Moscow State University is the oldest and the most prestigious university of Russia.

Moscow University was founded on 12 (25)th of January 1755 on Saint Tatyana's Day at the decree of the Empress Elizaveta and on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. The day of Moscow University's foundation is celebrated as the Student's Day in Russia. Started with three faculties in 1755, Moscow State University nowadays offers education in 27 faculties and research training in a number of institutes.

Moscow State University has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence. At this oldest and most famous Russian university, scientific and educational schools of international reputation have been formed. A number of its graduates and professors became Nobel Prize winners and are considered world famous scientists. According to all private and governmental surveys, Lomonosov Moscow State University is the leading national educational establishment. It is internationally recognised and ranked among the top ten in the world. The University has been providing a means for the people from all other the world to learn about the latest advances in sciences, humanities and medicine for about 250 years.

The total number of University students including post-graduates exceeds 30,000. The University employs 8,500 professors, teachers and researchers. About 6,900 of them hold Doctor of Science and PhD Degrees.

The number of foreign students is growing constantly. Currently they host about 3,000 students from about 100 countries. The University teachers and professors are highly qualified and world recognised for their achievements in modern sciences. Further, the application of the latest techniques in teaching provides the necessary background for an excellent education. The Diploma of Moscow University has won universal prestige and is recognised worldwide. Many educational programmes are carried out in close co-operation with research institutes of the University and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The Main Building of the University is world famous for its exceptional architecture and size - it is the largest and tallest university building throughout the world. The University campus located in one of the most beautiful parts of Moscow.

It supplies the students with all necessary facilities: lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, dining halls, dormitories, movie theatre, conference hall, post office, clinics, pharmacy, and various shops. The University campus includes 12 training halls, 2 swimming pools, baseball and football stadiums, tennis courts and other sport facilities. The University closely cooperates with the leading international organisations including UNESCO and The World Bank. The University is a member of various international associations and has concluded more than 350 exchange, research and cooperation agreements with universities on all continents. Moscow State University is also the centre of cooperation between the universities of the former USSR. The Rector, Prof. V.A.Sadovnichii, is the President of the Eurasian Association of Universities. Many outstanding scholars, public and state leaders of the world have been elected Honourary Professors and Doctors of the University. Among them are J. Goethe, the beloved German thinker and novellist, the first prime-minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, Margarete Thatcher, and last but not least, Bill Clinton. Many current and past political leaders, such as M. Gorbatchev are alumni of Moscow State University and underlign the ambitions of the university to provide the best tuition to the best people.

Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University

Library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University is one of the oldest among university libraries in Russia. It was founded in 1756. Currently the library serves more than 60 thousand regular visitors.

The number of visitors is as high as 1,8 m people a year; with lending at approximately 4 m. copies for the same period. There are 16 lending rooms and 60 reading rooms which can accommodate 3,300 readers. The library collection is available to all academic and scientific staff as well as students of the University.

The university library collection includes up to 8,5 m. academic and scientific publications - 2,5 m of which are books written in Russian language and foreign languages. The library collection is subdivided into branches distributed among 15 buildings of the University. Every library branch section has a reading room, a branch section index and a thematic catalogue, a lending room and the information and bibliographic section.

Accommodation

Those who want to study russian in Moscow State University have an opportunity to lodge in the University hostel. The University's hall of residence includes five students' quarters, - each accommodating students of a particular faculty or a subdivision of the University. The total number of students accommodated in the University hostel is about 15,000. The living conditions in the hostel may vary in the level of comfort, the living space, additional conveniences and facilities (telephone, TV set, refrigerator), with the cost of accommodation being dependent on all these factors.

Food service of the Moscow University

The food service of the University includes 11 canteens and 16 buffets and snack-shops. In every University building one can have tasty and cheap food. The schedule of every eating place is adapted to provide for the needs of everyone who would like to eat at any time between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Medical service

The University's polyclinics is located on the campus Leninskie Gory. The key medical services of physicians, neurologists, oculists, surgeons, otolaryngologists, therapists, gynaecologists, traumatologists, dermatologists, gastroenterologists, psychotherapeutists, allergologists, urologists, dentists are available for all students of the University. International students have two options:
1. Bring an international insurance policy (make sure it works in Russia) and use the clinics stated by it;
2. Buy medical insurance policy at the University polyclinics for a period of 1 year for US$150.

Museums, recreation centre, student theatre and cinema hall provide almost everything that students would need for recreation and entertainment.

Four museums are functioning: Museum of Earth Science, Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Zoology and Museum of Rare Books.

The Student Theatre of the University is the oldest in Russia. The first public performance took place on 26th January, 1756 staged by the students themselves. Since that time theatre activity of the University never stopped. The Theatre yields new names and new ideas. Many famous actors of Russia have been brought up here. The Theatre stages plays of Russian and foreign authors. The Student Theatre has successfully performed at many big theatre festivals of Europe and organised the first international festival of student theatres in Moscow.

The University Recreation Centre (DK) unites students and teachers of the University who come here to spend their spare time in all kinds of creative activity. At the beginning of every academic year DK announces enrolment for the Academic choir, chamber orchestra, piano, vocal and organ classes, opera studio, creative union "The Russian Souvenir", the Theatre of Old Music, Student's Theatre workshops, literary studio, school-studio of the modern ball-room dancing and other activities.

The main performance Hall of DK annually houses concerts of professional actors of various genres and the performances of the amateur creative unions. Foreign students also take part in amateur theatricals.

Every evening the big Cinema Hall in the Main Building of the University presents different movie pictures.

Sports and Recreation

Educational programes

Moscow State University provides a wide range educational services and educational programmes. It has established modern educational programmes in all basic areas of research and education. The educational system of the University is designed to give a student deep understanding of fundamental disciplines combined with specialisation in the applied and concrete scientific problems. Almost all programs at the University are delivered in Russian language. However, some graduate and a number of training programmes are conducted in foreign languages.

Russian Language Centre of Moscow State University offers to all who wish to learn Russian in Moscow State University variety of russian courses. You will be able to join a group with corresponding level of Russian (beginner, intermediate, advanced), or to try "Student - Teacher" system, that has proved to be the most effective in the studies of Russian.

Moscow state university named after M.V. Lomonosov is Russia's first and biggest classical university.

On January 25th (or January 12 in the Old Style), 1775, Russian Empress Elizabeth signed a decree to establish a university in Moscow designated to satisfy a demand for «national worthy scholars». The great scientist of encyclopedic knowledge M. Lomonosov and the prominent state official I. Shuvalov are considered the founders of Moscow state university: Lomonosov's scientific acumen and Shuvalov's progressive views ensured the success of their undertaking.

Classes began in the spring of 1775, in a building near the Voskresenskiye Gate in Red Square where the State History Museum is situated now. In 1976, the library of Moscow state university was opened and it remained the only public library in the city for more than a century.

Moscow Imperial University took a most active part in developing higher education in Russia. When new educational institutions were founded in Russia, Moscow state university graduates largely formed the academic staff there. Our university gave birth to about 60 higher educational institutions, including the largest in Russia: Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow Geological Academy, Moscow Physical-Technical Institute, Ulyanovsk University and many others.

In the 19th century, scientific societies were formed and they began to gain international recognition. There are not only scientists but also outstanding public figures participating in their activity, among them Leo Tolstoy who presented his paper «On the Notion of Life». The University honorary members included I. Goethe, A. Humboldt, Ch. Darwin, N. Zhukovski, T. Faraday, D. Mendeleyev, J. Lamarck, D. Maxwell and others.

Concurrently, academic schools arose, which would soon be the glory of not only Russian, but also of the world science. A. Stoletov, P. Lebedev, I. Sechenov, K. Timiryazev, N. Zelinski, V. Vernadski, S. Solovyov and A. Klyuchevski and many others worked here at that time. Any of these names makes a page in the chronicle of our science or humanities. Their scientific achievements are part of the Russian history and the nation's pride.

The University initiated and supported the foundation of well-known Moscow museums: Moscow Polytechnic, Historical, Zoological and Anthropological museums as well as Botanical and Zoological Gardens. University professor Ivan Tsvetayev founded the Museum of Fine Arts.

The Maly Theater's first cast was made up of the members of the University Amateur Theater Company.

In the 19th century, Moscow state university became a unique cultural phenomenon, which gave an impetus for social development not only to Moscow but to Russia as well. Among the University students were D. Fonvizin, V. Zhukovski, A. Griboedov, M. Lermontov, A. Ostrovski, I. Turgenev, A. Chekhov, B. Pasternak. It was here that A. Pushkin debated the authenticity of «Slovo i Polku Igoreve» with the University professors.

In 1950-s, when a new university campus was constructed on the Lenin Hills, scientific research intensified, the scientific thought was stepping up to challenges in the new knowledge areas- in both fundamental and applied science. The University researchers make a considerable contribution to space exploration, to the study of atomic nucleus structure, to the development of computers and many other branches of science.

Among the outstanding scientists of the 20th' century are A. Kolmogorov, N. Bogolyubov, P. Kapitsa, M. Keldysh, L. Landau, I. Tamm, A. Nesmeyanov, N. Semyonov, A. Tikhonov, A. Losev, S. Averintzev and many others. Out of 18 Russian Nobel Prize winners, 11 are Moscow University graduates or professors.

