Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University

MY UNIVERSITY

Docere est discere

(“First study then teach.” – the slogan of VSSPU.)

Warm-up activity

Answer the questions.

1. What is the name of the university you study at?

2. What faculty do you study at?

3. Are you a first year student?

4. What exams did you have to pass to enter the university?

5. Do you like studying at the university? Why?

Reading

1. Look through the new words.

institution учреждение, заведение

to be founded быть основанным

department отделение

immediately сразу же

scientific research center научно-исследовательский центр

graduate выпускник

establishment учреждение, заведение

part-time student студент заочного отделения

postgraduate магистрант, аспирант

branch филиал

boys’ pedagogical lyceum мужской педагогический лицей

kindergarten детский сад

to carry out проводить, вести

staff штат сотрудников

corresponding member член-корреспондент

degree степень

activities деятельность

to prepare подготовить

Read and translate the text.

Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University

Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University is one of the major and leading pedagogical institutions of higher learning in the Russian Federation. It was founded on the 22^nd of May in 1931 as Stalingrad Industrial Pedagogical Institute. On the 1^st of October 1931 the first lectures began in four departments of the Institute.

In 1932 the Institute got the name of Stalingrad State Pedagogical Institute.

The Institute was destroyed during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. But the reconstruction of it began immediately after the victory over the fascists in Stalingrad in 1943.

After the Great Patriotic War Stalingrad State Pedagogical Institute was situated in the building of Akademicheskaya Street (now it is Building No. 2). The Main Building of the Institute was constructed in 1959. Building No. 1 was built next to it in 1998.

On January 19, 1949 the Institute was named after the famous writer Alexander Serafimovitch.

During the 60s and 70s of the 20^th century the famous scientific research centers were opened at the institute.

In 1992 the institute got the status of the university and the name of Volgograd State Pedagogical University (VSPU).

In 2004 the university won the “International European Quality Contest” in the nomination “100 Best Universities”.

During the last ten years the university is among ten best pedagogical and linguistic universities in Russia due to the high standards of knowledge and professionalism of the graduates.

Since 2011 our university has the name of Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University (VSSPU).

Nowadays the university is one of the most popular educational establishments in our country. There are full-time students, part-time students, foreign students and postgraduates.

Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University is an educational complex. It has its branch in Mikhailovka, Volgograd Region. There are three pedagogical colleges, the gymnasium, the boys’ pedagogical lyceum, schools and kindergartens which are the part of the complex.

Teaching and research are carried out by highly qualified staff. There are Academicians, Doctors of Science and Candidates of Science. Many of them are professors and corresponding members of the Russian Education Academy and International Academies.

The university offers courses leading to higher degrees in all areas of education and other professional fields: Bachelor (4-5 years of studying), Master (2 years of studying), Candidate of Science (3-4 years of studying), and Doctor of Science (3-4 years of studying).

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