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About RUDN

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

RUDN University received the maximum "5 stars" of the QS Stars international ranking — highest scores for six out of eight indicators. It’s a breakthrough in “Employability” and significan rise in "Teaching" and "Academic Development".

UIGreenmetric ranked RUDN as the greenest university of Russia. RUDN is number 28 among world universities.

QS World University Rankings (317).

176
joint educational programs
more than
10000
international students
more than
2000
continuing education programs
students from
160
countries
472
educational programs
more than
8000
places in University’s dormitories
more than
34000
students
More than
200
laboratories
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 176 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 160 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
News
all news
About RUDN
27 Jun
RUDN University and Roskachestvo sign a cooperation agreement

June 21, RUDN Rector Oleg Yastrebov and the head of Roskachestvo Maxim Protasov signed a cooperation agreement.

About RUDN
24 Jun
RUR World University Ranking 2022: RUDN University in the top 100 best universities in the world in terms of teaching quality

RUDN University has risen from 401 to 361 place in the international RUR World University Ranking 2022 over the year. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia entered the top 100 universities in terms of “Teaching Quality”, ranking 95th in the world and 8th among Russian universities. In total, 1,024 universities were ranked in 2022 (869 in 2021).

About RUDN
30 May
RUDN University enters the TOP-50 legendary brands of Russia

RUDN University was included in the list of winners in “Our Legends” nomination of the 50 Legendary Brands award from the “Komsomolskaya Pravda” media group. The people’s jury is more than 5 million readers of “Komsomolskaya Pravda” determined who was worthy of the award.