Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

About Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, also called FinUniversity or the Financial University, is a federal state budgetary university in Moscow. According to its official data, it was created in 1919 as the Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance. It took its current name in 2010; between 1991 and 2010 it was known as the State Finance Academy and then the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. The founder is the Government of the Russian Federation. The main address is 49/2 Leningradsky Prospekt, Moscow 125167.

Institutes and research

The university has faculties of management (Higher School of Management), information technology and big data analysis, international economic relations, taxation, auditing and business analysis, social sciences and mass communications, economics and business, finance, and law. It also has an Institute of Open Education, a Preparatory Department, a military training centre and a lyceum.

For international applicants

According to the university, more than 2,000 international students study there. The Preparatory Faculty runs a one-year programme for foreign citizens who do not speak Russian, in four directions: economics, engineering and technology, humanities, and medical and biological sciences. It has a classical programme, which prepares students for studies in Russian, and a partially English-taught programme. More than 200 students from 65 countries study there each year.

The official site marks some degree programmes as taught in English. Bachelor's examples are Bachelor of Business Administration, International Finance, International Business: Taxes and Analytics, Global Politics, and Public Relations in Politics and Business. The master's programme Management and International Business is taught in English. Several other programmes are marked as partially taught in English. Applicants register on the online applicant portal, and the Admissions Office can be reached at interpriem@fa.ru.

Housing

According to its mandatory disclosure, the university has 8 dormitories with 5,366 residential premises for non-resident students. The halls are in Moscow and include block-type, single-room, apartment-type and mixed-type buildings. The university says places are given in order of application through its Accommodation Service, with no prepayment and payment on check-in.