RUDN in facts in figures 2015 year

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PEOPLES’ FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA

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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia was established by

the Decree of the USSR Government on February 5th, 1960 and

was named Peoples’ Friendship University. In February, 1961 it

was named after Patrice Lumumba and in 1992 it was turned

into Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (PFUR).

In February 1975, the University was granted an award of

Peoples’ Friendship for its contribution in preparing specialists

from Asian, African and Latin American countries.

Main peculiarity of our University lies in its multicultural

character. Today there are about 28, 000 graduates, post-grad-

uates and interns studying at PFUR. They represent more than

500 nations and nationalities from 152 countries from all

around the world.

The high quality of education provided at PFUR is displayed

through the success of 90, 000 of our alumni who work in al-

most all countries around the world. Among them are a num-

ber of Presidents and Prime Ministers, hundreds of famous

politicians and successful businessmen.

Within half a century of its history PFUR has become a world-

known university and gained popularity as a classical univer-

sity which has been holding leading positions among the best

Russian higher education institutions for many years growing

rapidly up in the international rating lists.

According to the World QS rating PFUR is in the list of Top-

500 world universities (there are only 10 Russian universities

listed in Top-500 world universities).

According to joint project by the ‘Interfax’ Informational

Agency and the QS World University Rankings 2014, PFUR is in

Top-100 universities of BRICS states, and 7th among the uni-

versities of Russia, CIS and Baltic countries and 1st in the in-

ternalization.

The University is ranked 4-6th in the National University

ranking 2011/2014 held by the ‘Interfax’ Informational Agen-

cy and ‘Echo of Moscow’.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is a great scientifi c

centre that is taking an active part in carrying out scientifi c re-

search and experimental development projects within the pri-

ority scientifi c areas. PFUR has one of the largest systems of 30

dissertation councils in Russia intended to assess scientifi c and

pedagogical qualifi cations, i.e. to grant diplomas in PhD and

Doctoral degree.

It is due to active scientifi c work done by the PFUR research-

ers, that provides the University with high ranking positions

PFUR Rector V.M. Filippov

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in the Russian and international ranking systems. According to

Russian science citation index (RINC), PFUR is ranked 6th in the

total number of publications among 10,500 higher education

institutions and scientifi c centres in Russia; – 4th among 1,000

higher education institutions in Russia, – 3rd among the uni-

versities in Moscow, 17th in the index of works cited in Russia

and 5th in the index of works cited in Moscow.

PFUR academic team consists of 500 doctorate degree hold-

ers, over 1, 200 Phd holders. There are 57 academicians and

corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

and other state and public academies; 28 Honored Scientists

of Russia. 26 people are honorary members of the internation-

al academies and scientifi c communities. More than 500 em-

ployees are inventors and rationalizers.

Due to their outstanding contribution in science and edu-

cation and the great input into the development of friendship

between the nations, 26 outstanding people from Russia and

other countries were awarded with PFUR Emeritus Professors.

Among them are 2 monarchs, 8 presidents and 2 Prime-Min-

isters.

The University has established long-lasting and fi rm inter-

national ties with universities as well as international organi-

zations worldwide. PFUR is a member-university of Interna-

tional Association of Universities (IUA), founder and member

of the Eurasia University Association; Network University of CIS

member counties, the SCO University (Shanghai Cooperation

Organization), participant of programs of the Association of

Academic Cooperation, member of the Black Sea Universities’

Network (BSUN) and others. PFUR has signed more than 400

agreements of cooperation with foreign universities and sci-

entifi c centres.

PFUR is a leader among all Russian universities in the to-

tal number of master’s programs in English (more than 30),

as well as joint master’s programs off ered in cooperation with

leading world universities (more than 100) which gives stu-

dents an opportunity to receive 2 diplomas at the same time:

one of PFUR and another one of the university-partner.

PFUR provides all the required conditions for studies and lei-

sure, including well-developed infrastructure. PFUR campus is

one of the best in Russia which has been proved by a number

of awards at annual contests for the Best campus and student

hostels of universities of Moscow and Russia.

PFUR provides complete security: all university buildings are

equipped with modern systems and automatic fi re alarm in-

cluding electronic access system and modern system of vid-

eo surveillance to monitor the University territory with 2, 000

video cameras.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia takes special care of

students, teachers and employees’ health: PFUR has a polyclin-

ic, sanatorium and Medical service centre, more than 70 de-

partments of medicine, a Complex Program ‘Health’. Annually

PFUR students and employees undergo a complete examina-

tion. Healthcare is provided with the opportunity to stick to a

healthy diet and do sports- there are more than 20 cafes and

restaurants with exotic traditional dishes of diff erent coun-

tries, physical recreation centre with 45 departments and 40

kinds of sport. Among PFUR graduate and post-graduate stu-

dents there are winners of Moscow, Russian and world compe-

titions, including those held in 2013-2014.


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The University, where international students come to spend

5-10 years of their life, provides all required conditions for the

young people to develop and realize their potentials in more

than 30 clubs, groups and studios at Interclub, and develop

leadership skills and active social position at student self-gov-

erning bodies.

High-quality education, knowledge of foreign languages,

research skills, personal contacts and international network

provide demand for PFUR graduates on the labour market in

Russia and abroad.

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TRAINING

SPEICIALISTS

AT PFUR


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In 1965, the fi rst 288 young specialists from 47 countries

of the world graduated from PFUR and in 1975 the University

trained about 5,600 specialists including 4,250 graduates for

89 foreign countries. On September 14, 1960, following the

order of Rector PFUR admitted the fi rst international student

which got the Student ID card №1. It was Ahmed Murad Taki

from Sierra Leone. In 1966, he successfully graduated from

the Faculty of Medicine and underwent a 1 year internship

training. After returning to his motherland Ahmed Murad

Taki worked as practitioner and headed a Medical college in

Freetown for many years.

The fi rst foreign postgraduate who successfully defended

the PhD thesis in 1968 was Kante Kabina from the Republic of

Guinea who graduated from the Faculty of Science of PFUR in

1965. After returning to his motherland Kante Kabina worked

as director of the National Institute of Scientifi c Research, dean

of the faculty in the University of Conakry and general director

of Department of Bauxite.

The fi rst foreign PhD candidate who defended in 1977 his

doctoral thesis for the degree of Doctor of Biological Sciences

was Honmode Jayant Dattatraya from India who graduated

from the Agrarian faculty of PFUR. At his motherland he

headed the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the

University located in Akola for many years.

In 2006, PFUR awarded its 50,000th diploma. It was

awarded to Jose Antiencia Villagomez (Ecuador), graduate

from the Faculty of Engineering with major in “Automatization

and Control”.

As of today Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has

trained more than 90 thousand specialists from almost all

countries of the world. Every year about 5,000 specialists

graduate from the University.

1960 2010 2012 2013

Total number of

students at PFUR 646 25009 27842 28522

- International students 589 4193 5305 5826

- Russian students 57 20816 22537 22696

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Every year the proportion of Master’s students from the

general student population is about 15%.

In 2010/2011 academic year 2,024 students studied at

Masters level, in 2011/2012 academic year their number rose

to 2,342 students, in 2012/2013 academic year it reached

2,883 students.

International students

In 1960, 589 international students from 59 countries

studied in the University. Thus, during 55 years of the existence

of the University the number of foreign students has increased

10 times.

Recently the increase in the number of international students

exists due to the students from CIS countries. Therefore, in

2014 their number at all the faculties and institutes reached

2,262 people.

PFUR also admits students from far more countries now,

including Asia-Pacifi c countries, United States and European

countries.

Distribution of international students at PFUR by regions

2010 2012 2014

CIS and Baltic countries 1132 1997 1764

Countries of Asia 1219 1179 1371

Countries of Africa 766 912 1002

Countries of the Middle East 547 564 530

Countries of North and Latin America 268 444 444

European countries 261 209 332

1960 2000 2010 2012 2013 2014

Number of countries represented

at PFUR 59 116 143 145 148 152


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Quality system of PFUR

is certifi ed in accordance with ISO standard 9001:2008 by a

French agency AFNOR Certifi cation in 2011;

the certifi cates were confi rmed based on the results of a

control audit by AFNOR Certifi cation in 2012 and 2013;

received a Russian Certifi cate of Quality in accordance with

GOST R ISO 9001:2008;

in December 2013, all higher education programs of PFUR

received accreditation of Rospotrebnadzor until 2020.

24 educational programs of PFUR received international ac-

creditation of European agencies.

Based on the results of monitoring of the performance of

federal educational institutions of higher professional educa-

tion carried out by the Ministry of Education and Science of the

Russian Federation in 2013 PFUR was featured in the list of ef-

fi cient universities.

Many things have changed in the University for the last few

years: the number of faculties and specialties has increased,

new multilevel structure of higher education (bachelor -

master - PhD) has been introduced.

Faculty of Russian language and general

educational disciplines - 1 year

Bachelor studies - 4 years

Master studies - 2 years

PhD studies - 3 years

Starting from 2007-2008 academic year students of all

faculties and specialties moved to a new system of training

with the use of credit points, similar to the ECTS with the

issuance of a single European Diploma Supplement of higher

education in foreign languages.

For all the disciplines and majors that are part of the

system of credit points there is a point rating system which

includes a multipoint system of credits and a methodology

ofranking of students.

Since 1996, PFUR has a quality management system

for education. Following the Edict of the President of the

Russian Federation of 12 March, 2012, PFUR obtains the

right of developing and implementing its own standards of

the main educational programs.

Programs of higher professional education

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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has more than 150

laboratories and scientifi c centers in which scientists, PhD can-

didates and students carry out research in all fi elds of basic

and applied sciences. Thanks to the technical support of sci-

entifi c laboratories there are 7,5 students per one laboratory

space (comparing with 7,2 in 2010). Current laboratory devel-

opment of teaching materials, electronic publications of study

materials, laboratory of TV and Radio service (TV PFUR) and a

classroom (complex of laboratories) of conference interpreting

allow to implement many projects. The classroom of confer-

ence interpretingactualized the need for a program of train-

ing interpreters which is implemented at the Philological fac-

ulty. Laboratory of development of modern teaching materials

and electronic publications and printing of modern teaching

materials located at the publishing complex of PFUR allows

to provide edition and printing of modern teaching materials

and other printed materials of the University staff as well as of

non-university authors.

Modernized scientifi c laboratories provide development and

expansion of the research capacity of PFUR in top priority fi elds

of science and technologies. High-tech equipment including

unique allow to carry out not only R&D but also commercial

research and to determine development of innovative educa-

tional courses and programs for bachelor and master studies

as well as programs of supplementary professional education.

Technical support in educational process

Joint Educational Programs with foreign universities

International cooperation is an inherent part of the work

of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia as an internation-

al university. It is also an important instrument of securing

the quality of education and its compliance with internation-

al standards.

Elaboration of joint educational programs with foreign part-

ners universities is an important aspect of inter-university co-

operation.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is a leader among all

Russian universities in the fi eld of joint educational programs

with the leading universities of the world. The University has

114 programs of Double diploma education with European,

Chinese and CIS universities, including:

77 programs with universities of CIS countries;

9 programs with Chinese universities;

27 programs with European universities;

1 program with a Canadian university.

Number of programs of Double diploma education

2006/2007 academic year 5




Programs of Double diploma education ensure integration

into international scientifi c society, as well as knowledge of

the main marketing technologies of universities and help to

assess soberly the place of the University among all other Rus-

sian and foreign educational institutions and to protect intel-

lectual property.


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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is in the forefront of

all the universities engaged in elaboration of educational pro-

grams in foreign languages. International impact of such pro-

grams is refl ected in the growing adaptation of PFUR gradu-

ates to the global labor market. Thus, in 2014 the University

has 31 master’s programs in English, French and Spanish for

foreign and Russian students.

Educational programs in foreign languages

Admission of students to PFUR

Number of programs

2010 9

2012 19

2013 27

2014 31

In 2014, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has 9

postgraduate training programs in English.

Choice of your future profession and the university which

can give you knowledge and skills that will be relevant in the

labor markets in the near future is an important decision in

anybody’s life. The Diploma of Peoples’ Friendship University of

Russia as a traditional university which off ers high quality ed-

ucation that meets international standards is highly valued by

employers. Due to this fact the number of those who want to

study in PFUR is steadily rising.

In 2014, the total number of applications submitted to the

University reached 30,099 which was 1.936 applications more

than in 2013 (28,163) and 5,767 applications more than in

2012 (24,332).

In 2014, admission of full-time students was carried out in

51 majors, with only 5 of them having contract spaces with

payment of tuition fees.

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In 2014, 15,798 applications were submitted to 748 state-

funded places which led to 21,12 applicants per 1 state-funded

place. The enrollment competition for 18 majors was 30 and

more applicants per one state-funded place.


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Preparatory courses of the Russian language for interna-

tional students started their work in 1960, whereas other 6

faculties (Engineering, Historical and Philological, Medical,

Agronomy, Faculty of Science, Economics and Law) started in

September, 1st, 1961.

In the 1990s, new faculties started functioning at PFUR

(Ecological, Economics, Law, Philology, Humanities and social

sciences, Upgrading skills for teachers of Russian as a foreign

language, Upgrading skills for medical workers), as well as

new institutes of Foreign languages, World economy and busi-

ness, Distant education, Hospitality and tourism, Gravitation

and Cosmology, new systems of pre-university education and

continuing professional education were developed.

In 2000, Chair of Policy in Higher Education with the status

of UNESCO Department was initiated.

In 2011, Education and research institute of comparative ed-

ucational policy started functioning at PFUR, and in 2013 the

Institute of applied technical and economical expertise start-

ed its work.

In 2014, subject to the structural changes at PFUR, Faculties

of Medicine and Law were reorganized into the Institutes of

Medicine and Law.

Today Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia consists of 7

major faculties, Faculty of the Russian language and general

disciplines, 7 education institutes, 2 education and research in-

stitutes, Institute of Medico- Biological problems, 3 faculties of

upgrading skills, 3 all-University departments, more than 150

labs as well as 2 Centres for Collective usage.

Faculty of Science

Number of departments: 17

Total number of students – 1,057: 792 bachelor’s students,

251 master’s students, 14 specialists

~ 150 PhD students

Tel: +7 (495) 952- 26-44

Е-mail: [email protected]

Engineering faculty


Total number of students – 2,159: 1,370 bachelor’s students,


~ 160 PhD students

Tel: +7 (495) 952-08-29


Faculties and institutes

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Medical Institute

Number of departments: 44 departments and 2 courses

Total number of students – 3, 730: 476 bachelor’s students, 8 master’s students,

3, 246 specialists

~ 1, 350 PhD students, clinical residents, internship residents

Tel.: + 7 (495) 433-27-94


Ecological Faculty


Total number of students - 381: 324 bachelor’s students, 55 master’s students,

2 specialists

~ 70 PhD students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 952-89-01 Е-mail: [email protected]

Agrarian Faculty


Total number of students - 981: 534 bachelor’s students,


~ 100 PhD students


Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences


Total number of students – 1, 998: 1, 438 bachelor’s students,


~ 250 PhD students


Philological Faculty

Number of departments: 9 departments and 1 course



~ 200 PhD students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 434-37-45 Е-mail: fi [email protected]


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Faculty of Economics




~ 200 PhD students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 434-43-15


Institute of Law


Total number of students – 1, 323: 889 bachelor’s students,


~ 220 PhD students


Faculty of the Russian language and general educational disciplines


Total number of students – 850 (full-time)

Tel.: + 7 (495) 433-01-01


Institute of World Economy and Business

Total number of students – 675: 522 bachelor’s students, 39 master’s students,

114 specialists

Tel.: + 7 (495) 433-40-29


Institute of Foreign Languages

Total number of students – 614: 525 bachelor’s students, 62 master’s students,

27 specialists

Tel.: + 7 (495) 434-71-60


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Institute of Hospitality and Tourism

Total number of students - 436: 282 bachelor’s students, 28 master’s students,

126 specialists

Tel.: + 7 (495) 434-15-91


Institute of International Programs

Total number of students – 38: 6 bachelor’s students, 32 master’s students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 434-65-01


Institute of Applied Technical and Economic Research and Expertise


25 bachelor’s students

200 master’s students

26 PhD students

4 doctorate students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 787-38-03, ext. 2051, 2409


Educational and research institutes

Educational and Research Institute of Сomparative Educational Policy


8 PhD students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 787-38-03, ext. 1679


Educational and Research Institute of Gravitation and Cosmology


9 PhD students

Tel.: + 7 (495) 434-66-82



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In 1960, 194 teachers and researchers started training stu-

dents from Asian, African and Latin American countries. The

academic and research team included 4 Doctoral degree hold-

ers, professors and 26 PhD holders, associate professors.

Ten years later, in its anniversary year (1970) PFUR academic

team consisted of 864 people (84 Doctoral degree holders and

388 PhD holders).

Today total number of PFUR employees has reached 5, 000

people with 2, 464 teachers (506 Doctoral degree holders, 1,

153 PhD holders), with potential and skills to provide quality

training of specialists and carrying out scientifi c and research

work in the outlined research frames.

Among the academic and research team at PFUR there are:

15 academicians and corresponding members of Russian

academies of sciences;

42 members of public academies;

28 Honorary scientists of RF;

15 Honorary doctors of RF;

6 Honorary lawyers of RF;

4 Honorary cultural workers of RF;

2 Honorary economists of RF;

2 Honorary inventors of RF;

10 Honorary workers of higher school in RF;

25 Honorary University professors;

132 Honorary workers of higher professional education

in RF.

Academic and research team at PFUR

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Honorary Doctorates26 foreign and Russian political and public activists, outstanding scientists received the title of Honorary Doctors of PFUR.

Viktor Antonovich Sadovnichy

1995

Academician of the Russian Academy

of Sciences, Rector of the Lomonosov

Moscow State University

Otto Hervardt

1995

MD, Head of the Pathology Institute in

Heidelberg University

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva (1945 – 2001)

1997King of Nepal(1972 – 2001)

Ulrich Kunat

1997MD, Professor, Dr. (Clinic & Surgery) of Free

University of Berlin

Saito Rakuro

(1923 – 1995)

1995

President of Japanese Association of

Former War Prisoners (1979-1995)

José Eduardo dos Santos

1998

President of the Republic of Angola


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El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba

2001

2001 President of the Republic

of Gabon

(1967 – 2009)

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki

1998

President of the Republic of

South Africa

(1999 – 2008)

Sam Nujoma

1998

President of the Republic of Namibia

(1990 – 2005)

Georges Lochak

1998Professor, Chief researcher of the French National Research Center, President of

the Louis de Broglie Society, Senior Editor of the “Annales de la Fondation Louis de

Brole” magazine

Sheik Hasina Wajed

2000

Prime minister of the People’s Republic

of Bangladesh

Chingiz Torekulovich Aitmatov

(1928 – 2008)

1999Writer and public fi gure, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of

Kyrgyzstan to Benelux and France (1994 – 2006)

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Olusegun Obasanjo

2001

President of the Federal Republic

of Nigeria

(1999 – 2007)

Franz Halberg

(1919 – 2013)

2006

Director of the Chronobiology Center

of Minnesota

Peter Dutkevitch

2006

Professor, Director of the Institute

of Europe and Russia at Carleton

University of Ottawa

Karim Kazhimkanovich Massimov

2007

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

Matsuura Kōichirō

2008

Former Director-General of UN

for the matters of educations, research

and culture

(1999 – 2009)

Jan Sadlak

2008

Chief of Section for Higher Education

Policy at UNESCO - CEPES, Paris

(UNESCO-CEPES)

(1999 – 2009)


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Willi Eger

2014Director of the Centre for scientifi c

calculations of Heidelberg University

Institute of applied mathematics

(Germany)

Qian Tang

2014

UNESCO Assistant Director-

General for Education

Daisaku Ikeda

2014Japanese humanist,

philosopher, writer, poet, founder of the Soka University,

Japan

Mahinda Rajapaksa

2010

President of Democratic

Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Bharrat Jagdeo

2010

President of Co-operative

Republic of Guyana

(1999 – 2011)

Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov

2011President of the Russian Chamber

of Commerce and Industry (2001 –

2011), academician and a member

of the Presidium of the Russian

Academy of Sciences

Her Royal Highness

Princess of the Kingdom of

Thailand Chulapon Mahidol

2012Her Royal Highness

professor, Doctor of chemistry

Princess of the Kingdom of Thailand

Rafael Correa Delgado

2013

Constitutional President of the

Republic of Ecuador

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Science at PFUR


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PFUR takes an active part in research and development work

in priority research areas in close cooperation with many re-

search institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences and oth-

er leading scientifi c organizations from Russia, CIS and foreign

countries. Every year in PFUR master and doctoral theses are

defended and scientifi c and technical patents on inventions in

diff erent areas of priority are obtained on a regular basis.

Main scientifi c achievements of PFUR:

PFUR has been featured in scientifi c organizations rankings

for the last 5 years, according to the Russian Science

Citation Index (RSCI):

Among more than 10,500 scientifi c organizations and

universities of Russia:

3 6th place in the number of scientifi c publications;

3 17th place in the citation index.

Among more than 1,000 scientifi c organizations of Moscow:

3 3rd place in the number of scientifi c publications;

3 5th place in the citation index.

PFUR is ranked 2nd among all scientifi c organizations of Rus-

sia in the number of national patents obtained for the last

10 years (2002-2012), following government-owned cor-

poration Rosatom and followed by the Ministry of Industry

and Trade of the Russian Federation.

In the number of grants among 105 Russian universities

PFUR ranks:

3 10th, according to the Russian Foundation for Basic

Research;

3 4th, according to the Russian Foundation for Humanities.

500 employees of PFUR are inventors and innovators.

