2. History Lomonosov MSU foundation: 1755 Faculty of Geography was founded in 1938 L’histoire

3. More than 1200 BSc and MSc students 180 PhD students 860 employees, including 100 Professors/Doctors of Science 280 phD associated professors The Faculty of Geography

4. Structure of the Faculty of Geography Structure de la Faculté de Géographie Education and research Étudés et recherches Education and research Étudés et recherches ResearchRecherchesResearchRecherches 15 chaires administration 4 stations de terrain 7 laboratoire d'essais

5. 15 Departments Biogeography Geomorphology and Paleogeography Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography Cryolithology and Glaciology Nature Management and Geoecology Physical Geography and Landscape Studies Physical Geography of the World and Geoecology; Economic and Social Geography of Russia Economic and Social Geography of Foreign Countries Geography of World Economy Land Hydrology Meteorology and Climatology Oceanology Cartography and Geoinformatics Recreational Geography and International Tourism 15 chaires

6. Fundamental research of high priority Structure, Dynamics and Evolution of Natural Geosystems Anthropogenic Changes and Contemporary Landscape Processes Natural Resources: Management and Conservation. Problems of Sustainable Development. Geography of Socio-Economic and Political Development of the World, Foreign Countries and Russia. Dynamics and Interaction of the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Lithosphere. Geographical Cartography, Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Scientific Foundations of Geographical and Geoecological Education Les recherches fundamentals

7. Biogeography Theoretical geography, bioindication, medicine geography, biosphere resources. Biogeography Theoretical geography, bioindication, medicine geography, biosphere resources. Geomorphology and Paleogeography exogenous processes; placer mining prediction; stratigraphy of Neozoic; paleogeography Geomorphology and Paleogeography exogenous processes; placer mining prediction; stratigraphy of Neozoic; paleogeography Departments 1. Environmental Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography – hazardous chemicals and wastes; geochemical assessments of landscapes;oil and gaz geoecology; environmental mapping Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography – hazardous chemicals and wastes; geochemical assessments of landscapes;oil and gaz geoecology; environmental mapping Cryolithology and Glaciology Glaciers; snow avalanches; mud flows Cryolithology and Glaciology Glaciers; snow avalanches; mud flows

8. Nature Management and Geoecology – environmental risks; sustainable development; natural management; population safety Nature Management and Geoecology – environmental risks; sustainable development; natural management; population safety Physical Geography and Landscape Studies – regional studies; environmental prediction and forecasting; environmental impacts Physical Geography and Landscape Studies – regional studies; environmental prediction and forecasting; environmental impacts Departments 1. Environmental Physical Geography of the World and Geoecology– – environmental risks; sustainable development; global changes – environmental risks; sustainable development; global changes Physical Geography of the World and Geoecology– – environmental risks; sustainable development; global changes – environmental risks; sustainable development; global changes

9. 2. Applied Research Decision Support Systems Runoff and erosion

10. Geography of World Economy Economic and Social Geography of Foreign Countries Departments 3. Social-economic Economic and Social Geography of Russia

11. Land Hydrology – Water resources and water runoff; water quality; lakes and reservoirs regime; fluvial and mouth processes Land Hydrology – Water resources and water runoff; water quality; lakes and reservoirs regime; fluvial and mouth processes Meteorology and Climatology – Climate change; Global climate models; satellite, tropical and urban meteorology; pollutants migrations; Meteorology and Climatology – Climate change; Global climate models; satellite, tropical and urban meteorology; pollutants migrations; Departments 2. Hydrometeorological Oceanology – Ocean-atmosphere interactions; physical oceanology and marine geochemistry, ecology of oceans. Oceanology – Ocean-atmosphere interactions; physical oceanology and marine geochemistry, ecology of oceans.

12. Investment climate of Russian regions Socio-infrastructural development models Demographic estimates and forecast Social and Economical Geography 3. Applied Research

13. Cartography and Geoinformatics Mapping; Remote sensing in environmental studies; GIS-technologies Cartography and Geoinformatics Mapping; Remote sensing in environmental studies; GIS-technologies 4. Cartographical Departments

14. Maps and atlases National Atlas of Russia Ugra (Khanty-Mansi) District Regional Atlas “Ecological Atlas of Russia” Ethno-economic settlements Permafrost Kaliningrad District Atlas: Medical Situation HIV infection 4. Applied Research

15. Remote sensing projects forecast and monitoring of floods and damage assessment; crop yield forecasts; hydraulic structures condition monitoring of the multi-reservoir systems; forest logging dynamics and condition monitoring; environmental monitoring; forest fires damage and consequences assessment; oil spills detection and monitoring; channel pattern dynamics study; weather and natural hazards forecasts. 4. Applied Research

