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Moscow Pedagogical State University

Московский педагогический государственный университетجامعة موسكو التربوية الحكومية

The main building is in Moscow (1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St., bldg. 1).

Official website
mpgu.su

At a glance

Levels of study
The admission procedure for foreign citizens covers bachelor's, master's and postgraduate programmes.
English-taught programmes
Programs listed as taught in English or German:
Housing
Per the English page, all full-time international students can live in one of the university's 7 dormitories (three next to the Humanities building, 88 Prospekt Vernadskogo); the Russian dormitory page lists 8 dormitories with 225 to 980 places each.
Preparatory year
The Center for Pre-University Training of Foreign Citizens in Russian (Preparatory Faculty) offers intensive Russian courses in 2026/2027 with humanities, musical and biomedical tracks.
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Status
The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; the founder's powers are exercised by the Ministry of Enlightenment (Education) of the Russian Federation.
Campuses
The university has branches in Anapa, Derbent, Pokrov and Stavropol.

About the university

  • According to the official information page, the university was formed as the legal successor of the Moscow Higher Women's Courses of 1872.

Sources · 24 October 2026

From the university's official website (24 October 2026) — check it there before you apply.

Fields and faculties

  • Units with curators for foreign students include: Biology and Chemistry, Philology, Physics/Technology/IS, Mathematics and Information Science, History and Politics, Pedagogy and Psychology, Journalism, Geography, Musical Arts, Art and Graphics, Foreign Languages, International Education.

Admission for international students

  • for international students

    Steps for foreigners (Bachelor's, Master's, postgraduate): choose a program, check the fees, write to [email protected] to get a personal account and upload documents, wait for confirmation; Rossotrudnichestvo quota students contact their faculty, contract students take entrance tests, sign a contract and pay.

  • for international students

    Required scans: passport photo page, notarized Russian translation of the passport, previous education document with legalization/apostille and notarized translation, 3×4 photo; music and art applicants add a portfolio, postgraduate applicants a CV and essay.

  • International contract admission2026for international students

    Conflicting figures in the source

    The minimum passing score for entrance exams in the 2026 campaign for foreigners is 41 (the older English page says 50); 2026 exam schedules are posted on the international applicants page.

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  • Faculty / institute: Center for Pre-University Training of Foreign Citizens in Russian (Preparatory Faculty)Foundation2026/27for international students

    Admission to the Preparatory Faculty Russian course for 2026/2027 starts on 20 June; studies start on 1 September 2026 for 10 months; enrolment follows payment and the signed contract; the visa invitation takes about 40 days after the admission order.

  • Citizens of EAEU countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia2026/27for international students

    For 2026/2027, first-year fees for citizens of EAEU countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia equal those for Russian citizens in the same field and form of study.

Tuition fees

Each amount is published for a specific programme or group of programmes — not necessarily the university's fees overall. Each academic year is shown separately.

ProgrammeYearFee
Foundation (2) 2026/27 480,000–595,000 RUB for the whole programme

Examples

Intensive Russian course – humanities track Foundation · 2026/27

480,000 RUB for the whole programme

Intensive Russian course at the Preparatory Faculty (humanities track), 2026/2027: 480,000 RUB for the 10-month program.

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Foundation · 2026/27

Intensive Russian course – biomedical and musical tracks Foundation · 2026/27

595,000 RUB for the whole programme

Intensive Russian course at the Preparatory Faculty (biomedical track, also musical track), 2026/2027: 595,000 RUB for the 10-month program.

Student housing

  • for international students

    Apartments have 2 rooms with 2–3 beds per room, a bathroom, optional fridge, shared kitchen, laundry, free Wi-Fi and security; smoking and alcohol are prohibited; housing orders follow lists from the International Relations Office.

  • The dormitory page says the first step for residents is temporary registration at the dormitory address, which is needed to be attached to the nearest polyclinic; repair requests are filed via the personal account or the log at the security desk.

Practical information

  • Students from visa countriesfor international students

    Visa-country applicants coming via Rossotrudnichestvo check their visa authorization in their Education in Russia account; the university publishes step-by-step instructions for visa-country citizens.

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  • The site has an English version (en.mpgu.su) and an international applicants page in English and Chinese.

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