The University of Nizhny Novgorod sees its mission as maintaining and strengthening the role of UNN as one of the leading institutes of Russian higher education. UNN is featured in TOP 80 in the BRICS Emerging Economies World Rankings.

UNN is one of the biggest universities in Russia. It was established in 1916. It has a close collaboration with the Nizhny Novgorod Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences (NNSC RAS). State University is a member of the European University Association (EUA).

It has 30 000 students from 97 countries who study at 19 Faculties and Institutes. In 2014 UNN installed a powerful supercomputer named Lobachevsky at the Research Institute for Applied Mathematics and Cybernatics. The peak performance of Lobachevsky is 570 Tflops: this makes it the third most powerful supercomputer in Russia and one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world.

FEFU is the bearer of traditions of the Russian classical culture, science and education. Far Eastern Federal University has its origins in 1899 at the time when the Oriental Institute was founded in Vladivostok.

One of the FEFU’s advantages is its geographic location in the center of the Asia Pacific region, which is now one of the most dynamically developing parts of the world. This place is the second pole of a world civilization, which includes the leading counties of the globe, such as China, the United States, Japan, India and many world-famed metropolitan cities, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul.

Being a link or a cultural bridge between Russia and this part of the world remains one of the FEFU’s main objectives. This is the reason why our University is not only a pathway to your professional future, but also a road into the future of the entire country, where all motivated, hardworking and talented young people will find their rightful places!

Ural Federal University (UrFU) is one of the largest higher educational institutions in Russia bringing together fundamental education and innovative approach towards the challenges of modern times.

Currently the university is home to almost 35 000 students from 80 countries of the world and more than
4 000 faculty members including the top-notch global experts in the spheres of natural sciences, engineering and social sciences.

The university is open to international collaboration having almost 400 partners all over the globe and being an active participant of such initiatives as BRICS Network University, SCO Network University, CIS University.

Kazan University is one of the oldest universities in Russia.

The unique culture of the University has shaped the development of Kazan and the Volga region. The University's new federal status obtained in 2010 poses new interesting challenges and calls for new approaches in the rapidly changing world.

Today Kazan Federal University is a dynamic modern University actively participating in local and international cooperation, networking with academia and industry, boosting the region's human resources development as well as top-level research and innovation in different areas. 17 Centers of excellence and 80 world-class research and teaching laboratories have been established in recent years.

Consistently ranked as one of Russia’s top universities, the Higher School of Economics is a leader in Russian education and one of the preeminent economics and social sciences universities in eastern Europe and Eurasia. Having rapidly grown into a well-renowned research university over two decades, HSE sets itself apart with its international presence and cooperation.

NArFU is pleased to offer international students a wide range of educational programs, including 183 undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degree programs in natural and applied sciences (petroleum engineering, construction, biotechnology, power engineering), IT, economics, management, social sciences and humanities, etc.

Mission of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov consists in creating innovative scientific and human resources for the purposes of intellectual exploration of the Russian North and Arctic.

NArFU’s strategic tasks are closely linked with implementation of the national geopolitical interests in the Arctic. Russia lacks experts and technologies for the development of its Arctic area, its continental shelf and infrastructure. The University creates conditions necessary to support the industrial projects being launched in the polar region with personnel and technologies. Apart from skill development, it offers education in social and humanitarian field of studies.

Voronezh State University is a research-led institution and its research activities are organized within a network of 18 faculties, 6 research institutes, 16 research laboratories administered by the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The University is among Top 100 BRICS Universities (17th in Russia and 90th in BRICS)

VSU's Mission is to generate scientific knowledge, to conduct interdisciplinary programs aimed at training highly qualified professionals, as well as to implement innovative solutions, ensuring a high quality of life in accordance with the national interest and global market demands.

Ukhta State Technical University is a representative of oil and gas Universities in Russia. It is the largest technical University in the European North of the Russian Federation. The University was founded on the basis of the Ukhta Industrial Institute (the Institute was founded in 1967). By this time, more than 25000 engineers and economists had graduated in oil, geology, building, and timber industry majors.

After the successful attestation on April 14, 1999, the Institute was granted a status of a State Technical University. The University has close ties with all gas and oil producing enterprises of the Republic of Komi and also with mining, timber, and building industries of Russia. The main benefit of such collaborations is a well-qualified specialist training.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU), earlier - The Russian State Medical University (RSMU) is one of the oldest medical higher educational establishments in Russia.

Medical investigators in medical fields of biochemistry, biophysics and cybernetics are trained there. The faculty graduates work not only in Russia, but also in various countries of the world including countries of the European Union and The United States of America.

The university offers following major programs for study: clinical medicine, pediatrics, medical biochemistry, medical biophysics, medical cybernetics, clinical psychology, social work, dentistry and pharmacy. Having got basic education you can continue your education at clinical internships, postgraduate studies, institutions of doctoral candidacy.

Siberian State Medical University trains the next generation of doctors by performing high quality medical research and by offering excellent education.

Established in 1878, Siberian State Medical University is one of the most well-known and highly reputable medical schools in Russia owing to its top caliber academic and scientific body, and experienced physicians whose names are world-renowned.

The University aims at improving the quality of life and health of the population through innovation in education, research and patient care offering top-quality training, educational and research opportunities to the students.

Annually SSMU provides education to over 5 000 students from all parts of Russia and CIS region as well as many foreign countries (Germany, Haiti, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Nigeria, Malaysia, India, Mongolia). The University can boast of over 80% academic faculty with academic degrees (375 MDs, DMedSci). Over 60 000 doctors and pharmacists have graduated from the University over the years; over 40 000 specialists have been certified.