Today, there are many ratings of educational institutions, both world and domestic. Many, relying on the data of these ratings, choose a higher educational institution in which they will receive a specialty. But when reading these ratings, first of all, you need to know by what criteria they were compiled. And before presenting the best universities in Russia, we define the evaluation criteria.
Criteria for evaluation
So, there are few basic criteria, but many organizations highlight their additional conditions by which educational institutions are evaluated. We will single out five by which the ranking of the best universities in the Russian Federation is built.
The quality of education
The main criterion, of course, is the quality of education, that is, how much knowledge will be needed to achieve the goal and improve living standards. The quality of knowledge primarily determines their fundamental nature and relevance in modern society.
Teaching Staff
The quality of knowledge is closely related to the second criterion, namely, the teaching staff. Everything is simple here - the number of teachers with a scientific degree, their scientific achievements, personal qualities and attitude towards students.
Scientific activity
It is also important how the scientific activity is organized in the university, which directly depends on the teachers. How many scientific publications in journals, scientific laboratories, scientific projects, actual problems, on the solution of which the educational institution is working.
Material base
How is a higher education institution financed, whether it is provided with the necessary material for obtaining a high-quality education, all this is also an important point. Here you should pay attention to the library, providing computers, office equipment and other teaching aids.
Living conditions
It is worth paying attention to the living conditions of both classrooms and auxiliary buildings of the university - dormitories, gyms and playgrounds, canteens, recreation centers and dispensaries. How is the leisure of students ensured, are there creative teams where you can realize yourself in addition to studying.
The best universities of Russia in 2018
And now based on the stated criteria, we present a list of the best universities in Russia. During 2018, several organizations made the rating, so we will make a small synthesis and present the TOP-20 of the best higher education institutions.
1
Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov
For many years, Moscow University, founded in 1755, has firmly held a leading position, and its students are most in demand. The best university in the post-Soviet space has the most advanced scientific departments, and an extensive network of branches.
In 2016, Lomonosov University became the best in the world by the criterion of employment in the first 5 months after its graduation, those who graduated from its walls.
2
Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
MGIMO has long been known as a high-class institute that trains specialists in 18 areas, the main of which is international diplomacy.
It was founded in 1944, when it split off from Moscow State University, where a year earlier an international faculty was opened. Remarkably, the first set consisted of only 200 students.
3
Saint Petersburg State University
St. Petersburg University is one of the oldest in the series of Russian educational giants; today it is rightfully considered the best classical university of the Russian Federation.
From the beginning of his education, he became a real center of science and culture, and his graduates, occupying high posts, only prove the high quality of education at St. Petersburg State University. Many students and graduate students return to the walls of their native alma mater already as teachers.
4
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
It is difficult in the modern education system to find the best institute for the training of physicists and mathematicians. It is from its walls that excellent mathematicians and other high-class specialists from related disciplines emerge. Although it is called "Moscow", but the main buildings and offices are located in the city of Dolgoprudny.
5
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Founded relatively recently, in 1992, the HSE has already adequately occupied its niche among Russian higher educational institutions. In 1996, he received the status of state, and among students and residents of Russia, due to the long name, he has long received the nickname "HSE".
One of the first in Russia began to introduce and test experimentally innovative forms of training, and since 20013 the teacher has been conducting open lectures in Gorky Park in Moscow.
6
MSTU named after N.E. Bauman
At the present stage of development, Moscow State Technical University prepares students in 70 specialties. This institution has the strongest teaching staff, represented by a large number of professors, doctors and candidates.
In the Soviet period, trained more than 120 thousand highly skilled specialists in various fields of science and technology.
7
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Under this name, a nuclear university entered the educational Olympus in 2009, and its history dates back to 1942. It was during the Great Patriotic War that the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition was formed.
Today it is a leading institution in Russia in the field of nuclear energy research and the training of specialists in this field of science.
8
National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
One of the oldest educational institutions in the Urals, was opened in 1900, and in October 1991 received university status. This is the only institution in the Asian part of the Russian Federation, which every year steadily leads in the lists of prestigious technical universities of Russia.
He prepares specialists in various fields of science, and publishes more than 520 scientific papers annually.
9
Novosibirsk National Research State University
At the base it was just a national university, but for scientific development, in 2009 he was given research status. Novosibirsk has become a real scientific center of the state, and the university is developing in more than 140 areas of science.
