Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) founded in 1991 on the basis of the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives (1930) is one of the major actors in the Higher Education Reform in the Humanities in Russia.

RSUH ranks among the TOP 200 Higher Education Institutions according to QS University Ranking: BRICS 2014.

International cooperation is an important part of internationalization strategy at RSUH. It is aimed at strengthening the university competitive ability in Russia and abroad and its integration into the global education and research space. The internationalization strategy also aims to enhance the quality of education and research and increase in Russian education export at international education market.

The key principles underlying the international activities coordination are interdisciplinarity, multipolarity and intersectorality.

RSUH has a strong international profile and cooperates with more than 200 universities worldwide, it is a member of IAU (International Association of Universities), EUA (European University Association) , GUNI (Global University Network for Innovation) , EUNIS (European University Information Systems organization), etc. The university has a good record of successful projects within the framework of EU programmes (TEMPUS, Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus Plus, Seventh Framework Programme, Horizon 2020), UN (UNICEF, UNESCO), Council of Europe programmes, etc. It cooperates with DAAD, British Council, American Councils, Library of Congress, Institute of Italian culture, Cervantes Institute, Alliance Frances. RSUH has expertise in organizing inbound and outbound academic mobility between EU and Russia within EU projects.

Russian-Iranian Center
Yu. V. Knorozov Mesoamerican Center
Center "Higher School of European Cultures"
Benelux Center for Languages and Cultures
Research Center for South-Asian Studies
Russian-Canadian Center "Moscow - Quebec"
Russian-Swiss Center
Russian-Swedish Centre for Education and Research
Russian-Turkish Center
Russian-Italian Center for Study and Research
Russian-American Center
Russian-German Center for Study and Research
Center for Cognitive Programs and Technologies
E.M. Meletinsky Institute of Higher Studies in Humanities
Center for Modern Comparative Research
Faculty of Economics
Russian Language Center
Foreign Language Training Center
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Humanities
Yu.V. Knorozov Multimedia Historical and Cultural Center

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