Lomonosov Moscow State University
Overview
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) is the highest-ranked university in Russia, with a consistent position within the global top 150 of the QS World University Rankings®. Considered one the most prestigious universities in Russia, It houses the tallest educational building in the world, and hosts more than 47,000 students, welcoming 4,000 international students every year.
MSU students benefit from the university’s impressive library, the oldest and one of the largest university library systems in the country, holding around 10 million books, 2.5 million of which are in foreign languages.
There are also multiple research institutes, research centers and museums connected to the university, including the Research Computing Center and International Laser Center.
MSU has many societies and sports clubs for students to get involved with in their spare time, with plenty to suit different interests – for example, students interested in the performing arts could join the university’s academic chorus, theater workshop and/or dance college. In terms of sports, options include the mountaineering club, diving club and yacht club.
To gain admission, you’ll need to pass two entrance exams and submit the following documents:
- Application form
- School leaving certificate (High school diploma)
- Copy of academic record
- Statements of equivalence of the education certificate (for the certificates outside the Russian Federation);
- Medical certificate
- AIDS test result
- Passport with visa and migration card
- Six 3x4 cm photographs.
- Any other documents as required by your faculty.
Your academic documents should be translated into Russian, and must either be notarized in Russia or certified by the Russian Embassy or consulate in your home country.
Lomonosov Moscow State University was ranked 101-110 in the most recent QS Graduate Employability Rankings, making it the highest-ranked Russian university for graduate employability. It was ranked 20th for the alumni outcomes indicator, having been the alma mater of famous writers such as Anton Chekhov and Ivan Turgenev, politicians such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Mikhail Suslov, as well as renowned mathematicians and physicists such as Boris Demidovich, Vladimir Arnold, and Andrey Kolmogorov.
Programs available
Undergraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics
Faculty of Biology
- Algology and Mycology, MSc Program Geobotany
- Anthropology
- Bioengineering and Bioinformatics
- Bioorganic Chemistry
- Biophysics
- Botany of Higher plants and Ecology
- Cell Biology and Histology
- Developmental Biology and Embryology
- Ecology
- Entomology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Fundamental and Applied Biology
- General Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Human and Animal Physiology
- Hydrobiology
- Ichthyology
- Immunology
- Invertebrate Zoology and Ecology
- Microbiology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms
- Molecular Biology
- Nanobiotechnology
- Physiology of higher nervous activity (Neurobiology)
- Plant Physiology
- Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology
- Virology
Faculty of Biotechnology
Faculty of Chemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Applied chemical thermodynamics
- Bioorganic chemistry
- Chemical engineering and material science
- Chemical kinetics
- Chemistry of ionic and molecular systems
- Colloid chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Fundamental and applied enzymology
- High energy chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Laser chemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry and Advanced Organic Synthesis
- Nanobiomaterials and nanobiotechnologies
- Organic chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Polymer Science
- Radiochemistry
- Solid state chemistry
Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
Faculty of Fundamental physical and chemical engineering
Faculty of Geology
School of Business Administration
Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics
Faculty of Biology
- Anthropology
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
- Biophysics
- Biotechnology
- Botany
- Cell Biology, Cytology, Histology
- Developmental Biology and Embryology
- Ecology
- Entomology
- Genetics
- Hydrobiology
- Ichthyology
- Immunology
- Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Mycolog
- Neurobiology
- Physiology
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
- Radiobiology
- Virology
- Zoology
Faculty of Biotechnology
Faculty of Chemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Bioorganic chemistry
- Biotechnology
- Chemical kinetics and catalysis
- Chemistry of organoelement compounds
- Colloid chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- High energy chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Mathematical and quantum chemistry
- Medical chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Petrochemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Polymer Science
- Radiochemistry
- Solid state chemistry
Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics
- Applied Internet technologies
- Big data: infrastructures and methods of problems solving
- Computational mathematics
- Differential equations, dynamical systems, and optimal control
- Discrete mathematics and mathematical cybernetics
- Mathematical and computational methods for solving problems of natural science
- Mathematical and information software for economic activity
- Mathematical and program software for computing systems and computer networks
- Mathematical and program software for information protection
- Mathematical methods of information processing and decision making
- Mathematical modeling, numerical methods, and program packages
- Methods and systems of information protection, information security
- Open information systems
- Parallel programming technology and high performance computing
- Probability theory and mathematical statistics
- Software for computer networks
- System programming and computer science
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Educational Studies
Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
- Contrastive Cultural Studies and Intercultural Communication
- Russian Language Studies
- Specialization Russia and the World: Cross-cultural Studies
- Theory of Communication and International Public Relations
- Theory of Foreign Language Teaching and Intercultural Communication
- Theory of Translation and Intercultural Communication
Faculty of Fundamental physical and chemical engineering
Faculty of Geology
Faculty of Political Science
School of Business Administration
University Highlights
Lomonosov Moscow State University is one of the top Public universities in Moscow, Russia. It is ranked #74 in QS Global World Rankings 2021.
Total students - 30,152
International students - 10,239
Total faculty staff - 6,575
Total students - 30,152
International students - 10,239
Total faculty staff - 6,575
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