Since it was founded, the University has attracted highly qualified staff with experience of teaching in many regions of the world. Once at the University many staff has continued to widen their experience by directing short courses or undertaking longer сourses overseas.

Nowadays the teaching staff of the University numbers 763 highly qualified professors and instructors with 11 academicians, 96 professors and 401 associate professors among them. Most of them have Ph.D.s or more advanced degrees.

The academic programs are run by 66 departments of the University.

At present about 5000 citizens of Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union and 900 international students from Asia, Africa, Latin and South America, Germany and Arab countries attend the University.