The International Students Education Department (ISED) was established in December 2008 as a result of reorganisation of the MMA International Students Faculty. It is in charge of training international students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The Academy admits international students for undergraduate studies in:
- basic medical training (general medicine) – 6 years;
- basic dental training – 5 years;
- and pharmacy – 5 years.
All students have free access to the Academy’s facilities including its Library which has teaching materials, books, magazines and other publications both in Russian and foreign languages and ranks among the biggest in Europe.
International students study in groups of seven to ten people. The second-year medical students attend clinics where they learn nursing experience. Clinical subjects are taught from the third year of study.
Students interested in research activities can join Scientific societies that work at all chairs of the Academy. There they can master their knowledge and research talents that can be useful for continuing studies for PhD degree.
The Academy provides postgraduate courses to international students for almost all specialties: internship (internatura) - 1 year, clinical residency (ordinatura) - 2-3 years, postgraduate PhD courses (aspirantura) - 3-4 years and the doctorate (doktorantura) - 3-4 years. All postgraduate courses and programmes are conducted in Russian language.
Although studies are the most important part of students’ life, there is a wide variety of facilities for entertainment and sports.
There are two students’ theatres at the Academy and a stadium with full size football ground, facilities for track and field athletics, tennis, badminton, volleyball and other sports.
For MMA international students studying and living in vibrant multicultural 12 million habitants Moscow is an experience of a lifetime. Founded in 1147 Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation and one of the biggest historical and cultural centres in Europe.
Tuition fees are rather moderate and include free use of laboratories, reading rooms and libraries where they can borrow study books and materials for the whole duration of the course.
Accommodation is arranged on a sharing basis (2-4 in a room) in the MMA three hostels. All of them are eqiupped with all basic facilities.
ENQUIRIES : I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy (MMA), International Students Education Department
Tel.: +7 (495) 622 9589, +7 (499) 246 6687
Fax: +7 (495) 708 3159
E-mail: mma-inter@mail.ru
Address : 8, Trubetskaya Str., 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
International students education department
