Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation (FinU or Finance University, previously FA or Finance Academy) is a highly prestigious public university located in Moscow, Russia. It has been historically considered as one of elite institutions in the Soviet Union and in Russia, a "Billionaire Factory", as well as one of the oldest Russian universities preparing economists, financiers, philosophers, bankers and financial lawyers. Professor Anton Siluanov, the current Minister of Finance and former First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, serves as the Dean of the Financial University’s Finance Faculty, from which he graduated in 1985. FinU had several bygone names: Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance (1919–1946) Moscow Finance Institute (1946–1990) State Finance Academy (1991–1992) Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (1992–2010) Finance University consists of eight faculties, 52 departments, eight scientific institutes, four high schools, two research institutes, 13 centers, 18 training – science laboratories, a business incubator, and a network of 27 regional subsidiaries across Russia.
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