Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations. Faculty of International Relations MGIMO history of creation

A graduate of this university: I would like to share my impressions from 4 years
studies at the Faculty of International Journalism of MGIMO. Let's point by point:

1. Languages
It has been repeatedly written here that MGIMO focuses on languages. It's like that. And it's also an absolute lottery - you can't choose the language. To a greater extent, it concerns the faculty of the Moscow Region, where this is the strictest. But it's the same with MJ. European languages are more often given here, but once every five years there is also Serbo-Croatian and Chinese. Think ten times if you want to spend all your free time and nerves on endless translations (usually of a political theme). A huge plus, however, is that if you still love your language and work hard on it, many opportunities will open up for you. From overseas internships to part-time jobs. Almost all of my part-time jobs at the university were somehow related to the language.

2. Specialty training
Well, it's pointless to comment on anything here. You will not be trained as a journalist here. However, I am not at all sure that there are universities in Russia that are able to cope with this task. Programs become obsolete too quickly. Now people practically do not read newspapers - only Internet portals, agree? And at MJ MGIMO there are just a bunch of subjects dedicated to newspaper journalism, and this is the main love of the head of the specialized department. For several semesters he will broadcast to you about Soviet newspapers and demand that you know their circulation. But why?....... Why write newspaper reports in pairs? Learn to make up a newspaper?
To be fair, there really were a couple of useful and interesting items. Pair. Not more.
Secondly, journalism is a practice. You won't get it at the faculty. There is a master class for a journalist, which is often taught by people who either have never worked in journalism at all or have long since retired from the profession.
All the professional journalists I came to for internships said that for a career in journalism, you have to go and work. And here we are faced with the next point.

3. Work
At MGIMO, it is almost impossible to combine studies with a full-time job. First, very large training loads. Secondly, attendance is monitored quite strictly, which affects grades. There are exceptions, but they are rare.

4. Contingent
The problem of journalism as a phenomenon rather than MGIMO is a very uneven gender composition. There are few boys, and they are trying in every possible way to encourage them to somehow dilute the woman's kingdom. When there are only girls in the team, showdowns often take place from scratch. Plus, there are a lot of ambitious Olympiads who are ready to kill you in order to be the first to answer at the seminar. But here everything depends very much on the group.
But at MGIMO, contrary to stereotypes, there is practically no problem of social stratification - both Olympiads from the Ryazan region and golden youth from the Rublevsky highway peacefully coexist in one group. Teachers look at the knowledge of the subject, and at the seminars everyone is equal. But still there is a problem with those who are richer and dumber - and these are not bribes. I have never heard of bribes in tests or exams. However, it is almost always possible to write off. Some classmates came to each exam with some ultra-modern inconspicuous headphones, in which tickets were dictated to them. Even the golden youth very often buys analytical reports and course papers. And at that moment, when you bring your honestly written term paper, and the chicken on stilettos proudly puts “her” beautifully bound work next to it, and you know that she didn’t even lift a manicured finger to do at least something, you start thinking about worker-peasant uprising

5. Job prospects
They exist, and it is not for nothing that MGIMO is the leader in the lists of graduate employment. Those who want to join the Foreign Ministry can try their luck at the Foreign Ministry (boys are especially welcome). Very often there is work related to your foreign language. Several classmates work directly in their specialty - namely with international political news. Someone goes to the magistracy (by the way, do not enter the magistracy of the ML for anything, there are fewer language pairs than in the bachelor's program, and there are more meaningless subjects).

Output:
In general, looking at the state of Russian education and Russian journalism in general, MGIMO MJ is probably not such a bad place to get a bachelor's degree. It sounds prestigious, you know the language, you understand politics and international relations superficially (and a journalist doesn’t need more). You can go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TASS, or RT.
But if you are looking for a fun hangout and great memories of your student years, if you want to enter journalism for the love of literature and creativity, if you don’t want to translate texts about party systems, but want to write/shoot about people, fashion, science, then don’t ruin your youth :) Especially for payers. Studying at MJ MGIMO this year costs half a million. For the money you can get a good education in the field of some digital journalism in the West.

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On March 25, the Open Doors Day of the Faculty of International Relations took place. Dean Y. Bulatov spoke about his faculty.

Yuri Alekseevich, Faculty of International Relations is a legend, business card MGIMO. He is widely known in Russia and all over the world. And, of course, the faculty has its own traditions. What are they?

First of all, I would like to note that the creation of our faculty was the starting point on the way to the formation of MGIMO. The faculty bears the name of the university, and traditions were laid down already during the studies of its first graduates. Our traditions are, first of all, a high level of training of international specialists, the first graduation of which took place in 1948. We are proud of the unique teaching staff and a solid training program developed over the years, which consists in the optimal combination of theoretical and applied disciplines. The Faculty of International Relations of MGIMO is a kind of "forge of personnel" of the Russian Foreign Ministry. We train specialists for work in foreign institutions and the central office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as well as for other structures - public and private, one way or another connected with foreign policy and international activities.

The faculty has a unique composition of teachers of foreign languages. In total, more than 50 foreign languages are taught at the faculty, including rare European and Oriental ones. We are recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the university with the largest number of state foreign languages taught. Knowledge of rare foreign languages allows a graduate of the faculty to become a unique specialist in Europe, America, Asia and Africa not only in Russia but also abroad.

There are two directions at the faculty - "Foreign Regional Studies" and "International Relations". What is the difference between the programs? How can an applicant choose a program?

Previously, the faculty was divided into two parts (East-West). Now there are also two departments: "Diplomacy and Politics of Foreign Countries" and "International Relations" (in the areas of "Foreign Regional Studies" and "International Relations", respectively). This is due to the structure that exists in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provides for the division into regional and functional departments.

The program of the department "Diplomacy and Politics of Foreign Countries" in the direction "Foreign Regional Studies" is traditional for us, it has existed since 1943. Therefore, it is run-in, is in constant motion and improved. Most of the graduates of this particular program go to work at the Russian Foreign Ministry, where they are in high demand, because students come with knowledge of rare languages. The faculty trains international specialists with knowledge of European, Oriental and African languages with the obligatory study of English.

The department of international relations is relatively small. Not so long ago it was also called experimental. Now it has already proved its viability. Here we train generalists in international relations - the program does not include disciplines related to the study of history, economics, law and foreign policy of any one country or region. The broader aspects of international relations are taught here. These are, first of all, subsystems of East-West international relations. Not only Russian diplomacy is being studied, which is mandatory, but also diplomacy foreign countries. Much attention is paid to the study of the activities of international organizations. i.e. we are talking on the training of specialists in international affairs of a wide profile for work both in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in other public, private and non-governmental structures.

Since September 2011, another department has been operating at the faculty - a joint program of the Faculty of International Relations and the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy. This program is based on the traditional courses of the faculty, as well as specialized courses of the MIEP. This summer will see the first edition of MIEP on International Relations.

That is, the program "Foreign Regional Studies" is more suitable for those students who are oriented towards a future career in the Russian Foreign Ministry?

In many ways, this is true. You see, many students, when entering the faculty, ask themselves where it is better to apply - to the department "Diplomacy and Politics of Foreign Countries" or to "International Relations"? Preference is given initially to "International Relations". This is primarily due to the fact that they study "international" languages - English, French, German. In the direction of "foreign regional studies", as a rule, rare languages are studied, and this is not for everyone. Students are focused on in-depth study of a particular region and country. But when it comes to applying for a job at the Foreign Ministry, international students with a traditional set of European languages face more competition, because the choice is between them and students from other faculties and institutes. It is much easier for regional scientists in this respect. Therefore, those who want to devote themselves to work in the diplomatic field learn rare languages and improve themselves in the study of the chosen region. Graduates of the faculty of the Ministry of Defense with knowledge of rare languages, of a particular country and region, are most in demand for work in the Russian Foreign Ministry.