PFUR obtained 870 inventor’s certifi cates and 160 patents

of the Russian Federation.

PFUR registered 2 scientifi c discoveries.

PFUR founded and modernized:

3 45 scientifi c-educational centers;

3 150 scientifi c-educational laboratories;

3 2 Centers of collective use;

3 Scientifi c-educational center on Nanotechnology.

PFUR obtained 10 RF President’s Grants for young scien-

tists.

Among top-priority scientifi c fi elds are:

biomedical technologies in living systems;

nanoengineering, energy and resource saving technologies

and new materials;

environmental management;

information and telecommunication technologies,

computer software systems for nanotechnology and

bioinformation technologies;

cultural, social and economic dynamics of innovative

development of Russia in the context of international

cooperation;

management for competitive advantage of high-tech

industries;

problems and perspectives of development of rocket and

space industry of Russia;

innovative development of CIS.

Guarantee of a high quality education based on the pres-

ervation of its fundamental nature and correspondence to

the current and future needs of the individual, society and

the state is the main task of the education policy of Peoples’

Friendship University of Russia. This task is successfully ful-

fi lled thanks to basic and applied research, use of research re-

sults in the educational process and integration of PFUR into

the world educational space.

Scientifi c research and funding of science

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The most signifi cant projects of PFUR:

Contest of Strategic development programs of 2012 – 2016

3 287 million rubles of funding as of 2012 – 2014;

3 33% of it goes to science.

3 in the frame of SDP more than 30 thousands rubles are

planned to be spent on events on “Modernization of sci-

entifi c research process and innovative activity” in 2014.

Contest of Development programs of activities of student

associations of 2012-2013. Annual funding reaches 20 mil-

lion rubles, 8 million of which goes to “Science and inno-

vation”.

Contest of Development programs of activities of student

associations of 2014. Funding reaches 14 million rubles in

total, 6,9 million of which goes to “Science and innovation”.

Large contest which is part of the project “Development of

cooperation between Russian universities and industrial

enterprises to create high-tech production of unique drugs”.

Total funding as of 2013 – 2015 reaches 342 million rubles,

including 100% of external fi nancing: 40 million rubles in

2013, 55 million rubles in 2014.

In 2014, the victory of a research team led by A.

Skubachevsky in the competition for the right to receive

Grants of the President of the RF for State Support of Young

Scientists and Leading Scientifi c Schools (2014 Contest of

scientifi c schools) became an important achievement for

PFUR. Grants are given for 2 years to fi nance the costs of

basic and applied research, including the priority areas of

science, technology and engineering of the Russian Feder-

ation.


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Scientists of the University participate in scientifi c projects included in the following federal target programs (FRP):

Name of the programme/grant 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Federal target programme “Russian language” (2011-2015) 12 13 15 9 8

Federal target programme “Scientifi c and scientifi c-pedagogical

personnel of innovative Russia” (2009-2013)35 39 29 6 -

Federal target programme of Education Development (2011-2015) 1 1 1 7

Federal target programme “Research and development in priority

areas of science and technology sector of Russia” (2007-2013)1 2 1 -

Russian Foundation for Basic Research 31 28 38 30 29

Russian Foundation for Humanities 15 25 26 25 21

The President of the RF for State Support of Young Scientists and

PhDs2 1 5 6 3

In the frame of international projects and grants PFUR conducts research on request of the United Nations, Interstate fund of

humanitarian cooperation of the participating states of the Commonwealth of Independent States and foreign companies.

Number of research conducted in the frame of national and international programmes and grants

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Number of research conducted (external sources)

Source of fi nancing 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Federal targeted programmes 33 48 48 40 14

State order (basic part/plan) 33 28 27 23 24

State order (project part/scientifi c and technological

programmes)17 18 18 7 3

Programmes of diff erent funds and grants (RFBR,

RFH etc)42 46 53 64 55

Other 2 0 7 9 10

President’s grants 3 2 1 5 6

Contracted studies 56 59 55 65 69

Other sources 3 8 13 16 29

Total 192 210 222 230 224


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One of the key indicators of active scientifi c and methodical work of faculty and graduate students of the University is publica-

tion of scientifi c articles, monographs, textbooks, manuals and other materials. High level of scientifi c potential of PFUR scientists

is confi rmed by acknowledgement of their achievements by national and foreign scientifi c community.

Indicators of publication activity of PFUR in WoS, Scopus

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ArticlesCitation

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Cumulative as to

06.30.20134188 10336 35 3188 7219 33

Cumulative as to

06.30.20144392 11202 35 3459 9016 35

Cumulative as to

01.11.20144507 11821 37 3571 9190 37

Publication activities of professors and scientists of PFUR

1 In the InCites (Thomson Reuters) system

WоS:

average citation of 1 article – 2,62 (2,47 in 2013)

average citation of 1 SP – 6,18 (5,11 in 2013)

SCOPUS:

average citation of 1 article – 2,57 (2,26 in 2013)

average citation of 1 SP – 4,98 (3,57 in 2013)

Publications in the chemistry fi eld account for more than one

third (31,3%) of all PFUR publications in SCOPUS and for more

than 40% of all PFUR publications in WoS.

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Russian Science Citation Index database

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia profi le (as to 28.11.2014):

2014 (cumulative)

Total number of publications in RSCI 34014

Total number of citations of publications 43507

Number of authors 3775

Number of authors registered in Science Index 2129

h-index (Hirsch index) 60

According to RSCI as to 28.11.2014

Name of the indicator 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Total number of publications per year 2789 3277 3704 4158 4734 2764

Number of articles included in the Higher Attestation

Commission list1365 1764 2143 2361 2513 1854

Number of publication with the participation of foreign

organizations118 150 139 135 150 27

Number of citations of all publications per yest 3392 4059 5885 6829 7572 4482

Figures for the fi ve years (2009 – 2013) by areas of knowledge

Area of knowledge Number of publications Number of citations

Natural sciences 2436 5136

Engineering sciences 1081 487

Medical sciences 2977 2203

Agricultural sciences 537 167

Social sciences 4720 2276

Humanitarian sciences 1922 325


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The positive dynamics of growth in the number of international conferences held at Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia is

registered, while the number of all-Russian conferences remained at the same level.

The University Plan of international conferences is included in the Consolidated action plan of the Ministry of Education and Sci-

ence of the Russian Federation on an annual basis.

International and all-Russian conferences held at PFUR

Number of international and all-Russian conferences held at PFUR

Total number of conferences International conferences All-Russian conferences

2010 106 46 17

2011 96 36 20

2012 116 29 29

2013 138 51 20

2014 150 53 24

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The trends in the development of higher education in Russia

require close ties between education and scientifi c research,

especially in the priority areas of science and technology, thus

the University considers the area of scientifi c and research

work of students one of the most important areas of its devel-

opment. The fi elds of activity in the frame of Students’ scien-

tifi c research correspond with the priority R&D areas of PFUR.

In 2014, the number of students engaged in diff erent forms

of R&D reached 1,500 people. The University departments

hold 75 scientifi c study groups with the total number of par-

ticipants of more than 1,200 students. The PFUR Student scien-

tifi c society leads an active work as well.

In 2014, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia held a total

number of 50 scientifi c and scientifi c-practical conferences of

students, graduates and young scientists with 10 of them be-

ing international and 13 – all-Russian.

The students participate in R&D activity of the departments.

Each year the interest for scientifi c research is rising which is

refl ected in the publication activity of students.

Students’ scientifi c research

Students› scientifi c research in 2012 – 2014:

2012 2013 20142015

(plan)

Number of full-time students involved in paid research and development work 213 301 303 310

Number of students’ publications 1215 1420 1430 1400

Number of students’ projects submitted to national, international and other contests 73 180 213 246

Number of President and Government scholarships for students 12 13 12 12

The students of PFUR actively participate in implementing

scientifi c research results in production. In 2014 30 students

worked in small innovative enterprises founded at the prem-

ises of PFUR.

R&D activity is funded from diff erent sources: scholarship

programs, grants, extrabudgetary resources of PFUR. Students

get included in research teams engaged in funded scientifi c

activity (303 students in 2014).


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Dissertation Councils30 dissertation councils for the defense of the PhD and Doc-

toral dissertations work in PFUR today and provide training of

highly qualifi ed staff in 15 branches of science and 67 special-

ties including:

9 in the Institute of Medicine;

4 at the Faculty of Science;

4 at the Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences;

2 at the Faculty of Engineering;

3 at the Philological Faculty;

3 in the Institute of Law;

2 at the Faculty of Economics;

1 at the Agrarian Faculty;

1 at the Ecological Faculty.

In 2013, in Dissertation councils of PFUR and other organi-

zations 405 theses were defended by post-graduate students,

doctoral candidates and employees of the University and oth-

er Russian and foreign organizations:

50 PhD dissertations;

355 Candidate dissertations.

Foreign citizens defended 57 Candidate dissertations includ-

ing 52 theses defended in PFUR dissertation councils.

Data on Defense of Theses by the University employees in 2010 – 2013

2010 2011 2012 2013

DSc PhD DSc PhD DSc PhD DSc PhD

Number of Defenses

of Theses (by PFUR

employees)

22 38 9 37 18 22 10 49

The year 2013 was full of changes in reorganization of the

Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation.

In February 2013, V. Filippov, rector of PFUR, was appointed

chairman of the Higher Attestation Commission.

Following the Decree of the Government of the Russian Fed-

eration in 2013 Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia was

elected as one of the 10 Universities for approbation of “Elec-

tronic HAC” system.

In November 2013, the website of the PFUR Dissertation

Councils (dissovet.rudn.ru) began to work. It conducts the

check of theses using the “Antiplagiat” system.

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Information about intellectual property objects registered

in Rospatent can be found in the UNI database “Intellectual

property” in the “Patents and certifi cates”. Database contains

not only information about objects registered by PFUR but also

objects, titles to which belong to the University employees. As

to December 1st, 2014, database contains information about

469 inventions (titles to 349 of which belong to PFUR), 65 util-

ity models (titles to 44 of which belong to PFUR), 133 software

and databases (titles to 84 of which belong to PFUR). All ob-

jects of intellectual law registered by PFUR in Rospatent are

registered as intangible assets.

Patents obtained by professors and Scientist of PFUR

Results of intellectual activity 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Number of applications for a patent on objects of

industrial property20 31 11 19 14

Number of obtained patents on objects of industrial

property22 18 11 30

20, is a US

patent

Certifi cate of software registration 2 3 2 27 23

Certifi cate of database registration - 1 - - -


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Training of high qualifi ed staff is one of the main fi elds of

concern of the University faculty and staff in the contest of

innovative changes in the education system of the Russian

Federation. In 2013/2014 academic year 3,227 people were

trained at all modes of training of high qualifi ed staff .

In 2014, PFUR in cooperation with the leading European

partner universities realizes 23 programs of a double scientif-

ic management.

PFUR is ranked 1st among Russian universities in the pro-

portion of postgraduate education which is equal to ap-

proximately 20% of students of BEP (with master studies

taken into consideration this fi gure reaches 30%).

