Mari State University

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Mari State University

Марийский государственный университет (Russian)
Type	Public research
Established	1949
Rector	Mikhail Shvetsov
Students	8,000
Location	Lenin Square 1, Yoshkar Ola , Russia 56°37′53″N 47°53′21″E / 56.6315°N 47.8892°E / 56.6315; 47.8892 Building Building details
Campus	Urban
Website	marsu.ru

Mari State University was founded in 1972 in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic. Mari State University consists of 6 faculties and 6 institutes that train well-educated specialists for most sectors of the Russian national economy. Mari State University is one of the five founder members of the International Association of Finno-Ugric universities, one of the forty-one members of Russia's Association of Classical Universities. Classes are taken in Russian medium and English medium.