Draft:Murmansk Arctic State University
Мурманский арктический государственный университет | |
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Other name | MASU |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1939 |
| Founder | Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Russia) |
| Rector | Irina Shadrina |
| Address | Kapitana Egorova 15, 183038 , , Russia 68°57′56″N 33°04′39″E / 68.96556°N 33.0775°ECoordinates: 68°57′56″N 33°04′39″E / 68.96556°N 33.0775°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | masu |
Murmansk Arctic State University (MASU) is a federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education located in Murmansk oblast. It is one of the northernmost universities in the world as well as the largest and oldest university in the polar region of the Russian Arctic. It has been one of the flagship universities of the Russian Federation from 2017 till 2021.[1]
History[edit]
Murmansk Teachers Institute (1939–1956)[edit]
November 13, 1939, a 2-year part-time Teachers Institute (later made full-time) was founded in Murmansk. The Institute had to provide regional secondary schools with teaching personnel(due to the gradually growing population in the region). Initially, there were three departments: Physics and Mathematics, History and Philology, and Chemistry and Biology (later named Nature and Geography) ones. The institute organized intensive courses and correspondence training for teachers. The first admission numbered only 75 students.
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (WWII), the Institute stopped its work and resumed it only in 1944. Due to the lack of professors and financial support, the Nature and Geography Department did not reopen. There were only five classrooms left in which 17 professors worked with 87 students (while 125 were planned initially).
In order to develop the educational and research potential of the Institute, local authorities invited lecturers from Moscow and Leningrad and introduced new training courses. The Institute opened Departments of Marxism-Leninism, Russian language and Literature, Pedagogy and Psychology, Mathematics and Physics, and Military Training. After the Great Patriotic War (WWII), the Institute started to train teachers of physical education in addition to teachers of History, Russian Language and Literature, Physics and Mathematics. The curriculum acquired such classes Machine Science, the study of Cinema camera, and Photography. By the middle of the 1950s, the Institute had trained about 500 teachers, some of which became top managers of the regional and municipal governance.
Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute (1956–2002)[edit]
February 7, 1956, the RSFSR Council of Ministers ordered to reorganize Murmansk Teachers Institute of 2-years training into Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute with 5-years educational program. The Institute's departments were transformed into faculties. The new Faculty of Primary Education (1959) had only 2 graduation rounds, after which it stopped functioning until 1978.
The Faculty of Public Professions was opened in 1962: its aim was to award students with supplementary vocational qualifications in such spheres as theatre, artistic reading, choreography, vocal and choral art, cinema, sports, art criticism, music, nursing, etc.
Since the late 1960s, the Institute began to acquire a profound research image: it published popular science books and educational materials on the history of the Kola North, laid foundations of literary and linguistic regional studies; developed new areas in the theory of education (such as Theatre as a Means of Education, Ethnopedagogy, Music Education, etc.), organized archaeological field trips, during which in 1997 a first-year student discovered unique rock carvings (petroglyphs) in Kanozero area.
In 1973, teachers of foreign languages began to be trained for the first time. Later, other majors and faculties were also introduced: Pre-school Education (1989), Education Management in-service training (1991), Foreign Languages (1994), Natural Ecology (1998), and Artistic Education (1999).
At the end of the 1980s, the Institute developed educational television, computer classes, as well as IT teachers' training. At the same time, international cooperation with the universities in Rovaniemi (Finland), Groningen (Netherlands), and Luleå (Sweden) began to develop. By the end of the 1990s, around 6000 students were studying at 28 majors. The Institute opened Postgraduate (Ph.D.) programs and had Dissertation Boards on General Pedagogy and Russian History. A broader system of in-service training for the regional community was organized.
Murmansk State Pedagogical University (2002–2010)[edit]
Due to the expanded number of training profiles as well as the material base, in 2002, MSPI was reorganized into a University that included 30 departments and 15 research laboratories with 22 Advanced Doctors and 128 Ph.D. professors working there. During that time, the University started to offer new educational programs of a two-level system following the Bologna Agreement (Bachelor's and Master's degrees), as well as Ph.D. training in 10 majors.
MSPU founded the first interregional Center of Special Education in the North-West Russia: its aim was to develop and implement contemporary technologies and methods in the process of educating children with special needs.
Intensified research activities of the University and the expansion of its academic interests facilitated the first exchanges of students and staff delegations between the universities of the Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the USA. The French Resource Center, the Center of German Literature, the Barents Club, a branch of the UNESCO Department of the Herzen State Pedagogical University worked within the framework of MSPU international cooperation.
