INTRODUCTION
Adyghe Republic is a multi-cultural community and welcomes people of all races and religions. It is also a safe country in which to live and study. Russian education has developed over many thousands of years to achieve its world-wide reputation for quality and students play an important role in the towns and cities where they choose to live and study.
Adyghe State University
Adyghe State University was founded as the Teacher’s Training College in 1940. In 1993 it got the status of a classical state university. Its reputation has grown since that time. Educational process is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding at Adyghe State University. Adyghe State University has recently celebrated the 68 year anniversary. At present the university became a scientific and educational center. In 2005 the university successfully passed accreditation and proved itself to be of a classical type.
The teaching staff consists mostly of university postgraduate-students with teaching qualifications. There are 597 teachers: 137 doctors and professors, 315 Ph.D.s and senior lecturers among them. In the whole about 70% of teachers have scientific degrees. There are more than 30 Honored teachers of the Russian Federation and 170 excellent workers in the Russian education system, culture and science. 26 Honored Scientists of the Russian Federation and Adyghe Republic, more than 60 Full Members of various Academies, Honored Educational and Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation and Adygheya Republic. 73 workers were awarded with the governmental awards of the Russian Federation, Krasnodar region and Adyghe Republic; 86 workers got departmental awards.
The City
Adyghe State University is situated in the capital of Adyghe Republic, the city of Maykop which is in 130 kilometers away from Krasnodar and good road links to other parts of the country. Maykop is one of the most cleanest and beautiful cities in Russia. It is small in size but reach in heritage and tradition with the population in 156.8 thousand people.
The city is located in the North-Western part of the Caucasus. It was founded in 1857 on the land of the Circassian tribes as a Russian fortress surrounded by the moat and high bank. The name of the city “Maykop” takes its origin from the Circassian word meaning “the mouth of the apple-tree valley” in the Russian language. There was a Silk Way across the today’s territory of Adygheya in 7-8 centuries. The climate is mild. The average temperature is -2 (minus) in winter and +22 (plus) in summer. Adyghe State University is situated in the capital of Adygheya Republic, the city of Maykop which is in 130 kilometers away from Krasnodar. The city is in the North-Western part of the Caucasus. It is surrounded by the mountains, forests and lakes. The river Belaya is flowing in the mountains where the international competitions in rafting take place annually.
The favorite natural places of interests for tourists are “The Valley of ammonium salt”, “The Grave of bear’s hazel-nut”, “Khadzhokh gorge”, “Canion of the river Aminovka”, “The Big Azishskaya cave”, “The Mountain Monk”.
Now it is a modern cultural center with historical museums, national galleries, night clubs, business center and open parkland. A big part of the population is students, young and vibrant community in Maykop. As the city combines the best aspects of both urban and rural lifestyles it supports a thriving and well-balanced society.
The Campus
Adyghe State University comprises 2 institutes (Institute of Arts, Physical Training and Judo Institute).
There are 2 libraries at Adyghe State University. After a simple registration process you can borrow from the network of libraries. In total there are around 1000 reader places and over 300.000 books and journals there. A full range of audio-visual equipment provides alternative learning media. Each library has enquiry points where you can ask for help in using the library and facilities.
There are 2 canteens and 3 cafes with capacity of 550 students. There is a sanatorium (resort place) “Zdorovie” (Health), poliklinika, bases for rest (“Nart” in Anapa, “Maykop” in Gelendzhik, “Gornaya Legenda” in Maykop area).
There are centers for children’s intellectual development, computer training “Turbo”, Republican school of Physics and Mathematics at Adyghe State University. The school of Physics and Mathematics represented Russian education progress in Mathematics and other educational programs at the 10th International Congress in Mathematics in Copenhagen in 2006. There are several museums, scientific research centers and laboratories, agricultural and biological stations, cultural and fitness centers at University.