In the later 20th century, with drastic changes in the political and economic life of the country, Moscow state university (MSU) faced a new challenge — to keep up the high level of traditional university education and at the same time meet the requirements of the day. Recently, 12 new faculties have been established, to address the most promising areas of research. They include Faculties of Materials Science, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Moscow School of Economics, the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts and others.

Fundamental research in sciences and humanities provides a strong foundation for students' instruction at Moscow state university (MSU). The indissoluble connection of fundamental education and fundamental research ensures the training of highly qualified specialists who are prepared to meet the challenge of knowledge-based society. Moscow University Degree guarantees the high level of graduates' expertise.

Moscow state university continues the search for new vistas in education and research, supports interdisciplinary research projects, develops innovative activities. Moscow state university (MSU) was the first in Russia to establish a the Science Park and a powerful information system.

Collaboration with Russian Academy of Sciences, joint research projects are of key significance. MSU — RAS integration ensures success in the development of science and education in the country. Over 300 members of Russian Academy of Sciences and other national academies work at the University.

The university develops its cooperation with universities in Russia and abroad. To date, over 350 agreements have been concluded with universities in 75 countries. Over the recent years, the number of international students at MSU has doubled, totaling 5,000 from 80 countries.

Special attention is being paid to the links with universities in the CIS countries. In cooperation with them, the Eurasian Universities' Association was set up. Moscow state university opened its Black Sea branch in Sebastopol (Ukraine) and Kazakhstan branch in Astana. MSU has also opened its representative offices and centres in China, Switzerland and the USA.

The growing number of students and faculties, the scale of research projects as well as the advance of international contacts determines a further development of the University.

The campus expansion is a new benchmark in the University history. To celebrate the 250th jubilee, a superb new facility has been built for the University's Intellectual Center, that is, its Fundamental Library. A few more buildings will soon appear near it, including a Medical Center with the state-of-the-art facilities.

Moscow state university celebrates its 250n anniversary enjoying the status of a major instruction and research center, with its 28 faculties, 10 research institutes, 40,000 students and a unique team of professors, teachers and research fellows — 9,000 of them with candidate's and doctor's degrees.

During 250 years of its history, Moscow state university has served the Nation. Over the period, the Russian science has become part of the national and world heritage. Education based on fundamental research has secured a leadership position for the University in the world educational space. All those who have been privileged to study and work at Moscow state university, cherish the unique creative atmosphere, the university aura, which unites, invisibly yet firmly, us all — the spirit of our Alma Mater.

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The Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics Moscow state university was founded in 1933. It is one of major mathematical research centres in the world. Theoretical and experimental work carried out by the University's specialists in mathematics and mechanics has had a considerable impact on the development of modern science and technology. The Faculty mathematical schools have gained international recognition. The Faculty graduates demonstrate fundamental knowledge of Mathematics, the ability to work effectively; they benefit from the emphasis on innovative and challenging approaches to instruction and research.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Mechanics, Applied Mathematics MSc (2 years) in:

Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

Specialist (5 years) in:

Mathematics Mechanics Post-Graduate Study

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DEPARTMENTS:

• Mathematical Analysis
• Theory of Functions and Functional Analysis
• Differential Equations
• Advanced Geometry and Topology
• General Topology and Geometry
• Probability Theory
• Mathematical Statistics and Random Processes
• Mathematical Logic and Theory of Algorithms
• Advanced Algebra
• Number Theory
• Computational Mathematics
• Differential Geometry and its Applications
• Discrete Mathematics
• Theoretical Mechanics and Mechatronics
• Hydromechanics
• Aeromechanics and Gas Dynamics
• Applied Mechanics and Control
• General Problems of Control
• Mathematical Theory of Intellectual Systems
• Theory of Elasticity
• Theory of Plasticity
• Mechanics of Composites
• Gas and Wave Dynamics
• Computational Mechanics
• Theory of Dynamic Systems
• Applied Research in Mathematics and Mechanics

LABORATORIES:

• Probability Theory
• Theory of Computational Mediums
• Theory of Large Random Systems
• Mathematical Statistics
• Logic Problems in Informatics
• Computational Methods
• Computer Modelling
• Computer Methods in Sciences and Humanities
• Wave Processes
• Applied Mathematical Analysis
• Theoretical Cybernetics
• Survey of Imitation Dynamic Systems
• Deformed Media

STUDY ROOMS:

• Elementary Mechanics
• History of Mathematics and Mechanics

The Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of Moscow State University (MSU) is one of the leading academic and research centres in the fields of Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics and Information Science, which belong to the most rapidly changing areas ot human knowledge. Founded in 1970, the Faculty trains students in computer technologies applications in education, science, industry, economics and management. Our graduates go on to work at premier universities, research and computer centres and in industry. Many ot them are employed in major Russian and international companies, at stock exchanges, banks, etc. Our highly qualified staft, elective torms of student instruction and modern computing facilities ensure that our graduates have deep theoretical knowledge and excellent skills in practical applications.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Applied Mathematics and Informatics Information Technologies MSc (2 years) in:

Applied Mathematics and informatics Information Technologies

Specialist (5 years) in:

Applied Mathematics and Informatics Post-Graduate Study Second Higher Education (3 years)

SPECIALIZATIONS:

• Mathematical Physics
• Mathematical Modeling
• Computational Diagnostics
• Numerical Methods
• Operation Research and System Analysis
• Actuarial Mathematics
• Optimization and Optimal Control
• Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
• Mathematical Cybernetics
• Software for Problem-Oriented Systems
• Architecture of Computer Systems and Networks
• Software for Computers and Computer Systems
• Mathematical and Information Support of Economical Activity
• Software for information Security
• Non-Linear Dynamics, Informatics and Control

DEPARTMENTS:

• Mathematical Physics
• Computational Methods
• Research Automation
• General Mathematics
• Non-Linear Dynamic Systems and Central Processes
• Computational Technologies and Simulation
• Quantum Informatics
• Systems Analysis
• Mathematical Statistics
• Optimal Control
• Operations Research
• Mathematical Cybernetics
• Mathematical Methods of Forecast
• Computer Systems Architecture
• Algorithmic Languages
• Systems Programming
• English

LABORATORIES:

• Mathematical Physics
• Computational Electrodynamics
• Inverse Problems
• Statistical Simulation
• Heat and Mass Transfer Simulation
• Mathematical Modeling in Physics
• Difference Methods
• Statistical Analysis
• Mathematical Problems of Computer Security
• Computer Graphics and Multimedia
• Programming Technologies
• Open Information Technologies
• Information Systems and Support of Computer Education
• Computer Systems
• Information Systems in Education and Research
• Microcomputer Systems
• Software Tools
• Computer Facilities
• Organisation of Computational Process

The Department of Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Moscow state university have been founded since 1755 — the year of Moscow University setting up. The Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, comprising the corresponding Departments, was founded in 1859, and in 1933 the Physics Department became the Faculty of Physics. The Faculty of Physics is a major training and research center widely recognized all over the world. The Faculty pursues research in practically all the fields of fundamental and applied physics. At present every third academician (i.e. full member of Russian Academy of Sciences) or corresponding member of Russian Academy of Sciences in physics, geophysics and astronomy is a Faculty of Physics graduate.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

MSc (2 years) of Physics in the fields:

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS:

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS DIVISION DEPARTMENTS:

SOLID STATE PHYSICS DIVISION DEPARTMENTS:

RADIOPHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS DIVISION DEPARTMENTS:

NUCLEAR PHYSICS DIVISION DEPARTMENTS:

The Faculty of Chemistry is a well-known educational and scientific centre of chemical studies in our country and all over the world. Chemical investigations at Moscow University have been carried since 1755 — the year of its foundation. Nowadays, the Chemistry Faculty trains specialists in a wide range of skills in practically all branches of modern chemistry which are connected with the creation of new materials, the development of new resources and energy-saving chemical and biotechnological processes, etc. Scientists of the Faculty carry out research in practically all fields of modern chemistry.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Chemistry MSc (2 years) in:

Chemistry

Specialist (5 years) in:

Chemistry

Post-Graduate Study

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DEPARTMENTS:

FACULTY OF BIOLOGY OF MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY

The Faculty of Biology is a major research and training centre in field of biology. The Faculty was founded in 1930 on the base of the Biology Section of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Lomonosov Moscow state university. The Faculty possesses huge scientific potential and unique opportunities for interdisciplinary research in the fields of molecular genetics, biotechnology and bioengi-neering, ecology and biodiversity. Much attention is paid to improving curriculum and education techniques. Students are provided with opportunities for practical work at the Zoological museum, the Botanical Gardens, and the MSU Biological Stations in Zvenigorod and on the White Sea.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Biology

MSc (2 years) in:

Biology

Specialist (5 years) in:

Anthropology Biochemistry Biophysics Botany Genetics Microbiology Physiology Zoology Post-Graduate Study

SPESIALIZATIONS AT DEPARTMENTS:

• Anthropology
• Biochemistry
• Bioengineering
• Biological evolution
• Bioorganic chemistry
• Biophysics
• Cell biology and Histology
• Embryology
• Entomology
• Genetics
• Geobotany
• Higher plants
• Human Physiology
• Hydrobiology
• Ichtiology
• Mycology and Algology
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
• Neurobiology
• Physiology of Microorganisms
• Plant Physiology
• Virusology
• Zoology of Invertebrates
• Zoology of Vertebrates

