Moldova State University
Universitatea de Stat din Moldova | |
| Motto | Vitae discimus (Latin: "For life we learn") |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 October 1946 |
| Rector | Igor Șarov |
Academic staff | 1,145 |
| Students | 20,563 |
| Location | , |
| Website | usm |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 301–350 (2022) |
Moldova State University (USM; Romanian: Universitatea de Stat din Moldova) is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946, and initially had five faculties, Physics and Mathematics, Geology and Pedology, History and Philology, Biology, and Chemistry. It became a plenipotentiary member of the International Association of Universities in 1969. Notable faculty include mathematicians Valentin Belousov and Israel Gohberg. Notable alumni include gender studies scholar Valentina Bidrug-Lungu.