PFUR is ranked 4th among 29 national research universities

and 8 federal universities in terms of «Overall performance

of post-graduate and doctoral studies».

The eff ectiveness of doctoral studies reached 50% in 2013

(the average fi gure among Russian universities is 36%).

The eff ectiveness of post-graduate studies reached 60,8%

in 2013 (the average fi gure among Russian universities is

32%).

Training of high qualifi ed staff

Total number of students (Russian and foreign citizens) at all modes of postgraduate studies

Doctoral

candidates

All but

dissertation

Post-

graduate

students

Seeker of the candidate

degree/foreign interns

Resident

medical

practitioners

Interns Total

2010 19 26 489 236 277 381 1428

2011 18 17 508 182 296 365 1386

2012 23 24 511 140 258 372 1328

2013 19 36 590 203 332 401 1581

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Number of post-graduates among 100 students 9,6 8,9 8,8 10,9 10

Number of international students 573 602 635 759 868

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In 2013, the University participated in the competition for

the admission quotas to graduate school and residency for the

fi rst time and received a state accreditation of basic education

programs including 145 programs of post-graduate studies, 54

for residency and 22 for internship programs.

In 2014, the total number of the University programs of

training of high qualifi ed staff reached its historical high of

267.

10 PFUR post-graduate students received President and

Government scholarships for 2013/2014 academic year and

6 postgraduate students received scholarships of the PFUR

Academic Board.

PFUR partnerships and cooperation

Roscosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency

Russian space systems, the leading enterprise of the rocket and space industry specialized in developing, producing, supervis-

ing and exploiting space information systems.

Rosatom, State Atomic Energy Corporation

Zarubezhgeologia, specialized organization for exploration works abroad

Rostechnologii, state corporation established to promote development, production and export of hi-tech industrial products.


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ORKK, United Rocket and Space Corporation

Lukoil, international oil company

Gazprom, leading gas company

Alrosa, Russian mining corporation

National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute and 35 R&D Institutes of RAS

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Saint Petersburg State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, National

Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (ETU), St. Petersburg Mining University,

South Federal University, Russian State University for the Humanities, Diplomatic academy and MGIMO

Foreign educational and scientifi c centers – more than 200 agreements on bilateral cooperation with foreign universities.

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Peoples’ Friendship

University

on the international arena


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International cooperation is an integral part of PFUR activity

as an international university. It serves an important tool in se-

curing quality of education and international academic stan-

dards.

Ranked 1st in the Reuters Agency’s rating of classical uni-

versities in terms of internationalization

Ranked 1st in the National rating of universities for

2012/2013 in terms of development of international activ-

ity (internationalization)

Ranked 1st among the universities of CIS countries and

Baltics in terms of internalization

Ranked 1st among the BRICS universities in terms of in-

ternalization

Ranked in the World Top-500 in the QS World Universi-

ty Rankings 2014

82nd in the QS BRICS ranking

84th in the QS World University Rankings in terms of the

number of international students

Among 20 best Russian universities according to Webo-

metrics global ranking

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

is a member of the following international

organizations:

member of the International Association of Universities

(IAU);

member of the European Association of Universities (EAU);

founder and member of the Eurasian Association of

Universities;

member of the Francophone University Association (AUF);

member of the European Association for International

Education;

member of the «N+I» Network of Engineering Universities

(France);

member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation

and Development Program on Institutional Management

in Higher Education (OECD PIMH);

member of the International Association of Russian

Language and Literature Teachers (IARLLT);

member of the Institutional Network of the Universities

from the Capitals of Europe;

member of the Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN)

member of the Observatory of the Great Charter of

Universities;

founder and member of the International Network for

Cooperation among the Universities of Europe and Central

Asia (UNINET-ECA);

founder and member of the Academic Network of the

Universities from East and South Europe(AIMOS);

member of International Observatory on Academic

Ranking and Excellence IREG

member of the European Universities Continuing Education

Network (EUCEN)

PFUR in international organizations

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PFUR initiated organizing the CIS Network University and

today it serves its national and international coordinator.

PFUR Rector heads the international and national Rectors’

meetings of the SCO University Board of Rectors.

PFUR initiated the foundation of the BRICS Network Univer-

sity.

Having started inter-university master’s program ‘Interna-

tional security of the human rights’ in 2009, PFUR became the

leading University of the Consortium between the Moscow State

Institute for International Relations (MGIMO), RSHU, PFUR, Ka-

zan Federal University, Perm State National research Universi-

ty and Offi ce of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

PFUR is participant of programs and forums of UN, UNESCO

and Council of Europe.

PFUR has founded the Chair of Policy in Higher Education

with the status of UNESCO department.

Structure of the International Offi ce

Department of CIS and Baltic countries

Department of African countries

Department of North American and Latin American

countries

Department of Asian countries

The Department of the Middle East

The European Department

Department of academic mobility

Institute of International Programs

National information centеr on academic recognition and

mobility

Academic-research Institute of Comparative Educational

Policy

Center of strategic research of Asian-Pacifi c region

Centre of Francophone

International interuniversity cooperation

One of the most important strategic tendencies in the

development of the University is inviting most prom-

inent international professors and activists in the

sphere of education to give lectures and special cours

es at PFUR upon the request of the faculties and institutes.

Annually there are about 200 professors and lecturers

from our partner –universities visiting PFUR and about

300 PFUR lectures visiting our partner–universities.


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Level of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students academic exchange

There are more than 500 exchange students having visited

PFUR within the academic mobility program in accordance

with the agreements of cooperation with an average annual

amount of 400 – 450 students in 2010 – 2013.

In 2014, more than 300 international students arrived at

PFUR to carry out studies and take up internships within of the

student exchange program in accordance with the agreements

between the governments on cooperation with foreign

universities.

The recent years can be characterized with a rise of

popularity and variety of forms of such progressive types of

student exchange as summer (holiday) schools. There are

more than 100 students visiting PFUR summer schools.

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Informatization

of PFUR


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PFUR leads an active work aimed at developing and implementing new information systems and modernizing the existing

ones. Special attention is paid to the set of actions on elaborating the unifi ed information system.

Name 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Total number of working computers in the

educational process2126 2239 2268 2203 2280

Number of classrooms with free access to the

Internet (including classrooms with wireless

access)

108 115 121 122 125

Number of classrooms with multimedia

projectors181 195 207 235 250

Number of wireless broadband internet

access points to the PFUR network63 79 167 271 560

Since 2002, in the University has been successfully functioning

the PFUR educational portal (EP) which is a structured web-

portal with websites distantly updated by registered users.

EP is intended for constant use by all university units and

faculty in order to transfer part of the classes from classrooms

to its webpages and to broaden the opportunities of the

professors and students.

EP is an automatized system which unites all educational

websites of all professors, disciplines, majors, departments

and faculties on the Internet.

In 2014, the PFUR EP contains 71,000 units of educational

materials (against 45,000 in 2010).

Information support of the educational process

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Study and research information librarian center (Scientifi c li-

brary) provides information support of the research activity at

the University.

The scientifi c fund of the SRILC (SL) in print and electronic

formats is presented in the Electronic librarian system (PFUR

ELS).

In cooperation with large international consortiums SRILC

(SL) organizes connection to electronic sources in Russian and

English. Information on scientifi c and scientometric databases

is presented on the website in the section “Electronic sources

for scientifi c activity” and “Open electronic sources”.

SRILC (SL) conducts scientifi c-practical seminars and realizes

programs of supplement education.

Information support of scientifi c research


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Information support of the employees’ activity

PFUR is actively working at the information support of the activity of administrative staff .

Name 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Percentage of orders issued in electronic

document management system (compared

to total volume of orders)

28 35 32 32 33

Percentage of administrative staff using

e-mail for working tasks80 80 80 80 84

Total volume of mail sent (Gb)90 109 142 144 192,8

Name 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Percentage of publications presented at the

scientifi c library in electronic format among

all the publications

5,6 5,8 15,31 17,89 18,50

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System

of continuing education

at PFUR


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System of continuing education at PFUR is:

30 departments of CPE – education centres, institutes and

faculties of upgrading skills which train specialists in ac-

cordance with the changing demands of the market;

More than 1, 500 CPE programs;

More than 1, 500 programs for upgrading skills and receiv-

ing new qualifi cations (72 -1,000 hours’ programs)

19, 827 students

1, 493 international students at CPE

24 programs off ered in foreign languages

274 CPE programs and CE upon request of companies, or-

ganizations, state and municipal institutions

95 programs with the use of distant education technolo-

gies and methods of online education

14 summer schools with classes in English and Spanish

Centres of preparing for Cambridge ESOL, DELF, PRO, DELE,

TestDaF examinations

PFUR comes fi rst among the Russian universities in the

share of post-university education - ~20% students for

major educational programs (~ 30% if master’s students

included).

PFUR is cooperating with the biggest business companies

and state corporations of the Russian Federation such as

RF Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Healthcare, Gazprom,

Surgutneftegas, Bayer, UN, Rostechnologies, TSNIImash and

others.

System of continuing education at PFUR

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CPE structural unit:

Institute for Advanced Studies and Retraining (IASR)

Faculty of Training Medical Employees (FTME)

Faculty of Training Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Lan-

guage (FTTRFL)

Faculty of Training Foreign Language Teachers (FTFLT)

Higher School of Management and Economic Security

(HSMES)

SPE Interdisciplinary Center “Perspectiva”

Teaching and Research Centre for Radiation and Environ-

mental Control (TRCREC)

International Institute for Contractual Systems Develop-

ment (IICSD)

International Academy of Television and Information Busi-

ness (IATIB)

Institute of Oriental Medicine

Center for Education and Training (CET)

Driving School

Department for Special Education

Main Russian Language Testing Center for Foreign Citizens

Computer testing center “TEST-COMP” of the Department

of Computer Technology

Institute of Continuing Medical Education and socio-de-

mographic research

School educational attainment for migrants

CPE centers at the faculties and Institutes:

Institute of Law CPE

Medical Institute CPE

Faculty of Humanitarian and Social Sciences CPE

Ecological faculty CPE

Agrarian faculty CPE

Philological faculty CPE

Faculty of Economics CPE

Institute of Foreign Languages CPE

Institute of World Economy and Business CPE

Institute of Hospitality Business and Tourism CPE

Institute of International Programs CPE

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Pre-university training:

CMSE «Unikum»

Bio-medical school “Medic”

CMSE “Unikum” trains perspective students to take State Fi-

nal Examination, Unique state examination and participate in

creative competitions in order to enter PFUR and other Rus-

sian universities. Moreover, the Centre also prepares bachelor’s

students to take up master’s programs. CMSE “Unikum” off ers

programs for specialized classes in the Moscow and Moscow

region schools.

Bio-medical school «Medic» is responsible for organizing

and maintaining educational process for prospective students

using modern techniques in order to prepare them to pass

the Unifi ed State Exam in chemistry, biology, the Russian lan-

guage (including one-to-one classes in the USE format) in or-

der to help the schoolleavers enter any Russian university spe-

cialized in Medical studies.

