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RUDN University is in the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education ranking Emerging Economies 2021

RUDN University is in the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education ranking Emerging Economies 2021

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is among the top 200 universities according to the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 (THE Emerging Economies 2021). Only 606 leading world universities were honored to be on the list.

RUDN University scored higher in 4 out of 5 groups of indicators being especially successful in categories “Research” and “Internationalization”. “Research” includes the number of papers per faculty, income from research per faculty, and research reputation. The score for “Internationalization” is made up of points for the share of international faculty and students, as well as the number of publications in collaboration with foreign researchers. RUDN University has shown steady growth in these groups of indicators going up over the year by 3.7 and 5.6 points, respectively.

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12 Dec 2024
In 2024, RUDN started accepting applications for the new annual Prize for Scientific Achievement in Chemistry. The award was established to honour contributions to fundamental and applied research, as well as merit in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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21 Apr
From an idea to implementation: how RUDN University grant competitions help university scientists create new devices and technologies

In 2021, RUDN launched a grant support system for young scientists and research teams. To date, 247 teams from various institutes and faculties, including those outside our university, have participated in the program.

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21 Apr
Innovations, grants, technologies: what young researchers at RUDN are studying and what opportunities the university offers for scientific research

A young scientist at RUDN University is not just a researcher, but a bridge between cultures and disciplines. Their strength lies in “hybrid” thinking: they combine the traditions of the Russian academic school with a global perspective, work in international collaborations, and see science as a tool for solving specific problems facing humanity — from food security to interfaith dialogue. Their research is born at the intersection of faculties, and the results speak for themselves in Q1 and Q2 articles and real technologies.

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28 Nov 2025
5 million rubles for science: RUDN University named the winner of the university’s first prize in mathematics

Sergey Ivanov, a scientist from St. Petersburg, became the first winner of the RUDN University International Prize for scientific achievements and merits in the field of mathematics in the amount of 5 million rubles.

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