Kazan Federal University

Kazan Federal University

Kazan Federal University (in Russian: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет), or КФУ, is one of the eight federal universities in Russia and the oldest after Moscow. It was founded in Kazan in 1804. Its president is Mr. Miakzioum Salakhov and its rector (since 2010), Mr. Ilchat Gafourov. It has 35,000 students.