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Learning

languages at PFUR


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Department of the Russian language of the Pre-university

faculty headed by E. Motina was the fi rst department estab-

lished at the University. In October 1960, more than 100 pro-

fessors of Russian language started to work in the University.

The Department was divided into sections of Latin America,

South-Eastern Asia, Middle East and Africa and study groups

of international students were formed subject to their majors.

Currently PFUR has 10 departments of Russian language

which teach Russian to Russian and international students.

Russian language is taught by about 300 professors in-

cluding:

20 DSc;

136 PhD;

6 incumbent and corresponding members of state and

public academies of sciences of Russia;

4 honorary workers of higher professional education of the

Russian Federation.

From 2010 to 2014, professors of the Russian language

wrote 500 textbooks and manuals, including 104 with labels

of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Feder-

ation and national academic associations. Textbooks and man-

uals developed at PFUR are widely used in Russian universi-

ties as well as in foreign ones. For instance, the textbook by C.

Khavronina and A. Shirochenskaya “Russian language in exer-

cises” has been used for 50 years and published 70 times in 18

languages.

PFUR specialists in Russian philology participate not only in

academic but also in scientifi c activity as well. For the last 5

years they have prepared 2,500 publications, including:

450 works published in scientifi c journals featured in High-

er Attestation Commission register;

500 publications issued abroad;

45 monographs;

scientifi c articles devoted to the Russian language and

methods of its teaching.

Professors of the Russian language of PFUR maintain close

scientifi c ties with Moscow State University, Russian Language

Institute of RAS, Institute of Linguistics of RAS, Pushkin State

Russian Language Institute, specialists in Russian philology

from Spain, Italy, France, CIS countries, India, China, Sri Lan-

ka and other countries; they also participate in the work of

diff erent public professional organizations: International As-

sociation of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (MA-

PRYAL), Russian Society of Teachers of Russian Language and

Literature (ROPRYAL) etc.

It is worth mentioning the signifi cant contribution that

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia made to the estab-

lishment of the school of the Russian Language in Zvyozdny

Gorodok (Cosmonauts’ training centre) for teaching Russian

language to foreign astronauts. Programs of intensive studies

elaborated in PFUR allow to spend only 3 months preparing

candidates for learning technical disciplines related to space

in Russian. Language space program is also successfully imple-

mented by PFUR specialists among “space tourists” who have

Russian language at PFUR

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6 months or 1 year to learn Russian in order to communicate

with space crew.

In 1967, the University established a faculty of Refresher

training for teachers of Russian as a foreign language (FRT-

TRF). The faculty organizes on a regular basis scientifi c and

methodological schools, courses, internships, distant network

schools, webinars, international round tables, conferences of

professors and managers of nurseries, educational institu-

tions, and international organizations in full-time and part-

time form. FRTTRF staff published 48 monographs, more than

250 textbooks, reference books, dictionaries, methodic recom-

mendations including electronic, and more than 1,600 scien-

tifi c and methodological articles many of which are featured

in SCOPUS and RSCI.

FRTTRF staff is the winner of such contests as “Leading sci-

entifi c and pedagogical staff of PFUR” (2010 – 2012), and has

diplomas of the International Fair “School of the year”, certifi -

cate of ETS Global Institute of USA, diplomas of International

Information forum “Eurasia Ring” etc.

Since 1999, PFUR has a Head Russian language testing cen-

ter for foreign citizens (HRLTCFFC) which is the main executive

organ of State System of Testing Russian as a Foreign Language

established by the Ministry of Education of Russia. Today the

testing system is used in 160 universities in Russia and abroad.

In 2009, HRLTCFFC as part of the Russian Test Consortium suc-

cessfully passed the ALTE audit.

From 2010 to 2013, Head testing center tested 13,634 can-

didates for TORFL certifi cate, 29,887 candidates for the Rus-

sian citizenship Certifi cate and 5,753 candidates for work per-

mit Certifi cate in the territory of the Russian Federation. From

2009 to 2013, HRLTCFFC organized and conducted tests for

96,045 candidates for Certifi cate of state testing in the Russian

language in total.

Foreign languages at PFUR

Training of specialists in diff erent spheres who speak foreign

languages and can work as translators and interpreters has al-

ways been one of the top priorities of PFUR educational policy.

Professor N. Firsova, Doctor of Philological sciences, mem-

ber of the International Academy of Sciences of Higher School,

is considered to be the rightful founder of the school of foreign

language and teaching translation at PFUR.

Today PFUR has 9 departments of foreign languages which

provide professionally-oriented teaching of foreign languages

in accordance with the basic specialty of students of faculties

and institutes.

Training specialists with higher linguistic education is car-

ried out by the Philological faculty and Institute of Foreign

Languages; master programs of training of linguists-transla-

tors also exist at the departments of foreign languages of the

Faculty of Economics and Institute of Law.

Teaching is provided by 285 professors of foreign languag-

es including 9 DSc, 107 PhD, 16 professors and 86 associate

teachers. 4 of them are incumbent members of public acad-


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emies of science, 8 professors are Honorary Workers of High-

er Professional Education and Honorary teachers of the Rus-

sian Federation.

For the last 5 years the staff of the departments of foreign

languages prepared more than 2,875 scientifi c and method-

ological works including 20 textbooks and manuals with la-

bels, 56 monographs, 461 articles in journals, recommended

by HAC of the Russian Federation, 149 publications in foreign

scientifi c journals including 12 publications in foreign scientif-

ic journals featured in WoS/Scopus databases.

PFUR students study English, French, Spanish, German, Ital-

ian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Persian, Latin languages in dif-

ferent programs of supplementary professional education.

Students of the University defend theses in foreign languag-

es according to their majors, participate in conferences and

publish articles in foreign languages, undergo internships in

foreign partner universities and organizations, get enrolled in

the programs of supplementary language training, participate

in international competitions and win them and obtain grants

for education abroad.

PFUR established 2 examination centers that work today.

During 2013, 284 PFUR students successfully passed interna-

tional certifi cate examinations in foreign languages. PFUR also

develops cooperation between its departments of foreign lan-

guages and several foreign educational centers including:

Goethe-Institut

Instituto Cervantes

Institut Francais de Russie

Cambridge ESOL

British Council

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Beijing Language and Culture University

Cultural Center of Embassy of Egypt

Simon Bolivar Latin American Cultural Center

Information center on French higher education “Campus

France”

Russian cultural center in Amman (Jordan)

PFUR departments of foreign languages successfully cooper-

ate with foreign universities including universities and linguis-

tic colleges of Great Britain, US universities, universities and ed-

ucational organizations of France, Germany, Spain, South Korea,

Latin America and Italy.

In 2005, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia established

a Faculty of refresher training for foreign language teach-

ers which prepares specialists in training of foreign languages

teachers and their methods of teaching, organizes internships

and professional retraining and prepares for the foreign lan-

guages profi ciency exams of diff erent levels: DELE (Spanish),

DELF and DALF (French), TOEFL and IELTS (English), DaF and OSD

(German).

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Extra-curriculum

and educational work

at PFUR


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PFUR pays special attention to the development of student

self-governing bodies, creation and support of various stu-

dent organizations, unions and communities. The major part

of the student organizations are fraternities of international

students, fi rst of which started functioning straight after the

University’s foundation. In 1960, there was already a fraterni-

ty of Iraq students, in 1961- fraternities of students from In-

donesia, Jordan, Yemen, Cuba, Lebanon, Mexico, Sudan, Chile

and Japan.

In 1995, the fi rst regional fraternity of international stu-

dents was founded- Federation of students from Latin Ameri-

ca and the Caribbean. In 1996, PFUR Association of African stu-

dents (ASSAFTSU) was initiated. In 2001- Association of Arab

students at PFUR and PFUR Association of students from Asia–

Association ‘Asia’.

In 1997, the fi rst union (association) of students from re-

gions (constituents) of RF was established, i.e. Association of

students from Republic of Altai. In 1999 – the fi rst fraterni-

ty of students from CIS countries started its work (Republic of

Kazakhstan).

Today there are more than 200 student organizations at

PFUR:

PFUR Student Council (established in November 2001. Co-

ordinates the activities of student associations);

Student campus Council (established in 2005; coordinates

activities of student dorm councils);

Student council of the sport club ‘Druzhba’;

Women’s Committee (established in 1964);

Public student council of PFUR Interclub;

4 regional organizations of PFUR international students

(Association of African students (ASSAFTSU) PFUR, Associa-

tion of Arab students at PFUR, PFUR Association of students

from Asia and Federation of students from Latin America

and the Caribbean);

107 student fraternities of international students;

16 student unions from regions (constituents) of RF;

12 faculty and institutes student communities;

13 Student Councils of hostels;

73 professional student associations.

Student organizations and unions hold more than 800 var-

ious events (holidays, festivals, days and weeks of cultures of

various world nations, exhibitions, evenings, dedicated to spe-

cial dates in Russia and in the homelands of PFUR students,

conferences, various sport events).

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Physical culture has always been a priority sphere for devel-

opment at PFUR.

Physical-recreation centre PFUR was established in 1996.

Today the Department of Physical education and sport pro-

vides grounds for classes with total number of full-time stu-

dents of 7, 850 (408 hours for the whole period of education

at PFUR). Attending classes is compulsory for the 1st and 2nd

year students.

What we have:

Stadium with grandstands capable of hosting 3,000 peo-

ple;

Football and baseball stadium hosting 300 people

2 covered artifi cial turf fi elds for mini- football in “Me-

gasphera”;

2 sport halls (each 680 square meters);

2 basketball and volleyball grounds in “Megasphera”;

Football-hockey rinks;

Run tracks (200 m and 400m);

2 jumping tracks;

15 tennis courts (6 outdoors and 9 indoors );

4 halls for athletic gymnastics (2 male and 2 female);

Student sport

2 fi tness halls;

Ski’s (450 pieces);

2 halls for martial arts;

2 gyms;

5 Badminton areas (4 indoors, 1 outdoor);

Chess-club;

Cardio area: 10 athletic tracks, 4 elliptical machines and 10

stationary bicycles

On the territory of PhRC PFUR in 2014-2015:

27 teams formed in various types of sports;

45 functioning sections in 40 kinds of sports.

Annually held:

PFUR Olympics in 10 types of sports

Fraternity, regional and interregional competitions

Olympics of student construction teams ‘Friendship Merid-

ian’

Mini-Championship in football, mini-football, basketball

and volleyball among students

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The Club of the University located at Ordzhonikidze street, 3,

began its work in 1960-1961. First groups were formed: dance

group, vocal group, theatrical group, art studio, light music or-

chestra and pop bands.

Performance groups were formed in fraternities of foreign

students and according to the international principle. They

preserved national traditions and customs.

