Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU)

Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU) is known today as a dynamically developing large scientific and cultural center of pedagogical education in the Russian Federation. The University offers educational services ranging from pre-university preparation to postgraduate education, scientific and pedagogical personnel training, and performing high-level scientific research.

More than 15 thousand students are trained at the departments and branches of the University. There are more than 70 specializations and 63 specialties and directions of higher education (specialist, bachelor, and master). The University incorporates 11 institutes, 14 academic and 76 scientific chairs, and 6 research centers. The University has 4 branches and 8 representations that are fully functional. The University's faculties and departments are at the disposal of 20 doctoral students, more than 300 post-graduates, and 250 candidates for academic degrees.

he University employs more than 100 professors and Doctors of Science, about 500 Candidates of Science and associate professors, many of them are honored workers of science, culture, art, and physical training, merited sport trainers and masters of sports of the Russian Federation and the USSR, merited teachers of high school of the Russian Federation, etc.

The University has 4 educational buildings, 4 hostels, and a sports center, equipped with modern facilities.

Faculties:

• Geographical and biological faculty

Chairs:

o   Physical geography

o   Economic geography

o   Zoology

o   Botany

o   Ecology and ecological education

• Faculty of history:

Chairs:

o   History of Russia

o   General history

o   Theory and methodology of teaching history

• Faculty of mathematics:

Chairs:

o   Algebra and number theory

o   Methodology of teaching mathematics

o   Geometry

o   Mathematical analysis

• Faculty of management, further training and retraining:

Chairs:

o   Theory and practice of organization administration

o   Psychology of administration

o   Department of continuing education

o   Higher professional education

• Faculty of jurisprudence

Chairs:

o   State and law disciplines

o   Law and methodology of its teaching

• Faculty of tourism and hotel service
  • Chair of technologies and psychology of service
  • Chair of tourism

• Faculty of economy

• Chair of economy and finances
• Chair of management and social and economical disciplines