At admission, do your students already know what they want in terms of career and achievements?

They are highly motivated to become international specialists. The learning process itself is quite difficult. But when there is interest, there is no difficulty. The student must have a desire to learn, and we do everything necessary to interest him.

The faculty provides serious language training for students. How do students improve their knowledge outside the walls of the institute?

Firstly, students go on internships, during which they polish their knowledge. It is important to note that internships while studying at the Faculty involve trips to the region and the countries studied several times. Usually for three months, six months, a year.

Secondly, participation in events held by the faculty and MGIMO as a whole. We are not talking only about meetings with officials, although this form of work is an integral part of the training of international specialists. Much attention is paid to holding language evenings. For example, Arabic, Turkish, Greek evenings are held at the faculty, Spanish and Italian theaters have been created, scientific student clubs and communities are active. All this is important and necessary, because it allows you to get acquainted with the modern cultural life of the country under study and its literature. As a result, we get an active, eventful student life. Thus, our students and in an informal setting master the course "Linguistics and Regional Studies". At the same time, this is another form of immersion in future profession. Children usually enjoy participating in these activities.

Probably, there are many bright personalities at the Faculty?

Last year our University celebrated its 70th anniversary. Assessing the stages of a long journey, I would like to emphasize that we have always had bright personalities, and first of all, this is our golden fund - the faculty of MGIMO. Well-known scientists and unique specialists teach at our faculty, including diplomats with the rank of ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Russia, honored workers of science of the Russian Federation, historians, country experts, economists, linguists.

However, bright personalities are brought up from a young age. The essence of the problem lies in the search for talented students - how to select and identify a potentially "bright" personality capable of withstanding a difficult study at the faculty. We use the opportunities and resources available to us. The system of pre-university training is actively operating at the faculty. We also have Olympiads - for example, the History Olympiad. Its prize-winners and winners receive the highest score in this discipline upon admission to MGIMO. In 2014, according to the results of the Unified State Examination, young men and women were enrolled at the Faculty of the Ministry of Defense on a budgetary basis, having an average score in history - 93.52, in a foreign language - 93.66, in Russian - 95.95. Those enrolled under the contract had the following USE results: history - 74.05, foreign language - 82.18, Russian language - 82.72.

I would say that our bright personalities from among the applicants are talents of an all-Russian scale. In 2014 in Russia, 72 people became winners of the All-Russian Olympiad in History and, what is important for us, 21 of them entered MGIMO, with the majority choosing the Faculty of International Relations. Each of them - bright personality, and together they form a "constellation". Worried, however, often weak training in languages. The guys have to work hard, already being students. This process is not always painless. But the most important thing is not only to enter the university, but also to become a good specialist in the chosen field, not to make a mistake in the chosen profession.

For our part, we actively support and encourage motivated and talented students. Excellent students receive high scholarships, including nominal scholarships of the President of Russia, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Mayor's Office of Moscow, nominal scholarships of famous Russian scientists, the V. Potanin Charitable Foundation, and a number of leading Russian banks. Our faculty awards winners of translation competitions, student competitions, authors of the best scientific reports at student conferences. Top students faculty have the opportunity to undergo a summer introductory and undergraduate practice at the central office of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Graduation students also got the opportunity to do pre-graduation internships at the Administration of the President of Russia.

How do you see the development of the faculty?

The main goal of the faculty and MGIMO as a whole is to become a world model in the training of international specialists. And we have grounds for realizing such a lofty goal. If you look at the staffing of UN employees, you will see that most of the employees of this international structure are from the countries of Central and South Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa make up the backbone of the graduates of the Faculty of International Relations and MGIMO as a whole.

Faculty History

On August 31, 1943, the Soviet government decided to create a faculty of international relations at Moscow State University with a four-year study period and the admission of 200 first-year students, mostly from among males.

