Buryat State University
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Buryat State University is a tertiary education facility in Ulan Ude, Buryat Republic. Courses are taught in Russian
and Buryat
. It was established in 1932 as Buryat State Teachers' Training College, and it became a university in 1995. It is a member of the University of the Arctic
.
BSU is located in the city of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Founded in 1666, Ulan-Ude is situated 5500 km from Moscow, the capital of Russia, and 450 km from Ulan-Bator.
State Pedagogical Institute.
The composition of the institute included four departments: physics and mathematics, science, literary, linguistic and socio-economic. The first intake, of 146 students, was held in autumn 1932. For the organization of the education process and scientific-research work, qualified personnel were sent to Buryatia
.
In 1932 the high school employed 22 teachers. The institute is housed in a three-story brick house on the corner of Leninand and Working streets (now Sukhbaatar). The education building had 10 classrooms and labs and one lecture hall. In the hostel, students were allocated a stone building of the former house of the farmers with 90 seats.
In autumn 1932, the institute opened pedrabfak (faculty for workers) with a four-year colleges for training and admission to college for boys and girls for seven- and nine-year education. In January 1933, the correspondence department was opened. In September 1934, the Teachers' Institute opened. It was at the pedagogical institute and trained teachers for the seven-year schools.
For 63 years of its existence (1932–1995) Buryat teacher's college has become a recognized and leading educational institution. More than 95% of the teachers of Buryatia, and many educators Agin and Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, Irkutsk
and Chita
regions are graduates of this pedagogical institute.
in Ulan-Ude.
Currently, BSU is a system institution: a training personnel for all of education, science, management, economics, health, social services, etc.
summer camps for foreign students and teachers.
International students have the opportunity to take courses in the Russian and Buryat languages, in which they can also learn about Russian and local culture.
BSU students study in universities in China, Mongolia, South Korea
, Turkey, Poland
, and Germany.
as a foreign language. The department “Russian as a Foreign Language” was founded in September 2002 at the Philology Faculty of Buryat State University.
Also there is a Master's programme for the direction «Philology» (Russian language / Russian literature) for international students.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and Buryat
Buryat language
Buryat is a Mongolic variety spoken by the Buryats that is either classified as a language or as a major dialect group of Mongolian. The majority of Buryat speakers live in Russia along the northern border of Mongolia where it is an official language in the Buryat Republic, Ust-Orda Buryatia and...
. It was established in 1932 as Buryat State Teachers' Training College, and it became a university in 1995. It is a member of the University of the Arctic
University of the Arctic
The University of the Arctic is an international cooperative network based in the circumpolar region, consisting of universities, colleges and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the North...
.
BSU is located in the city of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Founded in 1666, Ulan-Ude is situated 5500 km from Moscow, the capital of Russia, and 450 km from Ulan-Bator.
History of Buryat Pedagogical Institute
Buryat Pedagogical Institute is one of the oldest universities in Siberia. It was organized by the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR of 10 January 1932 on the basis of the Buryat-Mongolian branch of the IrkutskIrkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
State Pedagogical Institute.
The composition of the institute included four departments: physics and mathematics, science, literary, linguistic and socio-economic. The first intake, of 146 students, was held in autumn 1932. For the organization of the education process and scientific-research work, qualified personnel were sent to Buryatia
Buryatia
The Republic of Buryatia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Ulan-Ude. Its area is with a population of 972,658 .-Geography:...
.
In 1932 the high school employed 22 teachers. The institute is housed in a three-story brick house on the corner of Leninand and Working streets (now Sukhbaatar). The education building had 10 classrooms and labs and one lecture hall. In the hostel, students were allocated a stone building of the former house of the farmers with 90 seats.
In autumn 1932, the institute opened pedrabfak (faculty for workers) with a four-year colleges for training and admission to college for boys and girls for seven- and nine-year education. In January 1933, the correspondence department was opened. In September 1934, the Teachers' Institute opened. It was at the pedagogical institute and trained teachers for the seven-year schools.
For 63 years of its existence (1932–1995) Buryat teacher's college has become a recognized and leading educational institution. More than 95% of the teachers of Buryatia, and many educators Agin and Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
and Chita
Chita
-Places:* Chita, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita District, Aichi, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita Peninsula, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, a city in Russia...
regions are graduates of this pedagogical institute.
Establishment of Buryat State University
Buryat State University, one of the oldest universities in Siberia, formed in accordance with Presidential Decree of 30 September 1995 and Government Decree dated November 2, 1995 on the basis of the Buryat State Pedagogical Institute (founded 1932) and branch of Novosibirsk State UniversityNovosibirsk State University
Novosibirsk State University was founded in May 1959 in the USSR by Soviet academicians Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentiev, Sergei Lvovich Sobolev and Sergey Alekseyevich Khristianovich in a program of establishing a Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences...
in Ulan-Ude.
Currently, BSU is a system institution: a training personnel for all of education, science, management, economics, health, social services, etc.
Structure
Faculties
- Biology and Geography
- Foreign languages
- Philology
- Physical training
- Physics and Technology
- History
- Oriental Study
- Economy and Management
- Law
- Chemistry
- Fundamental Medicine
- Social science and Psychology
Institutes
- of Mathematics and Computer science
- National-humanitarian
- of Pedagogy
- College of BSU
BSU branches
- BSU campus in Aginsk
- BSU campus in Bokhan
- Representative office in the People’s Republic of China
Academics
The priority research trends at BSU include among others: information and telecommunications technology and electronics, space and aviation technology, new transportation technology, ecology and rational nature-usage, and energy-saving technology.International links
BSU successfully cooperates with academic and research centres in many countries. Every year, more than 150 international students study at BSU and the university carries out non-commercial student and lecturer exchange with its foreign partner organizations. The university organises annual Lake BaikalLake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
summer camps for foreign students and teachers.
International students have the opportunity to take courses in the Russian and Buryat languages, in which they can also learn about Russian and local culture.
BSU students study in universities in China, Mongolia, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, Turkey, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and Germany.
Education for international students
Buryat State University offers courses of RussianRussian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
as a foreign language. The department “Russian as a Foreign Language” was founded in September 2002 at the Philology Faculty of Buryat State University.
Also there is a Master's programme for the direction «Philology» (Russian language / Russian literature) for international students.