Institute of International Relations is a private academic institution located in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It has a state accreditation. It is one of the oldest private higher education providers in Yekaterinburg, and was originally established as the Yekaterinburg College of Foreign Languages in 1994 by the Urals Architecture and Art Academy and private individuals. Formerly a liberal arts college, it has been preparing professional translators. The institute has been conferring specialist degrees since 1997.