Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities or Moscow State University for Humanities named after M.A. Sholokhov () was founded in 1951 as Moscow Pedagogical Institute for Correspondence Studies (). Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities bears an honorary name of

Mikhail Sholokhov Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov ( rus, Михаил Александрович Шолохов, p=ˈʂoləxəf; – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life ...

- a Russian writer who won the

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in 1965. It has been merged with

Moscow State Pedagogical University Moscow State Pedagogical University or Moscow State University of Education is an educational and scientific institution in Moscow, Russia, with eighteen faculties and seven branches operational in other Russian cities. The institution had under ...

in 2015.

Ratings

In 2002 Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities was ranked by

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among 10 best pedagogical universities in Russia. It also ranked Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities among 14 best pedagogical and linguistic universities in Russia in 2005 (out of 78 rated).

Survey

An anonymous survey was recently conducted among current students and alumni. The university was evaluated on twelve criteria on a 5-point scale where higher score is better: # Drug abuse among students/faculty – Excellent (5.00 points) # Bribery among faculty and administrators – Excellent (5.00 points) # Control over students' attendance – Good (4.21 points) # Qualification of faculty – Good (4.17 points) # Administrative control over level of students' knowledge – Good (4.12 points) # Quality of teaching foreign languages – Good (4.02 points) # Balanced combination of classes in curriculum – Some issues (3.99 points) # Quality of education meets national standards – Some issues (3.97 points) # Facilities – Some issues (3.56 points) # Job placement/career services – Problem (3.40 points) # Athletics and arts – Major problem (2.95 points) # Technology and learning aids – Major problem (2.94 points)

Faculty

355 members of the faculty hold

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degree, 311 have appointments as

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s. 121 members of the faculty hold

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degree, 188 have appointments as Professors. Among the faculty, there are 9 fellows o
Russian Academy of Education
38 fellows of international academies. About 70% of the faculty hold

degrees.

Students and alumni

The university has
branches
in Russia, the total student body of Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities exceeds 36,000 people, about half of them in Moscow. The university's overall annual enrollment is about 8,000 students. The total number of living alumni exceeds 80,000 people.

Academic programs

Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities is a large public university that offers a variety of programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. This university is well known in Russia for its programs in Education (Pedagogy) and Special Education.

Undergraduate degrees

Undergraduate academic programs that lead to the

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after 5 years of study are offered by 17 departments of the university: Biology and Geography; Information Science and Mathematics; Psychology; Elementary Education; Pedagogy and Psychology; Pre-school Education; Special Education; European Languages; Foreign Languages; Philology; Journalism; Law; Technology and Entrepreneurship; Arts; Culture and Performing Arts; Design; History. In 2002, the university first offered a joined program with the

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that leads to a bachelor's degree in Jewish History and Culture.

Graduate degrees

Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities offers graduate degrees of

in 15 fields of study: Physics and Mathematics; Biology; History; Economics; Philosophy; Philology (Linguistics); Geography; Education; Art (Art History); Architecture; Psychology; Sociology; Political Science; Cultural Studies; Geoscience (Earth Science). Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities offers graduate degrees of

in 3 fields study: History; Philology (Linguistics); and Education.

Recent developments

The university recently engaged in various political education and activism projects, in support of the leading Russian political party –

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. For example, the university was a provider of educational services at the Seliger-2009 National Youth Forum. Head of the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities, Vladimir Nechaev, met with the Prime Minister of Russia

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. Head of the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities, Vladimir Nechaev, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Provost of

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Robert (Bob) Sternberg.

Branches

University have a branches in following localities: *

Anapa Anapa (, , ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov. As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 81,863. It is one of the largest ...

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* Balabanovo,

Kaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Kaluga. The Russian Census (2021), 2021 Russian Census found a population o ...

Derbent Derbent, also historically known as Darband, or Derbend, is the southernmost city in Russia. It is situated along the southeastern coast of the Dagestan, Republic of Dagestan, occupying the narrow gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucas ...

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...

Yegoryevsk Yegoryevsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District, Moscow Oblast, Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Guslitsa River southeast of ...

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

Sverdlovsk oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblastʹ, p=svʲɪrdˈlofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the c ...

Zheleznovodsk Zheleznovodsk () is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Population: Etymology The name of the town literally means ''iron-water-place'', as the mineral waters springing from the earth in Zheleznovodsk were believed to have high content of iron. ...

, Stavropol Krai *

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* Likino-Dulevo,

* Pokrov,

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, Stavropol Krai *

Sergiyev Posad Sergiyev Posad ( rus, Сергиев Посад, p=ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat) is a city that is the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: The city contains the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergi ...

Sterlitamak Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ; ) is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya ...

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* Stupino,

Tomsk Tomsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, on the Tom (river), Tom River. Population: Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It has six univers ...

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* Ufa,

Cheboksary Cheboksary is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the Cheboksary Reservoir. Its area is .Resolution #2083 The satellite city ...

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Shadrinsk Shadrinsk () is a town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Iset River ( Ob's basin) northwest of Kurgan. Population: History Shadrinsk was founded in 1662 as an agricultural and trade settlement. Shadrinsk hosted th ...

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Notable Alumni

See also: Graduates of M. A. Sholokhov Moscow State University Abyzov, Mikhail Anatolyevich — Russian entrepreneur, statesman and public figure, Minister of the Russian Federation, responsible for organizing the work of the Government Commission for Coordinating the activities of the "Open Government" (since May 21, 2012). Gravitsky, Alexey Andreevich — writer, screenwriter. Ivanov, Alexander Alexandrovich — poet-parodist, permanent host of the TV show "Around Laughter" (1978-1990). Kryukov, Nikita Valeryevich — skier, Olympic champion (Vancouver, 2010), two-time world champion in 2013 in individual and team sprint. Kanevsky, Eduard Evgenievich — TV and radio presenter, writer, journalist. Masterkova, Svetlana Aleksandrovna — Olympic champion, world, European and Russian champion in middle-distance running. Morilov, Nikolay Sergeevich — skier, Olympic bronze medalist (Vancouver, 2010). Pavlenko, Veronika Evgenievna (pseudonym Tsarevna Budur) is a textile artist, teacher, curator, gallery owner. Panzhinsky, Alexander Eduardovich — skier, Olympic silver medalist (Vancouver, 2010). Plekhanov, Yuri Sergeevich — Soviet party and statesman, lieutenant General, member of the State Emergency Committee. Romanova, Tamara Yuryevna — artist. Kirill Yakovlevich Segal is a Russian linguist, a leading researcher at the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Saveliev, Sergey Vyacheslavovich — Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor. Skoch Andrey Vladimirovich— Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the III, IV, V, VI and VII convocations

References

External links

Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities
official website.
The Open University of Israel
official website.
Russian Academy of Education
official website (available only in Russian). {{DEFAULTSORT:Sholokhov Moscow State University For Humanities Universities and colleges established in 1951 Universities in Moscow Education in the Soviet Union 1951 establishments in Russia