Would it surprise you to learn that there are many spots around the world where you can come across a Russian university – or, at least, a Russian university’s representative office? Since 2014 ITMO University has been running one in Brussels, within easy walking distance of the European Parliament and European Commission headquarters, and another in the small Italian town of Arezzo. Far Eastern University (FEFU) has an office apiece in Beijing and Hanoi, while St Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) has established a presence in Madrid and Shanghai.