Moscow Pedagogical State University

Moscow Pedagogical State University is one of the oldest and the most prominent teacher-training Universities in Russia. The University was established in 1872 and it has still remained the national center of education, research and methodology. Its high quality academic staff has been associated with world-renowned names like S. Chaplygin, V. Guerrier, V. Klyuchevsky, A.Losev, O. Schmidt, I. Tamm, K. Timiryazev, V. Vernadsky, L. Vygotsky, N. Zelinsky and others. Nowadays the University prepares specialists in all spheres of education as well as in many non-pedagogical programmes. 12 Institutes and 4 faculties of Moscow Pedagogical State University offer more than 600 graduate, postgraduate and professional development programmes. With its international outlook and interdisciplinary atmosphere educational institution attracts many foreign students from 75 countries giving the opportunity to live in one of its dormitories.

Moscow Pedagogical State University is longing to create the pedagogical university of the XXI century adopting a fundamental approach to education that combines subject-area specifics, psychology and pedagogy disciplines, taking into account national history, University’s traditions and student personality as well as advanced ideas and demands of society.

Foundation year:1872
Short name:MSPU
Type:Public
Students:20700
Faculty:1750
Faculty/Students Ratio:12:1
Region:Europe
Location:Moscow