Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University

Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University

Магілёўскі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Аркадзя Куляшова
Type	Public
Established	1913
Rector	Konstantin Bondarenko
Students	7600
Location	Mogilev , Belarus
Website	http://www.msu.mogilev.by

Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University — is a large regional educational and scientific centre situated in Mogilev city, Belarus.

Administration

Rector: Konstantin Bondarenko, Ph.D. in history, associate professor, The Republic of Belarus Honored Worker of Education

First pro-rector: Mikhail Vishnevsky, Doctor of philosophy, professor, correspondent-member of The Republic of Belarus Academy of Sciences

Pro-rector for education: Nikolay Buzuk, Ph.D. in philology, associate professor

Pro-rector for education: Vladimir Yasev, Ph.D. in political science, associate professor

Pro-rector for scientific work: Aleksey Ivanov, Ph.D. in philology

Pro-rector for administration and maintenance: Vladimir Karmyzov

Acting director of The continuing education and upgrade training college: Zhanna Barsukova, Ph.D. in psychology, associate professor

The Head of International Relations Department: Sergei Machekin

History

The official date of the Mogilev Teachers' School foundation is the 1 July 1913

In December 1918 The Teachers' School was reorganized into Teachers-Training College and received a status of higher educational establishment. It trained specialists in social sciences and history, physics and mathematics, biology, literature and arts, pre-school workers. In 1934 the college departments were reorganized into faculties of history, geography, language and literature (Russian and Byelorussian departments). In 1937 The Teachers-Training College opened the Teachers' School with two-year course of study. The post-graduate studies department was organized in 1938. This period is characterized by the considerable improvement of the College equipment. In 1931 it received a three-storied building with well-equipped classrooms and laboratories. A gymnasium, a shooting gallery, four-storied residence hall were built a little later. More than 2000 students studied and 69 teachers worked at the College in 1941. Over 1200 pedagogical workers were trained during 10 years before World War II. The Mogilev State Teachers-Training College renewed its activity in 1944 consisting of three faculties: history, geography, and language and literature. 570 students started their daytime training and 357 studied by correspondence. 16 teachers worked at the College then, 4 of them had academic degrees. In 1946 the number of students reached its prewar level, and from the middle 1950s the College became one of the largest higher schools in Belarus with over 3000 students and 119 teachers including 39 associate professors and PhDs. New faculties and departments opened in time: the faculty of physics and mathematics - in 1949; the faculty of pedagogy and methods of primary education - in 1958; the faculty of preschool education (today the faculty of pedagogy and psychology of childhood) - in 1978; the faculty of military service and sports (today the faculty of physical training) - in 1981; the biology faculty (the faculty of natural sciences since 1997) - in 1990; the facuilty of pre-university training and professional orientation - in 1997; the faculty of foreign languages - in 1999. A new residence hall was built in 1959 with a health centre and a dining hall, and a new gymnasium was constructed soon afterward. The biological studying centre for students' practical education was opened in the suburb of Mogilev. In 1970 the College received a new five-storied educational building in Kosmonavtov street. It has classrooms, laboratories, gymnasia, a library, a dining hall. The library has grown significantly and now contains about 500 000 volumes.

In 1978 the College was given a name of Arkadiy Kuleshov - the classic of Belarusian literature, and native Mogilev region resident. In the mid 1980s the College became a three-times winner of the All-Union competition among teachers-training colleges and was awarded by The Red Banner, left at the college forever after the third winning.

In 1997 the College passed the state accreditation and was reorganized into the Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University. Today it has 3 educational buildings, 3 sport complexes, a stadium, a training-rehabilitation centre, the biological studying centre "Lyubuzh", 3 residence halls, 2 dining halls, the Health prophylactic centre, the cafe "Labirint", several museums, the laboratories of printing, information technologies, educational television, over 100 classrooms. The university has 10 faculties, providing training specialists in 31 specialities, as well as the faculty of additional training that prepare students for cultural and educational activities with children at schools and other educational centres. Pedagogical and research work is realized at 38 departments where over 450 specialists work. Among them about 200 have academic degrees, including 25 doctors and professors. There are more than 7600 students, 4300 of them are daytime students.

During a long period of time the University had been developing as poly-pedagogical. It trains teachers of almost all subjects of secondary schools curricula, and specialists for pre-school establishments. Since 1998 the University trains specialists for other branches of economy. Research work of the University scientists is realized mainly in accordance with state programs, orders of the Ministry of education and the National Academy of Sciences. Such problems are being worked at as "The continuing training of a teacher under conditions of a teaching complex", "Magnetosphere of the Earth", "Thin layers optics", "Archaeological monuments of Belarus", "The past and the present in the literary process", "The problems of human organism adaptation to factors of external surroundings", and others.

The students and the teachers of all faculties have every opportunities of creative self-expression at the literary association "Natkhnenne", at numerous clubs. The University publishes the scientific and methodical magazine "The news of The Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University" and the newspaper "The University Bulletin".

The Structure of the University

There are 11 departments at the University:

* Department of Science,

* Department of Foreign languages,

* Departmenty of History,

* Department of Pedagogics and Psychology of Childhood,

* Department of Elementary Education,

* Department of Slavonic Filology,

* Department of Phisycs and Mathematics,

* Department of Physical Training,'

* Department of Economics and Law.'

Teaching and research work carried out by 38 chairs. There are more than 450 full-time teachers, about 200 of them have advanced degrees and titles, including 25 doctors and professors. The university has more than 7,600 students, 4,300 of whom are day-time students.

In addition the university has includes:

* Institute for Advanced Studies and Retraining,

* Social and Humanities College,

* Gorki Pedagogical College.

International Relations

Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University has collaboration agreements with the higher educational establishments in Russia, Poland, the Ukraine, Germany, Moldova, Kazakhstan, etc. Today the University has 40 international cooperation agreements with foreign partners. International collaboration is based on short-term educational activities (master classes, workshops, seminars, and lectures), student and staff exchange, competitions, festivals, conferences, and individual research. The work is carried out in order to increase the number of international students at the University faculties. The total number of foreign students studying at the Mogilev State University is 120. Today foreign students have an opportunity:

To get higher education at 10 departments of the University. To study at the department of pre-university training and professional orientation. The tuition lasts for 8 months and provides training in the Russian language and chosen specialty. If a student passes final examination successfully he has an opportunity to enter the Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University without entrance examination. To study the Russian language courses. To enter magistracy (1 year) or postgraduate courses (3 year).

Notable alumni

• Lukashenko Alexandr Grigorievich
• Marzaluk, Igor Alexandrovich

References

1. ↑ The History of Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University (1913—1940 гг.): documents / written by.: A.G.Ageev, K.M.Bondarenko, V.P.Klimkovich — Mogilev: MSU named after Kuleshov, 2008. — 216 p. 2.↑ http://msu.mogilev.by The official web page of the University

See also

• Template:Ref-ru Могилёвский Государственный Университет имени А.Кулешова
• Template:Ref-en A List of Modern European University
• Template:Ref-enList of Universities in Belarus

rus:Могилёвский государственный университет имени А. А. Кулешова