Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky, YSPU

• Location: Yaroslavl, Russia;
• Age of students: from 17 years;
• Type of training: mixed;
• Language of instruction: Russian.

YSPU was founded on July 6, 1908 as a teacher's institute in Yaroslavl.

The university practices traditional forms of organization of the educational process:

• lecture;
• practical and seminar classes;
• extracurricular work.

The structure of YSPU includes:

• Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology;
• Institute for the Development of Human Resources;
• Faculty of Defectology;
• Faculty of History;
• Faculty of Education;
• Faculty of Foreign Languages;
• Faculty of Natural Geography;
• Faculty of Russian Philology and Culture;
• Faculty of Social Management;
• Faculty of Physical Education;
• Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.

The main scientific directions of YSPU:

• Methodology for the synthesis of original heterocyclic compounds;
• Problems of hemorheology and microcirculation;
• Power, politics, society in Russia;
• History of foreign and colonial policy;
• The origins of the Russian literary tradition;
• Philological aspects of the interaction of cultures;
• Study of the features of the development of the Russian language;
• Interaction of teachers and students in a small rural school;
• Theoretical foundations of pedagogical regulation of social relations of students;
• Theory and practice of mass communication;
• Theory and methodology of physical education;
• Formation of professional readiness of students to work with a child of early and preschool age in the context of continuous pedagogical education;
• Determination of the content and technology of training teachers of mathematics;
• Professional development of a physics teacher: innovative technologies;
• Theoretical and methodological foundations of historical science and historical education;
• Additional education of children as a factor in the development of the regional education system;
• Methodology and history of psychology;
• Psychology of professional activity;
• Methodology of history and theory of culture;
• Work with children with developmental disabilities.

YSPU is the owner of 282 objects of intellectual property.

YSPU has the Center for Transfer of Pharmaceutical Technologies named after M.V. Dorogov, which is the core of the pharmaceutical cluster of the Yaroslavl region, which organizes the process of developing substances for medicines, ensuring the relationship between science and the real sector of the economy.

The university has three dormitories with 1188 beds.

With the active participation of the joint council of students in creative, organizational and mass work, optimal conditions have been created for the organization of student leisure, the development of creative interests:

• the "Pedagogical Olympiad" and "Spartakiad" were organized in a new format;
• on the basis of the university, the pedagogical detachment "Constellation" and the student theater "Key" were created;
• The number of students participating in the most significant intra-university competitions has increased:
  • festival "Student Spring";
  • "For the first time on the first", etc.;
• The creative activity of students has increased within the framework of the program of civil and patriotic education:
  • competition "A story that everyone should know", etc.

As part of the development of student sports and sports and recreational work, the total number of events has increased both at the university and at the faculties:

• sports festivals;
• University Spartakiad;
• performances of the national teams of the university at competitions of the All-Russian and International levels;
• development of the YSPU-sport student association;
• a football team was created to participate in mini-football tournaments in the Yaroslavl region.

University volunteers participate in events at the municipal, regional and federal levels.

• cooperation with foreign universities and research centers;
• targeted training at state-funded places.

The material and technical base of the university includes:

• 7 educational and laboratory buildings;
• Center for Transfer of Pharmaceutical Technologies named after M.V. Dorogov;
• sports building;
• Dining room;
• 3 dormitories;
• Research, Educational and Production Center "Lyutovo";
• Botanical Garden;
• Workshops;
• garage.

To organize and conduct all types of classes, the university has a sufficient classroom fund:

• Audience:
  • 48 - for 15-20 people;
  • 64 - for 25-30 people;
  • 17 — for 50-60 people;
  • 6 — for 75-80 people;
  • 11 — per 100 people;
• Classrooms;
• equipped classrooms with interactive whiteboards, TVs, multimedia projectors, office equipment;
• gyms, playgrounds.

The university has 1071 personal computers.

In the structure of the university:

• Dorogov Center for Construction and Technology;
• 15 research laboratories;
• 3 scientific and educational centers;
• 4 small innovative enterprises;
• The Research Center of the Russian Academy of Education, which coordinates the work of six laboratories in priority areas of scientific research.

The academic year begins on September 1 and is divided into two semesters, each ending with a test and examination session in accordance with the academic session. In the school year, holidays are established with a total duration of at least 7 weeks.

Additional expenses of students may include accommodation fees (for nonresidents), meals, leisure and other expenses.

Applicants to YSPU submit:

• identity document, citizenship;
• document on education;
• 1 photograph 3x4 cm;
• documents confirming special rights for admission and/or the creation of special conditions for entrance examinations;
• a document confirming the right to admission within a special quota;
• Documents confirming individual achievements4
• SNILS (if any);
• medical certificate.

You can apply for admission and documents in person, by mail or online.

The contingent of YSPU students is about 7500 people. The average competition for the university is 11 people per place.

The main employers of graduates are educational institutions of Yaroslavl and the Yaroslavl region.

Applicants to the university must meet the following requirements:

• age from 17 years;
• completed education is not lower than secondary complete general, confirmed by the relevant document.

The minimum number of points according to the results of the exam:

• mathematics — 39;
• social studies, 45;
• biology, 39;
• Russian language — 40;
• informatics and ICTs, 44;
• physics — 39;
• geography — 40;
• foreign language – 30;
• literature — 40;
• history — 35;
• chemistry — 39.

The following types of scholarships are paid at YSPU:

• State Academic;
• Increased state academic;
• State social;
• Increased state social;
• the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation;
• Scholarship named after A.I. Solzhenitsyn;
• Scholarship named after D.S. Likhachev;
• Scholarship named after E.T. Gaidar;
• students of preparatory departments.

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

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision