MGIMO University

About the university

• Conflicting figures in the source

  Founding date per the official information page: 14 October 1944 (the English 'Basic facts' page says it was established in 1943).

Fields and faculties

• The university trains specialists in 18 fields of study and includes 9 faculties and 4 teaching institutes, plus the Gorchakov Lyceum, a college and a lyceum in Tashkent.

• 53 foreign languages are taught at MGIMO.

Programmes and language of study

Language of study

• Programme: M.A. International Relations (English-taught)Master's

  The M.A. 'International Relations' is taught entirely in English; Russian is recommended but not required, and international students take 6 academic hours of Russian per week; admission is by portfolio.

• English-taught Master's programsMaster's

  Master's programs listed with English as study language in the programs table include 'Russia and China: Economic and Political Trends in Eurasia' (UIBE) and 'Political Economy of ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership'; most other programs in the table are in Russian.

Admission for international students

• Two English-taught Bachelor's programsBachelor'sfor international students

  For 'Politics and International Relations' and 'Government, International Politics and Law': admission of international students opens in December on the basis of national certificates; entrance tests are an essay in World History and an English test (from April); documents go to [email protected].

• MGIMO-Geneva Bachelor's programsBachelor'sfor international students

  For the three MGIMO-Geneva English programs, international admission opens in February; the entrance exam is an online interview (Russian and English, or English only for the finance program).

• Master's admission for international applicantsMaster'sfor international students

  Documents required for Master's admission:

  • Passport copy with notarized Russian translation
  • Bachelor's diploma copy (or certificate of study) with certified translation
  • Medical certificates: fitness to study, HIV, absence of hepatitis B/C and tuberculosis (issued within 3 months before studies), translated and certified
  • Digital photo

Student housing

• for international students

  Those who indicated a need for dormitory accommodation at registration get a place in one of MGIMO's dormitories; you register on dorm.mgimo.ru and then submit an accommodation request there; the Dormitory Department allocates places and rooms cannot be chosen.

• for international students

  Documents for dormitory check-in: passport copy, health insurance copy, two 3×4 photos, a medical certificate including X-ray (fluorography), lab tests and vaccination record (incl. measles), and parental consent for those under 18.

Student life and services

• for international students

  MGIMO Buddy Program: Russian students help international peers adapt to life and study in Russia; there are also national clubs and regional associations.

• The campus has a medical center (a university polyclinic including dentistry), 22 sports sections and 10 cultural clubs.

Practical information

• for international students

  Visa: students need a single-entry study visa requested via [email protected]; the passport must be valid at least 1.5 years from the visa start; the first visa is single-entry for 90 days, then a multiple-entry visa is issued annually.

• for international students

  Health insurance is mandatory: all international students must submit insurance covering the current academic year to their curator (by 20 September for Bachelor's, 20 October for Master's/postgraduate), otherwise access to the university is restricted.