Kutafin Moscow State Law University
| Московский государственный юридический университет имени О. Е. Кутафина | |
Coat of arms of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University
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Other name
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Moscow State Academy of Law, MSAL |
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Former name
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Moscow Institute of Soviet law |
| Motto | Latin: Non scholae sed vitae discimus |
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Motto in English
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Not for school but for life. |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1931 |
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Academic staff
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1,000 |
| Students | 17,000 |
| Undergraduates | 16,000 |
| Postgraduates | 1,000 (estimate) |
| Location | Moscow, Presnensky District, Russia |
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| Website | www |
Moscow Institute of Soviet law
(1.06.1931 -21.10.1933)
Central Institute of Soviet law
(21.10.1933-26.04.1937)
All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law
(26.04.1937-15.06.1993)
Moscow State Academy of Law (MSAL)
(15.06.1993-2012)
Oleg Kutafin Moscow State Law University
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) (Russian: Московский государственный юридический университет имени О. Е. Кутафина) is a coeducational and public research university located in Moscow, Russia. It was founded on 1931. MSAL was renamed after Kutafin in 2012 and was then known as Kutafin University. Its current rector is .
The university’s history starts in 1931 when Central correspondence courses on Soviet law were established. It developed initially as All-USSR correspondence institute of law assuring studies for a degree of law. A major part of Russian jurisprudence élite graduated from the University.
In December 2011, Kutafin Moscow State Law University celebrated its 80th anniversary. Today it is one of the largest law schools in Russia.
Kutafin Moscow State Law University has been specified as a model of an institution of higher education in the region and wider. Since its foundation the University has grown to become the University it is today, educating around 17,000 students; delivering courses that provide deep knowledge of the subject matters and relevant practical skills; making efforts to improve the law and legal institutions through teaching, research, and other forms of public service.
Kutafin Moscow State Law University is the core institution of the Legal Education Alliance that contributed significantly to the establishing of Educational and Methodological Organization within the purview of law.
Kutafin Moscow State Law University assured training and graduation of more than 180 thousand specialists of higher legal education, majority of alumni has resumed its extensive cooperation program with the university.
Presently, the educational process and scientific researches are guaranteed by 11 institutes, 5 branches and 30 departments. More than 20 schools of thought and scientific directions present the foundation of the University’s performance. The professorate and other faculty number about 1000 professors, with one corresponding member of the Russian University of Sciences included, over 190 Doctors of Science and 560 candidates of science, 33 Honoured Jurists of the Russian Federation, 16 Honoured Science Workers of the Russian Federation, over 100 honorary members of the University. Moreover, students receive training directly from Mr. Serkov, the First Deputy Head of the Supreme Court’s Chief, and Mrs. Novoselova, President of Intellectual Property Court. The faculty has been long committed to provide not only full tuition, but also intensive mentoring to develop tomorrow’s leaders and to prepare them for responsible and productive lives of the legal profession.
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