South Ural State University (SUSU) (Russian: Южно-Уральский Государственный Университет (ЮУрГУ)) in Chelyabinsk is an educational institution in Russia.

Shestakov Alexander (Шестаков Александр Леонидович]), the rector of the South Ural State University has signed a letter of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[10] South Ural State University has published a series of article supporting pro-Russian separatists.

[11][12] Since the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine, it continues to publish pro-Kremlin rhetoric and participate in military related projects or activities.

[13][14] During the Great Patriotic War, industries from various cities of the USSR’S European part, including factories from Leningrad, Stalingrad and Kharkov which became the basis of Tankograd, were evacuated to Chelyabinsk.

Kirovsky Zavod provided Chelyabinsk Institute with engineers-lecturers, dormitories, laboratories, foundries and workshops; this allowed for continuing the education process and research activity.

[citation needed] In December 1943, Associate Professor, Candidate of Engineering Sciences Petr Alekseevich Grishin was appointed as Acting Director of CMEI.

After the beginning of re-evacuation of industrial plants and other institutions, the university was located in a three-storeyed shop building at the Spartaka street.

Sychev, was appointed to be the Director of CPI, and in 1952, training of postgraduates majoring in economic sphere started.

[citation needed] In order to perform training of research and teaching staff, a Council for Defense of Candidate's and Doctor's Dissertations in such specialties as “Machine Science, Drive Systems and Machine Elements”, “Heat Engines”, “Wheeled and Caterpillar Vehicles” was created at CPI in 1962.

[citation needed] In 2001—04, the university's main building got two storeys, a tower and a steeple covered in gold-simulating titanium nitride, additionally constructed in correspondence with its initial “Stalinist” engineering project.

In April 2010, SUSU became one of Russia's 15 higher education institutions which were given a status of National Research University.

The library's collection includes both contemporary scientific, educational and reference editions (Russian and foreign ones), and selections of rare books of the 19th – 20th century.

Printed editions are complemented by electronic documents: books, journals, newspapers, video and audio materials.

[53] The Museum of SUSU History was established in 1980 at the initiative of the Chairperson of the Council of Veterans of the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute.

Photo exhibitions of works by Chelyabinsk and Russian photographers are regularly held at the Arts Hall.