The Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages / Moscow State Linguistic University

International Day of the Russian Language
On June 7, MSLU and the UN Information Center in Moscow held the III Scientific workshop "Russian language - a language that unites peoples" as part of the celebration of the Day of the Russian language, which is annually marked June 6, the birthday of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

Participation in the linguistic support of the visit of the UN Secretary General to Moscow
In May 2021, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held talks with president Vladimir Putin, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and spoke at the Valdai Discussion Club. Students and teachers of MSLU Faculty of Interpreting and Translation - students of the Programme for preparing for work in international organizations and competitive language exams contributed to linguistic support of the visit.

International Translation Model UN MSLU
On May 24-25, MSLU hosted the 1st International Translation Model UN MSLU, which simulated a meeting of the UN General Assembly on "Getting back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic: global efforts to make the Sustainable Development Goals attainable by 2030".

«Authentic Dialogue - 2021»: results and prospects
The international scientific and practical conference “Authentic Dialogue of Russia and Francophone World in the Sphere of Culture, Language and Literature” took place at MSLU on April 22-24 for the fourth time and was held in a mixed format (offline and in Google meet). More than 100 people took part in the conference, among them representatives of MSLU and top Russian and Foreign universities, speakers from France, India, Azerbaijan and Belarus.

Delegation of the Republic of Cuba visits MSLU
On April 14th representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in the Russian Federation met with the direction of MSLU. The Cuban delegation was headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena, a graduate of Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.