Soil Science has been taught as an academic discipline at Moscow state university since 1906. The first in the world Department of Soil Science was at MSU in 1927, and in 1973, it won the right to t| of Faculty. Soil Science and Ecology are made a careful study and are lectured as fundamental academic Graduates of the Faculty work at universities, research and laboratories, nature reserves, national parks and environmental protection and ecological organisations.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Soil Science Ecology MSc (2 years) in:

Soil Science Geoecology

Specialist (5 years) in:

Soil Science Ecology Post-Graduate Study

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DEPARTMENTS:

• General Soil Science
• Soil Physics and Melioration
• Soil Biology
• Soil Geography
• Soil Erosion
• General Agriculture
• Agrochemistry
• Soil Chemistry
• Agroinformatics
• Land Resources and Soil Monitoring

Geology has been taught at Moscow state university, MGU since 1755. The first departments of geology were opened in 1804. On the base of these departments, the Faculty of Geology and Soil Science was established in 1938. It was later transformed into the Faculty of Geology in 1949. The Faculty trains the students in both the theoretical and applied aspects of the Earth sciences.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Geology MSc (2 years) in:

Geology

Specialist (5 years) in:

Geology Geophysics Geochemistry

Hydrogeology and Geological Engineering

Geology and Geochemistry of Fossil Fuels

Ecological Geology

Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Dynamic Geology
• Regional Geology and Earth History
• Geology of Russia
• Lithology and Marine Geology
• Geology and Geochemistry of Minerals
• Palaeontology
• Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry
• Mineralogy
• Petrology
• Geochemistry
• Hydrogeology
• Engineering and Ecological Geology
• Geocryology
• Geophysical Methods of Earth Crust Study
• Seismometry and Geoacoustics
• Geology and Geochemistry of Fossil Fuels

Geography has been taught at Moscow University for over 200 years. In 1884 the Department of Geography and Ethnography was founded and in 1938 the Faculty of Geography was established. Nowadays, the Faculty trains professional geographers, who are highly valued by specialists in the fields of geoecology, nature management, hydrology, geoinformatics and global climate modeling and etc. Graduates are employed at research institutes, environmental management organizations, governmental agencies and private enterprises concerned with mineral prospecting, nature conservation and social and economic development.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Geography Hydrometeorology Geography and Cartography

Environmental Studies MSc (2 years) in:

Geography Hydrometeorology Geography and Cartography

Specialist (5 years) in:

Geography

Meteorology

Hydrology

Oceanology

Cartography

Geoecology

Nature Management

Post-Graduate Study

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DEPARTMENTS:

• Biogeography
• Geomorphology and Paleogeography
• Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography
• Cryolithology and Glaciology
• Environmental Management
• Physical Geography and Landscape Science
• World Physical Geography and Geoecology
• Land Hydrology
• Meteorology and Climatology
• Oceanology
• Cartography and Geoinformatics
• Geography of World Economy
• Social and Economic Geography of Foreign Countries
• Economic and Social Geography of Russia

LABORATORIES:

• Recent Deposits and Pleistocene Paleogeography
• Snow Avalanches and Mudflows
• Geoecology of the North
• Soil Erosion and Channel Processes
• Complex Mapping
• Aerospace Methods
• Moscow Region
• Renewable Energy Sources

• Satino (Kaluga Region)
• Elbrus (Kabardino-Balkaria)
• Ust-Yeniseysk (Krasnoyarsk Region)
• Khibiny (Murmansk Region)
• Krasnovidovskaya (Moscow Region)

The Faculty of Materials Science was established in 1991; it trains unique specialists with extensive theoretical knowledge and practical experience in materials science. The main feature of the Faculty is its interdisciplinary nature. In the course of their studies, undergraduates master materials science with the emphasis on the chemical aspects of production and use of materials as well as the theory of physical factors influencing materials. The curriculum also includes the foundations of mathematics as well as up-to-date chemical and physical experiments techniques, computer methods of data searching and processing, experiment optimisation and mathematical calculations. Instruction is provided in cooperation with the Faculty of Chemistry, the Faculty of Physics, the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics (Division of Mechanics) and with institutions of the the Russian Academy of Sciences through the system of base departments and training and research centres.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Chemistry, Physics and Mechanics of Materials MSc (2 years) in:

Chemistry, Physics and Mechanics of Materials Post-Graduate Study

SPECIALIZATIONS:

• Chemical Material Studies
• Solid State Chemistry
• Solid State Physics
• Low Temperature Physics
• Mechanics of Composite Materials

The history of the Faculty of Medicine dates back to the foundation of Moscow state university in 1755. The Faculty was the leading institution of medical education in the country until 1930 when it was reorganised into the Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute (currently called the Moscow Medical Academy). In 1992, the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine was opened at Moscow State University, which signals the revival of medical education tradition at the University. The Faculty graduates are highly qualified specialists who are able to carry out advanced medical research and make maximum use of up-to-date technologies.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Specialist-Medical Doctor (6 years) in:

Medicine

Clinical Residency in:

Therapy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Post-Graduate Study in:

Biophysics

Biochemistry

Pharmacology

Physiology

DEPARTMENTS:

• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Biological and Medical Chemistry
• Internal Medicine
• Medical Biophysics
• Multidisciplinary Clinical Training
• Normal and Pathological Physiology
• Normal and Topographical Anatomy
• General and Clinical Pathology
• Therapy
• Pharmacology
• Surgery
• Ecological and Extreme Medicine

LABORATORIES:

• Adaptive Medicine
• Gene and Cell Technology
• Computer Technologies in Medicine
• Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular System

The Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics was established in 2002 on the basis of the Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology. The Faculty unites the efforts of biologists, chemists, mathematicians and physicists for both scientific research and education of specialists in the sciences rapidly developing at the interface of these disciplines. The Faculty's graduates are the experts in all major areas of modern Physicochemical Biology, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

DEPARTMENTS:

• Animal Cell Biochemistry
• Biokinetics
• Bioenergetics
• Biochemistry of Plant Viruses •Cell Signaling
• Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nucleoproteins
• Chromatography
• Electronic Microscopy
• Evolutionary Biochemistry
• Functional Biochemistry of Biopolymers
• Mathematical Methods in Biology
• Molecular Bases of Ontogenesis
• Molecular Energetics of Microorganisms
• Molecular Immunology
• Nucleic Acids Chemistry
• Photobiophysics
• Photosynthesis
• Physical Methods
• Protein
• Biochemistry
• Radioisotope
• Analysis Virus-Cell Interaction

The Faculty of Philosophy was one of the first three faculties opened when the University was originally founded. Established in 1755, the Faculty of Philosophy has always been the centre of philosophical and social thought in Russia. Many well-known Russian philosophers have studied and taught at the Faculty during its history. The best traditions of the Russian philosophical school continue to form the basic of educating philosophers and political experts. The Faculty of Philosophy gives comprehensive knowledge in Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies as well as Public Relations.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Philosophy Political Studies Religious Studies MA (2 years) in:

Philosophy Political Studies Religious Studies

Specialist (5 years) in:

Philosophy

Political Studies

Religious Studies

Public Relations Post-Graduate Study Special Programmes:

Political Management and Public Relations

Environmental Policy

Cultural Studies

Economic Policy

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS:

PHILOSOPHY DIVISION:

• Logic
• Ontology and Theory of Knowledge
• Social Philosophy
• History of Foreign Philosophy
• History of Russian Philosophy
• Philosophy and Methodology of Science
• Ethics
• Aesthetics
• Philosophy of Religion
• Philosophical Anthropology
• History and Theory of Culture
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Law
• Social Management

POLITICAL STUDIES DIVISION:

• History of Political Thought
• Theory of Politics
• Political Philosophy
• Political Sociology
• Political Psychology
• Comparativistic Studies
• Public Policy and Management
• Political Regions and Ethnopolitology
• World Policy, International Relations and Geopolitics
• Political Process in Russia
• Political Analysis and Forecasting
• Political Conflictology
• Politics and Law
• Social Policy

RELIGIOUS STUDIES DIVISION:

General and Comparative-Historical Linguistics Classical Philology English Linguistics French Linguistics German Linguistics Germanic Linguistics Romance Linguistics Ibero-Romance Linguistics Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Russian language for Foreign Students of Philology Russian for Foreign Students of Arts Russian for Foreign Students of Sciences.

LABORATORIES AND CENTRES:

• Russian Literature in Modern World Laboratory
• Laboratory of Phonetics and Speech Communication
• Laboratory for Etymological Studies
• Center for the Theory and Practice of Translation
• Mass Media Language Centre
• Training and Research Computer Centre and Laboratory for Computer Lexicology and Lexicography
• Centre for New Information Technologies in the Humanities Teaching and Oral Speech Laboratory
• The Dante Centre
• The Camoes Centre
• The Russian Language Testing Centre for Foreign Citizens

The Faculty of Law of Moscow University is the leading school of legal education in Russia. It dates from the foundation of Moscow state university in 1755. Most the Law Faculty staff combine their teaching duties with research in all branches of jurisprudence, and are engaged in major legislative projects, providing legal advice for government bodies.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Jurisprudence MA (2 years) in:

Jurisprudence

Specialist (5 years) in:

Jurisprudence Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Administrative and Financial Law
• Civil Law
• Civil Procedure Law
• Commercial Law and Basics ot Law
• Constitutional and Municipal Law
• Criminalistics
• International Law
• Business Law
• Legal Theory and Politology
• Labour Law
• Criminal Law and Criminology
• Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice and Procurator's Supervision
• Environmental and Land Law

LABORATORIES:

• Legal Informatics and Cybernetics
• Legal Sociology and Comparative Legal Studies
• Bureau of Codification and Legal Research
• Workshop for Comparative Law, Research of European Law/ and the Basics of the Legal Systems of European Countries

Historical education at Moscow state university has a long and well-established tradition. Since the nineteenth century, it has been the cradle of major research schools that determine the development of History Studies in Russia. Many professors of the Faculty are ranked among the top Russian historians; their works have become classics. Today scholars who work at Moscow state university contribute a great deal to the historical culture of Russia. Most university and high schooi students study history using the textbooks and programmes written by MSU professors.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

History

History of Art

History of International Relations

Historical and Cultural Tourism

MA (2 years) in:

History

History of Art

History of International Relations

Historical and Cultural Tourism

History History of Art

History of International Relations Historical and Cultural Tourism Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Russian History until the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
• Russian History of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
• Russian History of the Twentieth and Early Twenty First Centuries
• Source Studies in Russian History
• History of Social Movements and Political Parties in Russia
• Ancient History
• History of the Middle Ages
• Modern and Contemporary History of Europe and America
• History of the Southern and Western Slavs
• Archaeology
• Ethnology
• History of Russian Art
• Universal Art History

THERE ARE TWO SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE FACULTY OF HISTORY:

• Department of Foreign Languages
• Department of Ancient Languages

THERE ARE THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH UNITS WITHIN THE FACULTY OF HISTORY:

• Archaeography
• History of Russian Culture
• History of Ethnic Relations and National Policy in Russia
• Byzantine and Black Sea Region Studies
• American Studies
• Archaeology
• Information Technologies in History
• Applied Ethnology
• Information-Analitical Centre for Theoretical Problems of Historical Studies

The Faculty of Economics was founded at MSU in 1941. The Faculty has trained thousands of highly qualified experts in economics, management and finance. Modern educational programmes meet all the requirements of world economics science. In early 1990-s the Faculty was one of the first in Russia to start a new two-level system of training: 4 years of training to get the Bachelors degree and 2 years to obtain the Masters degree. MSU Faculty of Economics lecturers have published a great number of textbooks that are used by students of economics in other Russian universities.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Economics

Management MA (2 years) in:

Economics

Management Master of Business Administration (3-4 semesters) Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Political Economy
• Macroeconomic Planning and Regulation
• Mathematical Methods of Economic Analysis
• Population Studies
• Economies of Foreign Countries and International Relations
• Corporate Economics and Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Agroeconomics
• Public Economics
• Economics of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
• Accounting, Economic Analysis and Auditing
• Statistics
• Management
• History of National Economy and History of Economic Thought
• Finance and Credit
• Labour Economics
• Economic Information
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Applied Institutional Economics

DEPARTMENTS - BRANCHES OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:

• Socio-Economic Problems
• Applied Economics and Mathematical Simulation

The Department of Journalism was opened in 1947 at the Faculty of Philology. In 1952 it was reorganised into a separate Faculty of Journalism. The faculty is located in the historic complex of University buildings, in the centre of Moscow next to the Kremlin and the Red Square. The Faculty's graduates are highly qualified specialists in radio, television, press and advertising. They are employed by various mass media in Russia and abroad.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Journalism

MA (2 years) in:

Journalism

Specialist (5 years) in:

Journalism

Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Periodical Press
• Foreign Journalism and Literature
• Stylistics of the Russian Language
• Sociology of Journalism
• Internet Journalism
• Advertising and Public Relations
• Mass Media Economy and Management
• Mass Media Techniques
• History of National Mass Media
• Radio and Television
• History of Russian Journalism and Literature
• Economic Journalism and Advertising
• Literary Criticism and Publicism
• Editing, Publishing and Informatics

LABORATORIES:

• Journalism Studies
• Foreign Journalism
• Press, Radio and Television Functioning
• Mass Media Techniques
• Polygraphy with Experimental Publishing House
• Information and Publishing
• Photo laboratory

DIVISIONS:

• Radio and Television Studio
• Centre for New Computer Technologies and Intensive Learning Forms

INTERNATIONAL CENTRES:

• Free Russian-German Institute of Publicistics
• French -Russian Journalism Center
• Centre for Finnish-Russian Studies in Journalism, Mass Communication and Culture/Nordica Program
• Russian-Indian Mass Media Centre
• Russian-Japanese Research Centre on Culture and Mass Media
• Russian-American Cooperation Project of Journalism Faculty of Moscow state university and Columbia University School of Journalism
• Italian-Russian Centre for Mass Media, Communication and Culture Studies
• Ibero-American Centre of Journalism

The courses in Psychology were given at Moscow state university as early as in 1755. The Faculty of Psychology at Moscow University was founded in 1966 on the base of the Psychology Division of the Faculty of Philosophy. The Faculty of Psychology of MGU is the leading training and research centre for psychology in Russia. The traditional research schools of psychologists are gained their development at Moscow University. The scholarly publications by the Faculty's teaching staff are well-known both in our country and abroad. Graduates are employed at research institutes, educational institutions, companies and social organizations.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Psychology

MA (2 years) in: Psychology

Specialist (5 years) in: Psychology Clinical Psychology

Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• General Psychology
• Educational Psychology and Pedagogics
• Industrial Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Psychophysiology
• Pedagogy, Psychology and Teach Methods
• Psychogenetics
• Methodology of Psychology
• Extreme Psychology and Psychological Aid

LABORATORIES:

• Neuropsychology
• Psychology of Labour
• Psychology of Professions and Conflict
• Perception

The Institute ot Asian and Atrican Studies was first opened in 1956 and now it is the leading Oriental Studies centre in Russia, The Institute teaches more than 40 languages of Asian and African countries (before 1972 the Institute was called the Institute of Oriental Languages). The Institute trains professionals who gain comprehensive knowledge of Regional Studies, understand peculiarities of Asia's and Africa's development, can speak fluently several languages. The students are trained to be professional interpreters and translators. The graduates work for the ministries and govermental agencies, mass media and international organizations and companies.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BA (4 years) in:

Oriental and African Studies

MA (2 years) in programmes:

History of Asian and African Studies

Languages of Asian and African Countries

Literature of Asian and African countries

World Economy

Policy and International Relations of Asian and African Countries

Specialist (5 years) in Oriental and African Studies Specialist (3 years)

Second higher education in:

Regional Studies

Post-Graduate Study (3 years) in:

World History

Literature of Asian and African countries

Languages of African and Asian Countries

World Economy

Political Problems in International Relations

DIVISIONS:

• Philological
• Historical
• Socio-Economic

DEPARTMENTS:

• Arab Philology
• Indian Philology
• Iranian Philology
• Chinese Philology
• Turkish Philology
• Philology of South-East Asia, Korea and Mongolia
• Japanese Philology
• History and Culture of Japan
• Economics and Economic Geography
• History of Near and Middle East
• History of Far East and South-East Asia
• History of China
• History of South Asia
• African Studies
• Politology of the East
• International Economic Relations
• West European Languages

LABORATORIES:

• Experimental Phonetics
• East Ecology Culture
• Caucasus and Central Asia Problems
• Technical Equipment in Education

RESEARCH CENTRES:

• International Centre of Korean Studies
• Centre of Arabic and Islam Studies
• Centre of Indological and Buddological Studies
• Centre for Hebrew Studies and Jewish Civilization
• Centre of Vietnamese Studies
• Centre of Caucasus and Central Asia

The Faculty of Foreign Languages was founded in 1988 bringing together the departments of foreign languages of Moscow University. The Faculty prepares highly-qualified specialists in Linguistics and Intercultural Communication and specialists in Regional Studies. Undergraduate students of the Faculty can enroll in the International Educational Programs and obtain degrees from US or British Universities together with the diploma of Lomonosov Moscow state university. The Faculty graduates master two (and more) foreign languages. They are sensitive to the needs of the world community and put their knowledge into practice in various areas of social life.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Applied Linguistics Regional Studies MA (2 years) in:

Applied Linguistics

Regional Studies

Specialist (5 years) in:

Theory and Methods of Teaching Languages and Cultures Translation and Interpretation Theory and Practice Intercultural Communication Regional Studies

Post-Graduate Study

PROGRAMS:

• International Educational Programs
• Second Higher Education
• Further Education (foreign language courses, distance learning courses)
• Continuing Education «LSP Translation and Interpretation»

DEPARTMENTS:

• Comparative Language Studies
• Comparative Culture and Literature Studies
• Lexicography, Translation and Interpretation Theory and Practice
• Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
• Regional Studies, including the following regions:

Russia

USA and Canada

Western Europe: Britain

Western Europe: France

Western Europe: Italy

• English
• German
• Italian
• Spanish
• Slavic
• French for Humanities
• French for Sciences
• English for Humanities
• English for Economists
• English for Sciences
• German for Humanities
• Foreign languages for Geographers

LABORATORIES:

