APEC 2012 → Vladivostok Guide → SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Vladivostok is an important scientific center in the Russian Far East. Its scientists are engaged in various types of research in abstract and applied sciences. Their contributions are most notable in the sphere of marine research. Many researchers are well-known abroad and members of different foreign academies.

  

Vladivostok is also a vital educational center of Russia.  More than 70,000 students attend 13 institutions of higher education in Vladivostok.  Among the universities are Far East National University, Far East Technological University, the University of Medicine, Vladivostok National University of Economics and Services, and Pacific National Economics University.  Many Vladivostok educational institutions have close ties with Chinese, Japanese, American and other colleges and universities. Scientific conferences, forums and other events are regularly held in Vladivostok, enabling participants to discuss issues of vital importance and to share their views and achievements.

 

Maritime and naval education are also vital in Vladivostok.  The city’s maritime educational institutions own the tall ships Pallada and Nadezhda. Both vessels were specially constructed to train naval cadets.  The ships regularly participate in various regattas and round the world voyages.

 

Vladivostok also has much to offer culturally.   The city’s theaters and art galleries reflect the European theatrical school and artistic traditions, taking great care to retain their classical heritage. At the Art Gallery on Aleutskaya Street visitors can enjoy exciting works of European and Russian artists of the 19^th and 20^th centuries as well as modern Russian and foreign art.  The Vladivostok Philharmonic Society regularly invites renowned musicians and conductors to perform both Western European and classical Russian music.  Children and adults both enjoy performances of the Vladivostok circus with its unique Russian school of training and illusion.  The Arseniev Regional Museum offers numerous ethnographic, geologic and historical exhibitions together with flora and fauna collections. Visitors especially enjoy the exhibitions featuring the life and customs of the native peoples who used to inhabit the region and the first settlers.