SGIA students take part in the MGIMO-Princeton University simulation game modeling a crisis in and around Afghanistan. Twenty Princeton students and faculty visit Moscow for the game and discussions at MGIMO as well as a visit to the Russian MFA and sightseeing.

We happily celebrated the 75th anniversary of MGIMO at Bolshoi Theater on October 23rd. Watch the Raymonda ballet to relive our experience!

Our freshman class is here: 55 students who begin on September 2 in SGIA's three Bachelor programs receive a warm welcome from two university vice rectors and the SGIA dean

SGIA Founding Dean Yan Vaslavskiy, currently the head of the research arm of Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has been awarded certificates of appreciation by Russian Prime Minister Medvedev and Duma Chairman Volodin

Dean Mikhail Troitskiy publishes an article in Global Policy journal on conflict management under resurgent great power politics.

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July 8th, the third cohort of students of the School of Government and International Affairs attended with their parents their graduation ceremony. This year 29 students from 16 countries having completed their entire course of study in English received their Bachelor’s diplomas.

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Dean Mikhail Troitskiy is interviewed about SGIA's new dual degree program with Reading University

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Dean Mikhail Troitskiy discusses institutional designs and negotiation formats for conflict management in Eurasia at the GLOBSEC 2019 Bratislava Forum

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Eight SGIA students received competitive fellowships to travel to the International Caucasus Forum and just returned from their study trip

Golfing at MGIMO — SGIA’s own Alexey Chesnokov (1st year) comes second in the Annual MGIMO Rector’s Cup. Congratulations!

Excited by the history of war? Want to know more about modern weapons, global arms control? Wondering when nuclear weapons will be finally abolished?

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Application season is on for the four-year “in-house” BA Program in Government and International Affairs as well as for the new “2+2” Double Degree Program between MGIMO SGIA and Reading University in the UK. July 15th is the deadline, but apply early!