Buryat State University
Бурятский государственный университет имени Доржи Банзарова (Buryatskij gosudarstvenny‵j universitet imeni Dorzhi Banzarova) | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1932 |
| Rector | Damdinov Aldar Valerevich |
| Students | 12,000 |
| Location | , 51°50′02″N 107°34′49″E / 51.8339°N 107.5803°E |
| Affiliations | UArctic |
| Website | Official website |
Buryat State University (Russian: Бурятский государственный университет), officially Dorzhi Banzarov Buryat State University, is an institution of higher education in Siberia and the Russian Far East, located in the city of Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia. Courses are taught in Russian and Buryat. It was established in 1932 as the Buryat-Mongolian State Pedagogical Institute, and became a university in 1995. It is a member of the University of the Arctic.
Founded in 1666, Ulan-Ude is situated 5500 km from Moscow, the capital of Russia, and 450 km from Ulaanbaatar.