Academy
3. Academy - a higher education institution that:
implements higher and postgraduate professional education programs;
carries out training, retraining, and (or) qualification enhancement of highly qualified personnel for a specific area of scientific and science-teaching activities;
conducts fundamental and applied scientific research primarily in one of the areas of science or culture;
is a leading scientific and methodological center in its field of activity
Source: Federal Law No. 125-FZ dated August 22, 1996 (as amended on December 3, 2011) "On Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education" (with amendments and additions coming into force as of February 1, 2012)