Russian universities, colleges, medical schools, engineering and law schools are highly respected and known in the educational and academic communities. They offer prestigious undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs.
The Russian capital is a metropolis that hosts more than 250 higher education institutions. Here are many leading universities including: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MGIMO, RUDN University, Moscow Aviation Institute etc.
The most students choose Moscow universities because the capital offers amazing opportunities for education and a future career.
Top 9: Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics created at the beginning of the 20th century, became the first university in Russia specializing in economics and laid the foundations of the Russian national school of economic education.
Since the foundation of the university, more than 180 thousand specialists have been graduated, including leading scientists, members of the government, well-known politicians and economists, deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and senators of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, heads of major business structures and well-known public figures, each of whom Proud to be called "Plekhanovets."
Today Plekhanov University is the largest economic higher education institution in Russia. More than 14 thousand students study at the Moscow campus. Training is conducted at 49 undergraduate courses and 57 master's courses. The university includes 30 open branches located in the Russian Federation and abroad.
Top 8: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
The largest Russian technical university, offering programms on engineering, physics, economics, humanities and information technology.
Polytech offers more than 50 undergraduate programs, more than 200 graduate programs, 90 doctorate programs. It is a national research university in which interdisciplinary research activities are combined with advanced technologies to prepare graduates for work in the modern market.
More than 33,000 students and about 7,000 foreign students from more than 100 countries study at Polytech. The university has more than 20 international research centers that cooperate with large companies, including Motorola, Microsoft, Siemens, LG, Apple and AT & T.
Top 7: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology is one of the leading technical universities in Russia. Many MIPT professors are leading Russian scientists, including over 80 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From the outset, MIPT has used a unique system for training specialists, known as the Phystech System, which combines fundamental science, engineering disciplines and student research.
MIPT focuses on six main research areas:
- 2D materials
- Quantum technology
- Biophysics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Arctic technology
- Space technology
Top 6: Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute is one of the leading technical universities in the field of high-tech systems. Founded in 1930, it maintains a long tradition and sets new trends in education, science and innovation.
The MAI family unites more than 165,000 alumni, 20,500 students, including more than 1,200 foreign students from 67 countries.
MAI creates the latest developments in aviation, space and propulsion technology, launches small spacecraft, conducts advanced research in the field of additive technologies, control systems, IT solutions and other relevant areas of technological development. Key partners of the university are leading industrial companies and corporations: Airbus, Boeing, COMAC, Safran, Dassault Systèmes, AECC, Thales, Mahindra, HAL, Brahmos Aerospace, United Aircraft Corporation, Sukhoi Company, MiG Russian Aircraft Corporation, Rostec Corporation , Russian Helicopters, Roscosmos, Rusnano.
The total amount of university contracts for research is $ 32 million per year. All students participate in research projects conducted in the leading laboratories and research centers of the university.
Top 5: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
RUDN University unites education, research, creative self-realization, career opportunities for 28,000 students from 155 countries of the world.
Here you can get any degree from doctor or historian to lawyer or agronomist. In addition, students of all specialties are given the opportunity to receive a diploma in translation. Local students have a choice of 12 foreign languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, German, Persian, Turkish, French, Hindi, Japanese. Moreover, all foreign students after a year speak Russian almost the same as a native speaker.
The university implements effective adaptation programs for foreign students, offers the opportunity to study Russian using uniquely developed teaching methods and techniques, as well as the opportunity to obtain a degree in English. RUDN University is the leader among Russian universities in the number of master's programs held in English. 18 undergraduate and graduate courses have been accredited internationally.
Top 4: St. Petersburg University
Today St. Petersburg University is one of the leading international centers of science, education and culture. The discoveries and achievements of university professors and graduates have become part of the history of both international and Russian science and technology.
A number of university graduates were awarded the Nobel Prizes - I. Pavlov (1904) and I. Mechnikov (1908) in physiology and medicine; N. Semenov (1956) in chemistry; L. Landau (1962) and A. Prokhorov (1964) in physics; V. Leontyev (1973) and L. Kantorovich (1975) in economics, I. Brodsky (1985) in literature.
Currently, St. Petersburg University is collaborating with 230 higher education institutions from Europe, North America, Asia and South America. Most of the partnership agreements are in universities in Germany, Korea, USA, China and Finland.
The university has strong relations with representatives of the business community and public authorities.
As a classical university, it conducts basic and applied research in the field of natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities. The high level of training of university scientists allows them to carry out a wide range of research projects for Russian and foreign companies and organizations. The main scientific priorities for the university are nanotechnology and materials science, biomedicine and human health, ecology, rational use and protection of nature, information systems and technologies.
Top 3: Moscow State Institute of International Relations
MGIMO is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Russia for young people who are interested in international relations.
MGIMO offers a wide range of directions at the undergraduate level - from international law, political science and economics to journalism, business management and energy policy. MGIMO is fully integrated into the Bologna Agreements, which set strict standards for European higher education institutions.
For more than seven decades, MGIMO University has been training specialists who work in diplomatic, political, public, private and non-profit organizations in order to change the world for the better. Through rigorous social and political science research and practical experience, MGIMO graduates and teachers work to improve public administration and social services, uphold human rights, strengthen markets, protect the environment, and promote peace in their home communities and around the world.
Top 2: Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU), founded in 1830, is a leading engineering university in Russia, known throughout the world. He offers training programs for obtaining a bachelor's and master's degree, engineer diploma and doctor of science in a wide range of subjects:
- Fundamental sciences;
- Production technology;
- Informatics and control systems;
- Radio electronics and laser technology;
- Robotics and complex automation;
- Power engineering;
- Special equipment;
- Engineering business and management;
- Biomedical Engineering;
- Social and human sciences.
Top-1: Lomonosov Moscow State University
The first Russian university, founded in 1755, is the university with the highest rating in Russia and is constantly ranked among the 150 best world ratings of QS World University Rankings®. The main building of Moscow State University is the highest educational building in the world. The university library system is one of the largest in Russia, with about 9,000,000 books, 2,000,000 of which are in foreign languages. More than 47,000 students study at the university, and annually it accepts about 4,000 foreign students.
Thus, we can conclude that Russia is a huge country with a rich history and each student can find an educational program in accordance with their needs and wishes.
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