Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography

What Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography does

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (МИИГАиК) is a Russian state higher-education institution founded in 1779 by decree of Empress Catherine the Great, making it one of Russia's oldest universities and the only institution in the country providing comprehensive training across the full spectrum of geodesy, cartography, aerial photography, photogrammetry, geoinformatics, Earth remote sensing, land management and cadastre, and optical instrumentation. The university operates seven faculties covering Geodesy, Geoinformatics and Information Security, Cartography, Optical Instrumentation, Architecture and Urban Planning, Territory Management, and Part-Time Studies, and is supported by three wholly-owned subsidiaries (Leonov Technological University branch in Korolyov, Moscow College of Geodesy and Cartography, and Kirov State College of Construction, Economics and Law) plus two student dormitories, all anchored at the historic Demidov estate campus in central Moscow designed by architect M.F. Kazakov. Educational offerings span bachelor's, specialist, master's, and doctoral programs, preparatory courses for the Unified State Exam, an Architectural-Artistic School, and continuing professional education through the Head Center for Additional Professional Education (Центр ДПО).

The institution generates revenue through four streams: federal budget funding for 1,318 state-funded places per cohort, contract-based paid education for tuition-paying students, targeted-training contracts with institutional partners led by Rosreestr and Roscosmos, and continuing professional education and retraining. It recruits students through admissions campaigns, Days of Open Doors, preparatory courses, the federal Gosuslugi online admissions super-service, and its branch in Korolyov, and distributes content via VKontakte, Telegram, MAX, and Rutube video channels. Designated as the base organization of CIS countries for training personnel in geodesy, cartography, cadastre and Earth remote sensing, and a participant in the federal Priority 2030 program, the university holds a structurally protected position in Russia's geospatial talent pipeline. Graduate employment within one year of graduation is reported at 86% (2021-2023 data), with average EGE scores of 72.6 for budget admission in 2025 indicating competitive applicant quality.

Name

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography

Legal name

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (МИИГАиК)

Website

https://miigaik.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1779

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (МИИГАиК) is Russia's oldest and only comprehensive state university for geodesy, cartography, remote sensing, land management, and optical instrumentation, training over 5,000 students across 7 faculties with anchor demand from Rosreestr and Roscosmos.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) & Officer Candidate Schools (OCS/OTS) (EDAHAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Geodesy and cartography
• Earth remote sensing
• Land management and cadastre
• Optical instrumentation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal budget funding: State-funded education with budget places for students funded by the federal budget. The university participates in the Priority 2030 national project for higher education development.
2. Contract-based paid education: Paid educational services for students not on budget funding, including part-time and distance learning programs
3. Targeted training contracts: Targeted training under agreements with organizations such as Rosreestr
4. Additional professional education: Continuing professional education and retraining programs through the Head Center for Additional Professional Education

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MIIGAiK is a state higher education institution delivering degree programs (bachelor's, specialist, master's, doctoral) plus continuing professional education in geodesy, cartography, geoinformatics, Earth remote sensing, land management and cadastre, optical instrumentation, architecture, and urban planning. It also provides preparatory courses for the Unified State Exam, part-time and distance learning, targeted training under agreements with Rosreestr and Roscosmos, and a military training center.

Product overview

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (МИИГАиК) is a higher education institution specializing in geodesy, cartography, geoinformatics, Earth remote sensing, land management, cadastre, and optical instrumentation. The university provides educational programs across multiple faculties including Geodesy, Geoinformatics and Information Security, Architecture and Urban Planning, Cartography, Optical Instrumentation, Territory Management, and Part-Time Studies. The institution offers bachelor's, specialist's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, along with preparatory courses for Unified State Exam preparation, internal entrance exam preparation, and an Architectural-Artistic School (Архитектурно-художественная школа МИИГАиК). Additional services include additional professional education (ДПО), a Digital University system (Цифровой университет МИИГАиК), and various student support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher education degree programs (bachelor's, specialist, master's)
• Postgraduate and doctoral programs (aspirantura and doctorat)
• Continuing professional education and retraining (ДПО)
• Part-time and distance learning programs
• Preparatory courses for the Unified State Exam (EGE) and internal entrance exams
• Architectural-Artistic School of MIIGAiK (Архитектурно-художественная школа МИИГАиК)
• Military training center (reserve officers of the Armed Forces)
• Targeted training under agreements with Rosreestr and Roscosmos

