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Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) is a coeducational and public research university located in Moscow, Russia. It was founded on January 25,1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov. MSU was renamed after Lomonosov in 1940 and was then known as Lomonosov University. It also houses the tallest educational building in the world. It is rated among the universities with the best reputation in the world. Its current rector (校长) is Viktor Sadovnichiy.
Since 1953, most of the faculties have been situated on Sparrow Hills, in the southwest of Moscow, 5 kilometers from the city center. The MSU main building was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City at the time of its construction, and remained the tallest building in Europe until 1990. The central tower is 240 meters tall, 36 stories high. It is said to contain a total of 33 kilometers of corridors(走廊) and 5,000 rooms.
Currently the university employs more than 4,000 academics and 15,000 support staff. Approximately 5,000 scholars work at the university's research institutes and related facilities. More than 40,000 undergraduates and 7,000 advanced degree candidates are enrolled. More than 5,000 specialists participate in refresher courses for career enhancement(提高). Annually, the university hosts approximately 2,000 students, graduate students, and researchers from around the world.
Moscow State University is one of Russia's most prestigious(声誉高的) institutions of higher learning, and has demanding entry requirements for prospective students. It was placed 87th overall by the Academic Ranking of World Universities and 108th by QS World University Rankings in 2016.
11 Nobel laureates(获奖者) and 7 Fields Medal winners are affiliated(使隶属) with the university. It is the alma mater of many famous writers such as Anton Chekhov and Ivan Turgenev, politicians such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Mikhail Suslov.
Word bank
1.academic n.高等院校教师;高校科研人员
2.refresher adj.复习进修的
3.alma mater n.母校
参考译文
莫斯科大学是一所男女同校的公立研究型大學,位于俄罗斯莫斯科,由米哈伊尔·罗蒙诺索夫在1755年1月25日创立。莫斯科大学于1940年根据罗蒙诺索夫的名字改名,当时被称为罗蒙诺索夫大学。它还拥有世界上最高的教学建筑,被排入世界上享有最高声誉的大学之列。其现任校长是维克多·萨多夫尼奇。
自1953年以来,莫斯科大学的大部分学院都设在莫斯科西南部的麻雀山,距离市中心5公里。学校的主建筑在其施工期间是除纽约之外世界上最高的建筑,直到1990年一直是欧洲最高的建筑。其中心塔楼有36层,高240米,据说其总共有33公里长的走廊和5,000间房间。
目前,莫斯科大学聘用了4,000多名教师和15,000名辅助人员,约有5 000名学者在这所大学的研究所及相关科系工作。学校招收了40,000多名本科生和7,000多名攻读高级学位者。有5,000多名专业人士为了职业提升参加进修课程。每年莫斯科大学接待约2,000名来自世界各地的学生、研究生和研究人员。
莫斯科大学是俄罗斯最有声望的高等学府之一,对未来学生的入学要求很高。2016年,莫斯科大学位列“世界大学学术排名”第87名,位列“QS世界大学排名”第108名。
从莫斯科大学走出了11名诺贝尔奖获得者和7名菲尔兹奖获得者。莫斯科大学也是许多著名作家如安东·契诃夫和伊凡·屠格涅夫,政治家如米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫和米哈伊尔·苏斯洛夫的母校。