Vlasievskii per., a small street near the Arbat and within walking distance of the Kremlin, the Bolshoi Theater, the Russian State Library, the Pushkin Museum, and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

[citation needed] IUM is the home of the Math in Moscow study abroad program, a one-semester course in mathematics and computer science.

Students from the United States and Canada are eligible for the program, and courses are taught in English by Russian mathematicians.

[citation needed] The Independent University of Moscow was founded in 1991 by a group of academics, professors and mathematics teaching enthusiasts (V.I.

[citation needed] Since 2001, the IUM operates a program for foreign students called Math in Moscow.

[citation needed] IUM is a structural subdivision of the Moscow Center for Continuous Mathematical Education.