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Admissions Season at MSLU
MSLU is the country's leading school of Linguistics, and offers potential students a selection of some two dozen academic specialisations and profiles at the bachelors, specialists and masters levels. Each programme includes professional-level studies of two or more foreign languages out of the total list of 36. In June 2018, the university added "Hospitality" as yet another certified specialisation. MSLU is also one of the very few Russian Universities to offer military training to students.

MSLU Ranks among Top Russian Universities

MSLU Hosts COLLEGIUM LINGUISTICUM–2018 International Student Conference
On March 22-23, MSLU hosted the COLLEGIUM LINGUISTICUM–2018 International student conference organized by the university's Student Research Council.

MSLU Ranks Among World’s Top Universities
Quacquarelli Symonds, an international ranking agency, has released the eighth publication of QS World University Rankings, where 4500 universities from 151 countries are ranked by category according to four criteria: academic reputation, reputation among employers, citation index and h-index.

MSLU Professor Recognized as the Best Popularizer of Science in Russia
The best Russian science communicators and science journalists were awarded prizes on the eve of the Russian Science Day.

New Appointments

MSLU Trains Interpreters for the United Nations
On January 28th, students who had attended the MSLU elective training course “Preparing for the UN qualification exams” were examined in simultaneous interpretation from two languages by a board made up of current UN interpreters and course instructors. The representatives of the UN pointed out that the students’ level of training and their potential showed a lot of promise.

Academic Environment Even from Pre-University Time
On January 6th, MSLU hosted Science Day of the MSLU Pre-University College.

Rector of MSLU Elected
On December 18, Dr. Irina A. Krayeva was elected Rector of the University for the next five years by 89.7% of the votes at the conference of MSLU faculty and students.

Open Days at MSLU
At the end of November, a number of events were organized at MSLU to make the public and school-leavers aware of the university’s academic and educational potential.

Interview with Dr. Pokholkova Ekaterina, Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at Moscow State Linguistic University
To secure a special interview for this issue, the KF paid a visit to Moscow State Linguistic University and met with Dr. Ekaterina Pokholkova, Dean of MSLU’s Translation and Interpreting Faculty. Dr. Pokholkova spoke about the school’s department of Korean Studies and Korean language as a major subject, as well as what needs to be done to further promote these crucial subjects.

MSLU Volunteers at the World Festival of Youth and Students
MSLU students actively participated in the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi which took place on October 14–22.

Young scholars meet at MSLU
On October 5 through 7, MSLU held a young scholars conference with all the University departments conducting master classes, workshops, round table discussions, lectures on linguistics, philology, history, political science, psychology, journalism, etc.

International Seminar at MSLU: “Deaf Interpreters of Sign Language: From Training to Services”
On September 28th, MSLU hosted the international seminar “Deaf Interpreters of Sign Language: From Training to Services”.

Minister-Counselor for Education from the Embassy of China in the Russian Federation Visits MSLU
On September 29th, Yui Jihai, Minister-Counselor for Education from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Russian Federation visited MSLU and met with the administration of the university and Acting Rector Irina A. Krayeva. Mr. Jihai visited MSLU for the first time after he had been appointed Minister-Counselor this summer.

MSLU Celebrates the European Day of Languages

On September 26th, Moscow State Linguistic University celebrated the European Day of Languages (EDL). Students of the university, students of the MSLU Pre-University College and partner schools took part in the events.

MSLU on Sign Languages at Muzeon
On September 24th, International Deaf Day, MSLU organized an “Author-Session” event at the Muzeon Park of Arts devoted to sign languages. The International Deaf Day is celebrated worldwide on the initiative of  the United Nations Organisation on the last Sunday of September, commemorating the foundation of the World Federation of the Deaf  in 1951.

The Festival of Science at MSLU
We invite all MSLU students and the students of the MSLU Pre-University College to take part in the Festival of Science on October 5-7th, 2017.

MSLU Graduates Pledge Allegiance to the Motherland
On July 22, MSLU graduates who had undergone military training at MSLU's Military Department pledged allegiance to the Motherland and were commissioned as lieutenants in the reserves.

Congratulating Our Graduates of 2017
On July, 1 through 10, MSLU's Acting Rector Irinа A.Kraeva presented new Bachelor’s, Master’s and Specialist’s graduates with diplomas.