Moscow Pedagogical State University

• Year of foundation: 1872
• Location: Moscow, Russia
• Age of students: from 18 years.
• Language of instruction: Russian
• Type of study: public university.

Moscow Pedagogical State University is one of the leading educational institutions in Moscow, the top pedagogical university in Russia.

On November 1, 1872, the Russian historian V. Guerrye founded the "Women's Courses of Higher Education" - the first educational institution for women in Russia with the approval of the Emperor of Russia Alexander II.  Prior to that, women could only get higher education abroad. Since 1874, women have been enrolled in three-year courses in the following disciplines:

• Russian, foreign literature
• history
• physics
• mathematics
• ancient, modern languages.

In 1918, the university was named "Second Moscow State University", the Pedagogical Faculty was founded in 1921. Among the outstanding professors worked P. Blonsky, L. Vygotsky, S. Shatsky, O. Schmidt.

In 1990, the educational institution was transformed into the "Moscow Pedagogical State University". Today it unites 14 institutes, 3 faculties, 59 research schools, 1 secondary school, 10 research centers.

Moscow Pedagogical State University offers non-gorod/foreign students accommodation in dormitories.

Cultural projects of MPGU:

• Television channel
• Chamber Choir
• Cantus Firmus Chamber Orchestra
• Art School
• "Physiology of Moscow"
• Art Center
• Author's song.

Sports events:

• Olympics
• MPGU teams in game sports
• Rector's Cup
• Mini-football tournament in memory of the rector of MPGU V.L. Matrosov
• Chess Club
• Aesthetic gymnastics team.

1. Moscow Pedagogical State University organizes international programs in which more than 60 researchers took part: they publish scientific articles in the world-famous scientific journals Web of Science, Scopus. The program is aimed at increasing the number and quality of scientific publications, is an effective project platform for joint work of researchers from Russia and foreign countries.
2. The University presents joint programs and double diplomas. Cooperation with China has received special development: more than 30 Chinese universities conduct student exchanges, cooperate with scientists from MPGU. On the basis of MPGU and Weinan Normal University, a joint Moscow Institute of Arts of VPU was created, which received a license from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.  Students of MPGU regularly receive grants from the Chinese government for internships and education in master's programs.
3. Moscow Pedagogical State University cooperates with the Erasmus+ Foundation: Russian students receive EU grants to study at partner universities. The university is also developing cooperation with UNESCO.
4. Among the graduates of the university of different years are teachers, scientists, journalists, writers, politicians, administrators, famous bards Yuri Vizbor and Yuri Ryashentsev, who wrote the Anthem of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute in 1953, Yuli Kim, Ada Yakusheva and others.

Gyms:

• Gym in dormitory No 1
• Gymnasium in the building of the KGF
• Universal sports hall in the building of the KGF
• Gym 1, building KGF
• Gym 2, building KGF
• Universal sports hall on Kibalčića, 6
• Universal sports hall on Kibalčića, 16
• Sports hall on The Hospital
• Sports hall on Ryazanka
• Sports hall on Tashkent
• Sports hall on Vladimirskaya.

The university is equipped with libraries, canteens, buffets, medical centers, student clinics.

• Acceptance of documents for all forms of education begins on June 19.
• Acceptance of documents for the 1st year of bachelor's degree for full-time and part-time education ends on July 12.

Admission to MPGU for bachelor's programs is carried out according to the results of the Unified State Exam. But if you have a diploma of primary vocational education / secondary vocational or higher education, then you have the right to choose: to take internal exams conducted by MPGU independently, or to provide the results of the exam.

The list of mandatory documents for applicants to undergraduate programs:

• Application of the established form
• Passport, passport copy
• Certificate of education (or copy)
• SNILS
• 2 photos 3x4
• Copy of reference 086-U*.

Minimum positive score in MPGU in 2021

• Biology – 40
• Geography – 40
• Foreign languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese) – 45
• History – 40
• Literature – 40
• Mathematics – 39
• Social Studies – 45
• Russian language – 45
• Physics – 40
• Chemistry – 40
• Informatics and ICT – 42.

The size of the state academic scholarship (for full-time students enrolled in higher education programs at the expense of budget allocations of the federal budget, having an assessment based on the results of the intermediate certification):

1. "Excellent" – 2 900₽/month.
2. "Excellent" and "Good" – 2 600₽/month.
3. "Good" – 2 400₽/month.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision