Kursk State University

Until 1934

The first among the predecessors of the university can be considered a private boarding house of noble maidens , opened in Kursk in 1794 by the Frenchman Rened. In 1860, it was transformed into the Mariinsky College of the first category ^[1] .

In 1901, a new building was laid down for the school on Florovskaya Street (now Radishchev). The construction was completed two years later. In this building, the Kursk State University is still located ^[1] .

Since 1902, the Mariinsky College received the status of a gymnasium , and in 1918 the gymnasium was transformed into a teacher's institute, which since 1919 became known as a pedagogical one. At that time, teaching was conducted at the biological-geographical, literary, artistic, physical and mathematical, verbal-historical and pre-school faculties. The Institute graduated from teachers of second-level schools, teachers of labor with an agronomic bias, and educators of preschool institutions ^[1] .

The institute ceased its activity during the capture of the city by the White Guard troops of General Denikin and resumed work in early 1920. It was again transformed, received the name "Institute of Public Education." Historical-philological, physical-mathematical, agronomic and pre-school faculties were created, the student body was 650 people, teachers - 50 researchers. In 1921, the Faculty of Agronomy was transformed into a practical agricultural institute ^[1] .

In 1921, the Kursk Institute of Public Education was renamed the Kursk Pedagogical Institute, and in 1922 - into the Kursk Practical Institute of Public Education. In 1923, the institute closes, students are transferred to study at the Kursk Pedagogical College ^[1] .

After 1934

In 1934, by the decision of the Council of People 's Commissars of the USSR in Kursk, the State Pedagogical Institute was opened on the basis of the Kursk Pedagogical College. Four-year training was initially conducted at the faculties of history, as well as the Russian language and literature. The first set consisted of about 200 students, not counting those transferred from the Oryol Pedagogical Institute ^[1] .

In 1937, the correspondence department was opened, in 1940 - graduate school , since 1941, "Scientific notes" have been published. In 1941, the Institute, together with the Kursk Regional Library , was evacuated to the city of Sarapul, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , arriving September 6 - 9. Return to Kursk takes place in 1943. Then the faculty of geography opens. After the war, the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics and the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​open ^[1] .

In 1957, by decision of the government, the Kursk Pedagogical Institute was assigned to universities of the first category (before that the institute belonged to the third category) ^[2] .

In 1984, the Kursk State Pedagogical Institute was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor ^[1] .

In 1994, the university was awarded the status of a pedagogical university. In 2003, having significantly expanded the list of areas of training and specialties, the university was transformed into a classical university, and has since been called the Kursk State University ^[1] .

On May 24, 2008 the archbishop of Kursk and Rylsky Herman consecrated the Church of Saints Equal to the Apostles Cyril and Methodius , built in 1999-2007 in the courtyard of the university ^[3] .

The university is a scientific and educational center of the Chernozem region and the Kursk region.

The university has 18 faculties, a scientific library , postgraduate and doctoral studies, dissertation councils, information and analytical management, research laboratories, research institutes and centers.

In 2008, 6013 full-time students, 116 full-time students and 3818 part-time students studied at KSU ^[4] . The number of teachers in 2008 was 635, of which 223 were associate professors and 43 professors ^[4] . In 2007, the university was in 35-51 positions in the ranking of universities of the Ministry of Education of Russia ^[4] .

The university implements educational programs of secondary vocational education, higher education (specialty, undergraduate, graduate), postgraduate education (graduate school), advanced training, additional education.

The university publishes scientific journals: "Scientific notes. Electronic scientific journal of Kursk State University", "Language Theory and Intercultural Communication", "Auditorium". Herald of KSU "Alma Mater" and the Book of Memory are also published.

In 2013, a new modern building of KSU was commissioned.

Permanent theoretical and applied research is organized on the basis of KSU. The main goal of the scientific departments of the university is the practical implementation of the effective interaction of KSU with enterprises on the basis of the organizational and technological chain "applied science - university - production".

