Parenting requires special attention not only of parents but also of teachers. Volgograd Socio-Pedagogical University is a “forge of cadres” for all who wish to devote themselves to this difficult, but very interesting profession. About one thousand young specialists graduate from this higher educational institution annually and go to work in schools, colleges and universities.
Founded in 1931, the pedagogical institution has repeatedly participated in various experiments of the Ministry of Education of the USSR and the Russian Federation, aimed at improving the quality of education. As of September 2017, there are two institutes and a branch at the university, more than ten faculties work in the institution itself, where masters of pedagogy educate the younger generation.
VGSPU: the history of creation and formation
The 1930s were remembered for the fundamental transformations that affected absolutely all the inhabitants of the Soviet Union. It was then that a program was launched that aimed at getting residents of the country of primary education, which required a huge number of specialists in this field. Thanks to her, in 1931 the Volgograd Social Pedagogical University appeared, which at that time was called the Stalingrad Industrial Pedagogical Institute.
It was originally planned that in this educational institution they will train engineers and teachers, who will then go to work in technical schools, schools and FZU and carry out polytechnic there. However, already in 1932, humanitarian faculties appeared in it, and another five years later the Teacher Institute appeared at the institution, where the duration of study was only two years, and its graduates could only work in grades 5-7. By 1941, the Stalingrad Pedagogical Institute was one of the largest educational institutions in the south of the USSR; about 500 teachers graduated from it annually.
EGSPU: The Great Patriotic War and its consequences
The war, which went down in the history of mankind as the most terrible and destructive, claimed the lives of many teachers and students of the institute, which is now called the Volgograd Social and Pedagogical University. In the period from September 1942 to November 1943, the Institute suspended its work due to a lack of teaching staff and students. As a result of the war, Stalingrad was almost completely destroyed, so it was possible to restore all previously used buildings only by 1949. Around the same time, the university stopped experiencing a shortage of faculty.
In 1953, the Teachers' Institute ceased its work; its capacities were transferred to an industrial pedagogical institution. Particular emphasis in the work of the institute was placed on the teaching of foreign languages, as well as on equipping existing faculties with all the necessary capacities. Around the same time, additional sets of postgraduate studies at the faculties of pedagogy and history were opened. In 1961, the university was renamed the Volgograd State Pedagogical Institute.
VSGPU: current state of the university
The higher education institution successfully coped with the crisis years of 1990, practically without losing all its valuable teaching staff. In 2011, the university received its modern name - Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University. A year later, the Ministry of Education and Science recognized the university as ineffective and recommended closing it, but in 2013 the situation changed and the university was allowed to continue working.
In 2015, they tried to join the university to Volgograd State University, but this did not happen. At the moment, the composition of the socio-pedagogical university includes several lyceums, schools and gardens. Since 1992, university specialists have been developing projects related to continuing education. There are also more than 40 laboratories and research centers operating at the university, students master bachelors and have the right to participate in candidate and master programs, and then enroll in doctoral studies.
Volgograd Social and Pedagogical University: faculties and institutes
As of 2017, the university has 11 faculties, the most popular are those related to management and technological and economic education, as well as physics, computer science, mathematics and primary education. The university also has historical, philological, socio-pedagogical and natural-science faculties. The Department of Social, Psychological and Pedagogical Education deserves special attention, and specialists annually graduate from there, who most often hold the positions of social educators in schools.
The university also has faculties of retraining and further education, where both current students and graduates can study. Not so long ago, a faculty was opened at which foreign students study - this is the key difference between the university and many others, where such students have to either comprehend science with Russian-speaking students or study individually. The institutes of art education and foreign languages ​​stand apart, which function almost independently.
What is needed for admission?
Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University, admission to which is carried out according to standard procedures, annually receives thousands of applications from applicants. According to existing rules, a prospective student can apply for admission to only three specialties in one university. Together with him it is necessary to present a passport, as well as documents on a previous education (secondary or higher), a medical certificate in the form 086-y, USE certificates, as well as two photographs measuring 3 by 4 centimeters. If necessary, it will be necessary to submit documents confirming the presence of disabilities in the future student.
Winners and winners of the All-Russian Olympiads, members of the national teams of the Russian Federation, as well as children without parental care also have special entry rights. In all these cases, it is necessary to submit documents confirming the special situation to the selection committee of the university. Also, the applicant has the right to submit his portfolio to the selection committee, consisting of various awards, diplomas, participant certificates in contests and competitions.
Where to give documents?
If you decide to enter the Volgograd Social and Pedagogical University, the selection committee, recently renamed the Center for the formation of the contingent, is waiting for you from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 to 17:15, lunch - from 12:30 to 13 hours. On Fridays, the center operates in a shorter schedule - from 8:30 to 16:00, Saturdays and Sundays are weekends. The address of the commission: Lenin Avenue, house 27, office 0126.
In the event that the applicant does not have the opportunity to personally come to the Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University and submit documents independently, he has the right to send them by mail with a letter of declared value. A potential university student can clarify all the necessary information by contacting by contact numbers.
Where can I stay?
FSBEI Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University offers its nonresident students accommodation in one of its three hostels. To get a place, you must submit the corresponding personal application to the selection committee, the accommodation is paid, the cost can be clarified there. To check in, you must provide a direction from the selection committee, a passport, a copy of the 086-y certificate, the results of fluorography, a military ID / certificate of registration (for boys) and a couple of 3 by 4 centimeter photographs.
Each of the hostels has small gyms and classrooms with Internet access, where you can prepare for classes. Upon check-in, the commandant is obliged to conduct safety and fire safety briefings with the new tenant, as well as on handling electric and gas equipment in the hostel. A student can receive additional equipment for personal use on a paid basis under an appropriate receipt.
Passing points
For admission to the Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University (VGSPU), it is necessary to score at least the minimum passing points in the specialty of interest. The easiest way is to enter the specialty “Pedagogical Education”, each year the university recruits about 90 students to budget places in this area. To get a budget place, you need to pass the exam in Russian and foreign languages ​​and social science, the passing score, consisting of the test results, must be equal to 236 (according to the results of admission in 2017).
The most difficult thing is to enter the specialty “Design”, where about 5 budget places are provided annually. Entrance exams here in Russian language and literature, as well as one additional that you need to take at the university. The minimum score for passing on this specialty should be at least 184 (based on the results of admission in 2017). Detailed information about the passing grades must be clarified in the admission committee of the university, as they change periodically.
Extrabudgetary education
Volgograd Socio-Pedagogical University also provides an opportunity for all comers on an extrabudgetary basis. The cost of annual training ranges from 70 to 125 thousand rubles, depending on the chosen specialty. The most expensive of them is Design (undergraduate), as of 2017, 121 thousand rubles must be paid for annual full-time studies in this specialty.
The cheapest way to study at the correspondence department of undergraduate studies is that the average annual tuition here ranges from 27 to 35 thousand rubles. The most expensive thing is to study in the specialty “Pedagogical Education”, here the external students will have to pay 34 thousand rubles a year (as of 2017). Tuition prices change annually, more accurate information can be obtained at the Center for the formation of the contingent.
Conclusion
Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University, whose faculties annually accept up to 2.5 thousand students, continues to develop actively. Actively working on the formation of comprehensive education - from school to university. The university cooperates with a number of schools that prepare new students in advance by adding additional information to the school curriculum.
VGSPU students are in great demand in the labor market, since the educational system of Volgograd is constantly experiencing a shortage of personnel. Many of the university’s graduates also work in the regional Ministry of Education and have the opportunity to directly influence this area, which has a positive effect on the life of the institution.