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Lomonosov Moscow State University
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Lomonosov Moscow State University |
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Lomonosov Moscow State University,GSP-1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, Russia, 119991 |
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E-mail: info@rector.msu.ruPhone:+7 495 939-10-00www.msu.ru/en |
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Moscow State University was established in 1755.
Moscow University is rightfully considered to be the oldest university in Russia. It was founded in 1755 thanks to the efforts of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov and support provided by Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov and Empress Elizabeth I. Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711–1765) was an outstanding scientist, polymath and the first Russian academician. Before the educational reform of 1802-1803 rectors of Moscow State University were not elected, but appointed by government officials. The first rector elected according to the University Charter of 1803 was Khariton A. Chebotarev.
Rector of Moscow State University is highly respected by other members of the University staff and considered to be one of the key figures in the Russian system of higher education, due to the role played by Moscow State University in Russia.
Since its establishment, Moscow University has been headed by 44 rectors, some of them outstanding professionals, while others mere mediocre bureaucrats. 32 rectors have been the University alumni.
More than 40 000 students (graduate and postgraduate) and about 7 000 undergraduates study at the university, and over 5 000 specialists do the refresher course here. More than 6 000 professors and lecturers, and about 5 000 researchers work for the faculties and research institutes.
Every year Moscow University enrolls about 4 000 international students and postgraduates from all over the world.
Moscow University campus is an extremely complex system, with its 1 000 000 m2 floor area in 1 000 buildings and structures, with its 8 dormitories housing over 12 000 students and 300 km of utility lines.
MSU library system is one of the largest in Russia, with its 9,000,000 books, 2,000,000 of them in foreign languages, and the average number of readers 55,000, using 5,500,000 books a year.
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