Perm State University (now Perm State National Research University (Russian: ПГУ, ПГНИУ, romanised: PGU, PGNIU), is located in the city of Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. Founded in 1916, it claims to be one of the oldest universities in the Ural and eastern territories of Russia. Its current rector is Dmitriy Krasilnikov. Perm State University was founded on 14 October 1916. Its origins lie in the opening of a branch of St. Petersburg University in the city of Perm. This decision of the Russian government was in tune with the strategy of the cultural and geopolitical development of the Urals economic region. The idea of a center of higher education in the Urals was supported by D.I. Mendeleev, A.S.Popov, D.N.Mamin-Sibiryak, A.G.Denisov-Uralsky [ru] and other public figures. A mass shooting occurred at the university on 20 September 2021, by a law student at the university, resulting in six deaths and 47 injuries. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, European and UK partners of the university took a break from student internships and programmes with them. The University of Oxford in the UK announced the suspension of preparations for the summer school.

School Director: Dr. Dmitriy Krasilnikov

Population: 20000

Population of Teaching Staff: 2000

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