Voronezh State Pedagogical University Explained

Voronezh State Pedagogical University
Native Name:Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Воронежский государственный педагогический университет»
Native Name Lang:Russian
Established:1931
Type:public
Rector:Sergey Filonenko
Students:6,000
City:Voronezh
Country:Russia
Campus:urban
Language:Russian
Website:http://www.vspu.ac.ru/

Voronezh State Pedagogical University (Russian: Воронежский государственный педагогический университет) is a public university located in Voronezh, Russia.

History

Formed in 1931 as Voronezh Agrarian Pedagogical Institute. A year later, the institute was named after the Soviet historian - Marxist Pokrovsky M.N., distance learning was opened. In 1941, because of the war, the staff of the institute was evacuated to the city of Urzhum, Kirov Region, and in 1944 they were returned.

In 1981, the institute was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor for success in the education of personnel. In 1993 the institute was given the title of university.

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