The Peoples’ Friendship University, Russia is a public or government medical university established in 1960. It is also known as RUDN University and is considered amongest the best educational and research universities in Russia. The Peoples’ Friendship University is located in Moscow, the capital city of Russia. RUDN University has more than 20,000 students.

Peoples’ Friendship University is popular among Indian students as many parents/candidates prefer to take admission in Moscow. However, the fees is on the high side when compared to the fee structure of many other universities teaching MBBS in Russia and therefore, the number of Indian students in RUDN University is less.

Here is an overview of Peoples’ Friendship University:

As mentioned before, the number of students taking admission in Peoples’ Friendship University is low as the fees is on the higher end. Global Medical Foundation will now present data of the number of students who have passed FMGE or the MCI Screening Test after graduating from RUDN University. This data has been taken from the information given by the National Board of Examination (NBE).

Between 2012-14:

Between 2015-18:

Overall, the result can be considered as good, however, the number of students taking admission in Peoples’ Friendship University is less. In case you are looking for an option where the result has been excellent and the fees is very less, then we will suggest the following universities:

• Bukovinian State Medical University, Ukraine
• Crimea State Medical University, Russia

Peoples’ Friendship University campus is situated in southwestern part of Moscow which is one of the most beautiful and ecologically clean places of the city. There are 20 teaching blocks and 13 dormitories on the Mikluho-Maklaya Street.

More than 8,000 students and PhD candidates live in apartments with every convenience — bath-room, kitchen, internet connection. There is a laundry and ironing table provided to the students, also study hall is present in every building. Fire protection and twenty-four-hours CCTV system ensure safety of the campus. What makes it very comfortable for the students is that all the buildings located in the campus are situated in close proximity to each other.

There are excellent opportunities for a full life in the campus: stores and branch bank, barbershops, a dry-cleaner, parking lots and car service centre. After classes students can relax in different cafes and restaurants, enjoy their authentic national cuisine — African, Arab, Indian, Russian, Chinese, Georgian. The great fountain at the central square of the University is considered as a “heart” of the campus.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia ranking is very high as it ranks 392 as per QS Rankings for 2020.  However, as stated by Global Medical Foundation on several occasions, these world rankings have no relevance while selecting the medical university for MBBS abroad. The rankings which Indian students should be checking is the MCI result.

People Friendship University of Russia has the following departments:

• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Science
• Ecological Faculty
• Faculty of Russian Language and General Educational Disciplines
• Philological Faculty

The university also has the following Institutions:

• Institute of Medicine (in which the General Medicine course is included)
• Institute of World Economy and Business
• Hotel Business and Tourism Institute
• Law Institute
• Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology
• Institute of Space Technology
• Academic Research Institute of Gravitation and Cosmology
• Institute of Foreign Languages
• Agrarian and Technological Institute