Each student, finishing 11th grade, is confronted with the question of which profession to connect his life with and which university to choose. At the moment, there are a large number of universities in Penza, so that every applicant will find exactly the institution that will fully satisfy his desires and opportunities.
Top universities
To date, the city has 12 higher educational institutions, among them both public and private. The most popular are:
- PSU Architecture and Construction - was founded in 1958 on the basis of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of FDI. There are 4 institutes in the university, each of which has its own faculties and directions.
- Moscow University named after S. Yu. Witte is a branch in the city of Penza. This institution is the very first non-governmental educational institution, which received the right to issue state-issued diplomas to graduates.
- Penza State Technological Academy. This institution has a 50-year history and is the leading institution among all technical universities in the region.
- Penza Artillery Engineering Institute named after the Chief Marshal of Artillery N. N. Voronov (branch). Established in 1998, today it is one of the leading institutes in the country producing artillery engineers.
- PSPU named after V. G. Belinsky. The university has a multi-level system of education, it provides pre-university education and postgraduate education. The institution has been operating for 70 years.
- Penza State University. It was formed due to the institute from Odessa transferred to Penza. Opened its doors in 1943 and still works in full mode.
Penza universities with budget places
In Penza, there are only 8 higher education institutions that accept applicants to budget places. Each of them has a rather high passing score.
Applicants have the opportunity not only to go to the budget according to the results of exams in these universities in Penza, but also to apply for benefits or through olympiads. This is designed to make higher education accessible to all segments of the population.
Benefits for admission
There are several types of benefits for which you can go to Penza universities (the list above) to a budget place without passing entrance exams and passing the competition. The winners of the All-Russian Olympiads in various subjects, participants and winners of the Olympics and Paralympics, as well as world champions in various sports can apply for such admission. If the future student is a participant in sports, then he will be able to enter a budget place only at faculties with areas related to sports or coaching.
More than 10% of budget places are allocated to people with disabilities of the 1st and 2nd groups, disabled children and applicants who became disabled at the time of military service in the Russian army.
In order to study on a budgetary basis, it is necessary to provide all the documents listed in the requirements of the university (it is worth notarizing all copies if the applicant has social benefits). Foreign citizens who do not have any benefits or scholarships, go to paid tuition only according to the results of internal tests (Russian language and mathematics - the main exams).
Budget revenue in Penza
Universities of Penza provide budget places for all specialties. The possibility of free education for many low-income families is the only chance to get a higher education and gain a foothold in a big city.
The budget revenue system today is very effective. If a person really knows the subject, then it will not be difficult for him to score a sufficient number of points and go around other students to get the right to free education.
Admission according to the exam results is the most common. Everything is simple here: it’s enough to get the highest score when passing the exam, and all training will be at the expense of the state.
And since the exams are exactly the same in every school in the country, they ideally show the knowledge of each student, and already on the results table those students are selected who, on the basis of the results of testing their knowledge, can study in budget places.
Paid training
In addition to free tuition, Penza universities also provide a contract. Admission to paid tuition is much easier than to budget. As a rule, there is practically no competition there. Very often, future students are concerned about the question of whether it is possible to get paid education if there is not the required number of points for the exam.
If, according to the results of the Unified State Examination, less than the minimum number of points is scored in some subject, but it is required in the specialty chosen by the student, then admission in the current year is impossible.
But at the same time, one should not forget that the universities of Penza also have their own minimum grades for admission, which is slightly at odds with the official requirements for the exam. It is worth considering that this score cannot be lower than it was established by Rosobrnadzor.
All Penza universities hold on to students studying on a fee basis. Therefore, the admission process itself is much easier for them, and then learning is easier.
Distance learning
To date, distance learning is particularly popular. Universities of Penza do not provide such an opportunity to future students. However, it is soon planned to introduce online training. Penza universities (public and private) are already starting to hold open house days and are inviting 11th grade students to choose their future profession.