Ufa State Institute of Arts named after Zagir Ismagilov, UGII

• Location: Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia;
• Age of students: from 17 years;
• Type: mixed;
• Language of instruction: Russian.

Z. Ismagilov State Museum of Music was founded on June 5, 1968 on the basis of the educational and consulting center of the Gnessin State Music and Pedagogical Institute (now the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music) that functioned in Ufa. Z. Ismagilov UGII is the only higher educational institution of the Republic of Bashkortostan that produces professional personnel in the field of musical, theatrical, choreographic and fine arts.

The University has 4 faculties:

• Musical;
• Theatrical;
• Fine Arts;
• Bashkir music.

Research work at the Z. Ismagilov UGII is carried out in the following areas:

• Problems of poetics, semantics and meaningful interpretation of music;
• Problems of methodology, history and theory of music pedagogy;
• Problems of theoretical and historical musicology;
• Culture and art of Bashkortostan;
• Problems of performing arts;
• Historical and theoretical problems of fine and theatrical art.

The results of research work are concentrated in:

• Monographs;
• monographic essays;
• collections of scientific articles.

The most important strategic achievement of the scientific activity of the Z. Ismagilov UGII is the publication of a specialized journal "Problems of Musical Science".

The teaching staff of the university is represented by 104 scientific and pedagogical workers, including:

• 6 Doctors of Science;
• 27 candidates of science;
• 32 professors;
• 46 associate professors.

The student hostel is located in a 9-12-storey building, consisting of 5 blocks, with a ground floor, a basement and an attic.

In the hostel there are:

• first-aid post;
• lounge;
• laundry and ironing room;
• correspondence rooms;
• parents' room;
• sports and gym;
• Ayguzel Dance Hall;
• cloakroom;
• reading room;
• children's room.

Internet access is available in the living rooms.

In the building of the institute there is a café for 70 seats and a buffet for 15 seats.

Z. Ismagilov UGII annually implements more than 100 creative projects:

• monographic concerts;
• Performances;
• Exhibition;
• Contests;
• creation of works of musical and artistic-fine arts;
• concert performances;
• participation in festivals;
• creative projects;
• Celebrations;
• theatrical performances and performances.

Students of the Z. Ismagilov UGII are repeated laureates and diploma winners of international, all-Russian and republican festivals-competitions. Students of the university successfully perform in:

• scientific conferences;
• Festivals;
• concerts and competitions;
• folklore festivals and theatrical performances;
• art exhibitions and traveling events in the cities of Russia.

Traditional in the Institute is to hold concerts to:

• Days:
  • defenders of the Fatherland;
  • Music;
  • Initiations into students;
  • Elderly;
  • Russia;
  • the Republic of Bashkortostan;
  • the city of Ufa;
• professional holidays:
  • educators;
  • Agriculture;
  • Medicine;
  • police, etc.

Students of the university take part in city actions of a patriotic orientation:

• "St. George's Ribbon";
• "Watch of Memory";
• The Immortal Regiment;
• "Lessons of War";
• "Minute of Silence";
• "My country through my eyes";
• "Victory Letter";
• "Native Embrace";
• "Letter to a Veteran";
• "Give me a ride to a veteran!"

Student volunteers participate in charity events:

• Mercy;
• "Week of Goodness".

The following forms of extracurricular activities are actively involved:

• Annual collective visits:
  • performances in BGToiB;
  • premiere productions in drama theaters;
  • concerts and other events in the Bashkortostan State Philharmonic Society named after Kh. Akhmetov;
  • Museums;
  • art exhibitions;
• excursions to historical memorable places and museums of Ufa:
  • Friendship Monument;
  • monument to S. Yulaev;
  • monument to A. Matrosov and M. Gubaydullin;
  • monument to Z. Ismagilov;
  • monument to M. Karim;
  • M. Gafuri Museum;
  • National Museum of the Republic of Belarus;
  • Art Museum named after M. Nesterov;
  • house-museums named after S. Aksakov, A. Tyulkin;
  • Museum of the 112th (16th Guards) Bashkir Cavalry Division;
• visits to creative workshops of leading artists and sculptors;
• meetings with veterans of war and labor, soldiers of the Ufa garrison, with labor and youth collectives;
• meetings of the Philosophical Student Society of the UGII;
• questioning of first-year students on issues of social adaptation;
• holding a university competition of wall newspapers on the topic of countering negative trends in the youth environment.

