Russian State Social University

Russian State Social University (RSSU) is a leading high educational institution in Russia, CIS and the Baltics in the sphere of social science. The University was founded in 1991 and was the first to launch the educational programmes in social work, social psychology and social pedagogics.  

Over 400 000 social workers have already graduated from the University. But social education is viewed in broader terms as a combination of educational programmes for managers, public officers, social workers, sociologists, anthropologists etc. The four University campuses welcome 17 000 students including 750 foreign students from 72 countries. Our students are active participants of the academic exchange programmes.

The University incorporates 13 faculties (Art Faculty, Humanities Faculty, Informational Technologies Faculty, Communication Management Faculty, Medical Faculty, Psychology Faculty, Social Work Faculty, Faculty of Sociology, Management Faculty, Faculty of Physical Culture, Faculty of Ecology and Technosphere Safety, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law) and a College. There are 48 bachelor degree programmes, 28 master degree programmes, 16 secondary level vocational training programmes, 8 specialist degree programmes and 7 graduate programmes.  

There are 7 branches within the structure of the University: 5 branches in Russia and 2 abroad.

RSSU is a modern state educational institution guaranteeing the students effective study and leisure time. All the 10 academic buildings are situated in the East and North-East of Moscow. The academic rooms are well-equipped with state of the art technology ready for online classes if necessary. There are also lecture halls and classrooms for individual lessons.   

There is a research library in the University offering a wide scope of informational service based on the modern informational technologies. The library is especially proud to have a collection of 3000 rare books of 18-20 centuries in Russian and foreign languages. The researches and students are welcomed in 3 reading rooms and an online reading room.

The conference rooms of the University host the proceedings of the Academic Board and the thesis defenses for PhDs and postdocs. The assembly hall hosts the most important and outstanding events. There is also a cultural centre for the youth creative projects.

The University has a TechnoPark of equal abilities. This is an inclusive area for teaching new ICT within the framework of additional education for children and adults. TechnoPark was founded on the basis of the Informational Technologies Faculty aided by the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development of Moscow.

The University outpatient clinic has diagnostic and treatment facilities with world leading equipment. The staff is highly qualified, there are many PhDs combining clinical work with research and teaching at RSSU, Sechenov Moscow State Medical University and other research institutions. The University outpatient clinic collaborates with the leading research institutions, studies and adopts international experience, implements new methods and technologies. It is also the practice base for the students.   

The University offers excellent sport, leisure and health promotion facilities. The sport base offers a stadium, athletic track, skating rink, gym, swimming pool. At the weekends and on holidays the students and the University staff may spend time in the recreational area.

For the non-residents of Moscow there are 5 dormitories for 2370 people.

The main body of student self-governance is Students Board – RSSU Senate unites the representatives of all the faculties and branches of the University. Student scientific society is the main body which unites the student scientific teams from each faculty. 

All the business processes at the University are highly automated. For the educational sake the University implemented LMS, all the teaching materials are digital. Each student has a personal account with all the achievements from academic to cultural.

Basing on the scientific researches of the international level we train best highly qualified specialists socially active and responsible, well adaptable to modern realities and promote their integration into the global professional community.