It consists of training specialists and scientific activities of 10 institutes and faculties.
10
National Research Tomsk State University
The ideas about creating an educational institution in Tomsk were expressed as early as the middle of the XIX century, and opened it in 1878. He became the first university in the Asian part of the Russian Empire. In addition, it became the first higher education institution in the world, based in Asia.
Today, NRU TSU prepares highly qualified specialists both in the technical field and in the humanities. In the same institution, more than 10 scientific publications included in the list of HAC.
11
Kazan (Volga) Federal University
After Moscow and the university in the northern capital, KFU became the third, and its grand opening took place at a large meeting of the people in 1805.
It was founded by personal order of the Russian emperor Alexander I, and therefore, before the revolutionary transformations of 1917, it was called "imperial".
12
South Federal University
The educational buildings and scientific laboratories of SFedU are comfortably located in the south, in the city of Rostov-on-Don and in Taganrog. Its history began with the fact that in 1915 departments of the University of Warsaw were evacuated to these cities.
Already in Soviet times, it became a full-fledged educational institution, and in recent decades it has been a strong leader in national rankings.
13
First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University
In the global education system, the training of physicians both in the Soviet Union and in modern Russia has always been at a high level. In the list of the best medical universities in Russia, the first place is rightfully owned by I.M. Sechenov.
It all started back in 1755, when one of the university’s faculties in Moscow opened a medical one. The most modern educational institution has its own clinical base, and its graduates have long won the glory of leading specialists in the field of medicine.
14
St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University
This educational institution of St. Petersburg proudly bears the name of Peter the Great, and began teaching students in 1899. It was repeatedly renamed, and only in 2015 received its current name.
Many graduates of the university glorified his name not only in the homeland, but also far beyond its borders. During World War II, his students were among the first to defend their beloved city.
15
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
After the grand youth festival, which took place in 1957, in Moscow it was decided to open a unique educational institution in which foreign students could receive education.
From 1960 to the present day, RUDN University has always been a leader in the quality of education, and many specialists who have received excellent knowledge within its walls have glorified the university far beyond the borders of Russia.
16
G.V. Russian University of Economics Plekhanova
Plekhanov University has long won the glory of one of the best that train excellent specialists in the economic field. In addition, it was the first of the Russian universities specializing in economics.
Plekhanovka not only trains good economists and financiers, but also conducts a variety of experiments and conducts a wide range of scientific research.
17
First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlova
This educational institution has been unique since its inception, because it was the first institution in Europe where women could get higher education. Then the Women's University was transformed into the First Leningrad Medical Institute.
In modern Russia, this is one of the first institutions that began to train specialists in all areas of medicine. The uniqueness also lies in the fact that in such medical schools there is no own clinic, which is in Pavlovka.
18
Moscow State Linguistic University
A university, in which today about 37 thousand students are studying, and teaching is conducted in 35 languages of the peoples of the world. Perhaps in this regard it is the only university in the world.
It was created in 1930, and over time it became one of the most popular among linguistic ones. Now it includes 120 faculties, and also works according to the program from the lyceum to the university, since the lyceum of foreign languages operates under it.
19
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
This large educational complex was created by order of President Dmitry Medvedev in 2009, and after 3 years it became one of the twenty most prestigious educational institutions of the Russian Federation, and is still holding onto its position today.
Its structure includes the best educational institutions of the Urals, having a glorious history and traditions. The university conducts a wide range of scientific research and experiments.
20
All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
This amazing academy has its history from the beginning of the 30s of the last century, and today is the best university that trains specialists in the field of foreign economic relations.
It has glorious traditions, because when it all began, the Soviet Union needed to closely establish new trade and economic ties. Today, the Academy has reached a fundamentally new level of education and training of specialists.
As you can see, the list of the best universities in Russia in 2017 includes educational complexes that train specialists in various fields, including specialists of a wide profile. But the main emphasis is on innovative, developing training programs that make it easy for graduates to find their place in the modern world.
In conclusion, we note that in the 100 best educational institutions in the world, Russian universities are not included, but have firmly taken their positions in the next hundred. Moscow State University named after Lomonosov and MGIMO in 2018 take a place in the TOP-150, and another 5 educational institutions of Russia in the TOP-200.