Russian State University for the Humanities

Our University was the first in the country to combine the words “Russian” and “humanities” in its NAME. We are proud and honored to bear this title, ever striving to further affirm our status. The progress we have made is recognized both within the country and abroad. In all the past years RSUH has been one of the most sough-after institutions among the prospective students. And we feel obliged not just to preserve but also to develop and enrich the legacy with which we enter the third decade of our history. University educational principles: The European two-level educational system (B.A. – M.A.) noticeably increases the number of types of training and offers a possibility to study and work abroad. Integration of research and education allows students to develop research skills and acquire the necessary set of competences.

The educational and social direction is as follows: The orientation of educational and scientific activity towards the support, renaissance and cultural life of Russia; The fundamental humanistic education and its bearing on the social aspects of the individual and the community; The development of unique and new directions in the field of the humanities; The co-integration of Russian humanistic studies with world trends.

Foundation year:1991
Short name:RSUH
Type:Public
Students:11460
Faculty:1040
Faculty/Students Ratio:11:1
Region:Europe
Location:Moscow