Moscow State University

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M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (often abbreviated MGU) is considered the oldest university in Russia. The university was established on January 25 (January 12 old style), 1755 by a decree of Russian Empress Elizabeth. The actual studies began on April 26. The university was renamed in 1940 in honor of its founder Mikhail Lomonosov. The university now has some 4,000 staff teaching 31,000 students and 7,000 postgraduates.

MSU Main Tower

Table of contents

1 Departments
2 Institutions
3 Famous Alumni and Faculty
4 Main Building
5 See also
6 External links

Departments

Mechanics and Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics (Computer Science)
Biology
Art
Bioengineering and Bioinformatics
Economics
Foreign Languages
Geography
Geology
History
International Politics
Journalism
Materials Science
Fundamental Medicine
Philology
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Soil Studies
Business School
Law School
and many more

A statue on the main building

Institutions

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
Institute of Mechanics
Sternberg Astronomical Institute
A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology
Research Computing Center
N.N.Bogoliubov Institute for Theoretical Problems of Microphysics
and several more

Famous Alumni and Faculty

Main Building

Since 1953 the main departments are situated on Vorob'evy Gory.

The Language Building

External links

Moscow State University
Web cam installed on the main tower http://webcam.mnc.ru/cam.htm
MechMath department - unofficial cite (in Russian)

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