Since the 1960s MPGU Russian Language Training Faculty has enabled students from around the world to study the Russian language and culture. With its academic heritage, it provides grammar, phonetics and cultural studies for today’s world. The courses are graded as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Russian Language Training Faculty belongs to Institute of Philology. It offers courses that aim to improve linguistic, oral, communicative and cultural competency. The language is taught by professional teachers who have University degree in education and necessary teaching certification.
Accumulated pedagogical experience and methodological potential of the staff helps future applicants to start speaking Russian. At the Faculty students not only acquire basic knowledge about the language but also become acquainted with the language of their future profession, learn more about Russian culture and rules of conduct in Russian society. The faculty is interested in supporting Russian science, music and literature. Moreover, a great amount of extracurricular activities are held for students to enhance their knowledge about Russia.
In 2018 more than 1700 students from 75 countries were enrolled in different language courses offered by the Faculty.
There are 5 courses.
The courses in general include:
- Conversation
- Reading
- Writing
- Grammar
- Phonetics
- Stylistics
- Basics of speech etiquette — optional
- Basics of Russian culture and history — optional
- Russian literature — optional
Optional subjects are provided depending on the length and level of studies.
| Type | Basic Russian | Russian for university programs | Short-term programs | Language courses and Summer schools | Advanced Russian for teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language level | A0-A2 | A1-C2 | A0 — C2+ | A0+ | C1 — C2+ |
| Goal | pass an exam which will allow to study at a University in Russian | function effectively in the University environment | improve knowledge of Russian | improve knowledge of Russian | teaching in Russian |
| Duration | 1 or 1,5 years | 2/ 3-4/ 4-5 years | 2 weeks — 1 year | 2 weeks+ | 10 months |
| Price | 250 000 rub for 1 year, 360 000 for 1,5 years | 250 000 rub for 1 year | 25 000 rub for 1 month | from 25 000 rub | 80 000 rub |
| Additional information | program includes preparation for the language test on the 1st Certificate level which allows to continue education in Russian universities. | intensive course which will allow students to improve their academic Russian literacy | for exchange or any short-term students | courses can be tailored for needs of indivdual students. Students can follow individual programs of their choice. | program is aimed at studying methods of Teaching Russian as a foreign language |
MPGU Test Center organizes Russian Proficiency Test that allows students to obtain internatonally recognized language certificates.
Test Center Contacts
Head of the Center: I. Danilenko
Tel: +7 (495) 438-18-16; +7 (906) 724-47-57
Е-mail: ia.danilenko@mpgu.su
If you decided to enroll in one of the Russian Language Training Faculty programs, MPGU staff will provide you assistance with:
- Student visa
- Medical insurance
- Student ID
- Living place in MPGU dormitory
Payment options:
- contract
- scholarships are provided by the Ministry of Education of Russia
Application deadlines
Applications are accepted until September, 20.
Visa applications can be submitted from May, 15.
Head of the Faculty
Elizabeth Aleksandrovna Hamraeva
Chairperson of pre-university teaching Russian as a foreign language
+7 (495) 438-16-71
Russian Language Training Faculty Contacts
e-mail: foreign@mpgu.su, ums@mpgu.su, rki1213@mail.ru
tel: +7 (499) 246 01 23
Room 342
88 Prospekt Vernadskogo,
Moscow, Russia
