The Kemerovo State University (Russian: Ке́меровский госуда́рственный университе́т) (KemSU) was established in 1973 as a successor to Kemerovo Pedagogical Institute. It is a leading educational and scientific center of Kemerovo Oblast with five branches throughout the oblast in Belovo, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Novokuznetsk, Prokopyevsk, as well as in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. The university is officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

The main campus has 17 educational laboratory and administrative buildings with the total space of 120,000 m. There are 20 departments, 70 chairs. Over 10,000 full-time students. About 21,000 students including part-time. Over 900 faculty members, including: 35 academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other academies; 80 Doctors of Science, professors; 380 candidates of science, senior lecturers.

On average KemSU post-graduate students defend 30-40 Candidate's and 6-8 Doctor's theses in a given year.

Rectors:

• Alexander Prosekov, 2016–present
• Vladimir Volchek, 2012–2016
• Irina Sviridova, 2007–2012
• Ilia Povarich, 2005–2007 Doctor of Economics
• Boris Nevzorov, 2005– First Vice-rector, Doctor of Pedagogics, Professor, Academician of the International Academy of Science - Higher School
• Yury Zakharov, 1975–2005 PhD Chem., Professor, Corresponding Member of RAS, Academician of IAS HS and RANS, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation

• Novokuznetsk Branch Kemerovo State University

• Education in Russia
• Education in Siberia

• Official website (in English and Russian)