Russian State University for the Humanities
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The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH, RGGU; ), is a university in Moscow, Russia
with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University (est. 1908) and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives (est. 1930).
The Moscow State Institute for History and Archives, founded in 1930 as a center for the preparation of archivist
s, became over the years a focus of scientific research. In its archival pursuits in areas of history and such auxiliary realms as the study of primary sources, archaeology
and palaeongraphy, it managed to preserve the very best of Russian research. By the beginning of the 1990s, this institution had achieved university level which naturally enabled it to become the organizational heart of the RSUH, founded in 1991.
RSUH currently comprises seven institutes, eleven faculties, nineteen scientific and educational centers, eight laboratories, and fifty departments. Its principal subdivisions are as follows:
Its curriculum extends from preparatory to post-doctoral studies. The university is most renowned for its linguistics, intelligent systems (AI), cliometrics
and cliodynamics
research groups.
It also has many ties with universities abroad, including Université Laval
, Trinity College
, Helwan University
and Cairo University
.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University (est. 1908) and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives (est. 1930).
History
The Moscow Public University was founded in 1908 on the initiative of the eminent Russian patron of the arts, Alfons Leonovich Shanyavsky, and played a special role in Russian higher education from its inception. It was the center of enlightened and moral education right up to 1918, realizing the progressive principles of alternative education in conjunction with a sound educational foundation available to all.The Moscow State Institute for History and Archives, founded in 1930 as a center for the preparation of archivist
Archivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
s, became over the years a focus of scientific research. In its archival pursuits in areas of history and such auxiliary realms as the study of primary sources, archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and palaeongraphy, it managed to preserve the very best of Russian research. By the beginning of the 1990s, this institution had achieved university level which naturally enabled it to become the organizational heart of the RSUH, founded in 1991.
RSUH currently comprises seven institutes, eleven faculties, nineteen scientific and educational centers, eight laboratories, and fifty departments. Its principal subdivisions are as follows:
- Faculty of History, Political Science, and Law (including the Center for Oriental Studies)
- Archives School
- Institute of European Cultures
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Russian-French Centre for Historical Anthropology - Faculty of Philosophy (including the Department of Sociology)
- History of Art Faculty
- Historical-Philological Faculty
- Institute of Information Sciences and Security Technologies
- Institute of Mass Media
- Institute of Linguistics (including the Department of Linguistics, and the Department of Intellectual SystemsISD-Schools:* Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis, Indiana* International School of Dakar, Senegal* International School Dhaka, Bangladesh* International School of Düsseldorf, Germany-Other:* Independent school district...
). - L. S. Vygotsky Institute of Psychology
- Institute of Economics, Management and Law (including the Faculty of Management, the Faculty of Economics, and the Faculty of Law).
Its curriculum extends from preparatory to post-doctoral studies. The university is most renowned for its linguistics, intelligent systems (AI), cliometrics
Cliometrics
Cliometrics, sometimes called new economic history, or econometric history, is the systematic application of economic theory, econometric techniques, and other formal or mathematical methods to the study of history . It is a quantitative approach to economic history...
and cliodynamics
Cliodynamics
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research groups.
It also has many ties with universities abroad, including Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
, Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
, Helwan University
Helwan University
Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan in Egypt. It comprises 18 faculties as well as 50 research centers.Generally, it is known for engineering and business studies...
and Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
.