational schools took an active part this year, the best 668 of them were selected on a competitive basis and became university students. All of them are professionally motivated and have practical skills and abilities in a particular specialty of secondary vocational education. By the decision of the Republic Committee, 127 people were selected and became the students, their tuition will be covered by the Ministry of Vocational Education of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

The grade-rating system for evaluation of academic affairs of students has been introduced at our university since 2011. Therefore, from September 1 each of you is required to familiarize with the Regulation, indices and requirements of departments. Starting from the very first days try not to miss classes, try to be active on seminars and lectures, do creative work in time, and pay great attention to self-guided work.

At NEFU 64% of students get good and excellent marks – and it means stipends, different kinds of material support of inquisitive and curious students. We hope that we don’t need to plead you to study better, because you came for knowledge and practical skills to a Russia’s leading university, which is aimed at successful future together with you and for you!

The Corporate Culture Code, adopted unanimously at the universitywide conference in November 2010, obliges each of us – whether it is a student, teacher or employee, to create an atmosphere of friendship, hospitality, kindness, diligence, mutual respect and trust at the university. The university does not have the favorite ones, it is fair to everyone and each will be rewarded according to their merits. We take care of the prosperity and social protection of every member of our big community of North Eastern Federal University. Any of your personal problems will find a joint resolution.

We take care of your health. Therefore, in the very first days of study you must undergo a medical examination. The Student Medical Center No. 5 was ranked as the best adult medical center of Russia. In the university there is a dental clinic where you can receive dental treatment for free. Your beautiful and healthy smile is a brand identity of the university. The NEFU Health Clinic, thanks to its employees and laboratories equipped with ultramodern facilities and application of high-tech methods of diagnostics and treatment, is becoming famous not only within Russia, but also abroad. In order not to neglect an ailment, and not to confuse health with treatment in a hospital, one needs to go in for sports, and first of all learn how to swim at the Dolgun swimming pool, where you will be trained by qualified specialists free of charge. We are sure that as soon as you learn to swim and hold afloat, you will feel more self-confident and will not get lost in the Ocean of opportunities!

And in our Common Home there is a great many of opportunities for personal growth, discovery of one’s own talents, cultivation of a positive interest, good taste, cultural needs, professional attitude to one’s own and other’s time, formation of responsible comprehension of one’s own life success, acquisition of inner moral convictions and principles, acceptance and observance of ethnic codes of conduct, realization of personal and common goals of development. And it depends on you for the university to become a home for you, too. You will always remember the most important words: “Try not to lose yourself if you don’t want to get lost”. These wise words by the poet Nikolay Dobronravov describe your life period as a student in the best way possible. Each of you is called upon to become a worthy representative of our university for the whole life and carry the proud title of “NEFU student – glory and greatness of the federal university”. The selected university will give you new opportunities. Every day of study holds a power of growth, and therefore your day can’t be aimless.

We wish you a will power, success and achievements! We are impatiently waiting for you on the Knowledge Day! See you soon!