16. Recreational Geography and International Tourism region tourist potential, Recreational Geography and International Tourism region tourist potential, 5. Tourist Departments

17. 6. Research laboratories  Renewable Energy Sources  Geoecology of the Northern Territories  Complex Mapping  Recent Deposits and Pleistocene Palaeogeography  Regional Analysis and Political Geography  Snow Avalanches and Debris Flows  Soil Erosion and Channel Processes  Sustainable Development of Territories  Renewable Energy Sources  Geoecology of the Northern Territories  Complex Mapping  Recent Deposits and Pleistocene Palaeogeography  Regional Analysis and Political Geography  Snow Avalanches and Debris Flows  Soil Erosion and Channel Processes  Sustainable Development of Territories

18. Environmental impact assessment 6. Applied Research Oil Sulphur Space activities Urban geochemistry Pipelines in permafrost regions

19. Avalanches and debris flows 6. Applied Research

20. Field Stations and Field Practice Faculty Field Stations Places of student’s practice Tracks of student’s practice

21. Research equipment at the Faculty Under the support of Russian Fund of Basic Research, various international research programmes the strong equipment base of the Faculty was created: -Geological and sedimentological survey: oil products analyzers, fluriometers, adsortptive spectrometers, fluorescent analyzers, spectrophotometers, element analyzers etc -Geodesic survey: 3-d dimensional scanners etc. -Hydrological survey: Doppler velocity-discharge profilers (ADCP), current meters, etc. -Meteorological survey: Doppler acoustic atmospheric locator

22. Located inside the protected area (zapovednik) on the flink of the Elbrus. Complex environmental studies Founded in 1968. Located at the area of mixed and deciduous forests, on the Protva river bank. Complex environmental studies. Satino station, Kaluga region, Oka river Basin Elbrus station, Caucasus mountains, Kabardino-Balkaria rep.

23. Founded in 1948. Complex environmental studies Located on the bank of Mojaisky reservoir of the Moscow river. Studies on hydrology (esp. limnology) Krasnovidovo station, Moscow region Hibini station, Murmansk region

24. Education GeographyMeteorologyHydrologyOceanologyGeography and mappingGeoecologyEnvironmental managementTourism Main directions

25. Hydrometeorological education Hydrology (hydrology, hydroecology) Oceanology Meteorology(meteorology,hydrometeorology) Education Where do graduateswork? graduateswork? 1.RAS institutes (of water management, geography, oceanology, atmosphere physics etc) 2. Field research institutes 3. State Meteorological Office 4. Research centers and laboratories in water management, water quality etc. 1.RAS institutes (of water management, geography, oceanology, atmosphere physics etc) 2. Field research institutes 3. State Meteorological Office 4. Research centers and laboratories in water management, water quality etc. Up to 80 % of the graduates work in the field of hydrometeorology

26. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (DIPLOMA SPECIALIZATIONS) NATUREMANAGEMENTANDSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT (PROBLEMS OF NATURAL RESOURCESMANAGEMENTAPPLIEDECOLOGY(FUNCTIONING OF ECOSYSTEMS UNDERECONOMY STRESSES AND ORGANIZATION OF THEIR SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT)ECOLOGY(INTERACTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT) GEOECOLOGY(INTERACTION OF NATURAL SPHERES AND HUMANACTIVITY) Education

27. Part-time courses/ Continuing education Part-time courses (continuing education) aim to upgrade students’ qualification, to enlarge professional attainments and experiences. This education include practical trainings, master classes, lecture courses. Those courses focuses on the most relevant topics, such as ecology, sustainable development, urbane geography, efficient natural management, tourism and information technologies. The most distinctive features of part-time courses, that are offered by the faculty, are as follows: Complex approach to education Presence of both theoretical and practical courses Compilation of individual schedule of training Organization of practical trainings and masterclasses Availability of international certificates Assistance of placing in a job Ramped payment of education

28. International cooperation Main goals: - participation in the international research programmes, contribution to the contacts with EU, USA, Asian countries, developing countries - promotion of Russian science to the World - -Involvement and motivation of foreign students to study at Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov MSU

29. International cooperation State-of-the- art Agreements for joint research and friendly relationship with European Universities Main projects and parners: -UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) - National Geographic Society -WWF - MEGAPOLI (Megacities: Emissions, urban, regional and Global Atmospheric POLution and climate effect, and Integrated tools for assessment and mitigation)

30. Participation of the Faculty personnel at research projects and conferences at 2008-2009 in different countries