Founded by Lomonosov Moscow State University, Ulyanovsk State University (hereinafter referred to as USU) as a multi-disciplinary, anchor regional higher educational institution and strategic center of education, science, culture, health saving, information and high technologies of Ulyanovsk Region, combining the traditions of classical and engineering education with the newest trends of Russian and global educational systems’ development, education and research with innovative activities in the sphere of high technology, directing its potential and resources towards social and economic development of the region, ensures the development of moral, scientific, technological and cultural values of society through high-quality training of specialists in all spheres of vital activity determining prospects for further development of the main sectors of economy and social infrastructure of the region. USU is a vibrant community hub that draws intellectual and cultural elite together for progress and joint development of material, scientific, humanitarian and spiritual values. Being aware of its responsibility for high-quality education, achieving the formulated goals by quality management system implementation on the basis of international standards criteria, USU continuously improves all types of its activity with due regard to the requirements and expectations of all interested parties.