On October 14, 1944, on the basis of this faculty, it was established with admission to the 1st year of 250 people. In September 1945, 400 people became first-year students. In February 1947, a decision was made on a five-year term of study.

For more than half a century, in the course of numerous transformations, restructurings, reforms and reorganizations at MGIMO, when some faculties were abolished and new divisions were created, the Faculty of International Relations continued not only to exist, but also to develop: it included entire faculties, even universities (thus was with the Institute of Oriental Studies); departments and students were separated to create other structures (in particular, when creating the international law faculty in the city, the faculty of international journalism in the city, the faculty of political science in the city).

The first reorganization of the faculty took place in 1954, when the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on the merger of MGIMO and the Institute of Oriental Studies in order to “streamline the training of specialists” in international relations, philology and the history of countries of the foreign East. The existing three faculties - MO, MP and MEO - were transformed into two - Western and Eastern. Subsequently, several reorganizations of the university were carried out, as a result of which the structure of the organization took on a modern look.

Deans

1976-1982 - Vladimir Mikhailovich Kulagin
1982-1986 - Mikhail Afanasyevich Perezhogin
Since 1991 - Yuri Alekseevich Bulatov

Training of bachelors and specialists

The curricula of the faculty require the obligatory study of 2 foreign languages from the first year of study. The curriculum of the Faculty of International Relations is focused on the training of professional diplomats, political analysts and consultants for the widest sphere: the Russian Foreign Ministry, government agencies, intergovernmental organizations (UN, UNESCO, OSCE, CIS, etc.), non-state structures (large and medium businesses, political parties and social movements; consulting, analytical, research, educational centers, mass media, international and Russian non-governmental organizations, etc.).

Faculty departments

Department of World and National History
Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia

Department of Oriental Studies
Department of World Economy
Department of History and Politics of Europe and America
Department of Diplomacy

Created in 1979.

Department of European Integration
Department of English №1
Chair German language
Department of Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese, Lao, Thai and Khmer Languages
Department of Indo-Iranian and African Languages
Department of Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch and Greek Languages
Department of Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Mongolian Languages
Department of Languages of the Near and Middle East
Department of Languages of Central and South-Eastern Europe
Department of Physical Education

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MGIMO is one of the country's oldest university centers for training international specialists. Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, being a large university complex, it retains the role of a unique educational and scientific center, the authority of which is high not only in our country, but also abroad.

Training in areas and specialties in the field of international relations, regional studies, political science, world economy, jurisprudence, management, journalism and public relations in six institutes, seven faculties and 68 departments of the University is carried out by more than 150 professors, doctors of science, more than 400 candidates of science , more than 300 associate professors and almost 400 highly qualified teachers.

Among them are more than two dozen full members and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, specialized Russian and international academies, seventeen Honored Workers of Science of Russia. This, of course, provides a high pedagogical and scientific level student training.

At present, MGIMO has made the transition to a globally accepted multi-level system of education, which includes a four-year bachelor's degree with the possibility of continuing education to obtain a master's degree.

At the heart of the system of education at MGIMO in all specialties and areas of training is the curriculum, the implementation of which is a prerequisite for obtaining a diploma of higher education for all students.

Such educational plans developed for each direction, specialty and specialization in which training is provided.

They include training in two foreign languages and cycles of general humanitarian and socio-economic, general mathematical and natural sciences, general professional disciplines that form the basis of our graduate's university education, as well as a cycle of special disciplines, during the study of which specialized training of students is carried out .

In addition to this mandatory plan and subject to its implementation, the student can take elective courses, study additional languages.

In the process of learning, students use the general institute educational and laboratory base: funds Scientific Library MGIMO, computer classes, rooms for working on the Internet, multimedia laboratories, language laboratories, laboratories of departments.

An important factor for MGIMO students is the presence at the University military department.

Students not only receive a deferment from military service, but also master the training program for reserve officers and acquire a very useful specialty - a military translator, the mastery of which allows them to significantly improve their level of knowledge of a foreign language.

