Northeast Federal University is one of the nine federal universities in Russia. It is located in Yakutsk, Sakha, Russian Federation, and was formerly known as Yakutsk National University with a long history. Yakutsk State University was founded in 1956, and now has three branches: Peace City Institute of Technology, Neriangri Institute of Technology and Chukchi Campus. Today, the Federal University of Northeast Russia plays an important role in Russia's education, culture, economy, politics, international and social fields. It is also one of the universities in the world. Known as the "Diamond" University.