In addition to a stellar faculty, MGIMO is known for attracting the brightest students from across the country and around the world. MGIMO students have the highest average entry grades in Russia (according to the final school exams), and our commitment to fostering the very best has helped our students win more national and international awards on average than their peers at any other Russian university. Our students participate and are winners of the Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot) Contest, the Willem C. Vis Moot Competition, the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition, The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, and many more.
A Tradition of Success
- Undergraduate, Postgraduate (Master’s and PhD), and continuing education programs (MBA, EMBA) in over 30 areas of study.
- First top Russian university offering a full-fledged B.A. program in International Affairs for foreign students, taught entirely in English.
- Guinness World Record for 53 living languages concurrently taught full-time every term.
- 355th in the QS Top University ranking (2018) – one of 4 Russia’s Universities listed, and the only one to be granted 5QS stars for quality management practices, internationalization, employability, and 4 QS stars for teaching.
- 4th best research center of Central and Eastern Europe (UN commissioned Pennsylvania University Survey).
- Full APSIA (Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs) Member School.
- More than 200 cooperation agreements with foreign partners from 65 countries.
- 78 courses in English, German and French offered at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels.
- Among MGIMO graduates – 3 Presidents, 10 Foreign Ministers, 8 Prime Ministers, 880 Ambassadors of Russia and foreign countries.
- 33 Dual Degree Programs.
- International AMBA accreditation
The Best and Brightest
In addition to a stellar faculty, MGIMO is known for attracting the brightest students from across the country and around the world. MGIMO students have the highest average entry grades in Russia (according to the final school exams), and our commitment to fostering the very best has helped our students win more national and international awards on average than their peers at any other Russian university. Our students participate and are winners of the Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot) Contest, the Willem C. Vis Moot Competition, the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition, The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, and many more.
