| Why GAUGN? |
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| Step 1. Select one of our departments and relevant BA/MA course(s) |
| Step 2. Check whether your prior education certificates meet the requirements and are recognized in Russia |
Minimum requirements
For BA programmes::school certificates compared to the Soviet/Russian 11-year curriculum
For MA programmes:diplomas and certificates equivalent to BA degree or higher
All certificates issued in languages other than Russian are to be translated into Russian by a certified translator, countersigned by a notary (if applicable) and (in some cases) apostilled.
| Step 3. Prepare the documents you are to submit |
| Step 4. Send in your documents |
In person starting from 20 June: GAUGN Admission Board, 26 Maronovsky lane, Moscow
By mail: GAUGN, Maronovsky pereulok 26, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Email: (priem@gaugn.ru)
GAUGN accepts Russian Unified State Exams ( GSCE / EGE) certificates. The list of disciplines for each department can be found here by clicking on individual programmes’ webpages. Holders of foreign education certificates are obliged to pass entrance exams (including Russian Language exam). internal GAUGN entry exams are held in late July-early August.
MA programmes usually require submitting an essay and passing an exam in the chosen course core subject. . PhD programmes typically require passing an exam in your subject and in a foreign language..
The Russian government runs a programme designed to help talented international students to study at leading Russian universities without paying fees. As a state-recognised federal high education institution, GAUGN is part of this programme.
Check with the Russian Embassy or Rossotrudnichestvo office (Russian House) in your country if you are eligible, and which deadlines and criteria must be met.
| Do you charge fees for BA, MA or PhD programmes? | Depending on your status (for example, but not exclusively, as a federal quota student), you may study for free. The fees applicable for each faculty can be found here. GAUGN is committed to keeping education costs agreeable for its students, and it offers a flexible system of grants fully or partially covering learning and/or housing costs, scholarships and other incentives based on academic merit or social circumstances. You can fill in an Application Form here./span> |
| Do you provide rooms in a student dorm? | Yes, GAUGN has a working agreement with the Academy of Sciences dormitory. You can select a place in a double room or a single room. Dormitory fee waivers can be offered to international students who do not dispose of significant income or come from a socially disadvantaged background. |
| Will your degree be recognised in my home country? |
A large number of countries have mutual recognition agreements with Russia. Check with your national education authority (or here), if this apply in your case. Alternatively, almost all countries have standard recognition (nostrification) procedures for foreign degrees; check with your national education authority which rules & regulations will apply. |
| Do you offer apprenticeships or stages? | Yes. GAUGN lays great value on providing its students first working experience to make them more competitive in the labour market. We have a number of agreements between the university, its departrments, RAS institutes and other partners in Russia and abroad to make sure that our students obtain practical skills while studying at GAUGN. These programmes would range from teaching slots to archaeological research to public service or NGO’s, apart from academic activities or research missions. |
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| Is there a foundation year at GAUGN? | No, but we do offer our students an opportunity to enrol in intensive language courses run by the Pushkin Institute. |
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| Are there any programmes taught in English at GAUGN? | All degree programmes are delivered in Russian. However, GAUGN has international academic staff, and several courses can be delivered in English. Language courses at the Department of Oriental Studies are given by native speakers. |
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| International Department | 26 Maronovsky lane, 119049 Moscow, Russia | +7 (499) 238-51-79 | foreign@gaugn.ru |
| Admission Board | 26 Maronovsky lane, 119049 Moscow, Russia | +7 (499) 238-04-12 | priem@gaugn.ru |
