Russian Islamic Institute, RII

• Location: Kazan, Russia,
• Age of students: from 17 years,
• Type: mixed,
• Language of instruction: Russian.

RII was founded on June 20, 1998: the main goal of the institute is to educate the modern Muslim intelligentsia.

The learning process includes a course of lectures and seminars, educational, industrial and pre-diploma practice.

• Faculty of Theology,
• Department of Islamic Theology,
• Department of Systematic Theology,
• Department of Philology and Regional Studies,
• Department of Journalism,
• Department of Tatar language and national culture.

Directions of scientific activity of the Institute:

• Islam in Russia,
• Multidimensional studies of Muslim religious heritage,
• Islamic Economics and Law,
• Innovative technologies for teaching foreign languages and cultures,
• Tatar language and culture of the Tatar people,
• Study of the national and Muslim media of the peoples of Russia professing Islam,
• Topical issues of theology,
• History of Islam in Russia,
• Religious movements and sects in Islam,
• Problems of the doctrine of Islam and the interpretation of the main sources of Islam.

IIM conducts international cooperation with the following organizations:

• Abdul Malik Al-Saadi University,
• Istanbul Academy Language Education Center,
• Islam Sultan Sharif Ali University,
• Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
• Sabahattin Zaim University,
• Tazkia University (Bogor),
• Egyptian University of Islamic Culture "Nur-Mubarak",
• Islamic Finance Association,
• International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan,
• University of Tehran.

RII provides 2 dormitories with 210 beds. The cost of living is 12,000 rubles per year.

For meals for students and staff, the institute has a canteen for 100 seats.

To involve students in social and scientific activities, RII organizes and participates in the following events:

• All-Russian Festival-Competition of Student Works "Life in Creative Flight",
• Republican Student Scientific and Practical Conference "The Role of Modern Russian Muslim Youth in Preserving Unity and Strengthening Patriotism",
• Competition for students of educational institutions of Kazan "My Fatherland",
• International Economic Forum "Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum",
• All-Russian Jiu-Jitsu Competitions,
• Republican Olympiad in Tatar language and literature,
• Regional Olympiad in Islamic Sciences and Arabic,
• International Translation Competition,
• Qur'anic Reciter Competition,
• Regional competition "I want to become a journalist".

The learning process at RII is carried out in the Administrative and Educational Building, equipped with classrooms and classrooms. The classrooms are equipped with screens, video projectors and teaching aids.

Students are given free access to the library for 20 seats.

For sports, the institute has a gym.

At RII, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each, an examination session is held, after which students are given a vacation (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Transport
• Nutrition
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to the IIM, you must provide:

• Proof of identity, citizenship,
• State-recognized certificate of education and qualifications.

If necessary, the applicant also provides:

• Proof of disability or disability,
• Confirmation of passing centralized testing,
• Confirmation that the applicant belongs to the persons who are granted a special right.

If desired, the applicant also provides:

• Confirmation of registration in the individual accounting system,
• Confirmation of individual achievements.

The necessary package of documents is provided to the institute:

• By mail,
• In person to the admissions office,
• Through EPGU.

At the moment, more than 600 students study at the institute.

The RII eduactes specialists in the field of Islamic theology, highly qualified specialists in the field of history, law, language, and Islamic economics.

For admission to undergraduate educational programs, an applicant must:

• Completed education not lower than secondary general,
• Successful completion of the entrance test - not lower:
  • Fundamentals of Islam - 75,
  • Fundamentals of Journalism — 75.
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:
  • Russian language — 40,
  • Social Studies — 45,
  • Foreign language — 30.

For admission to master's programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of the entrance test - not lower:
  • Arabic language - 45,
  • Confessional law - 50,
  • Religious philosophy — 65,
  • Methods of teaching foreign languages – 75,
  • Functioning of the media — 75.

The RII does not provide for payments and scholarships at the expense of the federal and republican budgets. The Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education has established personal scholarships for the best students of Islamic educational institutions in Russia. One of the founders of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan annually allocates scholarships to the best students.

In addition, the institute provides financial assistance to students in need.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision