NovSU continues the political and educational mission of the Novgorod Prince Yaroslav-the-Wise and sees its destination in the development of Russian education and science in the interests of an individual, society and state, in glorification of Novgorod lands by learning and unity. Its vocation is to bear professional knowledge and experience, to implement humanistic ideals and to build a social type of the individual adequate to the requirements of our time. NovSU promotes cultural development of the regional community on a national and historical, spiritual and moral basis, while emphasizing the features and dynamics of "a learning university" on the latest organizational and technological basis.