The Ural State University (Russian: Урáльский госудáрственный университéт и́мени А.М. Гóрького, Urál'skiy gosudárstvennyy universitét ímeni A. M. Gór'kogo, often shortened to USU, УрГУ) is located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several institutes (educational and scientific divisions) which later became independent universities and schools. In 1936 the university was named after one of its founders Russian author Maxim Gorky. It is the second oldest university (the oldest being Urals State University of Mines) in the Middle Urals and one of the most prestigious universities in Russia, preparing research, educational and managerial elite on the basis of the integration of academic process and scientific research. It offers education in dozens of scientific and educational fields including 53 graduate programs. In 2007 Dmitriy Bugrov was elected new rector, while the incumbent, Vladimir Tretyakov, took the office of the President, representing the university in international affairs. The USU is organized into 95 chairs and 14 departments.