CENTRES:

The first faculty of Sociology in Russia was formed in 1989 at Moscow state university, MGU. The Faculty gives traditional classic university education, preparing students for educational, research and practical activities. Graduates of the Faculty work as sociologists in universitites and institutes of Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as in business and management, ministries and their branches, Russian government agencies, municipal structures.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Sociology MA (2 years) in:

Sociology Management

Specialist (5 years) in:

Sociology

Organisation Management Social Work with Youth Post-Graduate Study

SPECIALIZATIONS AT DEPARTMENTS:

• History and Theory of Sociology
• Social Research Methodology
• Economic Sociology and Sociology of Labour
• Sociology of Culture and Education
• Political Studies and Sociology of Political Processes
• Sociology of International Relations
• Social Information Science
• Sociology of Family
• Sociology of Organisations and Management
• Sociology of Communication Systems
• Sociology of Central and Local Government Administration
• Sociology of Security

RESEARCH LABORATORIES:

• Current Social Problems of Modern Society
• Modern Information and Educational Technologies
• Mathematical Modelling of Social Process

The School of Public Administration was founded in December 1993. The School trains professionals who are capable of providing organizational and informational expertise necessary for effective managerial performance. The School graduates can organize the governance process in federal, regional and local governments, coordinate the intergovernmental relations and establish communication between federal and regional governments, ministries and agencies and the public and the mass media.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BA (4 years) in:

Management MA (2 years) in:

Management

Specialist (5 years) in:

Public and Municipal Administration Crisis Management

Human Resources Management and Personnel Consulting

Post-Graduate Study

LABORATORIES:

• Organisation and Management of Research
• System Analysis of Socio-Economic Processes

DEPARTMENTS:

• Management Theory and Technologies
• Management Sociology
• Human Resources Management
• Economic Theory
• Political Analysis
• Legal Bases of Management
• Political History
• History of the Russian State
• Philosophy for Humanities Faculties
• Philosophy and Methodology of Science
• Mathematical Methods in Management
• State Governance in the Sphere of Culture
• Natural Resources Management
• Foreign Languages

The main goal of the Graduate School of Business Administration is to train highly professional, ethical and strategically thinking managers to join the Russian business elite. The distinguishing feature of MSU Graduate School of Business Administration is that the students are not only provided with profound theoretical knowledge in the field of economics and management, but also gain an insight into up-to-date managerial concepts, practical managerial skills and ability to understand the basics of human behavior in business organizations. The specific character of the School degree programmes is that from the very start students begin to study core professional disciplines based on the advanced international and Russian management practice. Since 2001 the school together with the Institute for Complex Strategic Studies organizes the seminar «Development Strategy», inviting leading Russian and World economists, business practitioners, government representatives and the School students to exchange their views on the current issues of Russia's economic development. The Graduate School of Business Administration is one of the leading business education institutions promoting most advanced teaching methods in Russia.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

AA (4 years) in:

Management

MA (2 years) in:

Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Economics
• Management

The Faculty was opened in 1997, mainly for students from other faculties of the University who wish to receive pedagogical qualifications of Secondary and Higher School teachers and lectures in addition to their basic speciality. Graduates from the Faculty can work at schools of different educational institutions.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES:

School Teacher (4-10 semesters)

High School Teacher (1-4 semesters)

Master's Programme in: Management of Education

Post-Graduate Study

Theory and Technique of Training (Mathematics and Chemistry of Secondary School)

Theory and Technique of Vocational Training

The Faculty carries out educational, research and cultural programmes for all levels of continuing education. The main areas are: advanced programmes for specialists; methodological and educational projects for undergraduate students and teachers; development and implementation of continuing educational programmes; development and implementation of new information technologies in education; marketing research in the area of educational products and services in continuing education. Its professional activity the Faculty conducts in close cooperation with other faculties of Moscow University.

DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS:

INFORMATICS AND MANAGEMENT:

Center of New Information Technologies

LABORATORIES:

• Computer Technologies
• Computer Textbooks Design
• Mathematical Modelling
• Videocomputer Technologies

PROFESSIONAL RETRAINING AND IMPROVEMENT OF PROFESSSIONAL SKILLS OF INSTRUCTORS AND TEACHERS :

Center of Professional Retraining of Faculty and Researches

PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

Central Preparatory Courses of MSU

NATIONAL ECONOMY:

Second Higher Education Programme

PARTICULAR ECONOMY:

MSU Methodology and Training Centre for Accountants and Auditors

The Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts was founded in 2001. The Faculty offers courses leading to BA and MA degrees in General Theory of Art, Semiotics of Art, Sociology, and Art Philosophy. Tuition is aimed towards the development of skills specific to the course chosen as well as a fundamental understanding of relevant theories and ideas. In the course of their studies, undergraduates are expected to acquire professional expertise at interpreting reality through arts media, as well as master critical analysis in their chosen field. Master-classes are conducted in the form of seminars and conferences, performances and concerts all over Russia and abroad.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Fine Arts MA (2 years) in:

Fine Arts Post-Graduate Study

DEPARTMENTS:

• Music
• Drama
• Fine Arts
• General Theory and Semiotics of Art

The Faculty of World Politics of Moscow state university was founded in 2003. The Faculty continues the tradition of the International Department. It existed in Moscow University since 1944. On the base of which Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations was later established. The Faculty trains the students to become highly qualified experts and analysts in the field of foreign relations, who will work for international organizations, NGOs and international corporations. Students will have the opportunity to specialize in different areas such as World Politics, International Integration and International Organizationas, International Security, Military Political Collaboration, Regulation of International Conflicts.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

Specialist (5 years) in:

International Relations Additional Qualification:

Translator/Interpreter in Professional Sphere

DEPARTMENTS:

• History of International Relations and World Politics
• Regional Problems of World Politics
• Informational Support of Foreign Politics

MSU School of Economics was founded on April 29, 2004 as a Faculty of MSU. The main goal of the School is to train top-quality specialists providing them with substantial insight into Russian economy and understanding of modern trends and schools of economics. Skills and knowledge acquired at School will allow graduates to work effectively in federal and regional government agencies, large corporations, research centres and universitites. The instruction is based on integrating fundamental academic science and practical experience required for a successful career in the modern world. The staff of lecturers and teachers includes the best scholars engaged in RAS Economic Section research institutes and well-known specialists from abroad.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

MA (2 years) in:

Economic Theory and Problems of Contemporary Russia

The Black Sea Branch of Lomonosov Moscow state university was opened in Sevastopol (Crimea) in 1999 in accordance with the decision of the Russian Federation Government and with the consent of the Ukrainian Government. The main goal of MSU Black Sea Branch is to improve Russian- Ukrainian relations, to restore a unified system of education in the CIS and to promote contacts in the field of culture and information exchange between the countries, to make high-er education at MSU available to our compatriots in these countries. MSU professors and the best specialists from the Sevastopol and Crimean institutions of higher education teach at the Black Sea Branch. The curricula and programmes are in agreement with those of the respective faculties on the Main Campus of MSU, all the courses are taught in Russian. Graduates of the Branch receive diplomas from Lomonosov Moscow state university.

FACULTIES:

• Computer Mathematics
• Natural Sciences
• Economics and Management
• History and Philology
• Psychology

SPECIALITIES:

• Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
• Geography
• Public Administration and Municipal Governmen
• Economics
• History
• Philology
• Psychology

The protocol on establishing the Kazakhstan Branch of Lomonosov Moscow state university on the base of Gumilyev Eurasian National University in Astana was signed by V. A. Sadovnichy, Rector of MSU and the Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan during the official visit of V. V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, to Kazakhstan in September 2000. On September 1st, 2001 the Branch started its first academic year. The opening of the Kazakhstan Branch of Lomonosov Moscow state university was an important event in the development of relations in academic sphere between Russia and Kazakhstan. It gives the citizens of Kazakhstan an opportunity to receive degrees from one of the most prestigious universities of the world. The Republic of Kazakhstan funds the education. Students of the Branch study in accordance with the curricula and programmes of Moscow State University. Tutoring is conducted by MSU professors and professors of the Kazakhstan Branch who graduated from Moscow state university. Students of the Branch are supposed to spend one academic year at the respective faculties of the Main Campus of Moscow University. Graduates of the Branch receive Lomonosov Moscow state university diplomas.

