Welcome to the Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies

THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, HISTORY AND ORIENTAL STUDIES

The Institute of International Relations, Нistory and Оriental studies of Kazan Federal University was established on November, 1, 2013. Its history dates back to 1804 when the Imperial Kazan University was founded.

Director of the Institute –  Fahrutdinov Rail Ravilovich​.

Official channel of the Institute of International Relations Relations, Нistory and Оriental studies on Rutube.

Today the Institute of International Relations Relations, Нistory and Оriental studies of KFU is one of the elite, innovative and successful modern educational and scientific centers of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. It trains specialists for various sectors of the economy.

High quality of professional education, fundamental scientific training, proactive research projects, broad international recognition, profound and consistent study of foreign languages – all of this rightfully constitute most valuable academic assets of IIRHOS. One of the key goals of the Institute is to train a creative personality, a true professional, successful in his or her career.

Our graduates work in the government, various regulatory and administrative authorities, and municipal bodies. They occupy the key positions in the international departments of large companies, international organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in the most demanded sectors of national economy and science. All this contribute to high reputation of our Institute.

There are around 400 staff and over 5,000 students involved into academic activities. The Institute provides training for students in all levels of higher education: bachelor's, master's, postgraduate courses. Classes take place in three main campuses of the Institute. The campuses have advanced equipment for modern educational practices.

The Institute is one of Kazan Federal University leaders in terms of the international students’ number: about 800 international students from more than 40 countries are trained here. The students of our Institute actively participate in numerous academic mobility programs carried out together with foreign partners. Our signature asset is events organized by the Institute's Centres, supported by Cultural Centres and the representative offices at Embassies or Consulates General of the countries - the ones Russia has had long-standing fruitful relations with. Practically in all areas of training, two or more languages are taught, including English, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swahili, Afrikaans, as well as old Slavonic, old Tatar, old Ottoman Turkish, Latin, ancient Greek and others.

Our Institute is committed to making the life of our students spectacular, eventful, and diverse! We have all the facilities and resources for the students’ self-development in scientific, patriotic, creative, social and many other fields via organizing various events, contests and projects. The foundation of our active student life is the Student Council of our Institute.

The Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies is a unique combination of centuries-old academic educational traditions and a modern scientific and educational ecosystem. This unity is at the core of highly qualified specialists’ training in political, economic, historical, cultural, linguistic and educational spheres for leading international organizations, national and multinational corporations and companies.