About RUDN

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Mission

Uniting people of different cultures by knowledge RUDN University creates leaders to make the World better

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Vladimir Filippov

Rector of the RUDN University

I am pleased to welcome you to our University. The RUDN University — a unique international university where students from over 157 countries of the world are trained annually.

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RUDN University has got 5 QS stars in 5 categories – quality of education, internationalization, infrastructure, innovation and social environment. The overall state of the University got 4 stars.

UIGreenmetric ranked RUDN as the greenest university of Russia. RUDN is number 38 among world universities.

QS World University Rankings (392).

155

joint educational programs

more than

9000

international students

more than

2100

continuing education programs

students from

157

countries

472

educational programs

more than

8000

places in University’s dormitories

more than

31500

students

708

patents

All achievements

Positioning

Academic

Multiprofiled nature and interdisciplinarity: Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences, Economics, Humanities, Agrarian fields of studies

Multi-level higher education system: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD programs, medical residency

The world leader in teaching Russian as a foreign language; 12 foreign languages

Leading Russian university for Master’s programs in foreign languages

Over 1,000 educational programs

Wide range of Life Long Learning programs

Global

Agreements with more than 250 foreign universities and research centers, about 130 joint international educational programs

RUDN University is the hub for the CIS Network University and the University of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO); member of BRICS University

Leader in internationalization among Russian higher education institutions; students from more than 157 countries of the world

Over 100,000 alumni work in all the world countries

Engagement in the UNO, UNESCO and Council of Europe programs and forums

Entrepreneurial

2/3 of university revenues are generated through entrepreneurial activities

Shared research centers as the basis for research commercialization

Agreements with foreign companies for research results implementation

Wide range of programs for continuing professional development

Network clusters in cooperation with industry and business for technologies transfer

Research

Priority research areas: Mathematics, Physics, Medicine, Information Telecommunication Systems,High Tech Engineering

Joint research in cooperation with leading Russian and foreign higher education institutions and research centers

Research laboratories and shared research centers equipped with state-of-the-art facilities

Multiprofiled and interdisciplinary research

University with a rich history

Preserving traditions and values

Annual Reports

Documentation

About RUDN

06 Dec 2019

GreenMetric World University Rankings 2019: RUDN University reaffirms the status of the greenest university in Russia

GreenMetric presented the results of the world university environmental sustainability ranking. RUDN University took the 38th place among the universities of the world, once again confirming the position of the greenest university in Russia.

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06 Nov 2019

“Economics and Business” and “Social Sciences” RUDN for the first time included in the Times Higher Education world ranking by subject

RUDN is first represented in the areas of Business & Economics (301-400) and Social Sciences (501-600) of Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2020.

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16 Oct 2019

RUDN majors "Computer Science" and "Engineering and Technology" for the first time enter the Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2020

RUDN University is for the first time represented in the global subject ranking of the best universities in the areas of Computer Science (501-600) and Engineering and Technology in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2020.