FACULTIES:

• Mechanics and Mathematics
• Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics
• Economics
• Philology

  SPECIALITIES:

• Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
• Economics (BA Degree)
• Philology (Russian Language and Literature)

The Pushchino Branch of Moscow state university was founded in 1997 on the basis of the institutes of RAS Scientific Center and the Branch of Biological Faculty of Moscow state university. The Pushchino Branch of Moscow state university trains highly-qualified specialists in Molecular Biology, Physical and Chemical Biology. Students from other Russian and CIS universities and in- service trainees study here; there are also preparatory courses for university applicants. The Pushchino Branch of Moscow state university cooperates with Russian Academy of Sciences. At the institutes of the Pushchino Scientific Center students write their diploma papers and course papers, they study new methods of analysis and take part in research work. The Branch offers a wide range of workshops developing skills in using more than 30 various methods. Well-known Moscow state university lecturers, scientists from the RAS Scientific Centre and leading specialists in Molecular Biology, Physical and Chemical Biology with an international reputation teach at the Pushchino Branch of Moscow state university.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

BSc (4 years) in:

Biology

Applied Mathematics and Information Technology MSc (2 years) in:

Biophysics

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Specialities:

Biochemistry

Biochemical Physics Further Education:

Molecular, Physical and Chemical Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

DEPARTMENTS:

• Molecular Biology
• Photobiology
• The Branch of the Mathematical Methods of Prognosis Department

The Institute's main goals are education, research, the development of methods in the sphere of in-service training and professional retraining. Using modern technologies, the Institute offers a variety of probation courses, methodological assistance and educational services in the sphere of continuing professional training in collaboration with the faculties of Moscow state university

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES:

Training Vocational Programmes:

Short-term in-service training 1-2 months (72-100 hours)

In-service training 3-5 months (up to 500 hours)

Professional retraining 10 months (up to 1000 hours)

Probation courses from 1 months to 10 months

Consulting services to post-graduate and doctoral students

Individual programmes of advanced professional training and retraining

In service training and retraining courses in the following fields:

Philosophy

History and Methodology of Science

Sociology

Political Science

Innovatory and Creative Management

Economic Theory

National Economy

Cultural Studies

Socio-cultural Services and Tourism

The History of the World Civilizations and Languages

DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS:

• Philosophy
• Sociology and Political Sciences
• Economic Theory
• History
• Cultural Studies
• Laboratory of Applied Methods in Youth" Politics

AESC of Moscow state university («Kolmogorov Boarding School») was set up in 1963 by prominent scientists A. N. Kolmogorov, I. K. Kikoin and I. G. Petrovsky in order to select and educate gifted high school students interested in natural sciences. Following the ideas of the founders and continuing the traditions of the first university gymnasium (high school) opened by M. V. Lomonosov, AESC enrols students from all regions of Russia. Hundreds of talented schoolchildren study at AESC today. Under the supervision of Professors of Moscow state university , they develop their skills in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Informatics. Students of the Centre are the winners of a number of international and Russian competitions of the highest level. The Centre graduates are the future of Russian science.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES:

High school level for the students (10th & 11th grades)

Summer Schools (1 month) in:

Mathematics Physics

Chemistry

Informatics

English

Russian History & Culture

DEPARTMENTS:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Informatics
• Chemistry
• Biology

DIVISIONS AND LABORATORIES:

• Technical Division
• Additional Educational Programmes
• Research Physics Laboratory

The Centre of International Education (earlier — the Preparatory Faculty for international students) of Lomonosov Moscow state university was founded in 1954, having taught over 35,000 international students from 100 countries then. The Russian language and core subjects in Russian are taught to probationers from abroad and to foreigners who are going to enter Moscow University. The Centre's lecturers have taken part in developing methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language, publishing textbooks and teaching materials used in Russian universities and abroad.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES:

Pre-university Programme

A programme in the Russian language and core subjects in Russian language for those intending to do a Bachelour, Master or PhD course at Moscow Lomonosov State University, MSU. The programme lasts 10 months from September to June. Students successfully passing the final exams may continue their education at one of the faculties of Moscow state university Russian Language Courses.

Courses are available for foreigners with any level of the Russian language proficiency either during the academic year (September to June) or in summer (July to August) or both. Minimum duration is four weeks. We offer the following options:

- full-time programme — 26 academic hours in-class a week (5 days a week);

- part-time programme —18 academic hours in-class a week (3 days a week).

Courses are planned to meet all the professional and other interests of the students. Programme tor Foreign Teachers of Russian language.

The course emphasises theoretical problems of Russian grammar and methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language. One of the main goals of the courses is to improve oral skills of participants, which is essential from the professional point of view.

Test of Russian as a Foreign Language

This test is created for foreigners who would like to confirm their proficiency in Russian language. Those who pass the test are granted a certificate.

DEPARTMENTS:

• Russian Language (Elementary Level)
• Russian Language (Advanced Level)
• Humanities
• Science

LABORATORIES:

• Information Technologies in Education
• New Teaching Methods

?. E. SHTERNRERG STATE ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE

The P. E. Shternberg Astronomic Institute (SAI) was formed in 1931 as a result of the merging of the Astronomical Observatory of Moscow University , the Research Institute of Astronomy and Geodesy, and the State Astrophysical Institute. The wide circle of scientific problems studied at the institute (practically all sections of astronomy) together with the optimal balance between theoretical and observational research, and academic procedure at the astronomical division of the physical department aimed at training high-skilled personnel, on the other hand, have made the institute a leading astronomical center in the world. Investigations are being pursued in collaboration with scientists from the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, Japan, China and the Newly Independent States of the former USSR. Participants in joint space projects, together with the SAI, are Space Research Institute RAS, Astro-Space Center of P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute RAS and the European Space Agency.

DEPARTMENTS:

• Stellar astrophysics
• Relativistic astrophysics
• Radioastronomy
• Solar physics
• Moon and planets
• Galaxy and variable stars
• Physics of emission stars and galaxies
• Time service
• Astrometry
• Celestial mechanics
• Gravitational measurements

LABORATORIES:

• Astrophotometry
• New photometric methods
• Astronomical calculations
• Gravimetry
• Representative office «the Crimean laboratory»
• Maidanak laboratory
• Laboratory at Krasnaya Presnya
• RATAN-600 (belonging to the Radioastronomy dep.)
• Laser interferometry (belonging to Gravitational measurements dep.)

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT IN RECENT YEARS TO EXPLORE THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

• Stellar clusters and associations
• Sellar populations in galactic nuclei (studies are based on the observational data from the largest Russian 6m telescope at the Special Astrophysical Observatory RAS)
• Creation of the Astrographic Stellar Catalog, the best in the world, based upon the Hypparcos- Tycho experiment
• Close binary systems at late evolutionary stages
• Evolutionary simulations of galactic stellar populations
• Observational manifestations of accretion disks around neutron stars and black holes
• Creation of a high-precision precession-nutation theory of a non-elastic Earth
• Investigation of space sources of hard X-ray and gamma-radiation at the INTEGRAL international space observatory
• Physics of the Sun and the solar system
• Celestial mechanics and dynamics of the bodies in the solar system

In 1946 by a Special Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, the Institute of Atomic Nucleus Physics was established at Moscow state university . The Institute was founded as a scientific research centre for preparing specialists to carry out the Soviet atomic project. Up to 1957 in non-classified documents it was referred to as the 2nd Physical Research Institute of Moscow State University . In 1957 the 2nd Research Physical Institute of MSU was given the new name of the MSU Institute of Nuclear Physics. The founder, the first Director and the Chief of the Nuclear Physics Department of the MSU Faculty of Physics was Academician D. V. Skobeltsyn. In 1993, following the decision of the Science Council of Lomonosov Moscow state university, the Institute was named after D. V. Skobeltsyn. The Institute has international links with 34 research centers and universities in 14 countries. The Institute contributes much to the realization of important international experimental projects on the accelerators of DESY (FRG), CERN (Switzerland), Brookhaven and E. Fermi National Laboratories (USA), and others.

DIVISIONS:

• Space Physics Research
• Cosmic Rays
• Super-High-Energy Particles
• Theoretical and Applied Space Physics
• Experimental High Energy Physics
• Theoretical High Energy Physics
• Radiation and Computational Methods
• Atomic Nucleus Physics
• Space and Nuclear Research
• Nuclear Reactions
• Nuclear Spectroscopy Methods
• Electromagnetic Processes and Atomic Nuclei Interactions
• Physical Problems of Quantum Electronics
• Microelectronics
• Scientific and Technical Information

LABORATORIES:

• Special Practicum
• General Atomic and Nuclear Practicum
• Computerization and Accelerator Facilities

The Institute has a branch in Dubna, Moscow Region.

The Computer Research Centre of Moscow state university (CRC) was founded in 1955 on the initiative of Academicians I.G. Petrovsky and A.N. Tikhonov. CRC is involved in fundamental and applied research for several Government agencies of the Russian Federation. The Institute has received joint grants with Universities and research centres in the USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Greece. CRC hosts High-Performance Computing Centre at the largest computing facility owned by a Russian university (peak productivity 1 Teraflop).

• Fundamental problems of information systems architecture; methods, technologies and security for large-scale and global information systems
• Parallel computing and software for modern information and computing systems
• Mathematical modelling, methods of numerical and applied mathematics and their application to fundamental research
• Computer-aided teaching and learning

LABORATORIES:

• Development and maintenance of databases
• Information systems
• Information modelling
• Analysis of information resources
• Computing systems and applied programming technologies
• Telecommunication systems
• Informatics
• High-performance computing
• Mobile and adaptable computing systems
• Computer visualization
• Numerical methods
• Automated computing systems
• Mathematical modelling
• Numerical experiment and modelling
• Automated linguistic systems
• Automated image processing
• Imitation modelling and business games
• Information systems in mathematical sciences
• Methods of distance teaching and learning
• Computer security

The Institute has a unique set of experimental facilities including subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels, shock tubes, a large cavitation-hydrodynamic tunnel, a vacuum basin, aero- ballistic setups and facilities for materials testing and explosion simulation. The Institute has a Centre for computer technologies in mechanics. Computational facilities are designed for cluster-based high performance computations. The Institute is involved in training students of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Faculty of Physics, Faculty of Materials Science, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, etc. The Institute provides facilities for seventy laboratory experimental projects covering all major areas of modern mechanics. During many years the Institute hosts the international youth festivals and international scientific conferences on mobile robots. The Institute of Moscow state university has made a valuable contribution to science in applied research, including aerospace technology, shipbuilding, navigation and control, metallurgy, oil and gas manufacturing, medicine and other branches of civil and defense engineering.

