Moscow

Gubkin University

National research university · Moscow

UniversityFounded 1930
Gubkin University campus
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About

The Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (Russian: Российский государственный университет нефти и газа имени И. М. Губкина) is a public university in Moscow, Russia. The university was founded in 1930 and is named after the geologist Ivan Gubkin. The university is colloquially known as Kerosinka (Russian: Керосинка), meaning 'kerosene stove'. Affiliates of the Gubkin institute exist in Orenburg and Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

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Key facts

Type
National research university
Founded
1930
Students
10,000
Also known as
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after IM Gubkin