Founded in 1931 and named after I.S. Turgenev, Orel State University is the first leading Russian university located in Oryol City and the only multidisciplinary educational institution conducting continuous training of specialists in the areas of pedagogical, medical, engineering, humanities, and natural science. Orel State University was established as an industrial Pedagogical Institute and on 11 September 1996, it was renamed Orel State University. The university offers one of the best MBBS studies in Russia. Orel State University, Russia is the only traditional university that has a membership in the Association of classical universities of the Russian Federation. The university provides training in various areas and specialties of higher and postgraduate education, training, and re-training.