Tomsk State Pedagogical University

Russian Ministry of Education announces plans to elevate teacher status and improve school-parent relations

In an effort to improve the education system in Russia, Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov has announced plans to raise the status of teachers and strengthen the educational work in schools. During an interview with NTV's Pozdnyakov program, Kravtsov called the status and prestige of the teacher's work the most important challenge for the Russian education system.

"Today we are discussing with the deputies of the State Duma the question of fixing, perhaps, a special status for teachers," said Kravtsov. "This would give them protection, among other things, from the various wrongful actions that often occur against the teacher."

Kravtsov also highlighted the importance of the teaching profession, stating that it is one of the key professions...


INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF TSPU CELEBRATES ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY

In December 2022, the Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation (IFLIC) of the TSPU will celebrate its 90th anniversary.

The Institute was created by the decision of the TSPU's Academic Council in August 31, 2020 by merging two structural units of the university - the Faculty of Foreign Languages and the Department of International Cooperation.

The first mention of foreign language education in the Tomsk Industrial and Pedagogical Institute dates back to December 10, 1931: On this day the first German teacher V.V. Medlina was hired.

In 1932, at the Institute was created Department of Foreign Languages, which was the ancestor of the IFLIC. The department...


THE «YOUNG SCIENTIST» COURSE FOR PARTNERS FROM VIETNAM, CHINA, AND BRAZIL CONCLUDED AT TSPU

The final topic of the dialogue between representatives of foreign universities and TSPU experts was "Computer-Assisted Language Learning". They discussed the possibilities of independent learning of a foreign language with the help of the modern computer technologies. The lecture was delivered by Vadim Yurievich Zyubanov, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Institute of Foreign Languages and International Cooperation of the TSPU.

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TSPU EXPERT HELD A LECTURE FROM "YOUNG SCIENTIST" SERIES FOR FOREIGN PARTNERS

The Tomsk State Pedagogical University started a series of "Young Scientist" meetings with partners from Brazil, China, and Vietnam. The event is organized by the staff of the International Cooperation Department and the Scientific-Educational Center of Theoretical Physics of  the Tomsk State Pedagogical University. The first lecture on "Intercultural Communication" was held by Vadim Yurievich Zyubanov, Head of the International Cooperation Department.

 

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TOMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY AND JILIN UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES (CHANGCHUN, CHINA) LAUNCHED DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM

In 2022-2023 academic year the Tomsk State Pedagogical University for the first time will launch a double degree program with the Jilin University of Foreign Languages (Changchun, PRC). The new program (44.03.01) in the field of pedagogical education "Russian as a foreign language" is focused on teaching foreign students from the People's Republic of China.

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120 YEARS OF TEACHING TEACHERS: THE TOMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY CELEBRATED ITS ANNIVERSARY

On October 4 more than 800 guests gathered in the Tomsk Philharmonic Hall. The occasion of the meeting was quite serious - it was the 120th anniversary of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University. Governor of Tomsk region V.V. Mazur, Chairman of the Tomsk Region Legislative Duma O.V. Kozlovskaya, representatives of Roscosmos, managers, employees and students of the Big University of Tomsk and different educational organizations of the region gathered to congratulate the TSPU on its anniversary.

The national anthem of the Russian Federation opened the ceremony. Andrei Nikolaevich Makarenko, rector of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University, was the first to address the guests and spoke about the formation and development of the Tomsk Pedagogical University and the achievements...


BREAKING INTO THE TOMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY

On September 1, the Tomsk State Pedagogical University opened its doors to new teachers who began a chapter of their lives called "Student days". Freshmen, among them winners of special competitions and participants of the "Open Pedagogical Class" project, were warmly welcomed by the university and in the evening all students and staff members were welcomed visited " Breaking into the Tomsk State Pedagogical University".

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"UNIVERSITY SHIFTS" AT THE TOMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY: THIRD SEASON

60 teenagers from the city of Bryanka of Lugansk People's Republic have taken part in the third season of the project of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation "University Shifts" in Tomsk State Pedagogical University.

Children from 14 to 17 years traveled almost four days to join the cultural and educational program "A Date with Russia: New Horizons". 

The town of Bryanka is a remote one, located on the spurs of the Donetsk mountain range. Many of its young residents admitted that they have never been to children's camps.

"We were glad to receive a very friendly welcome in the new city, — says participant Ilya Garbar. — Back on the...