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countries.

* Studies at the university"s main departments started September 1, 1961

* The first graduation ceremony was held June 29, 1965. That year, 288 specialists from 47 countries graduated.

* On February 5, 1992, the university was renamed the Peoples" Friendship University of Russia (RUDN)

* More than 47,000 of its graduates work in 165 countries

* The collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991 removed the ideological mission of the university, but it remained a highly valued educational institution with a solid international reputation.

* Each year up to 1,500 students from over 100 countries join the university. This academic year, around 5,200 students and post-graduates are attending classes and carrying out research in the university.

* The university"s rector is academician Vladimir Filippov, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences

* According to independent ratings agency ReitOR, the university ranks

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