Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (FinU or Financial University; Russian: Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации) is a public university located in Moscow, Russia. It was considered among top five universities in Russia in 2010 according to Forbes[8] and RBC[9] as well as one of the oldest Russian universities preparing economists, financiers, philosophers, bankers and financial lawyers.[10] It was ranked between # 1,001 and 1,200 globally in 2023 in the QS World University Rankings.[6]
Other name | FinU, FinUniversity, or literally Financial University |
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Former names | Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance, Moscow Finance Institute, State Finance Academy, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation |
Motto | Ценим прошлое, но основываясь на достигнутом, строим будущее! (Russian) |
Motto in English | We appreciate the past, we look at what we've achieved, and we build the future! |
Type | Public |
Established | 1919 |
Endowment | 268 million RUB (2017) [1] |
President | Mikhail Eskindarov |
Rector | Stanislav Prokofiev[2] |
Academic staff | 2,999[3] |
Students | 45,666 (fall 2020)[4] |
Undergraduates | 29,494 (fall 2020)[4] |
Postgraduates | 4,192 (fall 2020)[4] |
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Address | Leningradsky Prospekt 49 , Moscow , Russia 55.8003°N 37.5289°E / 55.8003; 37.5289 |
Colors | Dark Turquoise[5] |
Website | fa.ru |
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
QS World[6] | 1,001-1,2000 (2023) |
Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[7] | 140 (2022) |
FinU had several bygone names:
- Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance (1919–1946)
- Moscow Finance Institute (1946–1990)
- State Finance Academy (1991–1992)
- Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (1992–2010)
Financial University consists of eight faculties, 40 departments, three institutes, two high schools, two research institutes, eight centers, two training – science laboratories, a network of regional offices – 11 branches and four offices open in seven regions of Russia.