Perm State Institute of Culture (PSIC; , ''Permskiy gosudarstvennyy institut kul'tury''; ''PGIK'') is a state institution of

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located in the city of

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, the administrative centre of

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. This is the only musical institution of higher education in the region.

History

On 26 March 1975, the ''Perm Institute of Culture'' (''PIC'') was formed, which trained

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and

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workers for the Kirov and Perm Oblasts, as well as the

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and

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. From the moment of its foundation, the institute had the only musical specialty –

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s. A few years later, the institute added training for

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s and other musical specialties. In 1991, the ''PIC'' was renamed into the ''Perm State Institute of Art and Culture'' (''PSIAC''). In 2013, the experimental faculty “ Conservatory” was created at ''PSIAC'', which teaches in all musical specialties. In the same year, ''PSIAC'' was renamed into the ''Perm State Academy of Arts and Culture''. In 2015, it was renamed into the ''Perm State Institute of Culture'' (''PSIC''). For the period from 1975 to 2020, the ''PSIC'' produced 14.5 thousand specialists.

Structure

The institute has 5 faculties (Faculty of Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Technologies; Faculty of Documentary and Information Communications; Faculty of Arts; Faculty of Arts and Education; Faculty of Additional and Innovative Education) and 15 departments (chairs).

References

External links

Official site
{{authority control Universities and colleges in Perm, Russia Educational institutions established in 1975 1975 establishments in the Soviet Union