Several aspects of students’ life quality at a university (a case study of Ural Federal University)

The author examined the quality of students’ life through the infrastructure components (a set of material conditions), organizational structure (a set of powers and responsibilities), and social and psychological relations (as a part of working (training) conditions). The students evaluated these components in terms of coming up to their expectations and views on decent training opportunities. Estimates were revealed based on a poll of a representative (proportional) sample of engineering students studying at Ural Federal University. The analysis of students’ life quality allows one to identify the problems faced by students, the focus of social dialogue between the parties, the institutional and infrastructure capacities, and the possibilities for improving the social and psychological relations that will result in better learning outcomes, successful career, and the high effectiveness of a university in general.