Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (REU)

About Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (REU)

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, known as REU or Plekhanov University, is a federal state university in Moscow. It was founded on 19 February 1907 as the Moscow Commercial Institute. It became the Russian Economic Academy in 1991 and received university status in 2010. The founder is the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The university's address is 36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow. Its About page states that it is a participant of the "Priority 2030" programme. In 2012–2015 three other universities joined it, among them the Saratov State Socio-Economic University.

Institutes and research

The structure lists higher schools that work as faculties: Economics and Business, Finance, Management, Cybertechnologies, Mathematics and Statistics, Social Sciences and Humanities, Law, Creative Industries, and Economics of Moscow. It also has a Special Faculty for Talented Youth "Foresight" and the Plekhanov Business School "Integral". Research institutes include food security, applied artificial intelligence and digital solutions, and development of education. REU has 16 branches in Russia and abroad, including Yerevan, Minsk, Tashkent, Ulaanbaatar and Dubai.

Students

According to the university, more than 45,000 students study in higher education across Moscow and the branches, and more than 20,000 of them study at the main university. It also reports about 8,400 students in secondary vocational programmes. The university says that students can earn a double or triple diploma through joint programmes with 14 partner universities, including some in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria.

For international applicants

Foreign citizens can enter paid places on bachelor's and specialist programmes in two ways: through the university's own entrance tests or through Unified State Exam results. Master's applicants take a complex test in their field. State-funded places are available through the Russian Government quota, with selection by the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the applicant's country, and the page also lists admission to state-funded places by general competition. Applicants need an education document and passport with notarised Russian translations, a medical certificate and HIV and hepatitis certificates. The international section of the website has pages on admission, insurance and dormitories. The centre "Rusich" runs an additional programme in Russian as a foreign language (576 classroom hours).

Housing

According to its mandatory disclosure, the university has three dormitories with 981 rooms for non-resident students. The international pages name dormitories at Stremyanny Lane 14 (about three minutes from the university) and Nezhinskaya Street 7. Residents must present medical documents at check-in. The Rusich language programme does not include a dormitory.