Today the International culture center (PFUR Interclub)

hosts on continuing basis 14 performance groups:

Folk group – International dancing group “Rhythms of

friendship”

Preparatory group and children’s group of “Rhythms of

friendship”

Musical plastic studio “Isadora”

Studio of academic vocal “Orpheus”

Folk studio «Raduga»

Pop vocal studio

Word art studio

Theatrical calisthenics studio

Pop dancing studio «Gloria»

Modern dancing studio «Adel»

Exotic dance show «Amaren»

Dance group “Legendi Gor”

Theatre studio

Mind games club “What? Where? When?”

Today Interclub hosts 42 amateur student groups of 1,000

people in total (in 2010, there were 31 groups with 512 peo-

ple in total) that unite students from Asia, Africa, Latin Amer-

ica, Middle East, regions of Russia, countries of CIS and Baltic

countries.

Every year student groups of the University participate in

150 concert programs at venues of PFUR, Moscow, Russia and

foreign countries, take part in many student festivals and win

on a regular basis. For the last 5 years the total number of stu-

dents who won and received diplomas has exceeded 260 peo-

ple.

As a result of hard work of administration and heads of the

groups during the last few years the total number of all stu-

dent performance groups members has risen from 673 to

1,076 people (41%) and the number of foreign members has

reached 518 people which is 48% of a total number of mem-

bers.

The leading position among all performance groups of In-

terclub belongs to the International dancing group “Rhythms

of friendship” (Director – Honorary worker of Culture of the RF

Valentina Ryazanova). In 2011, this group celebrated its 40th

anniversary. Every year the group admits more than 40 people;

for all years of its existence this international group has taught

dances of the peoples of the world to more than 1,700 people

who later brought their children to the dance group.

Student amateur performances

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Construction teams

In summer 1964, students of Patrice Lumumba Peoples’

Friendship University from 18 diff erent countries of Asia, Af-

rica and Latin America went to the virgin lands of Kazakhstan

for the fi rst time in order to help in the construction of houses

and granaries, as well as in harvesting. They named their inter-

national group “Youth of the Planet”.

The following summer the PFU students from 25 countries of

Asia, Africa and Latin America worked there.

In 1968, PFU founded 6 university groups that worked in dif-

ferent parts of USSR and helped to build the new building of

the University in Moscow.

PFU International constructional team existed till 1990.

In 1999, upon the initiative of PFUR students, Rector and

trade union the International constructional team “Meridian of

Friendship” resumed its work.

Starting from 2001, the International constructional team

“Meridian of Friendship” has been working on an all-year basis

and has become a structural division of the University.

In 2008, “Meridian of Friendship” was re-organized and be-

came the Center of youth student building teams “Meridian of

Friendship”.

Starting from 2010, apart from student building teams an

agricultural team, IT team, service team and volunteer team

were formed.

For the last 5 years the total number of members of “Merid-

ian of Friendship” has reached 1,700 students from 79 coun-

tries.

There are two educational programs for the members of stu-

dent building teams: School for training team leaders and Ba-

sic Training. For the last 5 years 327 students have undergone

training in these schools.

“Meridian of Friendship” has repeatedly won at city conven-

tions of student building teams organized by the Department

of Culture of Moscow in several categories: “Best student team”

and “Best student team of commissar’s work”. The PFUR Inter-

national constructional team also has Diplomas of the Govern-

ment of Moscow.

The staff received the highest award of Russian Student

Teams – a badge of honor for “Active work in student teams”.


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Student KVN (Club for the Lightheaded and Quick-witted)

PFUR Club for the Lightheaded and Quick-witted, which

unites members from diff erent subjects of the Russian Feder-

ation, as well as from foreign countries, is a perfect example

of bringing up culture of behavior in a multicultural environ-

ment.

KVN movement in PFUR started in 1996. Decision on holding

annual tournaments for PFUR KVN Championship was made

in 1999. For all years of its existence KVN has formed its sys-

tem with rules and traditions. The University has its own KVN

champions. The most outstanding KVN members were put

down in the Book of Honor of PFUR.

PFUR KVN team has more awards than any other club in the

International KVN Club. It is the only team on the International

KVN Club that has all kinds of medals:

Bronze medal (2003)

Silver medal (2004)

Gold medal (2006)

The most triumphal moment for PFUR KVN team was 2007

KVN Summer cup in Sochi when the team became the Cham-

pion of the Champions.

KVN teams from PFUR participated in International Music

Festivals in Yurmala (Latvia) 10 times. They hold the record for

the highest number of awards of this prestigious Festival. The

fi rst award “Big KiViN in Light” went to the team “Children of

Lumumba” (in 1998), then PFUR KVN team got two awards

“Big KiViN in Dark” (in 2002 and 2004), two awards “Small

KiViN in Gold” (in 2003 and 2005) and the highest prize of the

Festival “Big KiViN in Gold” (in 2006).

The whole collection of prizes of PFUR KVN teams features

Moscow Cup (won by the team “Children of Lumumba” in

1999), 5 awards of Interuniversity tournament of the South-

West Administrative District Prefect Cup (won by Senior KVN

team in 2001 and 2002, the KVN team RUDNiK in 2007 and

2008 and by Junior KVN team in 2012), the South Administra-

tive District Prefect Cup (won by KVN Second team), Moscow

Mayor Cup, unique Cups from Tyumen, Kazakhstan, the Chech-

en Republic, Prague, as well as certifi cates, diplomas and let-

ters of gratitude.

PFUR KVN teams participated in various Leagues of Inter-

national KVN Union. Almost all PFUR teams have taken part

in the Moscow league, the First league held in Kazan, Ryazan,

Tyumen, St. Petersburg and Minsk, the Baltics league (Saint

Petersburg), the Northern league (Khanty-Mansyisk), the Euro

league (Minsk) where PFUR KVN team became a champion in

2002, the Central Ryazan league where the team “RUDNiK”

became vice-champion in 2007, the Higher Open Ukrainian

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league, the Premier league where “RUDNiK” was a semifi nalist

in 2008, and the Higher KVN league (Moscow) where this team

became a quarterfi nalist in 2009.

In 2011, after 5 years of absence the PFUR KVN team re-

turned to the Music Festival in Yurmala dedicated to the 50th

anniversary of KVN and once again proved its right to call it-

self the best musical team by winning its second “Big KiViN in

Gold”.

The new wave of the KVN movement owes its existence to

the incumbent international PFUR KVN team, winner of the In-

teruniversity tournament for the Cup of Prefect of South-West

administrative district (2012) and holder of the Cups of II and

III Moscow festivals of national humor “Vse svoyi” (“No Strang-

ers”) in 2011 and 2012. After the season of 2012 in the Big

League of KVN “Povolzhie” (cities of Kazan, Ufa, Tolyatti, Che-

boksary) the team became third out of 36 teams who started

in the beginning.

In 2013, the Junior PFUR team with the support of the Se-

nior team brilliantly made its fi rst appearance in “Dzintari”

concert hall in Yurmala and won “Small KiViN in gold” award.

In December 2013, PFUR team participated in XXV Interna-

tional festival of KVN teams in Sochi and was invited to play in

the Big League of the International KVN Union which means

that the story of KVN in PFUR continues.


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University Newspaper «Druzhba» (Friendship) is the offi cial

publishing organ of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Rus-

sia that represents its numerous staff : students, professors and

employees. The fi rst issue of the newspaper was published on

February 5, 1962. It was circulated among participants of the

solemn meeting to mark the PFU anniversary which took place

in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in order to show them the

newly born newspaper. The publishing organ was founded by

the University Academic Council upon the initiative of fraterni-

ties and student organizations.

Today the newspaper circulation has reached 2,000, and

certain issues include 20 pages of A4 format. Announcements

and new issues in electronic format can be found at the offi cial

website of the University.

The newspaper is published in color and distributed free

of charge. In its pages the paper highlights the scientifi c and

business life in PFUR, international matters, events in PFUR

culture and sport life, students’ problems, publishes materials

on healthy life.

The Publishing organ of «Druzhba» also issues a “Bulletin of

the complex safety of students and employees of PFUR”.

First-year students of the Philological faculty (majoring in

Journalism and Public Relations) have their year round train-

ing in the newspaper editorial board.

University Newspaper «Druzhba» (Friendship)

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Student life

and its organization


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Student hostels

Catering

There are more than 8, 000 people living at PFUR dorms an-

nually, 60% out of which are students from CIS countries and

Middle East who inhabit upon the national basis. Students

who arrive with their families are off ered separate rooms.

PFUR Campus is:

13 buildings of student dorms (7 5-storeyed buildings and

6 tall dorms);

8 academic buildings- all walking distance from each other;

electronic surveillance system in all students’ dorms and

on campus;

electronic access system in all facilities, security, automatic

fi re alarm and alerting system;

PFUR police station;

international students adaptation centre;

communal service and amenities;

sports complex;

research library;

PFUR Publishing House;

polyclinic and Medical centre;

“Interclub international culture club”;

driving school;

kindergarten;

children’s health camp «Yuventa»;

PFUR museum.

Every nation has its history, traditions and, of course, pecu-

liarities of its cuisine. In order to enjoy the world national cui-

sines at full length, you need to visit the places where it was

initiated. You need to visit canteens, cafes and restaurants next

to the University.

On the territory of PFUR you can fi nd:

2 canteens, 22 cafes, 2 restaurants, 10 buff ets.

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Healthcare at PFUR

Medical service is provided to PFUR students and employees

in accordance with the treatment and rehabilitation facility:

Polyclinic #25

In-patient clinic (for emergency care and rehabilitation of

PFUR students)

PFUR Medical centre

Health and recreation resort

Activities:

Annual medical examination of all students, PFUR aca-

demic team and employees;

Preventive inspection of international students before they

start their studies at PFUR;

Consulting teaching and academic team of the Institute

of Medicine and Faculty of Upgrading skills of healthcare

workers;

Offi ces for diagnostics (Ultrasonography, endoscopy, ar-

throscopy);

Offi ce for computer tomography;

Liver fi ber scanning lab.

In accordance with the concept of demographic policy of the

RF for 2020, PFUR has worked out ‘Health’ program. A number

of events in accordance with the off ered program is aimed at

examining, curing, rehabilitating and preventing disorders of

reproductive health state of PFUR students during the years of

their studies.

In 2011, PFUR became the winner of All-Russia contest in

the nomination ‘Healthy University’.


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Research library was established in May 1960. January 1,

1967, the library had 350, 000 units. Annually the Library re-

ceived 50, 000 books and brochures, more than 1, 200 units

of Russian and foreign literature. The Library fund in foreign

languages consisted of 15, 000 units.

In December 1983, new building for fundamental library

was established with the territory of 7, 500 sq.m. Total ter-

ritory of the Library including all the University buildings is

over 9, 000 sq.m. The library fund included 1, 219, 500 units

in January, 1984.

In 1989, an experimental project of automated system ‘Li-

brary 2’ (MSU) was launched, to be later followed by new

versions of the system. Since 1990, new materials arriving

at the library have been registered in the Electronic cata-

logue and the books that came before 1990 were also added

to the catalogue. ‘Automated system of loan’ was launched

and started working at the library in the Main building since

2002. In 2006, the Library started working in the Automated

information library system ‘MARK-SQL’.

