MGIMO is the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations State University of International Relations

In 2018, the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO celebrated its 75th anniversary. Over the past years, thousands of specialists have been trained who have contributed to strengthening the foreign policy positions of our country in the international arena, to the development of social sciences and journalism. A highly professional teaching staff has emerged, constantly in creative search, capable of solving the most complex problems in the training and education of young specialists. Curricula are being improved in accordance with new requirements for training qualified international specialists. New training courses are being actively introduced. Teachers of major, special and language departments create multimedia teaching aids and distance learning courses. Many monographs, course programs, as well as unique forms of conducting classes, authored by faculty teachers, are adopted by other universities in Russia. The practice of delivering interdepartmental courses, as well as lectures and master classes conducted by the most famous Russian scientists - directors of research institutes, academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as leading foreign professors, is becoming increasingly widespread.

Russia's accession to the Bologna process in 2003 gave new impetus to the modernization of higher education. The Faculty of International Relations took an active part in implementing the principles of the Bologna Process at MGIMO. New modular and comprehensive programs were developed for all taught disciplines, a competency-based approach was actively introduced, allowing for the formation of professional universalism of an international affairs specialist, and a rating system for assessing students’ knowledge was introduced. The learning process was divided into two levels - bachelor's and master's degrees. The bachelor's degree allowed us to create a fundamental basis for practice-oriented training. Faculty specialists were at the origins of master’s programs in the areas of “foreign regional studies” and “international relations”, and today the faculty’s departments are actively involved in the implementation of all specialized master’s programs at MGIMO, including in English. A clear confirmation of the high quality of education provided at the faculty is that, according to the results of many admissions committees, the average competition for admission to undergraduate and graduate programs in the field of International Relations is one of the highest among all programs implemented at MGIMO.

The training of highly qualified international relations specialists requires a fundamental scientific base. Faculty staff and graduates are actively engaged in research activities within the framework of the University's scientific division - the Institute of International Studies. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the scientific potential of IMI is largely ensured through the efforts of the faculty staff. Thus, the Faculty of International Relations organically combines educational and research activities, and puts into practice the unity of education, science and upbringing.

The departments of the faculty are fruitfully working research teams conducting research in the field of international relations, diplomacy, history and other humanitarian disciplines. The faculty has formed scientific schools that have received recognition both in Russia and abroad. In a certain sense, the faculty has become a comprehensive educational and scientific center, interacting with Russian and foreign universities and scientific institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The Faculty of International Relations is characterized by a creative atmosphere, a pluralism of opinions, a variety of pedagogical and scientific concepts, and a deep awareness of strategic development objectives are natural. Organizational work and daily life at the faculty are democratic, while at the same time the best traditions that define the face of MGIMO are preserved.

From the moment of its creation until today, our faculty has been the country's leading center for training highly qualified international affairs specialists, a significant proportion of whom are foreign students - from countries both near and far abroad. Having appeared in 1943 exactly one year before the establishment of the institute itself, for many decades the Faculty of International Relations has not only served as the personification of MGIMO (it is not for nothing that the name of the faculty is already included in its abbreviation), but also contributes to the dynamic internal development of the university, because precisely by the need for further specialization of the curriculum, taught at the Moscow Region, explains the emergence of such basic faculties of the alma mater as MP, MJ and FP.

The history of the faculty, the history of our departments are, first of all, the people who stood at the origins, and these are those who now continue and enhance its glorious traditions, with their work contribute to the constant improvement of the training of modern international affairs professionals and to the implementation of long-term goals for the development of our University .

Dean of the Faculty
Doctor of History, Professor Yu.A. BULATOV

In 1991, a graduate of the faculty, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuri Alekseevich Bulatov, an orientalist and specialist in the field of national relations, was elected dean. Over the past two decades, the faculty has continued to improve - responding to the challenges of changing times. First of all, this concerns the organization, equipment and support of the educational process.

The faculty uses a variety of forms and methods of teaching - round tables, business games, situational seminars, including with the involvement of highly qualified specialists from other universities and research centers. Much attention is paid to the independent work of students, which is the most important element in the preparation of a graduate of the Moscow Region.

The faculty provides training in two areas - regional studies and international relations. Its structure includes 16 departments, including 7 socio-political and special, 8 language, as well as the department of physical education. More than 350 teachers work at the faculty departments. Two thirds of them have an academic degree, 78 are doctors of science.

Academic work according to the plans of the faculty, in addition to the general university (general education) departments, is carried out by major and special departments. The faculty's core departments include the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia and the Department of Diplomacy, as well as the Department of Applied Analysis of International Problems. Teaching of regional studies, including history, economics and political systems of the countries being studied, as well as countries of the region, is provided by special departments of the faculty: the Department of History and Politics of Europe and America, the Department of Oriental Studies, the Department of World and National History, the Department of World Economy.

Teachers of language departments are highly qualified specialists with practical experience as interpreters, simultaneous interpreters and interpreters at high-level negotiations. The following departments teach foreign languages ​​at the faculty:

• English language No. 1;
• German language;
• languages ​​of the Nordic and Baltic countries;
• languages ​​of the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe.

Teaching languages ​​of the peoples of Asia and Africa at all faculties of the institute is carried out by the following departments:

• languages ​​of the countries of the Near and Middle East;
• Indo-Iranian and African languages;
• Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian and Thai languages;
• Japanese, Korean, Mongolian and Indonesian languages.

Fluency in the main language being studied and mastery of a second foreign language is achieved through regular classes of 6–10 hours per week over 4–6 years of study. Although bachelor's degree graduates do not receive diplomas as professional translators or linguists, in most cases, in terms of their level of proficiency in foreign languages, they are not only not inferior to graduates of linguistic faculties, but even surpass them, especially when it comes to complex political negotiations, public speaking in the host country, and communication with representatives of the media. At the same time, many bachelor's degree graduates continue their studies in the linguistic master's program at MGIMO, which allows them to gain knowledge that corresponds to the qualifications of top-level professional translators.

The prospects for the work of the faculty are largely associated with an increase in the number of highly qualified teachers in special departments, as well as with the renewal of the teaching staff by attracting young specialists to scientific and teaching activities. The scientific growth of young personnel is associated with research activities, with the opportunity to publish research results in the form of not only articles, but also monographs and textbooks.

A distinctive feature of studying at the faculty is the practical orientation of the education received. A mandatory element of the senior year curriculum is the “Diplomatic Module” - a lecture course conducted by the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a more detailed introduction to the structure of the Ministry and the features of work in all areas of the department’s activities. For many years, students of the Moscow Region have undergone introductory and pre-graduation internships at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Administration, the Government Office, the State Duma, the Ministry of Economic Development, the largest domestic companies, leading media outlets, etc. Every year, more than 100 students have the opportunity to gain first professional experience during pre-diploma internships at Russian Embassies and Trade Missions around the world, as well as the secretariats of the most important international organizations (primarily the UN system).

An integral part of the educational process at the faculty is maintaining extracurricular student activity. In addition to wide participation in the sports and cultural life of the institute, as well as volunteer movements organized on the basis of MGIMO, students of the Moscow Region are actively involved in such large-scale projects as the Vitaly Churkin Moscow International Model of the United Nations (MIMUN) and the A.G. Karlov Diplomatic Club.

The UN Models, held annually, are an exciting role-playing game during which students and high school students coming to MGIMO from all over the world reproduce the work of UN bodies on behalf of official representatives of participating countries in all 5 languages ​​of the organization. The ability to defend the official position of the country being represented, including in a foreign language, as well as to find consensus for the adoption of a resolution on a specific issue are necessary skills for the future professional activities of students. Diplomatic Club named after. A.G. Karlov, functioning at the Department of Diplomacy, is not only a community of those who plan to connect their fate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also a platform for scientific and creative creativity, uniting the most talented, creative and enterprising students of all ages and faculties. Thematic master classes, “Diplomatic Olympiads” and the scientific and practical competition “Diplomat Briefing” have long become the “calling card” of the main club of the Faculty of International Relations, which is part of the MGIMO Scientific Student Society - an interfaculty association of scientific clubs of the institute.

Upon completion of the faculty, wide opportunities open up for diplomatic, research and teaching careers. Thanks to universal training, graduates of the faculty successfully study in economics, political science, and law master's programs at MGIMO and other Russian universities, as well as in prestigious foreign educational institutions. At the leading professional socio-political and language departments of the faculty, there are postgraduate schools with full-time study, and there is also the possibility of competition. Graduates also enter graduate school at leading departments of other MGIMO faculties, defend candidate and doctoral dissertations in historical, political, economic, legal and philological sciences, thereby replenishing the team of highly qualified international affairs specialists at MGIMO.

