Kabardino Balkarian State University

(KBSU; Russian: Кабардино-Балкарский государственный университет имени Х. М. Бербекова Kabardino_Balkarskii gosudarstvennii universitet imeni H. M. Berbekova, often abbreviated КБГУ, KBGU) is a coeducational and public research university located in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. It was founded on April 5, 1957.[1][2] It is one of the largest universities in the North Caucasus. Its current rector is Altudov Y.K.