Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University

Shukshin Altai State University for Humanities and Pedagogy

Алтайский государственный гуманитарно-педагогический университет В. М. Шукшина

Established| 1939
Rector| Elena Guselnikova
Location|

Biysk

Altai Krai

Russia

52°32′13″N 85°11′45″E﻿ / ﻿52.5369°N 85.1958°E﻿ / 52.5369; 85.1958
Campus| Urban
Website| www.bigpi.biysk.ru/wwwsite/

Shukshin Altai State University for Humanities and Pedagogy[1] (Russian: Алтайский государственный гуманитарно-педагогический университет имени В. М. Шукшина) is a federal state budget educational institution of higher education in Biysk, Altai Krai.

## History[edit]

Biysk Teachers' Institute was established in 1939 and became a pedagogical (teachers' training) institute in 1953. In 2000 this institution of higher education received a university status. In 2001 Biysk Pedagogical State University was named after V. M. Shukshin. In 2010 the Shukshin Pedagogical State University of Biysk (Russian: Бийский педагогический государственный университет имени В. М. Шукшина) became the Shukshin Altai State Academy of Education (Russian: Алтайская государственная академия образования имени В. М. Шукшина),[2] and got its current name in 2015.

Shukshin Altai State University for Humanities and Pedagogy offers bachelor’s degree teachers-training programs in English, German, Chinese, Russian language and literature, Primary & Preschool Education, Physical Culture & Health, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, and Technology. Bachelor’s degree programs in Psychology, Tourism, Fine Arts & Design, Land Management, Biology & Ecology are also available.

In 2022, Pedagogical Techno-park was opened at the university with labs for conducting pedagogical experiments.

## Institutes[edit]

* Institute of Humanities
* Institute of Natural Sciences and Vocational Education
* Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology

## Campus[edit]

Shukshin Altai State University for Humanities and Pedagogy occupies four buildings in the city of Biysk.

## Research[edit]

At ASUHP named after V. Shukshin, a number of researchers are working on actual topics in Personality, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology and Motivation; Psycholinguistics and Second Language Studies, Cultural Studies; Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics; Ornithological research in Altai; Studies of the regional insect fauna; Petrology of gold-generating magmatism; Condensed Matter Physics All research results of the university scholars are being introduced into the system of school education. Despite the fact that the university has only 100 scholars, according to Ranking Web of Universities (Webometrics) Shukshin University ranks 294 out of 1042 universities in Russia (that is, it is included in the second quartile of the best universities in Russia).

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Shukshin Altai State University for Humanities and Pedagogy website
2. ^ The Shukshin Altai State Academy of Education Statutes

## External links[edit]

* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany

Other|

* IdRef