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.

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod - National Research University

Нижегородский государственный университет имени Н. И. Лобачевского
Other name	UNN, Lobachevsky University
Type	Public
Established	1916
Rector	Elena Vadimovna Zagaynova
Students	> 30 000
Doctoral students	> 1000
Location	Nizhny Novgorod , Nizhny Novgorod Oblast , Russia 56°17′58″N 43°59′00″E
Mascot
Website	http://www.unn.ru/eng Building details
Philology and Finance Faculty on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street

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.[1]

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).