Moscow State University of Civil Engineering or MGSU (Russian: Московский Государственный Строительный Университет - МГСУ) is a higher education institution located in Moscow, Russia. MGSU is considered to be flagship of technical science, professional education and advanced research of the civil engineering field within the Russian Federation. The university holds the status of National Research University which is a federal embodiment for universities aimed to be the core of modernization of science and education sector.