Scientific research laboratories of KSU:

• Research Laboratory "Genetics"
• Research Laboratory "Monitoring of environmental objects"
• Research Laboratory of Linguistic Folkloristics
• Research Laboratory "Regional Lexicography and Ethnolinguistics"
• Research Laboratory of Philological Regional Studies "Kursk Word"
• Laboratory of Philosophical Comparative Studies
• Research Laboratory “Game in Education and Culture”
• Laboratory of multimedia teaching technologies in foreign languages
• Laboratory of the Russian school
• Research Sociological Laboratory
• Research Laboratory "US Study Center"
• Musical Computer Technology Research Laboratory
• Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory
• Social Psychological Laboratory
• Research Laboratory "Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics"
• Research Laboratory "Methodology and Philosophy of Science".
• Musical Computer Technology Research Laboratory
• Innovation and Technology Center "FEMT"
• Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory
• Social Psychological Laboratory
• Research Laboratory "Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics"
• Research Laboratory "Methodology and Philosophy of Science"
• Research Laboratory "Genetics"
• Research Laboratory "Monitoring of environmental objects"
• Research Laboratory of Linguistic Folkloristics
• Research Laboratory "Regional Lexicography and Ethnolinguistics"
• Research Laboratory of Philological Regional Studies "Kursk Word"
• Laboratory of Philosophical Comparative Studies
• Research Laboratory “Game in Education and Culture”
• Laboratory of multimedia teaching technologies in foreign languages
• Laboratory of the Russian school
• Research Sociological Laboratory.

Scientific research institutes and centers of KSU:

• Research Institute of Parasitology
• Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics
• Research Institute of Archeology of the South-East of Russia
• Training and Production Center for Design and Technology
• Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics
• Interdisciplinary nanotechnology center.
• Innovation and Technology Center "FEMT" - stock-energy-material-labor saving.

The priority areas of applied research at KSU are:

- physical research;

- applied sociological research;

- applied psychological research;

- study of organic synthesis;

- work in the field of energy conservation;

- geoecological, bioecological, zoological, geobotanical, bioindication, environmental, hydrochemical, geochemical studies of various components of the environment and the technosphere, agrolandscapes;

- work in the field of biochemistry and genetics of proteins and amino acids;

- archaeological research;

- nanotechnological research.

The university carries out educational activities under the programs of specialty, undergraduate, graduate, and graduate programs. Scientific personnel are being trained in doctoral studies.

• Actual Directions
• Defectological
• Pre-university training
• Natural geographic
• Industrial and pedagogical
• Foreign languages
• Of arts
• Historical
• Pedagogy and Psychology
• Further training and professional retraining
• Theology and Religious Studies
• Physics, mathematics and computer science
• Physical Culture and Sports
• Philological
• Philosophy, Sociology and Cultural Studies
• Graphic art
• Economics and management
• Legal

History department

The Faculty of History has existed since the opening of the Kursk Pedagogical Institute in 1934. In 1956, it was transformed into a historical-philological one. In 1966, a historical and pedagogical faculty was created on its basis. Until 1996, graduates were awarded the qualification “Teacher of History and Social Studies, Methodologist for Educational Work”. In 1992, the faculty was transformed into a historical one. Along with the specialty “History” two additional ones are introduced - “Social pedagogy” and “Psychology”. In 1999, the faculty opened the specialty Religious Studies, and in 2002 the Law, on the basis of which independent faculties were later created. In 2011, a set of bachelors in the areas of training "History" and "International Relations" was made, a master's program in domestic and foreign history is working.

The faculty also continues to train specialists with the qualification “Historian. Teacher of History. " At the faculty departments there are postgraduate and doctoral programs in the specialties 07.00.02 - Domestic history and 07.00.03 - General history (new and recent history).

In 2002, the Institute of Archeology of the South-East of Russia was established on the basis of the faculty.

The faculty has bases for conducting archaeological, bibliographic, museum-excursion, archival and pedagogical practices, a student discussion club operates.

Faculty of Law

The Law Faculty of KSU was established in 2004 on the basis of the Department of Legal Disciplines. For the first time, admission to the program of higher professional education "jurisprudence" with the qualification of "lawyer" was carried out in 2003. Until 2009, the faculty had 3 departments: the theory and history of state and law, civil law and process, criminal law and process. In 2009, the reform of the cathedral structure was carried out with the formation of a new department of constitutional and municipal law. The department of civil law and process was divided into 2 departments - civil law, civil process. In 2011, the Department of Entrepreneurial and Labor Law was established. In 2016, it was renamed the Department of Financial and Business Law.

Currently, the faculty has 6 departments:

- Department of Theory and History of State and Law;

- Department of constitutional and administrative law;

- Department of Civil Law;

- Department of civil and arbitration process;

- Department of financial and business law;

- Department of Criminal Law and Procedure.

In 2010, the faculty began implementing programs for the preparation of masters in law.

The faculty is located in the new building of KSU, opened in 2013. There is a legal clinic, training forensic laboratory, legal research center. The faculty formed the student scientific society "Lex" and the student club "Code".

Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology

In 2008, the faculty of pedagogy and psychology turned 30 years old. It was founded in 1978 to prepare students for the specialty “Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education”.

Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts was organized in 2003. During 2003/2004 - 2005/2006 academic year years The faculty conducted training in two specialties: "Cultural Studies" with an additional specialty "Foreign Language" and "Musical Education".

With the support of the Russian Humanitarian Science Foundation, faculty teachers are working on research projects in the field of musicology and musical pedagogy.

Teachers, students and graduates of the Faculty of Arts are members of musical groups: KSU Russian Chamber Orchestra, KSU Women's and Chamber Choir.

Faculty of Natural Geography

The faculty was founded in 1943. The faculty has 25 classrooms, including 17 specialized biological, geographical, environmental and chemical laboratories: Landscape Science, Systematics and Phytocenology, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Plant Biology and Mycology, Biological Diversity, Animal Biology, General and Applied Ecology, Cell and Genetics Biology , Methods of environmental research, Anatomy and human physiology, cartography and geoinformatics, etc .; zoological museum, geological museum. The faculty uses agrobiostation, a biosphere hospital of the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences; It has three research laboratories: Genetics, Eco-Monitoring, and Organic Synthesis.

Classes are held at the basic departments in production: "Hydrometeorology" (Federal State Budgetary Institution "Central Black Earth Administration for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring"), "Internal Tourism Technologies" (OBU "Regional Tourism Center"), "Chemical Technology" (Federal State Unitary Enterprise) “GosNIIOKhiT”), “Synthesis of physiologically active compounds” (Federal State Unitary Enterprise “GosNIIOKhiT”), “Environmental Monitoring and Agroecology” (VNII ZiZPE), “Regional Policy and Terry” orialnogo planning "(" Agropromstroyproekt "LLC).

Students practice in organizations and enterprises: Central Chernozem State Biosphere Reserve. prof. V.V. Alyokhin, Office of the Federal Agency for Real Estate Cadastre of Kursk, Committee for Land Resources of the Kursk Region, Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources in the Kursk Region, Regional Environmental Laboratory, GNU "Agriculture and Soil Protection from Erosion, Educational and Scientific Center" Kursk Biosphere Hospital IG RAS ”, Federal State Institution“ Center for Laboratory Analysis and Technical Measurements ”, educational institutions in Kursk, leading tour operator and travel agencies in Kursk and Moscow, hotel enterprises in the region а: «Соловьиная роща», «Аврора», «Курск» и др.

• 1989-1996 Барсуков Василий Николаевич, кандидат исторических наук, профессор.
• 1996- 2016 Гвоздев Вячеслав Викторович , кандидат филологических наук, профессор.
• 2016 - н.в. Худин Александр Николаевич, доктор педагогических наук, профессор.

• Благинина, Елена Александровна
• Гневушева, Елизавета Ивановна
• Чёрный, Сергей Данилович
• Белунова, Нина Иосифовна
• Слатинов, Владимир Борисович
• Галицкий, Василий Иванович
• Липкинг, Юрий Александрович
• Лагутин Игорь Борисович

• Исторический очерк Курской Мариинской женской гимназии. 1891-1911 гг. / А.А. Танков. — Курск, 1911. — 184 с. - 600 copies.
• Из истории государственного педагогического института (очерки 1934 - 1974 гг.) / Веселов А.Н. — Курск, 1976. — 263 с.
• Курский педагогический: страницы истории: Сборник документов, исторических очерков, научных статей / Сост. Н.А. Постников. — Курск: Изд-во Курск. state пед. ун-та, 1999. — 60 с. - 500 copies. — ISBN 5-88313-204-9 .
• Курский государственный университет: страницы истории / сост. Н.А. Постников, М.М. Фрянцев; under the editorship of В.В. Гвоздева. — Курск: КГУ, 2009. — 180 с. - 300 copies. — ISBN 978-5-88313-678-7 .

• Научная библиотека Курского государственного университета