Introduction to MGIMO multilevel education system, including the preparation of bachelors and masters, creates, on the one hand, favorable conditions for those students who wish to continue their studies abroad, on the other hand, for the implementation at the University of international educational programs in cooperation with foreign educational centers.

Today, not only young students study at MGIMO. Actively developing various forms advanced training and additional training. For several years now, branches of the “second higher education”, where MGIMO diplomas can be obtained by people who graduated from other universities at different times.

Graduates of other universities after passing the entrance exams can enter to our graduate school. In addition, there are a number of language programs of varying duration and intensity, providing for both the study of a new foreign language and the active and in-depth mastery of the already mastered.

MGIMO focuses on the study of foreign languages and country studies, has a reputation as one of the best educational centers for international relations not only in our country, but also abroad.

The University provides training in the following areas:

international relationships,
regional studies,
political science,
world economy,
jurisprudence,
management,
journalism and public relations.

There are five institutes, eight faculties and 76 departments.

MGIMO University is one of the few universities in Russia whose main mission is to train specialists who can effectively respond to complex international problems.

The university is actively involved in The Bologna Process. At the moment, MGIMO has made the transition to the internationally accepted multi-level system of education, which includes a four-year training bachelors with the possibility of continuing education for a degree master's.

Master's programs cover a wide range of the most topical issues at this stage in the development of international relations. Part of the programs is implemented jointly with the universities of France, Germany, Italy, Norway and the USA (with the issuance of two diplomas).

In addition, after receiving a higher education or a master's degree, an MGIMO graduate has the right to continue his studies in graduate school, and subsequently doctoral studies.

The University has great opportunities for self-improvement and advanced training. Additional knowledge can be obtained in several language and international centers, at the Faculty of Additional Professional Education.

In addition, there are several specialized programs, including programs MBA.

Not only Russian students, but also young people from other countries receive education at MGIMO University. And the number foreign students grows every year, which speaks not only of the growing prestige Russian education in general, but also about the effectiveness of MGIMO's efforts to integrate into the area of the Bologna Agreement.

Faculties of MGIMO

Departments of MGIMO in alphabetical order

Faculty of International Relations

Department of World and National History
Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia
Department of History and Politics of Europe and America
Department of Oriental Studies
Department of World Economy
Department of Diplomacy
Department of European Integration
Department of English №1
Department of German
Department of Chinese, Vietnamese, Lao and Thai Languages
Department of Indo-Iranian and African Languages
Department of Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Mongolian Languages
Department of Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch and Greek Languages
Department of Languages of the Near and Middle East
Department of Languages of Central and South-Eastern Europe
Department of Physical Education

Faculty of International Law

Department of International Private and civil law
Department of Constitutional Law
Department of Administrative and Financial Law
Department of International Law
Department of European Law
Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics
Department of Advocacy
UNESCO Chair
Department of English №8
Chair French №1
Chair Spanish
Department of Romance Languages
Department of Philosophy

Faculty of International Economic Relations

Department of Economic Theory
Chair mathematical methods and information technology
Department of Econometrics and Mathematical Methods of Economic Analysis
Department of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic Relations
Department of International Finance
Department of Accounting, Statistics and Audit
Department of Risk Management and Insurance
Department of International Military-Technical Cooperation and High Technologies
Department of "Banks, money circulation and credit"
Department of English №2
Department of French language №2

In 2018, the MGIMO Faculty of International Relations celebrated its 75th anniversary. Over the past years, thousands of specialists have been trained who have contributed to the strengthening of our country's foreign policy positions in the international arena, to the development of social sciences and journalism. A highly professional teaching staff has been formed, constantly in creative search, capable of solving the most challenging tasks in the training and education of young professionals. Curricula are being improved in accordance with the new requirements for the training of qualified international specialists. Actively introducing new training courses. Teachers of profiling, special and language departments create multimedia study guides, distance learning courses. Many monographs, course programs, as well as unique forms of conducting classes, the authors of which are faculty teachers, are adopted by other Russian universities. The practice of giving interdepartmental courses, as well as lectures and master classes conducted by the most famous Russian scientists - directors of research institutes, academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as leading foreign professors, is becoming increasingly widespread.

