Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU; Russian: Балтийский федеральный университет имени Иммануила Канта) is a public university located in the exclave of Kaliningrad, Russia. Following World War II, the city of Königsberg was transferred to Soviet Union according to the Potsdam Agreement, and the city was renamed Kaliningrad in 1946. The University of Königsberg, commonly known as Albertina, was closed and the remaining German population were expelled, by the terms of the Potsdam Agreement. Today, the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University claims to maintain the traditions of the Albertina.

Type

Federal university

Founded

1947

Students

16,000

Also known as

Immanuel Kant Russian State University, Kaliningrad State University