Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) is one of the best world class universities. Its mission sounds in the following way “Uniting people of different cultures by knowledge RUDN University creates leaders to make the World better”. RUDN University is #317 in the QS World University Rankings. Students from 160 countries study here. More than 200 000 professionals got their higher education here. RUDN Institute of Environmental Engineering is the oldest in Russia to train ecologists, environmentalists and eco-researchers. It is the greenest university in Russia and #42 among the most eco-friendly universities in the world according to UI GreenMetric Ranking. In 2020 RUDN University was awarded a special diploma as the most active national coordinator of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings network. It was the first university in Russia to integrate a waste-recycling system. RUDN held the first in Russia SUITMA-9 world congress (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining and Military Areas) - "Soils of urban, industrial, transportation, mining and military facilities". There are experts in Applied Ecology, HSE-management, Agronomy, Organic Chemistry and other environmentally important spheres at RUDN University. In 2021 RUDN University became the first accredited body for validation and verification of greenhouse gases in Russia. The RUDN campus covers an area of 50 hectares. It is situated in southwestern Moscow in one of the most beautiful and ecologically clean places of the city. The great fountain at the central square of the University is considered as a “heart” of the campus.
