Moscow International University

The Moscow International University was established in 1991 by Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush, and is the first private university in Russia.

In August 1991, President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev and President of the U.S. Bush launched a joint educational project: a Soviet-American University, which in documents signed later by Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia, was named the Moscow International University.

The university's main campus is located at 17 Leningradsky Prospect in central Moscow.

Our mission is to train highly qualified specialists, who are able to work in today’s national and international business environment. IUM has liberal orientation. Among its basic principles is a democracy, human and multicultural values, focus on the modern world, comprehensive training, care and attention to students. 

IUM also supports superior quality of teaching. Among its lecturers there are renowned academics, qualified professors, and specialists, recognized visiting international professors. The most effective and advanced methods of teaching are applied. The university has solid partnership relations with several educational institutions abroad.

Currently, about 1/8 of all students are international. Regular conferences, seminars, and roundtables at IUM bring up new ideas and develop creative thinking and thus improve both teaching and research activity.