The Faculty of International Relations is the main division of MGIMO in training international specialists for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its foreign agencies. Its graduates form the main backbone of young specialists who are annually hired on a competitive basis to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They also work in various government agencies, international, public and political organizations, private firms and banks.

At the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, graduates of the faculty occupy responsible leadership positions: deputy ministers of foreign affairs, directors of departments, ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary in many countries of the world, representatives of Russia in international organizations. Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov also graduated from the Faculty of International Relations.

The faculty is also a source of personnel for the “command staff” of MGIMO. In addition to the rector, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.V. Torkunov, among his graduates are the vice-rector for master's and international programs A.A. Baykov, the vice-rector for academic affairs V.B. Kirillov, the vice-rector for general affairs A.V. Malgin, the vice-rector for personnel policy V.M. Morozov, dean of the faculty Yu.A. Bulatov and many other heads of departments and divisions of the institute. The fame of the faculty has long surpassed the boundaries of our Motherland. Currently, about 200 foreign students from 42 countries are studying at the faculty, including from Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Indonesia, Spain, Cyprus, Libya, the Republic of Korea, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, Syria, the USA, and also CIS countries.

International cooperation of the faculty is carried out within the framework of general MGIMO programs. In addition, the faculty independently expands relations with universities and youth organizations in countries far and near abroad. The main forms of cooperation are scientific internships for teachers and their participation in international conferences, as well as language internships for students in foreign universities.

Many famous Russian politicians, diplomats, scientists, public figures and businessmen graduated from the Faculty of International Relations: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MGIMO S.V. Lavrov (1972); Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation A.E. Vaino (1996); Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yu.V. Ushakov (1970); Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council I.M. Umakhanov (1979); Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs K.I. Kosachev (1984); Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Office and other organizations in Geneva G.M. Gatilov (1972); Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union V.A. Chizhov (1976); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea to the President of the Russian Federation G.L. Muradov (1979); honorary director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician V.V. Zhurkin (1951); honorary president of the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician A.M. Vasiliev (1962); scientific director of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician S.M. Rogov (1971); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences G.V. Osipov (1952); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.S. Myasnikov (1955); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences N.A. Simonia (1955); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yu.S. Pivovarov (1972); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.G. Arbatov (1973); President of the Mercury Group, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC DIXY Group I.A. Kesaev (1993); President of the International Chess Federation K.N. Ilyumzhinov (1989); General Director of the Russian International Affairs Council A.V. Kortunov (1979), General Director of the 360° TV channel V.V. Dukhin (2002).

Foreign graduates of the faculty today also occupy high positions in countries far and near abroad: President of Azerbaijan I. Aliyev (1982); Deputy Chairman of the European Commission and European Commissioner for the Energy Union M. Šefčović (1990); Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.-Zh. Tokaev (1975); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia M. Lajcak (1987); Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic E. Abdyldaev (1989); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia D. Tsogtbaatar (1994), etc.

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Today, serious changes are taking place in the Russian and global educational space. The institutional system of education is changing, the forms of functioning of higher educational institutions are being updated. The problem-information structure of the content of the educational process is constantly expanding and becoming more complex, and educational and research technologies are being updated.

Throughout the seven and a half decades of its history, the Faculty of International Relations has strived to be at the forefront of the modernization trends of its time. And today, maintaining leadership positions requires significant efforts by the entire faculty team. His high professional potential provides grounds for the formation and implementation of innovative development programs.

The Faculty of International Relations has been working in conditions of stability for many years. The prospects for its development are determined taking into account national, regional and global trends. This allows you to improve the educational process and look into the future with confidence.

Last updated - February 2019

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History of MGIMO

The Moscow State Institute of International Relations, founded in 1944, is considered the oldest center where international relations specialists were trained. By decision of the Council of People's Commissars (October 14, 1944), it was decided to create this educational institution from the international faculty of Moscow State University. After the opening, there were only three faculties at MGIMO: economics, international and legal. There were only 200 students in the First Enrollment, but since 1946 they began sending applicants from foreign countries to study.