Russia's accession to the Bologna process in 2003 gave a new impetus to the modernization of higher education. The Faculty of International Relations took an active part in the implementation of the principles of the Bologna Process at MGIMO. New modular and comprehensive programs were developed in all taught disciplines, a competency-based approach was actively introduced to form the professional universalism of an international specialist, and a rating system for assessing students' knowledge was introduced. The learning process was divided into two levels - undergraduate and graduate. Bachelor's degree allowed to create a fundamental basis for practice-oriented learning. Faculty specialists stood at the origins of master's programs in the areas of "foreign regional studies" and "international relations", and today the departments of the faculty are actively involved in the implementation of all specialized master's programs at MGIMO, including English language. A clear confirmation of the high quality of education provided at the faculty is that, according to the results of many admissions committees, the average competition for admission to undergraduate and graduate programs in the direction of "International Relations" is one of the highest among all programs implemented at MGIMO.

The training of highly qualified international specialists requires a fundamental scientific basis. Employees and graduates of the faculty are actively engaged in research activities within the scientific division of the University - the Institute of International Studies. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the scientific potential of IMI is largely ensured through the efforts of the faculty staff. Thus, the Faculty of International Relations organically combines educational and research activities, implements in practice the unity of education, science and upbringing.

The departments of the faculty are fruitfully working research teams conducting research in the field of international relations, diplomacy, history and other humanitarian disciplines. The faculty has formed scientific schools that have received recognition both in Russia and abroad. In a certain sense, the faculty has become an integrated educational and scientific center, interacting with Russian and foreign universities, scientific institutions RAN.

The faculty of international relations is characterized by a creative atmosphere, pluralism of opinions, polyvariance of pedagogical and scientific concepts, deep awareness of the strategic tasks of development are natural. organizational work and everyday life at the faculty they are distinguished by democracy, at the same time, the best traditions that define the face of MGIMO are preserved.

From the moment of its creation up to the present day, our faculty has been the country's leading center for the training of highly qualified specialists in international affairs, a significant proportion of which are foreign students from both near and far abroad. Appearing in 1943 exactly one year before the institute itself was founded, the faculty of the Moscow Region for many decades not only served as the personification of MGIMO (it’s not for nothing that the name of the faculty is already in its abbreviation), but also contributes to the dynamic internal development of the university, because it is precisely the need for further specialization curriculum, taught at the MO, explains the emergence of such basic faculties of the alma mater as MP, MJ and FP.

The history of the faculty, the history of our departments are, first of all, the people who stood at the origins, and these are those who now continue and increase its glorious traditions, contribute with their work to the constant improvement of the training of modern international professionals and to the implementation of promising tasks for the development of our University .

Dean of the Faculty
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yu.A. BULATOV

In 1991, a graduate of the faculty, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuri Alekseevich Bulatov, an orientalist and specialist in the field of national relations, was elected dean. Over the past two decades, the faculty has continued to improve - responding to the challenges of the changing times. First of all, it concerns the organization, equipment and provision of the educational process.

The faculty uses a variety of forms and methods of teaching - round tables, business games, situational seminars, including those involving highly qualified specialists from other universities and research centers. Much attention is paid independent work students, which is the most important element in the preparation of a graduate of the Moscow Region.

The faculty provides training in two areas - regional studies and international relations. Its structure includes 16 departments, including 7 socio-political and special, 8 language, as well as the department of physical education. More than 350 teachers work at the faculty departments. Two-thirds of them have an academic degree, 78 are doctors of science.

