Faculty of Oriental Studies of GAUGN

State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN) State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN) State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN)

Since 2008, the State Academic University for Humanities provides training in the field of "Oriental and African studies". The Faculty of Oriental Studies, formed on the basis of the Department of Oriental studies of the faculty of philosophy of GAUGN, carries out its educational activities on the basis of the Institute of Oriental studies of RAS.

The Faculty of Oriental Studies functions in conjunction with the Institute of Philosophy of Russian Academy of Sciences. It offers Bachelor, Master’s, and PhD programmes in Oriental and African Studies, with a possibility of particular specialisation in the history, language or culture of one of the main sub-regions falling within the remit of the departmental curriculum. Students enrolled in BA and MA programmes have the opportunity to study one European and one Eastern language of their choice, usually Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Arabic. Leading Russian and international scholars from different research institutions ensure the high quality of teaching provided at the faculty. The faculty ranks as one of the best in Russia, and its graduates are highly competitive in the domestic and international labour market.


Address: Maronovskiy pereulok, 26, 119049, Moscow, Russia. ("Oktyabrskaya" metro station)

tel: +7 (499) 238-2350

E-mail: [email protected]

Web-site: www.gaugn.ru