In 1954 there was a connection with the MIV (Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies). As a result, the university had an oriental department and a unique Lazarevsky library, which was famous for its collection of oriental literature. In 1958, the Institute of Foreign Trade (established in 1934) became part of MGIMO. Thanks to this circumstance, the training of specialists in foreign economic activity has significantly increased, and the Faculty of Economics has expanded. In 1969, the Faculty of International Journalism and the Faculty of International Law were inaugurated at the Institute, and in 1991 - the Faculty of International Business and Business Administration.

In 1994, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations was deservedly awarded the status of a university. In 1998, the Faculty of Political Science was opened. In 2000, for better training of specialists in international cooperation, the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy was formed at the university. In 2011, the Institute of Foreign Economic Relations was transformed into the Faculty of Applied Economics and Commerce.

Studying at MGIMO today

Today, this higher educational institution is considered one of the leading professional humanitarian universities in Russia, where international affairs specialists are trained. The teaching staff of the university includes more than a thousand professors, 20 academicians, 150 doctors of science, more than 300 candidates of science and associate professors. Applicants have the opportunity to choose one of the faculties:

• Faculty of International Relations;
• International Institute for Energy Policy and Diplomacy;
• Faculty of Political Science;
• International Institute of Management;
• Institute of European Law;
• European Training Institute;
• Faculty of International Journalism;
• Faculty of Basic Training;
• Institute of International Relations and Management;
• Institute of Additional Professional Education;
• Faculty of International Law;
• Applied Economics and Commerce;

The institute offers the following forms of education: full-time and part-time (evening), full-time and part-time forms of education. MGIMO has already undergone a transition to a new, multi-level education system, which consists of 4-year training in selected bachelor's specialties. After a bachelor's degree, there is the opportunity to continue one's studies in a master's program to obtain the required master's degree. The university began training masters in 1994; today there are 48 special master’s programs in 13 areas. Also, after receiving a diploma of higher education, a student, if desired, can undergo postgraduate and doctoral studies, and postgraduate studies provide high-quality training of scientific personnel in 28 specialties; applicants are accepted on a competitive basis, if they have a higher education or any achievements in scientific work.

Additional opportunities for MGIMO students

A dormitory is provided for visiting applicants. The university has four dormitories with all the necessary amenities for living. For accommodation, you must submit the appropriate application when submitting documents (at the Admissions Committee); accommodation occurs after payment for accommodation. MGIMO hosts annual competitions for scholarships; in addition, students have the opportunity to receive various personalized scholarships, and teachers are provided with grants.

MGIMO has a military department, where hundreds of officers (military translators) have been trained in their specialty. This department was founded in 1944, the qualified specialists that graduate successfully perform their assigned tasks during the period of military service. For those wishing to become the holder of a second higher education, the university offers special programs to obtain the necessary knowledge. Today, career growth increasingly requires a diploma, so the university provides the opportunity to obtain a second higher education in the most popular areas - economics and law.

There is also the opportunity to obtain vocational education for persons who already have a higher education diploma. Training is conducted at the Institute of Further Professional Education; in addition, the European Training Institute conducts advanced training courses on economics, law and politics of the European Union. Upon completion of training, students are issued a state-issued certificate (or certificate).

The structure of the university includes 5 institutes, 8 faculties, there is also a School of Business and International Competencies, intensive training takes place in 20 language departments in 54 foreign languages. In 2013, this educational institution successfully passed international accreditation of all available educational programs.

The rector of the university is academician, doctor of sciences, professor Anatoly Vasilievich Torkunov, who has been performing these duties since 1992. In the BRICS ranking, MGIMO is among the top five universities in Russia. When conducting the study, the following criteria were taken into account: academic reputation, reviews and reputation among employers, the availability of an academic degree among teaching staff, the number of foreign students, etc.

The Moscow State Institute of International Relations made a significant contribution to the intensive development of the science of regional studies, international law and relations; many textbooks and scientific works were published. At the same time, MGIMO maintains partnerships with many educational institutions in the CIS and abroad. Thanks to this, specialists produced by this university are always in demand and employment does not cause complications.

MGIMO is one of the leading Russian universities, training specialists in the field of international relations, political science, economics, law, management, journalism, etc.

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The date of creation of MGIMO is considered to be October 14, 1944, when, on the initiative of the USSR People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs V. M. Molotov, the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR transformed the international faculty of Moscow State University, created a year earlier, into a separate institute.

