MGIMO, which, in Russian, stands for Moscow State Institute of International Relations, was founded on October 14, 1944 when the USSR Council of People’s Commissars reorganized the recently created School of International Relations of the Moscow State University into an independent institute.
MGIMO is a Russian educational institution for young people with international interests. For international students, MGIMO is that and more: a modern, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating place to study in Russia’s greatest city.
MGIMO’s diverse student body of 6,000 is drawn from the top ranks of Russian students and from partner universities around the world. MGIMO offers a broad range of courses at undergraduate and graduate levels — from international law, political science, and economics, to journalism, business management, and energy policy.
In the last five years, the university has formed numerous new partnerships with leading institutions around the world. MGIMO is integrating fully into the Bologna accords, spelling out strict standards for European higher learning institutions.
With an outstanding reputation and academic status MGIMO consistently ranks highly in university ratings. Its research is extended globally through collaborations with leading research institutes in Russia, CIS countries, and around the world. Under the umbrella of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MGIMO is an esteemed policy think-tank and forum for debate and analysis of international developments and current affairs, with its contributions to global analysis highly sought after.
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
MGIMO's reputation stems from the careful combination of innovation with a tradition of excellence crafted in the early years of the University. MGIMO provides academic leadership across fields from international relations history though regional studies, world economics, geography, and international law, to political science.
MGIMO professors and faculty members, working in 70 university departments, have published hundreds of study manuals and thousands of publications used in the educational process of numerous universities.
The Institute of International Studies, with its eleven research centers, accumulates the scientific and intellectual output of the University, and conducts extensive research and expert analysis across all major areas of world politics and international relations.
MGIMO is the founding member of the Russian International Studies Association and actively contributes to the Russian Political Science Association, the United Nations Association of Russia, a number of Russian foundations and non-governmental organizations, as well as to leading global think tanks.
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MGIMO is member of leading international organizations, including:
