Russian State Geological Prospecting University

Russian State Geological Prospecting University (Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute)
Российский государственный геологоразведочный университет,
Motto Mente et Malleo (умом и молотком), by mind and by hammer
Type Public
Established 17 April 1930
Rector Vasily Ivanovich Lisov
Academic staff
 348
Students 4720
Postgraduates 1,000
Other students
 384
Address Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 23, 117997, Moscow, Russia, Moscow, Russia
55°38′59″N 37°30′47″E / 55.6497°N 37.5131°E / 55.6497; 37.5131Coordinates: 55°38′59″N 37°30′47″E / 55.6497°N 37.5131°E / 55.6497; 37.5131
Campus Urban
Website http://mgri-rggru.ru/

The Russian State Geological Prospecting University (Russian: Российский государственный геологоразведочный университет) (MGRI-RSGPU), named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze and previously known as the Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute (MGRI, МГРИ), is a university based in Moscow, Russia, specialising in geology, geophysics and other earth-science disciplines.

The institute was founded in 1930 as Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute (Russian: Московский геологоразведочный институт). The institute moved to a new campus in southwestern Moscow in 1987 and was given state accreditation in 2007. The university has six faculties:

  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Hydrogeology
  • Ecology (Environmental Science)
  • International Relations, legislation and Resource Economics
  • Mineral Resource Prospecting and Mining technologies

The university offers the following courses:

  • Bachelor's degrees (4-year programme)
  • Master's degree (2 years post-bachelor)
  • Specialist diplomas (5-year programme)
  • Ph.D. and post-doctoral research
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