Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin

Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin is an institution providing higher education services, aiming at innovations based on up-to-date educational strategies.

The history of RSU begins in winter of 1915 with the establishment of a teacher-training institute for women. Later in 1918 it was reorganized into a pedagogical institute gaining its status of a higher educational institution. Very soon the institute became the leading educational and cultural centre of Ryazan region.

In 1993 the institute was awarded the status of a pedagogical university. And thanks to the high standard of education, fundamental science, focus on cultivating ethical values in 2003, it became a classical state university.

Today, RSU named for S.Yesenin is an ever-growing higher educational institution possessing academic, scientific and information resources and combining modern educational technologies and upholding classical Russian high educational standards in the best traditions of Russian universities.

At present Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin combines 3 institutes and 8 faculties:

Institute of foreign languages; Institute of psychology, pedagogy and social work; Institute of lifelong education; Physics and mathematics faculty; History and international relations faculty; Natural sciences and tourism faculty; Russian philology and culture faculty; Economics faculty; Sports faculty; Law faculty; Sociology and management faculty.

11 000 students acquire knowledge in 47 licensed specialties, more than 5 000 of them get intramural education.

Guided by the Bolonian process Russia has agreed to adopt the new education system. That is why Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin gradually introduces the two-level higher education system with a 4-year bachelor degree and 2-year master degree instead of a 5-year specialist “diploma”. Gradually integrating into the world educational community, RSU remains committed to the classical Russian traditions of higher education.

The University staff meets high educational standards. In the 47 faculty departments there are more than 500 teachers including 100 professors and 265 doctors, which makes Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin the leading one in the region.

More than 72 000 specialists in different fields have graduated RSU named for S.Yesenin since its foundation. More than 80% of teachers in the region are RSU graduates.

Many research schools originated in Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin. The biggest of them are new scientific unities in the sphere of pedagogy, mathematics, philology, chemistry, psychology, geography, law, economics, biology, culture-study, physics. The results of research done here are used in industry, schools, colleges and universities of Ryazan region and in other territories of Russia.

Students and teachers at RSU have a lot of opportunities for personal and professional development thanks to the modern informative environment, individual-oriented strategy of education, access to everything needed for quality self-development. More than 1000 computers of the University are united in a local net, connecting all the faculties of the dispersed campus. There are 31 computer labs in the university facilities, including classroom buildings and hostels.

The University campus includes 9 classroom buildings, 8 of which are situated in the historical centre of Ryazan. The territory of the main building also includes a sports center, biostation and St.Tatjana church. The students from outside the city have an opportunity to live in one of the 4 equipped hostels. A University sports camp is situated in the Meshera national park.

The University is also famous for its theatre “Perehod” (Passage), which is frequently awarded at regional, national and international contests.

Ryazan State University named for S.Yesenin is also famous for its sport traditions and achievements. The University teams participate in the city, regional, national and international competitions: track and field, swimming, cross-skiing, volleyball, basketball, soccer, martial arts, chess, table tennis take part. The leading sportsmen of RSU are members of Russian national teams.

Integration into the world academic society, and cooperation with biggest scientific and academic centers make it possible for the students and lecturers to act in the modern diverse and multipolar world.

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