Accommodation
University provides good conditions of living for the students and teaching staff. There are 3 hostels with good facilities. All of our hostels are within easy walking distance of the school and the city centre, therefore minimizing travel costs. We are normally able to obtain preferential rates and discounts for our students.
All the accommodation we use have looked after our students before and so whichever level you choose, we are confident that you will be comfortable. We have a simple philosophy – to provide high quality higher education and accommodation at very competitive prices.
The University Library
The basic purpose of the library of Adyghe State University is effective maintenance of educational and scientific processes. Formation of funds is carried out according to educational standards, requirements of the Ministry of Education, and according to specialties of the classical university. The library is computerized and has access to Internet. The library has the web-site: agulib.adygnet.ru, where the basic information of the library and its services is placed. Besides the main library there are 11 faculty libraries. Faculty libraries together with the main library have holdings of over 7973 volumes and currently receive 27 000 periodicals.
Departments Offered
About 14000 students get education in 42 specializations of higher and professional, part-time and full-time education. Adyghe State University tends to use more advanced informational technologies. There are 2500 computers at the university; 752 computer classes are connected by local Internet on the basis of various technologies. Students, post-graduate students and teachers have free access to Internet at the university computer center.
There are 10 faculties (Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Natural Science, History, Philology, Adyghe Language and Literature, Foreign Languages, Law, Economics, Pedagogy), 6 branches (in Adyghe Republic and Krasnodar region) at Adyghe State University.
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and department of Physics
The history of the faculty of Physics goes in distant 1941. In 1988 the faculty of physics and mathematics at Adyghe State Pedagogical Institute was divided into two independent faculties: mathematics and physics.
A new profession "Automated systems of information processing and management" was opened after transformation of Adyghe State Pedagogical Institute into AGU in 1995. It was of great interest to the applicants. At present two pulpits are functioning at the faculty: theoretical physics and ASOIPM, where there are two professions: "Physics" with qualification "Physicist" and "ASOIPN" - "Engineer".
Students’ life of the faculty is very interesting which is skillfully managed with the Students’ Council.
Department of Natural Science
It was founded in 1960 as an agricultural and biological faculty of the Pedagogical Institute. There are the following specialties: “Biology”,”Geography”,”Chemistry”. The graduate students get the qualifications of a teacher in the above mentioned fields of science.
Now there are 4 departments that function at the faculty: chemistry, zoology, botany and geography. There are 5 scientific laboratories, 2 museums and laboratory of geography and informational technologies.
There are 3 fields of science where students can get post graduate education: “Entomology”, “Physiology”, and “Ecology”. There is the agricultural and biological station on the coast of the river Kurdzhips.
The faculty has relations with scientific and educational institutions of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Rostov na Dony, Krasnodar.
They hold Russian and regional contests in biology and chemistry among school children on the
basis of the faculty
Department of History
It was founded in1984. There are the following departments: the department of world history, the department of Russian history. There is the following specialization: “History and qualification-teacher of history of Russia, New History, and history of close and Middle East”.
The students of the faculty take active part in the work of the center “Intellect”. There are the winners’ intellectual contests on the local and international levels.
Department of Law
The Department of law of the Adyghe State University was founded in1993. There are the following specialties: "State Law", "Civil Law, "Criminal Law".
The department includes 4 faculties: department of theory and history of the state and law and political science, department of the constitutional law, department of civil law, department of criminal law.
The department has the scientific and methodological computer center, and the learning-methodical cabinet, laboratory for the criminal studies.
For preparation of lawyers the department contacts with state, administrative and law enforcement bodies and etc. The Chairman of Supreme Court of Adyghe Republic, the Secretary of Security Council, the head of the judicial department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Adyghe Republic, judges of Supreme Court and workers of Office of Public Prosecutor work at the department of Law. Annually students of the department have practice in judicial, law-enforcement, administrative bodies that help to strengthen theoretical knowledge of students’ practical skills.
From the moment of formation of the department active work is conducted by the students’ scientific organization. Students of the department repeatedly take the first places in the Russian Olympiads in Law and become winners of the Russian competitions of students’ works.
At the department operates Adyghe regional branch of the Youth Union of Lawyers of the Russian Federation. Students of the department give consultations in law affairs; work as public defenders in courts, etc.
The department is constantly searching for new forms of training and education of students.
Department of Pedagogy
The Pedagogical faculty of Adyghe State University was founded in 1978. Scientific skills of the teaching staff promote the level of giving lectures, practical scientific and methodological studies.
The faculty has branches in Ejsk, Apsheronsk (part time form of education), in Belorechensk and Koshekhabl (full time and part time forms of education).
Students take an active part in annual students’ conferences. Scientific works receive winners’ places, participate in Russian contests of the student scientific research. Students’ scientific works are published in university journal "Ab Ovo".
Department of Philology
The Department is the oldest in Adyghe State University and since the date of its foundation has been training highly qualified specialists in philology and journalism. New specializations are now available: philologist’s assistant, TV- and radio- journalist. The staff members of the Department research actual problems of poetry, standard of speech, language environment, theory and history of journalism, history of the Russian language, advertisement studies. The department closely cooperates with a number of higher educational institutions, pedagogical colleges as well as with secondary schools of the region. The department runs postgraduate and doctorate programs and there is a board for defending candidates' theses on the Russian Language and General Linguistics. The teaching staff includes 9 professors and more than 50 assistant professors and candidates of science. The President of Adyghe Republic and other eminent political and cultural figures are among the graduates of the department.
Institute of Physical Training and Judo
The Institute of the Physical Culture and Judo of the Adyghe State University was founded in 1995.
The Institute is a subdivision of the university. Its main purpose is to prepare specialists in such area of professional activity as Physical Culture and Sport, Military and Physical Training for South Federal area of the Russian Federation.
This is the only one Institute that realizes preparation of specialists in such professions as "Physical Culture and Sport" with qualifications "Specialist on Physical Culture and Sport” and “Teacher of the Physical Culture, a trainer in judo."
The Institute is recognized as scientific and methodological centre of the region in the field of physical culture. It is one of the best in Russia. It has the graduate school, doctorate and council in defending of candidate's and doctorate’s theses.
Professors and teachers of the institute account 65 people where there are 8 doctors of the pedagogical sciences and 25 candidates of the sciences among them.
For the recent years Institute has prepared 25 well-learned masters of sport, over 10 masters of sport of the international class and more than 500 masters of sport in fight judo and sambo.
The development of other kinds of sport such as light athletics, weight-lifting, east single combat and playing sports is rather active.
Department of Foreign Languages
The department of foreign languages was founded in 1973. There are 4 departments at the faculty: the department of English Philology, the department of French Philology, the department of German Philology and the department of Arabic and second foreign languages. The main reason of foundation of the department of Arabic was the process of globalization and economic integration.
Time flies. The traditions of the department have been changing. The teaching staff consists of the high skilled teachers and professors. Most of the teachers frequently got used to go for training abroad.
Students get the qualification of “Teacher of a Foreign Language and Linguist”. Scientific research is usually done in the following main fields: Linguistics and Intercultural Communication; Comparative, Historic and Typological Language studies; Theory and Methods of teaching Foreign Languages.
The department has international affairs in the following fields: students’ and teachers’ internship abroad; invitation of foreign specialists to work; arrangement of seminars and conferences with foreign specialists’ participation. The Students’ Council has functioned more than 10 years at the faculty. It is responsible for supporting of the administration of the faculty in arranging cultural and sport activities.
Department of Adyghe Language and Culture
The department of Adyghe Philology and Culture was founded in 1990. The preparation of the pedagogical staff with the following qualifications is carried out: “Teacher of Adyghe Language and Literature”, “Teacher of Russian and Literature”, “Teacher of Adyghe Language and Literature, Journalist”, “Specialist in Cultural Studies”, “Teacher in Primary School, Adyghe Language and Literature”.