N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod - National Research University (UNN), also known as Lobachevsky University, is a university in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. UNN was established in 1916 as the "People's University of Russia". In 1932, the city of Nizhny Novgorod was renamed to Gorky; accordingly, UNN was renamed to "State University of Gorky. "In 1956 it was again renamed to "Lobachevsky State University of Gorky" after the Russian mathematician Nikolai Lobachevsky. In 1990, it took its current name, "Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod". Today UNN is one of the leading  classical research universities in Russia and the winner of all the major recent Russian higher education competitive programs. In 2009 the Russian Government awarded the University with the honorific status "National Research University." UNN provides education to over 30,000 undergraduate & graduate students and 1000 postgraduates. The University staff comprises over 1200 Candidates of Sciences (PhDs) and over 450 Doctors of Sciences. International students from more than 65 countries of the world choose UNN. UNN is actively involved in cooperation with foreign partners. It works in close connection with various Russian and foreign companies (Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Yazaki, Cisco Systems, Sberbank ). The University is also a member of the Association of Russian Leading Universities and European University Association (EUA). History. Roman Grigorievich Strongin, vice-president of the Russian Union of Rectors (RUR) and president of the university, was suspended by the European University Association (EUA) following support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine by the RUR in March 2022, for being "diametrically opposed to the European values that they committed to when joining EUA”. Departments. The university includes the following departments: