Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) is one of the leading universities in Russia, which has the status of a federal university!
It was established by the decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR on February 5, 1960 as the Peoples' Friendship University.
In 1961, the University was named after Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Technical, natural, medical, economic, humanitarian — all areas are represented at the RUDN University. 6 faculties, 10 institutes, an academy and a higher school provide ample opportunities for obtaining high-quality education. Engineers, lawyers, doctors, diplomats, financiers, agrarians, physicists, mathematicians, linguists, and journalists receive their education at the Rudn University.By studying languages, students receive the qualification of a certified translator from 1, 2 and even 3 languages. The student can choose from 12 foreign languages: traditional European, Oriental (Chinese, Arabic, Persian), as well as Russian as a foreign language. RUDN University unites representatives of 160 countries and 500 nationalities. The University has a spirit of cooperation, friendship, respect and mutual assistance. Here, everyone can make a "trip around the world" without leaving the campus. Traditions and customs, cuisines and outfits, dancing and music — the whole world on one Moscow street.Become a star! If you are a creative person, discover your talents in vocal, folklore, dance, acting studios, on television and in a poetry club, a debate school and an intellectual club. Can't you live a day without sports? At any time of the year, the RUDN University Sports and Recreation complex offers a choice of 40 sections: badminton, basketball, boxing, volleyball, yoga, athletic gymnastics, table tennis and others...