On January 1, 1991, the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute named after A. I. Herzen was certified as a university and received the name "Russian State Pedagogical University named after A. I. Herzen", which was recognition of its leading role in Russian and world education.
Today RSPU them. AI Herzen is the largest university in Russia. It includes: 7 faculties and 16 institutes, more than 300 educational programs, 4 branches and 8 representative offices, as well as: the Higher School of Translation, the Chinese Cultural Center, the Irish Cultural Center, the Center for Korean Studies, the DAAD Center, the Educational Programs Export Development Center.