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-Information of VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025Memorandum of cooperation for joint activities in surveying, mapping and geoinformation
• RoscosmoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Center for training specialists for the space industry - the university prepares personnel for Roscosmos space programs
• RosreestrcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Support institution - Center for training specialists in the field of spatial data for Rosreestr federal service
• Russian-African Network UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Participation in consortium for cooperation in higher education across African nations
• Vietnam National University (VNU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2025Cooperation agreement for academic exchange and joint educational programs
• CUJAE - Technological University of Havana (Cuba)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2025Cooperation agreement for academic exchange and joint research activities
• South China Agricultural University (SCAU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Cooperation agreement until 2027 for academic exchange and joint research
• Hunan University of Science and TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2024Cooperation agreement until 2027 for exchange and joint educational programs
• University of Computer Sciences (Cuba)coreTechnology or Integration · 27 September 2023Agreement for academic cooperation in computer sciences and information technologies
• Skwerup Capital Partners LLP (India)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 September 2023Cooperation agreement for educational and business collaboration
• National Geospatial and Space Agency of Zimbabwe (ZINGSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2023Cooperation agreement for joint activities in geospatial and space technologies for 3 years
• Embassy of the Republic of The Gambia to the Russian FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2023Cooperation agreement for educational collaboration until 2026
• Kasetsart University (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2023Memorandum of cooperation with automatic renewal for academic exchange
• State Committee on Property of the Republic of BelaruscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2022Cooperation agreement for joint activities in property management and cadastre
• Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2022Cooperation agreement until 2027 for joint educational and research programs
• Autonomous University of Sinaloa (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2022Cooperation agreement for international academic collaboration
• GEOCUBA (Cuba)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2022Cooperation agreement for joint activities in geodesy and cartography with automatic renewal
• State Higher College of Geodesy and Cartography of East Kazakhstan RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2021Memorandum of cooperation for joint training in geodesy and cartography
• National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2021Cooperation agreement for academic mobility and joint research activities
• National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2021Cooperation agreement for academic exchange and joint educational programs in architecture and construction
• University of Natural Resources and Environment (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2018Cooperation agreement for exchange of students and faculty in natural resources and environmental protection
• Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2015Cooperation agreement with automatic renewal for academic exchange and joint research
• Eurasian National University named after GumilevcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2013Memorandum of understanding for mutual cooperation in education and science
• Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. RazzakovcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2013Cooperation agreement with automatic renewal for academic mobility

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Saint Petersburg Mining University: Major Russian technical university offering overlapping programs in land management, geophysics, and surveying. Comparable as a leading Russian institution training specialists in adjacent geoscience disciplines.
• Bauman Moscow State Technical University: Russia's flagship engineering university in Moscow, offering broader engineering education including applied optics and instrumentation that overlap with MIIGAiK's optical instrumentation specialty. Comparable as a peer institution competing for the same Russian engineering-student pool.

Others

• Roscosmos State Corporation: While not an educational peer, Roscosmos is a key institutional customer and partner, anchoring MIIGAiK's space-industry training pipeline. Included as a closely related ecosystem participant that defines the institution's strategic mandate.

Emerging players

• National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA): Partner institution with overlapping programs in architecture, urban planning, and construction. Comparable as a regional post-Soviet university engaging in joint education and academic exchange with MIIGAiK.

Direct peers

• TU Wien - Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation: Austrian technical university with one of Europe's longest-established geodesy programs. Directly comparable in curriculum breadth across geodesy, photogrammetry, and remote sensing.
• University of New Brunswick - Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering: One of North America's oldest and most established geodesy and geomatics engineering programs. Directly comparable in delivering specialized undergraduate and graduate training for the same professions.
• Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies (SSUGT): Russia's other major university specializing in geodesy, cartography, and geoinformatics, located in Novosibirsk. Provides the closest direct comparison as a peer Russian institution offering the same niche curriculum for the same customer base.
• Wuhan University - International School of Geodesy and Geomatics: One of the world's leading geodesy and geomatics programs, offering comparable undergraduate-to-doctoral training in surveying, mapping, and remote sensing. Directly comparable in disciplinary scope and academic depth.
• University of Twente - Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC): A globally recognized faculty dedicated to geoinformation science, Earth observation, and geodesy education. Directly comparable in offering specialist training for international students in the same technical disciplines.
• ETH Zurich - Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering: Top-tier European technical university offering comparable programs in geomatics, geodesy, and spatial data infrastructure. Comparable in delivering research-led education for the geospatial profession.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTuberutube.ru/channel/25657750
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moscow-state-university-of-geodesy-and-cartography-miigaik-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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