In 2008, PFUR Research Library was reorganized into Study

and research information Librarian center (Research library).

The major task of the library is to provide resources for edu-

cation process and scientifi c and research activities. The Cen-

tre assistants carry out informational and educational and

cultural work.

Today total library fund of printed materials is over 1, 800, 000

units. Annually the Centre receives about 20, 000 units. The li-

brary fund is unique, it includes printed and electronic versions

of unites in Russian and foreign languages. The total amount

of the fund is 90, 000 units in 70 languages.

In 2009, the website of the Library was launched http://lib.

rudn.ru, which became a unique platform to access the library

services and information content.

In 2011, a new Electronic-library was created using the

‘MegaPro’ program which allows the librarians and library at-

tendants to use cloud technology and services. ELS is the fi rst

ELS created by the University. ELS was offi cially registered as

the means of Mass media and data base which allows to get

access to the library resources from the Internet, search need-

ed materials and get access to the full versions of the books.

Today the ELS includes 5, 500 full text materials, over 380, 000

bibliography notes.

The Library is connected to 36 universal and professional

text and bibliographic databases for study and research. You

can also get information materials online.

September 1, 2011, presentation centre ‘Rare book’ was

opened. The collection consists of 3, 000 books of XVII-XXI c.

There you can fi nd old books, limited editions, hand-writ-

ings, mini-books and many other rare books in diff erent for-

eign languages in diff erent fi elds of studies. Part of the col-

lection is presented in the electronic version and is already

accessible with ELS.

Since March, 6, 2012, a bilateral agreement between

Study and research information Librarian center (RESEARCH

LIBRARY) and Research Library MSU was signed, so both

PFUR students and academic team can use the funds of both

universities.

Study and research information Librarian center (RESEARCH LIBRARY)

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Number of readers of PFUR Research library is estimated to

be over 27, 000. Automated loaning system with coding and

RFID technologies has been launched at the library. Electron-

ic version is available to the readers on the Internet. System

of online ordering is working eff ectively. There is Wi-Fi func-

tioning in the library halls.

Library workers constantly give lectures and hold sem-

inars on the library database. They organize exhibitions of

contemporary authors and thematic exhibitions; create in-

formation materials within diff erent fi elds of their activity.

PFUR library takes an active part in the life of the Univer-

sity. On November, 21, Russian literature meeting took place

with participation of the Russian President V.V.Putin. There

were various sections working, hosting contemporary writ-

ers, translators, publishers, producers, teachers and descen-

dants of Russian classic writers.

Research library is visited by offi cial foreign delegations

and individuals, famous workers of art and education. PFUR

Library provides great information support to the education-

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PFUR Publishing HousePPC of PFUR was formed in January 1997, on the basis of

Publishing and printing house of Peoples’ Friendship University

of Russia.

Today PPH is one of the leading university publishing hous-

es, which annually prints out about 400 units with circulation

of 150, 000 copies.

According to the rating of the Russian university depart-

ments by the Russian Central Institute of Bibliography, PPH is:

Ranked 5th in the number of items to publish;

Ranked 10th in the total amount of printed works pub-

lished.

The authors publishing at PPH are leading PFUR professors,

teachers and researchers. Experienced editing team of PPH

allows to publish literature almost in all fi elds of studies.

Besides books, PPH also publishes 4 scientifi c journals: ‘PFUR

Vestnik’, ‘Contemporary mathematics’, ‘Construction mechanics

of engineering constructions’ and ‘Metaphysics’. The ‘PFUR

Vestnik’ is published in 21st thematic series. 20 of which are

included in the list of Russian cited scientifi c journals. Works

published in ‘PFUR Vestnik’ are counted when standing for PhD

thesis in order to receive the status of a PhD or Doctoral degree

holder.

2011 2012 2013 2014

Types of impressionNumber

of titles

Volume

(printed

sheet)

Number

of titles

Volume

(printed

sheet)

Number

of titles

Volume

(printed

sheet)

Number

of titles

Volume

(printed

sheet)

Monographs 36 589 33 516 43 712 40 520

Proceedings of conferences and

collection of scientifi c papers102 2156 102 2117 105 2025 98 2451

Textbooks 217 3041 245 3215 346 3868 344 3587

Training and methodical appliances 272 732 329 973 242 650 231 1034

Scientifi c books, belles-lettres and others 19 348 19 359 20 249 34 143

In total: 646 6866 728 7180 756 7504 747 7735

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PFUR Alumni


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PFUR has a good reason to be proud of its alumni. Within 55 years of its work, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has had

more than 90, 000 specialists who work almost in every part of the world. In order to keep network alive, Association of PFUR

Alumni and Friends was founded in 1996 to help the PFUR alumni to develop business and cultural cooperation with the University.

1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2014

Number of graduates

PFU/PFUR 227 747 898 1140 3261 5700

Title of the Faculty/Institute Number of graduates (people)

Medical Institute 15,085

Engineering Faculty 14,153

Law Institute 10,373

Philological Faculty 9,894

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 8,964

Economics Faculty 8,548

Faculty of Science 7,040

Agrarian faculty 5,498

Ecological Faculty 1,898

Institute of Foreign Languages 1,524

Institute of World Economy and Business 1,500

Institute of Hospitality and Tourism 1,000

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PFUR has trained more than 30, 000 specialists, masters, bach-

elors, PhD and Doctoral degree holders for Asian, African, Latin

American, Middle East, European and CIS countries. Countries

with most number of students studying at PFUR in the Soviet

and modern times:

1. India more than 1, 500

2. China more than 1, 500

3. Lebanon more than 1, 200

4. Syria more than 900

5. Sri Lanka more than 780

6. Nigeria more than 700

7. Columbia more than 650

8. Peru more than 630

9. Yemen more than 620

10. Jordan more than 600

Creating a unique database ‘Alumni’ in 2012 on the basis of

the Microsoft Dynamics CRM allowed PFUR to systemize and

summarize all the existing information and data on the PFUR

alumni. Thus, the Administration obtains a full list of over 85,

000 alumni as well as such data groups as of:

RF Embassies (123)

Russian cultural and scientifi c centres (72)

World alumni Associations (62)

Alumni Associations of Soviet and Russian universities in

the regions:

Region Number of Associations

Asia 13

Middle East 14

Europe 11

Latin America 9

CIS 5

Africa 10

In order to provide cooperation between the University and

the Alumni of Russian (Soviet) universities who are living in

diff erent countries, there were 40 agreements signed with the

Alumni Associations of Soviet and Russian universities.

PFUR alumni are demanded everywhere and hold high po-

sitions in the world. Among them there are presidents and

prime-ministers, more than 50 offi cials of Ministries and gov-

ernment agencies in 37 countries around the world. 133 alum-

ni work for Embassies of 47 countries.

In 2012, PFUR held III World Forum of Alumni of Soviet and

Russian universities where there were 1, 009 alumni coming

from 140 countries among which 687 foreigners. The alumni

represented more than 50 universities of Russia and the USSR.

PFUR ALUMNI Employment

PFUR alumni receive help at the PFUR Career Centre which

has the following functions:

To support the functioning of the web-portal ‘PFUR – in-

ternships and employment’;

To arrange research on the employment needs of students

at all faculties;

To monitor labour market and potential employers;

To inform students about the vacancies of the potential em-

ployers;

To attract organizations for students’ internships on a con-

tractual basis;

To arrange internships with a chance of further employ-

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Index of the ‘PFUR – internships and employment’ web-portal:

Index/period 2012/2013 2013/2014

Unique number of portal visits 249,201 1241632

Number of employers 360 676

Off ered positions without internship 126 150

Off ered vacancies over 3, 400 over 4, 000

Off ered internships 218 240

International organizations on recruiting company’s ads 113 123

Created portal pages for career info from employers 129 512

Index of the Career Centre

Index/period 2012/2013 2013/2014

Number of affi liated partners 424 676

Number of arranged master-classes/presentations by employers 31 40

Number of Career Days/Fair of Vacancies held 4 6

Number of organizations-participants of the Career Days 64 70

Career Centre and TV are co-operating with more than 600

state and commercial enterprises and organizations and are

ready to establish partner relations with Russian and foreign

companies-employers.

The following facts confi rm the high demand in our grad-

uates:

Participants of the Career Days carried out by PFUR Career

Centre are the best Russian and international organizations,

as well as the Russian government agencies (Moscow Gov-

ernment, Moscow region Government, Gokhran of Russia,

Rosfi nnadzor and others).

Annually PFUR students are off ered permanent positions in

more than 1, 000 organizations.

Share of graduates working in their fi eld of studies (within

the next 3 years after graduation) in 2013-2014 is 88, 2%.

According to Rostrud, share of PFUR graduates registered as

unemployed is less than 1%.

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System

of social development

at PFUR


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As of today PFUR has a social infrastructure which allows pro-

fessors, staff and students to obtain all kinds of services:

health service at clinic №25 at the Faculty of refresher train-

ing of medical staff (FRTMS), at PFUR Medical center;

network of public catering establishments in academiс

buildings and campus;

the facilities on campus include shops, dry cleaning, con-

sumer service enterprise, banks etc.

Such infrastructure allows professors, staff and students to

obtain these services directly in the academic buildings and in

the territory of the University.

PFUR staff and faculty enjoy social benefi ts and get free con-

sultations from specialists of FRTMS and MC at clinic №25. In

case of emergency the University provides assistance in hospi-

talization to the clinics, where the faculties of the Institute of

Medicine are located.

PFUR Department of Social Development pays great atten-

tion to students. There are specialists who supervise students

of diff erent social categories: orphans, invalids, victims of Cher-

nobyl etc.

In 2014, more than 15 million rubles were allocated to the

assistance to orphan students.

In November 2000, the University established a kindergar-

ten №896 which works 24\7. 40 children aged 3-6 attend this

kindergarten.

The University also founded a children’s health camp “Yu-

venta” for children of professors and staff which has repeatedly

won a review competition of children’s country camps of Mos-

cow organizations for the best educational work.

Besides, the University campus dorms provide children’s

rooms for students’ children.

All students can make use of services and obtain transport

cards and pension insurance policies.

In 1997, in order to implement its social policy PFUR found-

ed a Department of Social Development which includes the

following divisions:

Sector of “Family, Motherhood and Childhood”

Sector of “Recreation and Health”

Sector of “Financial and welfare support for employees”

Sector of “Pension and health insurance”

The Social Insurance Fund is used to pay:

benefi ts for temporary incapacity for work

maternity benefi ts

allowance in early pregnancy

child birth benefi ts

monthly maternity-leave provision

In 2014, the sum of such social insurance benefi ts exceeded

28 million rubles.

According to the collective agreement children of the Uni-

versity staff can study in PFUR on concessional terms.

Special honor and respect are paid to the veterans. The Uni-

versity does its utmost to help these people. Attention is paid

even to those veterans who don’t work in the University any-

more.

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History of PFUR


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February 5, 1960 Following the Resolution 130 of the

CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers Peo-

ples’ Friendship University was founded.

