RUDN Biography

The traditions of the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples say that the high commission, visiting the oldest English university, did not find the rector in his working office. To their great surprise, the rector read Shakespeare in one of the benches of University Park. The Russian University of Friendship of Peoples follows the main traditions of the oldest universities in the world and develops its own.

Academic freedom. Universities have always been symbols of reformation and development, carriers of new ideas and scientific knowledge. Professors and teachers, based on the needs of society, chose areas of training and subjects for study. The Russian University of Friendship of Peoples at its establishment in the year was not a state university and had ample opportunities to independently plan the educational process, to develop student self -government.

Today, the Academic Council of the University and Scientific Councils of the faculties even more opportunities to independently determine the directions of training of specialists, the ways to improve the educational process and the life of the student. This allows you to effectively use the achievements of the best universities in the world in the preparation and education of thinking and highly educated specialists who can enter the intellectual world elite.

International cooperation. The international cooperation of universities dates back to medieval traditions when a wandering scientist or student was a common phenomenon of university life and no borders and war stopped this communication. Russian University of Friendship of Peoples was created as an international university and retains the traditions of international cooperation until today.

From the first years of the University, students of all specialties studied the Country Studies course and, along with diplomas of specialists, receive translators of translators. The high level of ownership of graduates of the University of Russian and several foreign languages ​​is provided by the world -famous school of teaching the Russian language as a foreign and modern system of teaching foreign languages.

In addition to the training of highly qualified specialists for many dozen countries of the world, the university and its faculties support wide ties with many universities in the field of exchange of modern ideas for the development of university education, conducting joint research, exchange of students, invitations of famous scientists and teachers to give lectures, etc. Corporate solidarity of students and graduates is one of the main traditions of modern universities, especially Universities in the United States and Asian countries.

From the first days of stay at the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples, the student has been surrounded by the attention of the administration and his senior fellow countrymen who help him to join the university family. Almost all students are included in the national associations of fraternity, which throughout the years of training help in study, in solving household problems, organize national and international exhibitions, holidays and festivals.

After graduating from the university, many graduates continue to cooperate with departments, faculties and their teachers. They go to study at the university of their children, grandchildren, themselves come to improve their qualifications. Graduates allocate funds for additional scholarships to students, contribute to their employment, help teachers, departments, faculties.

Friendship and life in a multinational student family helps graduates interact with each other in professional and social activities, in business. Continuity is one of the main traditions of RUDN. The university honor the memory of professors and employees who stood at the origins of its creation, about the first rector - Sergey Vasilievich Rumyantsev, about the second rector - Vladimir Frantsevich Stanis, who was then the president of the university for many years.

All today's university leaders are their students who continue their business. The vast majority of the current leaders of the university, faculties and departments are graduates of the university. And this is also a tradition: the best graduates of the RUDN remain in its walls as teachers and employees, grow up in its leaders. The University’s birthday on February 5 is celebrated every year on the first Friday of February.

On this day, professors, teachers, graduates and students gather in the main building of the university. The celebrations begin with watching a film about the life of the university over the past year, about the most significant events. Then, well-known Russian and foreign graduates operating in different countries, including graduates, representing their countries in Moscow, are awarded to leading professors and teachers.

The holiday ends with the reception of the University of the Contractor. Every five years, the University’s birthday is celebrated more widely. Celebrations are held in many countries of the world where graduates of the university live and work.This year, graduates of all years come to Moscow, faculties of the university, meetings with students, round tables, and conferences.

The celebration ends with celebrations in the largest halls of Moscow. Diploma presentation ceremony. On this day, members of the scientific councils of faculties in ceremonial mantles, elegant graduates gather at the ceremony of presenting diplomas. After a brief summary of the results of the student life, the dean of the faculty, graduates will be advised by famous scientists and graduates of past years.

The best in various areas of university life are awarded with diplomas and awards, artistic greetings from students are sounded. Excellence are the first to receive diplomas, most graduates also receive two diplomas of translators for two. Each graduate receives the blue tape of a graduate of RUDN, an album with photographs of classmates and teachers, university souvenirs.

Then a general photograph as a keepsake. The next day is a farewell trip on the ship along the Moscow River. The university, of course, celebrates the traditional festival of Russian students - “Tatyana's Day”. Every year, science day is held in RUDN, Knowledge Day, and a rally of excellent students. The tradition of the first international student construction detachments of the 10ths of the last century today continues the ISSO “Meridian of Friendship”.

The weeks of the culture of the peoples of Russia, the countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle and Middle East, the CIS countries and dozens of national and international festivals have long become traditional and always attract not only RUDN students, but also other Moscow universities, many residents of the capital. Department of International Law.