Educational work according to the plans of the faculty, in addition to general university (general education) departments, is carried out by profiling and special departments. The main departments of the faculty include the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia and the Department of Diplomacy, as well as the Department of Applied Analysis of International Problems. Regional studies, including history, economics and political systems of the countries studied, as well as countries of the region, are provided by special departments of the faculty: the Department of History and Politics of Europe and America, the Department of Oriental Studies, the Department of World and National History, the Department of World Economy.

Teachers of language departments are highly qualified specialists with experience practical work interpreters, simultaneous interpreters and interpreters at high-level negotiations. Foreign languages are taught at the faculty by the following departments:

English No. 1;
German language;
languages of the Nordic and Baltic countries;
languages of the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe.

The teaching of the languages of the peoples of Asia and Africa at all faculties of the institute is carried out by the departments:

languages of the countries of the Near and Middle East;
Indo-Iranian and African languages;
Chinese, Vietnamese, Lao and Thai;
Japanese, Korean, Mongolian and Indonesian.

Fluency in the main language studied and mastery of a second foreign language is achieved as a result of regular classes of 6-10 hours a week for 4-6 years of study. Although undergraduate graduates do not receive diplomas of professional translators or linguists, however, in terms of foreign language proficiency in most cases, they not only are not inferior to graduates of linguistic faculties, but even surpass them, especially when it comes to complex political negotiations, public speaking in the country of residence, communication with representatives of funds mass media. At the same time, many undergraduate graduates continue their studies at the MGIMO linguistic master's program, which allows them to gain knowledge that corresponds to the qualifications of top-level professional translators.

The prospects for the work of the faculty are largely associated with an increase in the number of highly qualified teachers in special departments, as well as with the renewal of the teaching staff by attracting young specialists to scientific and pedagogical activity. The scientific growth of young personnel is associated with research activities, with the ability to publish research results in the form of not only articles, but also monographs, textbooks.

A distinctive feature of studying at the faculty is the practical orientation of the education received. An obligatory element of the senior course curriculum is the Diplomatic Module, a lecture course conducted by the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry for a more detailed acquaintance with the structure of the Ministry and the specifics of work in all areas of the department's activities. For many years, students of the Moscow Region have been doing introductory and pre-graduation internships at the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Presidential Administration, the Government Office, the State Duma, the Ministry of Economic Development, major domestic companies, leading media outlets, etc. Every year, more than 100 students have the opportunity to gain their first professional experience during undergraduate internships at Russian Embassies and Trade Missions around the world, as well as at the secretariats of major international organizations (primarily the UN system).

An integral part of the educational process at the faculty is the maintenance of extracurricular student activity. In addition to wide participation in the sports and cultural life of the institute, as well as volunteer movements organized on the basis of MGIMO, students of the Moscow Region are actively involved in such large-scale projects as the Moscow International Model UN named after Vitaly Churkin (MIMUN) and the A.G. Karlov Diplomatic Club.

The annual Model UN is an exciting role play, during which students and high school students who come to MGIMO from all over the world reproduce the work of UN bodies on behalf of the official representatives of the participating countries in all 5 languages of the organization. Ability to defend the official position of the represented country, including on foreign language, as well as finding consensus to adopt a resolution on a specific issue are necessary skills for the future professional activities of students. Diplomatic Club. A.G. Karlova, functioning at the Department of Diplomacy, is not only a community of those who plan to link their fate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also a platform for scientific and creative creativity, uniting the most talented, creative and initiative students of all ages and faculties. Thematic master classes, "Diplomatic Olympiads" and the scientific-practical competition "Diplomat's Briefing" have long become the "calling card" of the main club of the Faculty of the Ministry of Defense, which is part of the Scientific Student Society of MGIMO - an inter-faculty association of scientific clubs of the institute.

Upon graduation from the faculty, there are ample opportunities for a diplomatic, research and teaching career. Thanks to universal training, graduates of the faculty successfully study at economic, political science, legal master's programs at MGIMO and other Russian universities, as well as at prestigious foreign educational institutions. Under the leading professional socio-political and language departments of the faculty, postgraduate studies with full-time education work, there is also the possibility of competition. Graduates also enter postgraduate studies at the leading departments of other faculties of MGIMO, defend candidate and doctoral dissertations in historical, political, economic, legal and philological sciences, thereby replenishing the team of highly qualified specialists in international relations at MGIMO.

