The Cherepovets State University was founded in 1996 as an integration of two institutions of higher education. It became the only classical University in Vologda region. Today, it serves as a center of research, education, and culture in the region.
University is a system partner of the government, business and civil society of the Vologda region and the city of Cherepovets, solving the issues of modernization in the economy and socio-cultural sphere, forming a space for development, participating in the transformation of the single-industry towns of the region.
The University consists of the School of Engineering and Technology, the School of Humanities, the School of Information Technology, the Business School, the School of Education and Psychology, the Faculty of Biology and Health Education.