LABORATORIES:

THE FLUID AND GAS DYNAMICS DIVISION:

• General Hydrodynamics
• General Aerodynamics
• Experimental Hydrodynamics
• Non-stationary Hydrodynamics
• Physical-Chemical Aerodynamics
• Aerodynamics and Wave Dynamics
• Hypersonic Flows
• Gas Kinetics
• Mechanics of Multiphase Systems
• Physical-Chemical Hydrodynamics
• Gas Dynamics of Explosion and Reactive Systems

THE SOLID MECHANICS DIVISION:

• Creep and Creep Rupture
• Dynamic Tests
• Biomechanics

The Belozersky Research Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology at Lomonosov Moscow State University was founded in 1965 by Academician A. N. Belozersky. The Institute consists of research departments and laboratories covering all major branches of modern physical-chemical biology. Besides 17 research departments the Institute includes 5 departments developing methodology of scientific research. In 1989 the Institute was included into the Network of UNESCO Basic Institutes working in the field of physical-chemical biology; since 1997 the Belozersky Institute has been a Russian national EMB (European Molecular Biology) net node for biological sciences. The Institute is cooperating with scientists from the USA, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Japan, China, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia, it is participating in the project of the World Health Organization.

DEPARTMENTS:

• Animal Cell Biochemistry
• Bioenergetics
• Biokinetics
• Cell Signaling
• Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nucleoproteins
• Chromatography
• Electron Microscopy
• Evolutionary Biochemistry
• Functional Biochemistry of Biopolymers
• Mathematical Methods in Biology
• Molecular Basis of Ontogenesis
• Molecular Energetics of Microorganisms
• Molecular Immunology
• Nucleic Acids Chemistry
• Photobiophysics
• Photosynthesis and Fluorescence Methods of Investigation
• Physical Methods of Analysis
• Plant Virus Biochemistry
• Protein Chemistry
• Radioisotope Analyses
• Scientific Information
• Virus/Cell Interactions
• Cell biology and cellular organelles
• Bioenergetics. Photosynthesis
• Mathematical Models in Biology
• Molecular Virology
• Genome structure, expression and evolution
• Enzymology and Biotechnology

The most important area of the Institute scientific work is the research in molecular medicine, in particular, the dynamics of different virus infections — hepatitis A and C, HIV. The Institute also develops new methods of cancer diagnostics (in collaboration with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, USA). Some years ago studies on apoptosis — the programmed cell death phenomenon — were initiated. There is a special programme focused on the process of ageing investigation.

The International Laser Centre of Lomonosov Moscow state university was established in 1989 on the initiative of an outstanding scientist, professor of Moscow state university Sergey A. Akhmanov. It conducts research at the cutting edge of laser physics and other natural sciences — biology, chemistry, medicine, and ecology. Also, the Centre runs educational programmes for the training and retraining of specialists who have already received their Bs., MS. or PhD degrees. The Centre often cooperates internationally and invites foreign researchers for joint collaborative scientific research, lecturing and conducting seminars at Moscow state university. The Centre also runs training and retraining programmes for foreigners. In Russia, the Centre coordinates major interdisciplinary programmes and projects in the field of laser physics and nonlinear optics. A typical example of an innovation project carried out by the ILC MSU is the long-term international contract with the International Laser Centre in Bratislava (ILCB, Slovak Republic) for the development of a set of up-to- date scientific equipment for laser physics. This contract is aimed at establishing in Bratislava a unique research center, which offers researchers in Slovakia up-to-date laser tools and techniques for various applications in the field of laser physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and laser technologies. The Centre is a host for joint research projects and collaborative efforts. A similar project is now under way with the Oulu University in Finland.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES:

• Nonlinear optics
• Photonics
• Laser optoacoustics
• Quantum and statistical optics
• Laser physics and technologies
• Nonlinear optics and laser optoacoustics

THE CENTRE RUNS SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING KEY FIELDS:

• Fundamental problems of laser physics and nonlinear optics
• Physical foundations of laser technologies
• Laser chemistry, biophysics and biomedicine
• Generation and applications of Superintense laser fields
• Physics of surfaces, interfaces, and nanostructures
• Quantum computers and quantum information processing

The Institute was founded in 1995 in Moscow state university; an important role in its establishment belongs to Nobel Prize winner llya R. Prigozhin (1917-2003). Quite a number of renowned scientists work at the Institute, among them Academician S. Emelyanov, Academician V. Ilyin, Academician E. Moiseev, Professor V. Alexandrov, Professor I. Antoniou (Belgium) and many others.

The Institute works in close collaboration with Solvay Institute (Brussels, Belgium) and other European scientific centers. Its main goal is to develop mathematical studies of complex systems; mathematical methods based on the spectral theory of operators are applied to describe dynamics of such systems. The current research work is devoted to methods of image recognition and methods of control for nonlinear dynamic systems. The Institute researchers apply mathematical methods to control and monitoring of complex biological systems, including live species in space (in collaboration with SIAMM, Mexico). Fundamental research is carried out in such fields as the spectral theory of operators and its applications to dynamic systems, mathematical model of yeast cells mitochondria metabolism and many others.

Leading Russian and foreign scientists read lectures of the continuing series Time, Chaos and Mathematical Problems and participate in the seminar on modeling dynamics and information processes in live systems, their main goal being the development of modern approaches to describe complex systems in nature and society.

The Moscow state university Science Park was established by Moscow state university in 1992. The Science Park (SP) develops innovative products based on MSU technologies, provides all- round assistance to entrepreneurs and small and medium-size businesses working in the high-tech area. SP today means 11,700 sq. m. of rental space, 45 small innovation businesses and 2,500 personnel, most of them undergraduate and graduate students, professors and alumni of Moscow state university.

SP FIRMS WORK IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

• Software production
• Information technologies
• Telecommunications
• Laser medicine
• Ecology
• Biotechnology
• Electronics
• New Chemical Material Production

SP MAJOR COMPANIES:

Unichimtek, Garant, Garant-Park, REDLAB, REDCENTER, Neural Net Technology Center — Intellectual Security System, Complekt-Ecology, Vitta, Neurock, Rambler Internet Holding, Agama, DEC.

TECHNICAL SERVICES:

SP offers its rental spaces for offices, negotiation rooms, conference halls, etc.

CONSULTING SERVICES:

• Advice in business planning, protection of intellectual property rights, technology transfer
• Assistance in attraction of preferential financing (including government financing) and venture investment to the SP companies
• Accounting and auditing
• Search for strategic partners
• Assistance in exhibitions organization
• Incubation of new start-ups

SP ENSURES THE SYNERGETIC EFFECT, it helps independently working companies to unite their efforts and generate a new product which none of them could develop alone, without collaboration.

Earth Sciences Museum is a research and instruction centre with a broad spectrum of educational and cultural activities. It was opened in 1955. Its primary function is to provide training to MSU students of Science and Humanities faculties as well as to introduce high school students; to the Earth Sciences. Every year about 20,000 people visit the Museum, there are over 700 excursions arranged.

Earth Sciences Museum is a research centre concerned with global and regional Earth problems. Museum researchers are investigating the Earth structure and processes in the geospheres, homo- sapiens habitat including. The Museum consists of three research-expositional divisions: «Geodynamics», «Minerageniya and the Earth History», «Space Earth Science and Rational Nature Management», and the division of Museum Methodology and Exhibits Fund.

The Museum exposition includes the following sections: Moscow state university history; the origin and structure of the Galaxy, Solar system and the planet Earth; endogenous processes; the processes of minerals and mineral resources formation; exogenous processes, history of the Earth, and ocean life; the Earth natural zones; physical-geographical regions of the world, Russia and bordering countries.

A unique collection of landscapes and historical paintings is displayed in the frieze belt of the exposition halls. The gallery of 72 marble and bronze busts of world-famous Russian and foreign naturalists include some works by outstanding Russian sculptors S. T. Konenkov, M. K. Anikushin, A. E. Kerbel.

The Earth Sciences Museum exposition shows how scientific knowledge has developed and reveals the latest achievements in geosciences, demonstrates the intricate connection between animate nature and abiocoen, explains the origin of man. The Museum researchers develop new directions in the field of ecology, effective nature management, Earth evolution, and space Earth Sciences.

The Earth Sciences Museum at MGU is the largest museum of natural history in the country. It functions as a methodology centre for all university museums of Russia and coordinating centre for the Eurasia University Association museums. The Museum supervises interdisciplinary academic programmes «Museum pedagogy» and «Humanizing education through museum instruments».

