Head of Division – Muhamedzyanov Rustem Ravilevich.

The division includes:

Department of Oriental Languages and Cultures

Department of Oriental and Islamic Studies

Department of Tatar Studies and Turkology

Department of Chinese Studies, History and Culture of Far East

The division “Institute of Oriental Studies” was established in 2013 as the successor to the traditions of Oriental Philology of Kazan Imperial University existing in 1807-1855 where such outstanding scholars as Christian Frahn, A. Kazem-Bek, Gotvald, O.M. Kovalevsky, I. Berezin, N. Katanov made their scientific and educational contributions to the establishment and continuous development of Oriental studies.

In 1989, since the establishment of the division of Oriental Languages, a revival of Oriental Studies at Kazan University began. In 2000, on the basis of this division the Institute of Oriental Studies of Kazan University was established. In the XX century such outstanding professors as D. Tumasheva, M. Usmanov and A. Khalidov worked here.

Today the division “Institute of Oriental Studies”:

Trains bachelors and specialists in the following specialties:

Bachelor's degree programs:

032100.62 “Oriental and African Studies”

skills profiles:

“Languages and Literature of Asia and Africa: Arabic language”

“Languages and Literature of Asia and Africa: Korean language”

“Languages and Literature of Asia and Africa: Chinese language”

“Languages and Literature of Asia and Africa: Turkish language”

“Languages and Literature of Asia and Africa: Persian language”

“History of Asia and Africa (China)”

“History of Asia and Africa (South and North Korea)”

“History of Asia and Africa (Arabic countries)”

“The economies of Asia and Africa (the main oriental language – Chinese)”

032000.62 “Foreign Regional Studies”

skills profiles:

“African and Asian Studies”

“History and Culture of Islamic civilization”

030660.62 “History. History and Culture of Volga and Ural Regions”

030600.62 “History. History of Turkic peoples”

Specialty Programs:

050303.65 “Foreign language with additional skills of the second foreign language”

Carries out scientific researches in the fields of:

classical and modern Arabic, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Japanese, Swahili and methods of teaching of these languages;

classical and modern Arabic, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Japanese, Indian literature;

history of Turkey, China, South Korea, North Korea, Iran, Japan, India;

history of Islam and Islamic movements;

history of Tatar nation;

study of Arabic, Tatar and Turkic manus­cripts in KFU scientific library

different interdisciplinary researches on Oriental Studies.