Ingush State University

Ingush State University (Russian: ????????? ??????????????? ???????????, Ingush: ?l???l?? ????????????? ???????????) is a public university in Magas, Republic of Ingushetia. It was founded in 1994 and considered to be one of the youngest public universities in Russia. With 10 faculties and 42 academic departments the university is the biggest higher education institution in the region.

Shortly after a partition of Chechen-Ingush ASSR and establishment the Republic of Ingushetia in June 4, 1992, the newly (re)created federal region was in urge of founding new higher education institution, which would gradually become the main university of the republic.

In April, 1994, by the Government of Russia decree the Ingush State University has been created, founded by Russian Federation State Committee for Higher Education.

The university started functioning in September 1994, in one of the buildings of former barracks of Stavropol aviation school in Sunzha.

After almost 10 years since the establishment, the Ingush State University has campuses in the main cities of Ingushetiya - Nazran, Sunzha and Magas, with newly built research labs and dorms.