Within the walls of the university there are several sports sections.

Students of the Institute take an active part in the organization of actions:

• "Night of Museums";
• "Theatre Night";
• "Symphonic Night".

The Institute has:

• the main educational building;
• garage boxes;
• educational building;
• sports complex;
• carpentry shop;
• dormitory for students.

The main educational building houses music faculties. The building of the main building of the Institute is an architectural monument of federal significance - "The Building of the Noble Assembly".

The second educational building is intended for the Theater Faculty and the Faculty of Fine Arts, located in the building-monument of regional significance "Ovchinnikova Progymnasium".

All premises of the Institute are equipped with furniture, computers and necessary office equipment.

The university has:

• theater for 310 seats;
• a large concert hall named after F.I. Chaliapin for 224 seats;
• a small concert hall with 104 seats;
• library with a reading room for 36 seats;
• branch of the library for 40 seats;
• 2 computer classes;
• sound recording laboratory with a fund;
• folklore cabinet;
• workshops for drawing and painting;
• language room;
• dining room (café "Lira") for 60 seats;
• a health service point;
• editorial board of the journal "Problems of Music Science";
• music listening room for 15 seats;
• Museum of the Institute.

In the second educational building there is a classroom for sculptors, equipped with:

• muffle furnace for firing ceramics with a volume of 316 liters;
• machines for the sculptor "Barcelona" - 20 pcs.;
• machines for sculptor "Standard" — 6 pcs.;
• anatomical model (skeleton);
• power tools.

The Institute has a sports complex with a large gaming sports and gym, locker rooms.

Classrooms of the Institute are equipped with musical instruments (more than 60 items).

The educational theater of the university has:

• a stage equipped with sound and lighting equipment, grates, lifts and two spotlights;
• auditorium for 288 seats with sign language interpretation;
• sewing shop;
• props workshop;
• costume shop;
• lighting shop;
• sound operator;
• recording studio;
• dressing room;
• storage room for decorations;
• hall;
• ventilation chamber;
• director's office;
• Shower.

The Faculty of Fine Arts has:

• workshops for drawing and painting;
• exhibition gallery;
• etching class;
• plastic anatomy class;
• a computer lab.

On the balance of the institute there are the following vehicles:

• NefAZ bus with 44 passenger seats;
• KAMAZ 55112 dump truck;
• loader MKSM 800;
• minibus "GAZelle 32213" for 13 seats;
• Cars.

The academic year begins on September 1 and is divided into two semesters, each of which ends with a test-examination session in accordance with the curriculum of the relevant educational program.

Additional expenses of students may include a fee for accommodation in a hostel (for non-residents), meals, leisure and other expenses.

The following documents are required for admission:

• passport;
• document on education - a certificate or diploma;
• documents confirming special rights, individual achievements and benefits;
• photography.

You can submit an application for admission and documents in person, by mail or online.

The competition based on the results of entrance examinations is 2.5 people per place.

The bulk of graduates are employed in institutions of culture and art, educational institutions of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Russia.

Applicants to the university must meet the following requirements:

• age from 17 years;
• completed education not lower than secondary complete general, confirmed by the relevant document;
• successful completion of the creative test.

The minimum number of points according to the results of the Unified State Exam:

• Literature : 45;
• Russian language — 55.

Students of the university have the opportunity to receive the following types of scholarships:

• state academic;
• state social;
• scholarships of the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation;
• scholarship of the Academic Council.

In addition, the university provides material support to students who find themselves in a difficult life situation.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision