MAU is one the northernmost universities in the world and the oldest university of Russian circumpolar area. We strive for being a university as diverse as the Arctic itself: our research, education, and other activities cover a wide spectrum of topics and ideas: Marine activities and navigation, Psychology and pedagogy, Engineering and construction, Tourism, design, visual arts, IT, mathematics, physics, Humanities, social studies, economy, law, Chemistry and biology, Food industry, Sports and life safety, Medicine, Energy – oil and gas, ore-mining and processing, nuclear power.

All MAU programs are state certified and provide direct contact to major MAU industrial partners and stakeholders for students to know their future employers – PhosAgro, Novatek, Nornickel, EuroChem Group AG, Rosneft Oil Company, Rostelecom, Gazprom, Murmansk Commercial Seaport etc.

The university was created in 2023 after the merger of Murmansk Arctic State University (1939) and Murmansk State Technical University (1950).

• Apatity branch of Murmansk Arctic University

• Murmansk State Humanities University
• Murmansk State Technical University
• Murmansk State University of the Arctic