Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Privolzhsky Research Medical University (old-name: Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy) is a major center for training medical practitioners in one of the largest regions of the European part of Russia. The medical faculty was opened in 1920 as a faculty of Nizhny Novgorod University. In May, 1930 it became an independent Medical Institute and in June 1994 it got a status of the State Medical Academy. In 1992 the Faculty of Overseas Admissions was opened in NNSMA. Since 1998/99 academic year the Academy has started training international students in the English Medium. More than 1500 international students from 67 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America (Egypt, India, Malaysia, Morocco, Tanzania, Maldives, Algeria, Jordan and others) are being trained in General Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Preventive Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing. The total number of students is 6000.