Moscow Regional State University

Sergey D. Traytakvice-chancellor for scientific issues and international co-operation

sergtray@mail.ru

10a Radio St., 105005, Moscow, Russia

Location

Moscow Regional State University was fouded in 1931 asMoscow Regional Pedagogical Institute

First campus of the Institute was located in former Institute for Noble Maidens established in the early 19th century

16 faculties and 4 institutes divided into 82 departments.

University has at its disposal 5 campuses.

The University structure is represented by

Now Moscow Regional State University is one of the largest institutes of higher education in the Moscow Region.

More than 11500 undergraduates and about420 postgraduates study at the university.Students get their degrees in 25 fields.

University library has about 900,000 units of issue.

Geologic-mineralogical museum of Moscow Regional State University isthe largest one in Moscow region

Every year about 100 specialistsdo the refresher courses here

The University provides good conditions forthe projects as well.

For a long time well-known scientists lectured and did research in MRSU

Highly qualified employees ready to face the challenging task of training skilled professionalsin many spheres and do scientific-research work.

Among them there are 16 Honoured Scientists of the Russian Federation, 5 Academicians and 5 Correspon-ding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Laureates of the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia.

As of April 11, 2008 the University has 194 professors and 378 senior lecturers in the University teaching staff. 70 % of lecturers have advanced degrees and academic status.

University implements co-operation with France, Germany, China and many other countries.

Students have good facilities for social activity and recreation

Moscow Regional State University takes part in many different educational projects.

• Regional special-purpose programme “Education development in Moscow region for 2006-2010”.

• “Development of the function model of regional methodological and practical center for psychological and pedagogical rehabilitation and children's disability prevention”.

• “Development of the models of integrated institutions for vocational technical training with educational syllabuses of different levels”.

• “Improvement of the educational activities and management principles for the education in vocational technical training institutions”.

• “Using of information technologies in training of teachers for work in virtual education networking”.

• “Development of regional models for work with gifted children in regional institutions of education”.

• “Rendering of service on the implementation of the model of the schools system of methodological centers for the informatization of general education”.

• “Monitoring and sociological analysis of the Moscow government and executive authority activity on the migratory movement control”.

• “Social adaptation of orphan children and children without parent’s care in institutions of education”.

Particularly during 2007-2008 MRSU participated in the following projects:

Institute of Open Education

Activity: Use of modern technologies for professional development of teachersand administration

One of priority directions for the Institute of Open Education is investigation of every aspectof distant learning.

Institute of Open Education created the System of methodological centers of Moscow region for informatization of general education

Regional coordination centreMoscow Regional State University

РКЦ - Региональный координационный центрММЦ - Межшкольный методический центрЭММЦ - Элементарный межшкольный методический центрБММЦ - Базовый межшкольный методический центрРММЦ – Расширенный межшкольный методический центр

I hope that experience, we got during previous projectsin which our university was involved, will help us to perform all our tasks for realization of the TEMPUS/Tacis Joint European Project

Educational centers’ network on modern technologies of local governing.

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