Buryat State University

Buryat State University
Бурятский государственный университет имени Доржи Банзарова (Buryatskij gosudarstvenny`j universitet imeni Dorzhi Banzarova)
TypePublic university
Established1932
RectorNikolai Ilich Moshkin
Academic staff
1100
Administrative staff
2000
Students12000
Location
Ulan-Ude
,
Russia

51°50′02″N 107°34′49″E / 51.8339°N 107.5803°E / 51.8339; 107.5803
AffiliationsUArctic
WebsiteOfficial website
Main entrance

Buryat State University (Russian: Бурятский государственный университет) is an institution of higher education in Siberia and the Russian Far East, located in the city of Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia. Courses are taught in Russian and Buryat. It was established in 1932 as the Buryat State Teachers' Training College, and became a university in 1995. It is a member of the University of the Arctic.

Founded in 1666, Ulan-Ude is situated 5500 km from Moscow, the capital of Russia, and 450 km from Ulaanbaatar.