Nowadays Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Vladivostok State University (further abbreviated VVSU) is turning itself into a leading business university in the Russian Far East by offering creative education with a practical, hands-on approach to learning. The programs at VVSU have a strong focus in the areas of economics and business, management, tourism, design, engineering and international studies.
VVSU was founded in 1967 as Far Eastern Technological Institute of (FETI). Later on in 1995, its name was changed to Far Eastern State Technological Institute (FESTI) and soon after, in 1996, the university raised its status and was renamed as Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service. In 2022, the university changed its name to Vladivostok State University.

VVSU MISSION:
To prepare highly qualified and competitive specialists for Asia Pacific Region in the field of economics, design, jurisprudence, service, information technologies, and tourism