SU ▁was ▁ranked ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Government ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁institutions ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁Kub an ▁State ▁University ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁for ▁business ▁reputation ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁best ▁Russian ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁of ▁“ Europe an ▁Qu ality ”. ▁ ▁The ▁Kub SU ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁V . A . ▁Bab esh ko , ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁a ▁la ure ate ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁State ▁Prize . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁breast plate ▁“ R ector ▁of ▁the ▁Year ”, ▁the ▁medal ▁of ▁Kub an ▁Hero ▁of ▁Labor ▁and ▁“ Sign ▁of ▁Honor ” ▁Order . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁Kub SU ▁is ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁branches ▁and ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁educational ▁and ▁research ▁cent ers . ▁The ▁system ▁of ▁Kub SU ▁branches ▁covers ▁the ▁whole ▁territory ▁of ▁Southern ▁Russia : ▁Arm av ir , ▁Gel end zh ik , ▁G ory ach y ▁K ly uch , ▁K oren ov sk , ▁K rop ot kin , ▁L ening rad sk aya ▁stan its a , ▁Nov or os si y sk , ▁O trad n ensk aya ▁stan its