Created as a forge of diplomatic personnel, the university entered the new millennium as a unique humanitarian international university, an authoritative scientific and educational center. Today, MGIMO is implementing undergraduate and graduate educational programs in 16 areas of training, postgraduate students are being trained in 28 scientific specialties, intensive language training is underway in 54 foreign languages ​​(20 language departments), and postgraduate special education programs are being implemented. The University has eight faculties, five institutes and the School of Business and International Competence.

MGIMO provides ample opportunities for obtaining higher education, various forms of advanced training in various fields of international relations, political science, economics, law, management, journalism and other fields, conducts serious research work, has extensive international connections, and actively participates in socio-political life our country.

Over the past years, more than 40 thousand people have received diplomas in international affairs. Today they bring their children and grandchildren here to study. MGIMO is a special family. And no matter what corner of the Earth our graduate ends up in, he will always be able to find his fellow University students. Moreover, among MGIMO graduates there are more than 5.5 thousand foreign citizens from more than 60 countries.

Since its founding, the university has become one of the most famous and prestigious universities in the country. To this day, he remains one of the recognized leaders of domestic higher education.

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About MGIMO

The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is a unique educational and scientific center, known not only in Russia but also abroad. University graduates have high intelligence and outlook and receive the best education that meets international standards.

Education at MGIMO

At the university, students can receive higher education in seven faculties: international relations, international law, international economic relations, political science, international journalism, international business and business administration and applied economics and commerce. The university also includes five institutes:

• International Institute of Management, where civil servants working in regional administration undergo training or retraining in their specialty;
• Institute of European Law, where working lawyers improve their own qualifications in the field of European law in order to become more competitive and successful in jurisprudence;
• International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy, which trains highly qualified specialists in the field of geopolitics or energy diplomacy who will be able to successfully resolve pressing issues in this area;
• the Institute of International Relations and Management, created only last year, where training of specialists in this field is conducted exclusively in English;
• The European Educational Institute at MGIMO (U) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which admits graduates of universities in the Russian Federation, the CIS and other foreign countries who will be able to improve their qualifications, and therefore their competitiveness in the labor market in the fields of law, economics or politics of the European Union.

MGIMO operates a School of Business and International Competence, where students can take advanced training courses or completely retrain from another specialty in order to have more employment opportunities.

At the university you can take courses at the Faculty of Pre-University Training. Here the children have the opportunity to improve their language skills, both in Western languages ​​and rare Eastern ones.

At the moment, MGIMO has a multi-level education system. Here, students can first obtain a bachelor's degree after studying for 4 years, and then after 2 years a master's degree. The student’s education is carried out according to the curriculum, which includes teaching two foreign languages, studying mathematical and natural science disciplines, humanitarian and socio-economic disciplines, as well as disciplines in the specialty chosen by the student. At the end of their education, all students receive an international diploma.

Material and technical base of the university

The university has everything necessary for students to receive the highest quality education at the highest level. For this purpose, MGIMO has high-quality material and technical support. On the territory of the university there are:

• a scientific library containing many textbooks, teaching aids and books, both in Russian and in foreign languages;
• computer classes, where students study the latest information systems and computer programs necessary for successful work in their specialty;
• halls where students can independently work on the Internet to engage in self-education or prepare for classes;
• multimedia laboratories equipped with the latest technology, which allow students to better understand the educational material;
• language laboratories, where students engage in practical training in foreign languages;
• department laboratories, where students conduct various scientific research and laboratory work;
• a military department that allows male students to undergo military training, receive a deferment from the army, and also master the training program for reserve officers;
• a polyclinic where university students and teachers undergo a medical examination and where they can go in case of illness;
• comfortable dormitories for out-of-town and foreign students.

Social life at MGIMO

The life of a student at the university is not only lectures, seminars and practice. The university administration strives to make MGIMO a real home for its students.

For these purposes, MGIMO has its own Cultural Center, where children can develop spiritually and multiply their creative talents. Various evenings, concerts, holidays, and film screenings for students are constantly held here. Competitions are organized: KVN, “Miss MGIMO”, “MGIMO Music awards” and many others, where children reveal their vocal, dancing and acting abilities.

The university has its own conference room, equipped with modern technology, where various conferences and meetings with high-ranking guests are held. Career Days are also held here, where students can meet their potential employers.

MGIMO does not forget about the health of students. For these purposes, there is a sports center there, which has a swimming pool with ozonated water and large sports grounds for competitions between sports teams. There are also many sections and clubs for various sports.