Mari State University believes in comfort & hygiene of students. MarSU arranges housing facility for all the international students in its dormitories. There are 8 dormitories available on the campus. Students are accommodated in dormitories with the availability of 6 people & 8 people in rooms. These rooms are equipped with beds, desks, chairs, lamps, bookshelves. Shared-kitchen, toilet, shower-room are available in rooms.
University provides full security to students living on campus. 24-hour CCTV coverage, electronic access to hostels, security guards at every required check post and other measures are available for safety & security of the students.
As far as dining is concerned, then living in a totally different place is a big concern for authentic & native food. But in Mari State University, Indian students don’t have to worry about the same. The availability of Indian food in the mess of hostels is an added advantage for Indian students.
1200 USD is charged for food service inclusive of all Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner; as per the students’ wish. Not only this, students can cook food if they wish to, for a change.
During the academic year, our students take active part in different types of events, creative competitions and projects, such as: the first-year students' festival of creativity "Voice of Youth", in which each faculty or institute presents a program which includes different genres of art: choreography, vocal and instrumental compositions, theatrical performance; KVN ("Club of the Funny and Inventive"), student theatre of variety miniatures, journalism, original genre; festival of KVN teams; "New Year's marathon": artistic creativity, costume show, New Year's kaleidoscope of talents, dancing-parties, celebratory outings in boarding schools of the Mari El Republic; and finally, "Student's spring", "Republican student's spring", "The All-Russian student's spring" which are three stages of creative competition, among others.
Our students are actively engaged in social and project activity: writing grants, doing projects in different areas, such as: business, innovative and scientific activity, art square, patriotic education, volunteering, student government, youth initiatives, and media technologies.
Our students are actively engaged in social and project activity: writing grants, doing projects in different areas, such as: business, innovative and scientific activity, art square, patriotic education, volunteering, student government, youth initiatives, and media technologies.
MarSU has many activity centres like scientific communities, interest clubs, sports schools, volunteering, charity work, public work, cultural events, etc. Students are always motivated for participation in seminars, youth forums and conferences. University conducts a sports day every year in which many medical students take part. Students are availed with many facilities for playing like Mini-football, a track, a field complex, two sandy courts for beach volleyball, an asphalt court for team sports, Gym, indoor courts for basketball and volleyball and fitness rooms.
As far as extra-curricular activities are concerned, University organizes different types of events, creative competitions and projects for the student’s entertainment and personality development. Theatre performances are also a part of this.
University always put in efforts for engaging students in social and project activities in various streams like business, innovative and scientific activity, art square, patriotic education, volunteering, student government, youth initiatives, and media technologies.
Therefore, academic and cultural events are a significant part of the campus at MarSU. This helps the students to acquire more experience and they get better exposure in their field of study.
In addition to the above peculiarities, University provides the benefit of a Library to the students, which is one of the leading libraries of Russia. Its library functions with several centres of the University. The library is enriched with 12 Departments, 7 reading halls, 7 subscriptions and fund numbers over 1,000,0000 items.