| The following FENU's subdivisions and FENU-based institutions were established on Dr. Kurilov's initiative and with his active involvement: |
| 2008 | Russian Center of "Russian World" Foundation in FENU Hakodate Branch Campus |
| 2008 | Research Information Institute - Fundamental Library |
| 2008 | FENU Branch of "Russian World" Foundation |
| 2007 | "World Ocean" Research and Education Center |
| 2006 | "Nanophysics and Nanotechnologies", "Physics of Earth", "IT and Optical Electronics" and "Medical Physics" Research and Education Centers |
| 2001 | FENU Open University |
| 1999 | "Marine Biota" Research and Education Center |
| 1999 | International Tourism and Hospitality Institute |
| 1999 | School of Philosophy and Theology |
| 1998 | School of Physical Education and Sports |
| 1997 | UNESCO Marine Ecology Chair |
| 1997 | Institute of Pre-University Training |
| 1997 | Institute of Doctoral Research |
| 1996 | Institute of Professional Training |
| 1996 | Vladivostok Institute of International Relations |
| 1996 | Internet Center |
| 1995 | Dalvuztelecomcenter, Branch of RUNNET federal university network |
| 1995 | Institute of Management and Business |
| 1995 | Law Institute |
| 1994 | Institute of Oriental Studies |
(FENU subdivisions, opened jointly with foreign institutions, are indicated in the next section). Dr. Kurilov initiated the FENU's Innovative Educational Program, awarded with one of the largest federal grants in the history of Russian higher education. FENU's project was rated 4th among 197 top Russian universities which took part in competition for awards of the "Innovative Universities" Grant Program within "Education" National Project. FENU won the 3rd largest grant of this competition, next to Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University. Five research and educational centers in Natural Sciences have been opened at Far Eastern National University within this program. |
Dr. Kurilov has initiated partnership projects with over 90 Asian, European, and American universities, over 20 subdivisions established at Far Eastern National University jointly with foreign ministries and other governmental agencies. Among them were the following ones: |
| 2006 | Confucius Institute, Far Eastern National University (established jointly with Chinese Government and Heilongjiang University, China) - the first Confucius Institute in Russia |
| 2006 | Joint dual degree program with Kyonghee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2005 | Russian-Chinese Institute of Postgraduate Studies (established jointly with Chinese Government and Heilongjiang University, China) - the first of two such institutes opened in Russia according to a governmental agreement between Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (the second Russian-Chinese Institute of Postgraduate Studies is opened jointly by Moscow State University and Peking University) |
| 2004 | Joint dual degree program with Hokuriku University, Japan |
| 2002 | Joint dual degree program with the University of Southern Queensland, Australia |
| 2001 | Joint partnership program of FENU's Law School and Seattle University Law School. One of the projects within this program was awarded with a grant of Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC) and recognized a success story in 2003 |
| 2001 | Center of Testing Chinese as a Foreign Language, jointly with the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China |
| 2001 | FENU Chair of Indian Studies, jointly with Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Center of the Embassy of India in the Russian Federation. |
| 2001 | Regional Center of the Chinese Language, jointly with Chinese Government |
| 2000 | Cultural Centers of Vietnam, India, Germany and France, jointly with Embassies and General Consulates of these countries |
| 2000 | Project on establishment of FENU Interregional Institute of Social Studies (Far East Center for Advanced Studies and Education), awarded with $1,000,000 USD grant in a contest with 60 other Russian higher education institutions (funded by the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (USA), Carnegie Corporation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (USA), and the Moscow Public Scientific Fund) |
| 1999 | FENU's research and educational project in Political Science, awarded with $1,500,000 credit of the Word Bank |
| 1999 | FENU Korean Research Institute, jointly with the Korea Foundation |
| 1999 | Russian-Chinese dual degree programs, jointly with Heilongjiang University and Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China |
| 1999 | FENU Marine Biota Research and Educational Project, funded by the American Foundation for Civil Research and Development (CRDF) and by the RF Ministry of Education (total grant funding about $3,000,000) |
| 1995 | Japan Center in Vladivostok, jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 1995 | Higher College (Faculty) for Korean Studies |
| 1994 | FENU Branch Campus at Hakodate, Japan; the first and only branch of a Russian university in Japan licensed by Japanese Government |
| 1994 | Korean Educational Center in Vladivostok (1994, jointly with the Korean Ministry of Education |
| 1992 | Joint dual degree program with Kyonggi University, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 1991 | Russian American Faculty of International Economic Relations and Management, jointly with the University of Maryland University College |