Ingush State University

Ingush State University
Type Public
Established 1994
Rector Arsamak Martazanov
Academic staff
 508
Students 8978
Location Magas, Russian Federation
Website inggu.ru

Ingush State University (Russian: Ингушский Государственный Университет, Ingush: Гlалгlай паччахьалкхен университет) is a public university in Magas, Republic of Ingushetia. It was founded in 1994 and considered to be one of the youngest public universities in Russia. With 10 faculties and 42 academic departments the university is the biggest higher education institution in the region.

History

Shortly after a partition of Chechen-Ingush ASSR and establishment the Republic of Ingushetia in June 4, 1992, the newly (re)created federal region was in urge of founding new higher education institution, which would gradually become the main university of the republic. In April, 1994, by the Government of Russia decree the Ingush State University has been created, founded by Russian Federation State Comitee for Higher Education.

The university started functioning in September 1994, in one of the buildings of former barracks of Stavropol aviation school in Sunzha. After almost 10 years since the establishment, the Ingush State University has campuses in the main cities of Ingushetiya - Nazran, Sunzha and Magas, with newly built research labs and dorms.

Faculties

Academic cooperation

Ingush State University collaborates with numerous Russian and international higher education institutions and research centers, such as:

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