History of Mari State University had begun in the year 1972 as a non-profit public higher education institution in Russia. It was founded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The University is situated in the city of Yoshkar Ola (the capital of Mari El Republic). University has always been an active member of the Russian Association of Classical Universities as well as a member of the Volga Region’s Association of Classical Universities. Not only this, Mari State University founded the Association of Finno-Ugric Universities. It is also, the Centre Education and Scientific research and is recognized by the major councils of different nations such as Medical Council of India (MCI), European Medical Council (EMC), UNESCO, etc. and also enlisted with the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS).