WHY MSPU

Dear prospective foreign students, let us introduce you the oldest traditional pedagogical university in the South-East Polesye!

MSPU named after I.P.Shamyakin is a leading pedagogical University in the Republic of Belarus. It is a recognized educational, scientific and cultural center in the Belarusian Polessie.

MSPU named after I.P.Shamyakin fulfills its educational, intellectual, cultural and social mission aimed at satisfying the needs and interests of society and state in highly qualified pedagogues capable for intellectual and spiritual development combining such qualities as professional competence, high level of general culture, active civic position and social accountability.

To perform this mission the University administration defined the following objectives:

• sustainable development of the University public image in the sphere of higher education;

• high level of quality specialization training;

• supply of essential academic maintenance;

• quality development of workforce;

• execution of international cooperation in the field of higher education, science and culture.

The core of our University is a union made up of gifted students, talented post-graduates, distinguished PhD students, outstanding academic staff, famous researchers and experienced pedagogues which carry out their activities in compliance with the classical traditions of the pedagogical university education on the basis of the principles of free academic teaching, researching and disseminating knowledge.

Today MSPU named after I.P.Shamyakin is a dynamically developing establishment having all sufficient conditions for effective education and profitable research. Newly opened specialities allow training teachers specializing in a wide range of school subjects. There are 6 Departments at MSPU named after I.P.Shamyakin. 27 chairs are responsible for the educational process at the University. We offer well-equipped lecture halls, laboratories and workrooms, computer labs, gyms and well-furnished hostels.

The academic staff of the University focuses much attention on such major fields of concern as improvement of education content, organization of brining-up process, publishing author's series of lectures, implementation of contemporary educational techniques into the education process (modular training, distance learning, performance appraisal rating system, etc.).

Science - and - research activities and educational process comprise a unified complex. The students of our University are involved into the scientific life of the institution by means of various forms of team and individual work. More than 70% of students research projects are obtained diplomas.

Annually enormous conferences are arranged at MSPU named after I.P.Shamyakin. Representatives from Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Spain, China, Austria take part in such scientific festivals.

Nowadays close-knit academic staff of the University demonstrates high creative potential, civic and political matureness, and willingness to solve social, economic, educational, scientific and cultural tasks.

MSPU today is a modern educational and scientific center with deeply rooted traditions. Its highly qualified staff, considerable scientific and methodological potential, advanced laboratories and research centers are the key to successful development and formation of young teachers’ individuality. Our University is considered to be a leader in the field of teachers training in the Republic of Belarus.