History

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University is the largest educational, scientific, and cultural centre in the westernmost region of Russia. Explore the evolution of the oldest university in the Kaliningrad Region from the University of Königsberg to the ongoing construction of the world-class Neocampus

The University of Königsberg (Albertina)

1544	A mediaeval academy established by the former Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights — Albert, Duke of Prussia. Albertina is the factor that formed the IKBFU’s mission to be a metaphorical bridge between the Russian and European university systems
1755	The great philosopher Immanuel Kant studied and taught at the Albertina, having served as rector in 1786 and 1788


The renovated main building of the Albertina now houses the Institute of Medicine and Life Sciences — a hub for the integration of life and science and a centre for research on living organisms and the environment

Kaliningrad Pedagogical Institute

1948

After the defeat of Nazi Germany, the region was given to the USSR and settled by Soviet people in 1946. Schools in Soviet Königsberg began work as early as 1945; the city experienced a shortage of teachers. A decision was made to open a pedagogical university on the basis of the Konigsberg School named after Kraus and Hippel (present day building № 4 on 56A Chernyshevskogo St). Applicants chose between three faculties: History, Literature, and Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Kaliningrad State University

1967	The University established several faculties — Natural Sciences, Physics and Mathematics, History and Philology, Economics and Law (the only one of its kind in the country at that time)

1984	Classes for physicists and mathematicians began in a newly constructed building on Alexander Nevsky Street; a year later, construction of the administrative building was completed (present day buildings № 1 and № 2)

Immanuel Kant Russian State University

2005	The University started bearing the name of its patron

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

2011	The University achieved federal status, solidifying its position as a leading institution in the region

University Rectors

Nikolai Prikladov, 1967 – 1971

Anatoly Borisov, 1971 – 1975

Nikolai Medvedev, 1975 – 1994

Gennady Fedorov, 1994 – 1998

Andrey Klemeshev, 1998 – 2019

Alexander Fedorov, 2019 — 2024

HERE LIVES THE FUTURE!

Priority 2030

In 2021, IKBFU became a participant of the “Priority 2030” federal programme with five projects that will ensure intensive development of the University and the Kaliningrad Region over the next decade

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The new campus will be “a city within a city” with an area of 29 hectares — besides new research and educational buildings with a capacity of 7000 students, there will be conference rooms with a capacity of 1500 people, shops, commercial buildings, a welcome area, as well as housing for students, offices and a parking lot

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PROJECT #KANT300

2024 marks the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant, the University’s patron. Kaliningrad hosted the International Kant Congress and Festival of Philosophy

Congress Website