The Faculty of International Relations is the head unit of MGIMO in the training of international specialists for the Russian Foreign Ministry and its foreign agencies. Its graduates make up the main backbone of young specialists who are annually recruited on a competitive basis to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They also work in various public institutions, in international, public and political organizations, in private firms and banks.

In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, graduates of the faculty hold responsible leadership positions: deputy ministers of foreign affairs, directors of departments, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in many countries of the world, representatives of Russia in international organizations. Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov also graduated from the Faculty of International Relations.

The faculty is also the forge of MGIMO "commanding staff". In addition to the Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.V. Torkunov, among his graduates are Vice-Rector for Master's and International Programs A.A. academic work V.B.Kirillov, Vice-Rector for General Affairs A.V.Malgin, Vice-Rector for Personnel Policy V.M.Morozov, Dean of the Faculty Yu.A.Bulatov and many other heads of departments and divisions of the Institute. The fame of the faculty has long crossed the borders of our Motherland. Currently, about 200 foreign students from 42 countries are studying at the faculty, including from Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Indonesia, Spain, Cyprus, Libya, the Republic of Korea, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, Syria, the USA, and as well as CIS countries.

The international cooperation of the faculty is carried out within the framework of general programs MGIMO. In addition, the faculty independently expands ties with universities and youth organizations in countries near and far abroad. The main forms of cooperation are scientific internships for teachers and their participation in international conferences, as well as language internships for students in foreign universities.

Many well-known Russian politicians, diplomats, scientists, public figures and businessmen graduated from the faculty of the Moscow Region: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the MGIMO Supervisory Board S.V. Lavrov (1972); Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation A.E. Vaino (1996); Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yu.V. Ushakov (1970); Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council I.M. Umakhanov (1979); Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs K.I. Kosachev (1984); Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Office and other organizations in Geneva G. M. Gatilov (1972); Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union V.A. Chizhov (1976); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea to the President of the Russian Federation G.L. Muradov (1979); Honorary Director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician V.V. Zhurkin (1951); Honorary President of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician A.M. Vasiliev (1962); scientific director of the Institute for the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician S.M. Rogov (1971); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences G.V. Osipov (1952); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.S. Myasnikov (1955); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences N.A. Simoniya (1955); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yu.S. Pivovarov (1972); Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.G. Arbatov (1973); President of the Mercury Group, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC DIXY Group I.A. Kesaev (1993); President of the International Chess Federation K.N. Ilyumzhinov (1989); General Director of the Russian International Affairs Council A.V. Kortunov (1979), General Director of the 360° TV channel V.V. Dukhin (2002).

Foreign graduates of the faculty today hold high positions also in the states of near and far abroad: President of Azerbaijan I.Aliyev (1982); Deputy Chairman of the European Commission and European Commissioner for the Energy Union M. Shefchovich (1990); Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.-Zh. Tokaev (1975); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia M. Lajcak (1987); Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic E. Abdyldaev (1989); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia D.Tsogtbaatar (1994) and others.

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Today, serious changes are taking place in the Russian and world educational space. The institutional system of education is changing, the forms of functioning of higher educational institutions. The problem-information structure of the content of the educational process is constantly expanding and becoming more complex, educational and research technologies are being updated.

Throughout the seven and a half decades of its history, the Faculty of International Relations has striven to be at the forefront of the modernization trends of its time. And today, maintaining leadership positions requires significant efforts of the entire staff of the faculty. His high professional potential gives grounds for the formation and implementation of innovative development programs.

The Faculty of International Relations has been working in conditions of stability for many years. Prospects for its development are determined taking into account national, regional and global trends. This allows you to improve the learning process and look to the future with confidence.

Last update - February 2019