The Museum was established in 1791 by Professor A.A. Antonsky as a Study Room of Natural History. Its main activity is collecting, preserving, keeping zoological exhibits as well as using them for educational and scientific purposes. The Museum collection includes over 10,000000 specimens of animals. About 10,000 of these as well as paintings by outstanding animal-painters are on display at the Museum. The Museum's Library holds about 200,000 publications. The Museum hosts Young Naturalists' Club and organizes public lectures. The Museum publishes two continuing series of scientific works and supports publication of six scientific journals. The three halls of the museum display exhibits of recent invertebrates, lower vertebrates, amphibians and reptiles (Lower Hall, the first floor of the museum); birds and mammals (Upper Hall, the second floor); the comparative anatomy collection (Bone Hall, the second floor).

The Museum of the MSU history was established in 1993 on the base of the Museum Studies group of the Source Studies Department at the Faculty of History. There are about 1,300 units in the permanent Museum collection — documents, books, clothes articles and about 20,000 photos. There are also 15,000 negatives in storage; the index is available.

The Museum regularly runs exhibitions on the MSU history in the Assembly Hall of the Old Building of the university: «200 years of the Moscow University Old Building in Mohovaya» (1993-1994), «240 years of Moscow University» (1995) and «Moscow state university in the Great Patriotic war» (1995). During the 850th anniversary of Moscow foundation celebration, an exhibition «The University and Moscow» opened (1997). The Museum contributed to organizing an exhibition and an international conference to celebrate 125th jubilee of the State Historical Museum (1997).

The Museum took an active part in celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Alexander Pushkin's birth in 1999 — arranging a number of exhibitions, unveiling the plaque on the Old Building in Mohovaya Street. A temporary Museum exposition devoted to the 245th University anniversary opened in 2000 on the premises of St. Tatiana Church. Jointly with the St. Tatiana Church, the Museum conducts thematic «Tatiana's Parties». The Museum staff makes presentations at conferences and seminars. The Museum participated in organizing «The Russian provinces and Moscow university» conferences in Kaluga, Pskov, Orel.

The Research Institute and the Museum of Anthropology form the only scientific centre in Russia, specializing in physical anthropology. The Institute investigates core problems in the field of anthropology and coordinates all scientific research pertaining to the field.

The Institute was founded in 1922 on the initiative of professor D.N. Anuchin.

Traditionally, the Institute of Anthropology has been concerned with morphology, ethnic anthropology (also known as human biology or physical anthropology) and anthropogenesis. Nowadays the scientific research in the Institute and the Museum of Anthropology is carried out in six fields, connected with Human Evolution, Ecology, Ethnogenesis, Morphology and Cultural Diversity, Museum Studies and educational activities.

Today the Museum has at its disposal one of the world's largest collections in different branches of anthropological study. The Anthropological Museum contains collections in paleoanthropology (75,000 articles), archaeology of Paleolith (350, 000 articles), ethnography (13,000 articles) and illustrations (100,000 articles). Besides, the Museum possesses originals and copies of fossil discoveries of ancient man across the territory of Russia and neighbouring countries (Teshik-Tash, Staroselie, Afontova Gora and others).

The work of Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology is directly connected with the teaching process at Moscow state university. The Institute researchers deliver lectures on Physical Anthropology to MSU students, who attend classes in Biometry, Multivariate Biometry, Human Morphology, Human Ecology, Anthropogenesis and Archaeology of Palaeolithic and Ethnic Anthropology.

The Museum of Anthropology display shows the origin of man and biological and cultural diversity of mankind.

The Academic Library of Moscow state university is the first university library in Russia. It is the largest of all higher educational institutions libraries in our country. The Library was founded in 1755. For 40 years the Academic Library of Moscow state university serves as the methodological centre for libraries of higher educational institutions. The Methodological Centre for the Library and Bibliographical Work in Universities' Libraries is based here. Today the Library is a structural element within the University. It has the rights of a scientific and research institution. The Library is housed in fifteen University buildings and occupies the space of about 30 thousand square meters. The Library consists of 39 departments.

Using its collections, the Library provides library and information services to the undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and researchers and ensures excellent education and research at Moscow state university. With the help of modern means of telecommunication it offers its readers the information on the holdings of other libraries in Russia and abroad. The Library acquires and keeps Russian and foreign literature in accordance with the Moscow state university needs; rare books and manuscripts; archives and private book collections of outstanding men of science and culture; dissertations defended at Moscow state university. It undertakes research and publishing activities, which help to reveal the Library holdings in such fields as bibliology, rare books and manuscripts, computerization and information processes. The Library attends to about 65 thousand permanent readers. The Library has 60 reading halls housing 3300 readers at a time and 20 loan offices, 6 of which specialize in educational literature. The Moscow state university Library is the only higher educational institution library in Russia, which is entitled to the federal free depositary copy of editions published in Russia. The Library holdings amount to about 8.5 million items, 2.5 million of which are in foreign languages. Every year the Library acquires about 150 thousand volumes of Russian and more than 10 thousand volumes of foreign literature. The Library has exchange relations with 900 partners, which are major libraries, educational and research centres and institutions of other countries. Special interest presents the collection of the Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts. It includes more than 200 thousand items — medieval, Greek, Latin, French, German, Oriental and Slavic manuscripts, Russian XVIII-XIX centuries' manuscripts, archive materials, Western European incunabula and paleotypes, Slavic and Russian old-printed books, rare Russian publications. Librarians take part in archaeographic expeditions, searching for and collecting valuable old-printed books to be included in the holdings of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department. Apart from the main electronic catalogue, there are separate catalogues on different fields of knowledge, which include articles published in periodicals. The general catalogue of all periodicals acquired by the Library is also available. Starting with 1998 the access to the electronic catalogue of newly acquired books and dissertations is possible through the Internet.

The 250"' Anniversary of Moscow state university will be marked by the opening of the Academic Library new building in Lomonosovsky Prospect. It will house the book depository for 5 million volumes in all fields of knowledge, 29 reading halls with 1500 seats, rooms for individual work.

The Press was founded on the 25th of April (Julian calendar 8th May) 1756, when a printing house and bookshop were opened in the university building in Mokhovaya Street. That was the beginning of university-based publishing, of disseminating advanced scientific knowledge in Russia. By 1800 Moscow University Publishing House published 2709 titles. These included the first collected works by M. V. Lomonosov; the Russian capital's first newspaper, The Moscow Gazette (Moskovskie Vedomosti); the first edition of A History of Russia by V. N. Tatishchev, the first authentic Russian textbooks, literary and academic journals.

Today MSU Press is the largest university-based publishing house in the country, which produces a wide range of books from undergraduate textbooks to research monographs in main fields of knowledge. It has won numerous Best Book Competitions. In 2003, the Press was named «The Leader in the Field of Academic and Educational Publishing». Over the past 30 years (1975-2004) it has published over 9,000 titles, the total number of copies exceeding 27 million. These include textbooks and monographs, collections of articles by MSU scholars, reference books, popular science literature, the academic journals Moscow University Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta) (21 editions) and the Moscow Society of Nature Explorers Bulletin (Bulletin MOIP) as well as publications of MSU faculties and departments. The Press also produces well-known series of books such as The University Library, Essays on Russian Culture, Works of the Faculty of History, The 21st Century: Information and Society, Classics of the Genre, The Culture of Emigre Russians, and Rereading the Classics. The Press has published a large number of books in connection with the 250th Anniversary of Moscow state university.

Founded in 1706, the Botanical Gardens of Moscow state university is one of the oldest botanical institutions of our country. It is widely known for its scientific and educational activities. When MGU new premises at the Lenin Hills were constructed, a new University garden was laid out. More than 6000 plant species, varieties and cultivars were planted in a territory of about 40 hectares. Much research is under way at the Gardens. Its collection provides a practical and training base for the MGU Faculty of Biology, and other higher education establishments in Moscow. This remarkable island of wildlife is open not only to scientists and students, but also to visitors who can enjoy guided tours, introducing them to a diverse world of plants.

The departments of the Gardens at the Lenin Hills (an arboretum, plots of mountain plants, a taxonomic collection, plots of useful plants, ornamental plants and an orchard) demonstrate their plant diversity to the visitors and show achievements in the field of applied botany. The arboretum has a collection of species and forms of trees and shrubs running to over 1000. Also widely represented are wild herbaceous plants from a variety of areas around the globe. Through years of work at the arboretum, MSU specialists have gained valuable hands-on experience in parkland development. The plot of mountain plants is organized on a geographic basis and contains more than 1000 species of alpine and subalpine plants from the Carpathians, Crimea, Caucasus, Central Asia and Far East. The taxonomic collection gives an idea of a plants system as a whole as well as of the evolution of the main family groups. In the collection there are more than 500 plant species belonging to 100 families of flowering plants. The plot of useful plants comprises more than 500 species, varieties and kinds of natural flora used by the man for various purposes. Ornamental plants are displayed at the rosary and plots of ornamental perennials. The best foreign and Russian roses, peonies, tulips etc. are shown there. The best Russian and foreign fruit plants, some of which were bred by the Gardens' staff, grow in the orchard.

Tropical and subtropical plants can be seen at the hothouses of the Gardens' Affiliate (26 Mira Prospect). These hothouses are located exactly where Peter the Great laid out his «herbal garden» in 1706. The garden was given to Moscow University in 1805. After the new premises for Moscow State University were built and a new garden was laid out, the former Botanical Gardens, a historical and cultural monument of Moscow, became its branch. The achievements of the Gardens are marked by domestic and foreign awards and diplomas. The Gardens coordinate activities of 19 botanical gardens of Central European Russia.