Objective prerequisites for the establishment of the Peoples’

Friendship University developed at the turn of the 50s-60s.

Massive release of Asian, African and Latin American countries

from the colonial and semi-colonial dependence, a signifi cant

increase in the number of students from these regions, geo-

political needs – these factors necessitated the establishment

of a higher education institution, which would not only train

highly qualifi ed personnel for the countries that have taken

the path of independent development, but also develop the

best educational programs and work with foreign students.

The establishment of Peoples’ Friendship University on the 5th

of February 1960 was a historical necessity. In a matter of days,

this news spread around the world.

February 21, 1960 During his offi cial visit to Indonesia Ni-

kita Khrushchev , Chairman of the Council of Ministers, deliv-

ered a great speech at the National University of Indonesia

Gadjah Mada, in which he declared that the Soviet govern-

ment in its wish to assist countries in preparing their nation-

al personnel decided to establish the People’s Friendship Uni-

versity in Moscow.

March 17, 1960 Following Resolution 317 of the USSR

Council of Ministers Peoples’ Friendship University was given a

number of buildings to arrange the faculties and organize the

educational process, as well as student dormitories: training

building of the Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Min-

istry of Defense (Ordzhonikidze street, 3), most of the barracks

at the Pavlov street, and a complex of buildings of the military

boarding school at the 3rd Cable street.

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March 24, 1960 The rules of admission to the Universi-

ty and the Resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers on the

appointment of Sergei Rumyantsev as the rector of PFU were

published in the press.

October 1, 1960 Classes began at the preparatory depart-

ment of the University, which enrolled 589 students from 59

countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and 57 Soviet stu-

dents. 194 professors and staff members, including 4 DSc pro-

fessors and 26 PhD, associate professors, began to train spe-

cialists for the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

October 1, 1960 PFU founded a Scientifi c library.


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November 17, 1960 Column Hall of the House of Unions

held a grand opening ceremony of the University.

February 1961 The University was named after Patrice Lu-

mumba — a Congolese political and social activist and a sym-

bol of the African peoples’ fi ght for independence.

April 8, 1961 A decision on constructing a complex of

buildings for the University was made and appropriate in-

structions on the allocation of land for construction and de-

sign were given. The University was off ered an extensive plot

of land (70.5 hectares) in the 42 quarter of South-western dis-

trict of Moscow.

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September 1, 1961 The main faculties: Faculty of Science,

Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Law, Faculty

of History and Philology, Faculty of Medicine and Agricultural

faculty started classes.

February 5, 1962 The fi rst issue of “Druzhba” – authority

of the Board of PFU – was published (with V. Kerov as editor).

March 1962 Sport club “Druzhba” was founded.


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October 2, 1962 Construction of the 1st building of PFU

dorm in the 42 quarter began.

1962 An international student construction team of the

University was formed.

1962-1963 First University Olympics were held.

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February 3, 1964 The fi rst defense of the thesis of gradu-

ate student I. Mukhametzyanov for the degree of PhD in phys-

ical and mathematical sciences “Problems of stability of mo-

tion during permanent and parametric perturbations” under

academic supervision of Professor A. Galiullin took place in

PFU.

May 1963 The auditorium of the Lomonosov Moscow State

University held a meeting of students, faculty and staff of

MSU and PFU with the Cuban political leader, Comandante Fi-

del Castro.

May 1963 Astronaut German Titov visited students of PFU.

March 27, 1964 The fi rst Student Scientifi c Society in the

history of PFU was founded at the Faculty of Medicine.


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September 15, 1964 USSR Council of Ministers adopt-

ed Resolution 768 “On the construction of Peoples’ Friendship

University of Patrice Lumumba” which allowed the construc-

tion of academic and auxiliary facilities.

June 29, 1965 The Kremlin Palace of Congresses held the

fi rst graduation ceremony of 228 specialists including 184

students from the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin Ameri-

ca. Chairman of the Council of Ministers A. Kosygin welcomed

the alumni, students and professors. The ceremony concluded

with a concert of amateur talent groups of students from the

countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Soviet Union.

June 25, 1965 A press conference of Soviet and foreign cor-

respondents with professors, teachers and the fi rst graduates

of PFU was organized by the State Committee for Cultural Re-

lations with Foreign Countries of USSR Council of Ministers. The

participants of the conference pointed out the growing popu-

larity of the University.

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April 9, 1966 The solemn laying of the fi rst stone of the

new educational complex of Peoples’ Friendship Universi-

ty designed for 4,200 students and graduate in the 42 quar-

ter of South-western district of Moscow took place. The rec-

tor of PFU Rumyantsev laid under the foundation of the fi rst

block a brass capsule with an Act of the start of construction

and a metal board with an inscription “On April 9, 1966 the

construction of the educational complex of Patrice Lumumba

Peoples` Friendship University started”.

June 1966 The fi rst graduation ceremony of the Faculty of

Medicine was held. 93 foreign students from 35 countries and

10 Soviet students graduated, including Ahmed Taki Murad

from Sierra Leone, the owner of a student card № 001.

September 1966 The construction of a building for hu-

manitarian faculties started in Miklukho-Maklaya street.

December 1970 Vladimir Stanis was elected PFU rector.


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March 22, 1971 The University held its fi rst Meeting of ex-

cellent students. Among the honored guests was academician

M. Millionschikov, the Hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of Lenin

and State Prizes and the fi rst vice-president of the USSR Acad-

emy of Sciences.

October 1971 Dancing ensemble “Rhythms of friendship”

was formed at PFU.

February 4, 1975 Patrice Lumumba Peoples` Friendship

University was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples for

Merit in training specialists for the countries of Asia, Africa and

Latin America.

May – June 1976 A meeting of students and professors

of PFU with Samora Machel, President of People’s Republic of

Mozambique and chairman of the National Liberation Front of

Mozambique, was held.

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May 1978 Professors of departments of the Russian lan-

guage of the main faculties started to teach Russian to foreign

astronauts at Cosmonaut Training Center.

1978 – 1979 Luis Corvalan, General Secretary of the Com-

munist Party of Chile, Antonio Maidana, General Secretary of

the Communist Party of Paraguay and Jorge Kolle Cueto, Gen-

eral Secretary of the Communist Party of Bolivia, visited PFU.

1982 Following Resolution of the Government of the USSR

PFU turned its publishing department into a publishing house.

May 1, 1987 The 1st International Folklore festival was

held in Miklukho-Maklaya street. 60 amateur talent groups of

students of PFU from the countries of Asia, Middle East, Africa

and Latin America took part in the festival.


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March 1, 1989 New building of the University clinic in

Miklukho-Maklaya street was put into operation.

February 1992 The University was renamed as Peoples’

Friendship University of Russia.

1992 Ecological faculty was founded.

June 1993 Professor Vladimir Filippov, Doctor in physical

and mathematical sciences, was elected Rector of PFUR.

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December 1993 The University opened a Museum for

world peoples’ culture.

1995 Faculty of Economics and Law was divided into Facul-

ty of Economics and Faculty of Law.

1996 Faculty of History and Philology was divided into Phil-

ological Faculty and Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sci-

ences.

1996 PFUR founded a Sports and recreation center.


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September 30, 1998 Professor Vladimir Filippov, Doctor in

physical and mathematical sciences and Rector of PFUR, was

appointed Minister of general and professional education of

the Russian Federation.

2000 PFUR founded a Chair of policy in higher education

with the status of the International UNESCO Chair. Professor

Vladimir Filippov, Doctor in physical and mathematical scienc-

es, became head of the Chair.

September 3, 2001 The grand opening of the fountain and

monument “World peace” near the main building of Peoples’

Friendship University took place. The composition was a gift of

the government of Moscow to PFUR.

The water surface area of the fountain is 2,500 square me-

ters. At that time it was the largest fountain complex in Mos-

cow.

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March 4, 2005 Vladimir Filippov was reelected Rector of

PFUR.

First decade of 2000 Modern structure of more than 100

organs of student government was shaped at PFUR.

2009 Museum of University history was founded.

February 3 – 5, 2010 PFUR held an International scientifi c

and practical conference under the auspices of UNESCO “PFUR:

Knowledge unites. Results of 50 years of personnel training

for developing countries”.


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February 6, 2010 State Kremlin Palace held a celebration

of the 50th anniversary of Peoples’ Friendship University of

Russia.

June 6, 2011 Her Highness Sheikha Hissa Khalifa bin

Ahmed al-Thani, Princess of Qatar, visited PFUR.

September 22, 2011 D. Medvedev, President of the Rus-

sian Federation (2008-2012), visited PFUR as part of the meet-

ing on the social status of students.

November 2012 PFUR held III World Forum of internation-

al Alumni of Russian (Soviet) universities.

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September 18, 2012 Her Royal Highness Chulabhorn Ma-

hidol, princess of Thailand, was awarded a diploma of Doctor

Honoris Causa of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.

January 28, 2013 PFUR founded the Institute of Applied

Technical and Economic Research and Expertise.

October 30, 2013 The delegation of the Republic of Ecua-

dor headed by Rafael Correa Delgado, Constitutional President

and economist, visited PFUR.

November 21, 2013 PFUR held Russian Literary Club with

the participation of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian

Federation.


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July 2014 PFUR Faculty of Medicine was transformed into

the Institute of Medicine.

July 2014 PFUR Faculty of Law was transformed into the In-

stitute of Law.

October 16, 2014 Valentina Matviyenko, Chairman of the

Federation Council, visited Peoples’ Friendship University of

Russia and participated in the 1st meeting of the Superviso-

ry Board established in connection with the transition of the

status of the University to that of an autonomous state insti-

tution.

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CONTENTS

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Training specialists at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

International students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Programs of higher professional education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Technical support in educational process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Joint Educational Programs with foreign universities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Educational programs in foreign languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Admission of students to PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Faculties and institutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Educational and research institutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Academic and research team at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Honorary Doctorates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Science at PFUR

Scientifi c research and funding of science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Number of research conducted in the frame of national and international programs and grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Publication activities of professors and scientists of PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

International and all-Russian conferences held at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Students’ scientifi c research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Dissertation Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Patents obtained by professors and Scientist of PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Training of highly-qualifi ed staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PFUR partnerships and cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Peoples’ Friendship University on the international arena

PFUR in international organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

International interuniversity cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Level of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students academic exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Informatization of PFUR

Information support of the educational process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Information support of scientifi c research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Information support of the employees’ activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

System of continuing education at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Learning languages at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Russian language at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Foreign languages at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Extra-curriculum and educational work at PFUR

Student organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Student sport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Student amateur performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Construction teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Student KVN (Club for the Lightheaded and Quick-witted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

University Newspaper «Druzhba» (Friendship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Student life and its organization

Student hostels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Catering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Healthcare at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Study and research information Librarian center (RESEARCH LIBRARY). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

PFUR Publishing House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

PFUR ALUMNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

PFUR ALUMNI Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

System of social development at PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

History of PFUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71