Kazan Federal University | Top Bilingual Medical College | 6 years MBBS

Kazan Federal University has 3 campuses where all the 114 Degree Courses are conducted:

• Kazan Campus,
• Yelabuga campus, and
• Naberezhnye Chelny campus.

At present Kazan Federal University, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology has;

• 920 students, including 340 international students
• 59 Doctors of Science about 50 teachers and scientists
• 10 specialties and areas of student training more than 60 divisions and departments, including:
• 32 research laboratories
• 3 international centers
• 5 centers of excellence/research projects
• 3 educational and scientific bases
• DryLab - one of the best centers of simulation medicine in Europe
• WetLab - unit for operations on large animals and vivarium.
  (Vivarium is an enclosure, container, or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under semi-natural conditions for observation or study).

KFU has gained an excellent World Rank due to the 114 courses and mainly due to the research works done in the following subjects;

• Biomedicine and pharmaceutics
• Oil extraction, refining, and petrochemistry
• Info communication and aerospace technologies
• Advanced materials

See the Details of the different Degree Courses offered at Kazan Federal University.

Kazan Federal University in QS World Rankings by Subject 2020

• Arts and Humanities - 345
• Natural Sciences - 401-450
• Social Sciences and Management - 365
• Linguistics - 201-250
• Chemical Engineering - 351-400
• Biological Sciences - 401-450
• Business and Management Studies - 451-500
• Education - 201-250
• Mathematics - 301-350
• Economics and Econometrics - 401-450
• Physics and Astronomy - 351-400
• Chemistry - 401-450
• Medical - Not assessed since MBBS in Russian is only 5 years old and in English is 3 years. 

Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology (IFMB) has been developed most intensively by Kazan Federal University. The Institute consists of more than 60 subdivisions: departments, research laboratories, museums, the Botanical Garden, etc. The Institute's clinical base is known as the Kazan University Clinic.

Biomedical Center of Collective Use comprises of:

• Genomic Center
• Proteomic Center
• Laboratory of Neurobiology
• Biobank
• Center of Biomedical Microscopy
• Vivarium
• Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory
• Pharmacy Research & Education Center
• Translational Medicine Center and
• Other highly specialized laboratories.

A unique world-class Medical Simulation Center was created at IFMB. It includes a hospital model, Dental Phantom Class, and Medical Engineering Center. The University specializes in;

• Fundamental medicine or molecular biomedicine and biomedical engineering, 
• Bionanotechnology and biomaterials, 
• Living systems technologies, 
• Bioinformatics, Space biology, 
• Biodiversity and bioinvasions.

Kazan Federal University has one Hospital known as the University Clinic of Kazan. It is

• A multidisciplinary medical complex in the Kazan Federal University, 
• A specialized primary care, including 
• High-tech kinds of medical assistance for outpatients.

The University Clinic was formed in May 2015, after the merger of three medical organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan: 

• Republican clinical hospital №2, 
• Emergency Hospital №2, and 
• The Municipal clinic №2 of Kazan.

The University Clinic's headquarter is located at Chehova street of Kazan.

The university clinic has 836 inpatient beds. In total, 40000 patients were admitted in 2019. 

Strength of International Students in Kazan Federal Medical University:

At present, nearly 340 students from 26 countries study MBBS at KFU. Out of them, 160 are from India only. Rest are from Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Nigeria, Ghana, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and other countries.

Dorms/student hostels in Kazan Federal University

KFU is the only University in Kazan, which has enough hostel units to accommodate all the students. The other medical University in Kazan is Kazan State Medical University, which has no spare rooms for the new international students at this moment.

The following types of hostel accommodation are available to international students of Kazan Federal University. 

University Hostels:

Details of hostel rooms at the new dormitory Universiade Village

Accommodation for international students is comfortable: rooms are for 3 persons with 1 kitchen, 1 WC and a shower. Students cannot choose rooms. Hostel rates of KFU are only 50 $ per year for the old dormitories and 100 $ per year for the new hostels at the Universiade Village. The Universiade Village is a bit far from the Medical College of Kazan Federal University. It takes almost 1 hour 30 minutes from the hostel room to the college by public bus and walking. Fare is 30 Rubles on one side. Otherwise, taxis are available, which costs around 300 Rubles one side. 

Besides, due to the strict dormitory rules or sharing conditions in the hostels, students may stay off-Campus. Dormitory residence permission is granted only upon medical examination at either university or city student polyclinic. 

Details of hostel rooms in the old dormitories of Kazan Federal University

Three persons stay in a room, eight rooms on one floor, one kitchen, two toilets, and a common shower in the basement.

Off-campus apartments

Apartment rent depends on its location, size, and refurbishing. As a rule, rented apartments have furniture and essential household appliances, like a fridge, room heater, etc. The current price range for one or two-room apartment in Kazan is 20000 Rubles. Electricity and all other standard charges are extra.

Host Family Stays also available in Kazan

KFU offers family stays with host families that have been accommodating international students for the last few years. The price is approximately 20000 Ruble for one month. The price includes a separate room and breakfast.

Bilingual Study Pattern in Kazan Federal University:

• 50% of all the medical subjects are taught in the English medium at Kazan State Medical University.
• 50% of the medical subjects, especially the Clinical subjects, will be taught in the Russian medium.
• Side by side, the Russian language class is also compulsory for International students daily for the 1st three years.
• The professors will teach students common vocabulary to help them in day-to-day living.
• In higher stages, they will teach the students about Medical Terminology in the Russian language.
• Usually, in the last 3 years, there will be total Russian language classes in medical subjects.
• Knowing the Russian language will help the students communicate with the patients in their hospital classes at a later stage.
• Kazan Federal University will take all medical subject exams in the Russian language in the last 3 years.

Kazan Federal University is located in Kazan city, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, a semi-autonomous region in Russia. Kazan, a city in southwest Russia, is on the banks of the Volga and Kazanka rivers.

• Total Area: 515 square kilometers.
• Total Population: 12,71,945 as on 2019.
• Airport Domestic and International: Kazan airport (30 km from the medical college of Kazan Federal University)
• Distance from India: Kazan is only 8.30 hours by flight from New Delhi with one stopover in Moscow. 
• Weather: In Kazan, basically, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy, and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and overcast.
• The Lowest average temperature is: -12°C in January
• The Highest average temperature is: 22°C in July