Institute
4. Higher education institution - a higher educational organization that:
implements higher professional education programs, as well as, usually, postgraduate professional education programs;
carries out training, retraining and (or) qualification enhancement of employees for a specific field of professional activity;
conducts fundamental and (or) applied scientific research
Source: Federal Law No. 125-FZ dated August 22, 1996 (edition of December 3, 2011) "On Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education" (with amendments and additions coming into force on February 1, 2012)