Herzen State Pedagogical University
Located in St.Petersburg, there are 100 departments including such specialties as Far North Peoples, School Management and Life Safeguarding.

Kazan State University
Located in Kazan, Tatarstan, offering studies in 14 faculties.

Moscow State University
Founded in 1755, now has 31,000 students, with faculties ranging from Oriental Studies to Computer Sciences.

Novgorod State University
Formerly the Novgorod Polytechnical and Novgorod Pedagogical Institutes, has 8,000 students in 37 departments.

Novosibirsk State University
Located in the unofficial capital of Siberia, this is "one of the most famous and prestigious institutions of higher education in Russia"

Ural State University
Located in Ekaterinburg, has 6,100 students in 20 departments, one of which was formed to "raise the standard of education for gifted children in the Urals region."