Buryat State University

Banzarov Buryat State University
Бурятский государственный университет имени Доржи Банзарова (Buryatskij gosudarstvenny‵j universitet imeni Dorzhi Banzarova)
TypePublic university
Established1932
RectorDamdinov Aldar Valerevich
Students12,000
Location,
51°50′02″N 107°34′49″E / 51.8339°N 107.5803°E / 51.8339; 107.5803
AffiliationsUArctic
WebsiteOfficial 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.