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Moscow State University is a major traditional educational institution in Russia. It offers training in almost all branches of modern science and humanities. Its undergraduates may choose one of 128 qualifications in its 40 faculties, while post-graduate students may specialize in 18 branches of science and humanities and in 168 different areas.
The total number of MSU students exceeds 40,000; besides, about 10,000 high school students attend various clubs and courses at MSU. Various kinds of academic courses and research work are conducted at MSU Museums, affiliated subdivisions in various locations in Russia, on board scientific ships etc. MSU is a centre of research science famous for its major scientific schools.
There have been 11 Nobel Prize winners among its professors and alumni, out of 21 Russians who have received the prize so far. Many more MSU scientists have been awarded various Soviet and Russian prizes for their achievements, among them 60 Lenin Prizes and 120 State Prizes, over 40 MSU scientists having received the State Prizes over the last decade.