At the same time, volunteering, sports, and cultural associations of students began to develop very actively: their achievements were several times celebrated on regional, national, and international competitions, conferences, and other events.
Murmansk State Humanities University (2010–2015)[edit]
Since the University took the lead in humanitarian research in the Murmansk region, it was renamed into Humanities University: at that time, the academic staff of MSHU numbered 28 Advanced Doctors and professors, and 116 Ph.D. and docents, many of which were awarded honorable titles in the fields of education, science, culture, and sports for their achievements in professional activities.
In 2013, 13 MSHU educational programs ranked among the best according to the results of the All-Russian competition "The best educational programs of innovative Russia".
Since the University focused not only on pedagogical but also on other humanitarian issues of the Russian Arctic and the borderland territories with Norway and Finland, MSHU started to cooperate more closely with foreign universities in the field of northern studies, philosophy, social work, and design, implementing joint educational, research, and social projects.[2]
Murmansk Arctic State University (2015–present)[edit]
The University's involvement in the social and economic agenda of the region as well as the increased Russian and international interests in the Arctic led to renaming into the Arctic University. It helped the institution to get two additional campuses in Kirovsk (former Khibiny Technical College) and in Apatity (former branch of Petrozavodsk State University). What is more, in 2017 the University acquired the status of a flagship university.
In the following three years, MASU expanded its range of research agenda, including such areas as Natural sciences (Physics of the Earth's upper atmosphere, technology of earth-resources processing and extraction, rational use of natural recourses), Engineering (IT for natural and industrial estimation, hardware and software interfaces, computer analysis and data interpretation) and Socio-humanitarian (Social aspects in the Euro-Arctic region; Micro- and macro-processes in the Arctic; Arctic law; Innovations in education; PE, Sports and Recreation activities; European North history, culture and identity; Design, arts, and culture of the north, etc).
From 2015 to 2018, the University significantly increased its publication activities (including the ones indexed in the international databases (Web of Science, Scopus) and attracted funding for projects, including from foreign sources.
At the same time, the University implemented a number of strategic development projects; participated in the formation of regional business clusters (Mining, chemical and metallurgical cluster; Transport and logistics cluster; Tourist and recreational cluster; Northern design cluster). In cooperation with the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MASU established the information and analysis platform (engaged in expert analytical activities in some areas of the Arctic economy) and opened the first educational major in Medicine.[3]
Research[edit]
In 2021, according to the protocol of the Interdepartmental Committee for Assessing the Performance of Organizations Engaged in Scientific Research, Development and Technological Work under the chairmanship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, MASU was assigned to the second category of organizations out of three, becoming the leader in the second evaluation of universities and scientific institutions throughout the whole country.[4]
At the same time, the performance of MASU main campus in number of grants received per 100 lecturers, in number of publications indexed in the information and analytical databases of scientific citation of the Russian Science Citation Index, Web of Science, and Scopus, as well as in number of their citations, were 1.5-2 times higher than the median values of state and municipal universities across the whole country.[5]
Traditionally, the University's academic interests were concentrated on pedagogical and socio-humanitarian aspects of life in the Kola North and the borderland regions. However, the statuses of "Arctic" and "Flagship" university expanded the range of topics for scientific research of the university as well as their geographical extent.
At the moment the most prosperous educational programs in scientific research activity are:
| Major | Other |
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As of 2022, the University has several research laboratories:
- Monitoring and preservation of natural ecosystems of the Arctic
- Computer modeling of physical processes in the near-Earth environment (developer of the upper-atmospheric model);
- Data Analysis and AI for applied Arctic research;
- Sociological Research Laboratory;
- Anthropological Research Laboratory;
- Structure and features of physical and technological materials in mining and electrical engineering industries;
- Modelling the technology of earth-resources processing and extraction;
as well as the International Interdisciplinary Research Center for Russian Arctic Development, the Tundra Research Station, the scientific school "Activities of State and Municipal Authorities in Russia". Besides, MASU is the regional base for the branches of such Russian scientific communities as the Russian Society of Political Scientists, the Russian Society of Sociologists, the Russian Society "Znaniye", the Russian Philosophical Society , and the Russian Military History Society .[6]
Education[edit]
MASU provides full- and part-time vocational, higher education (Bachelor's, Master's, Specialist degrees, and Ph.D.), and in-service training. The total number of students from all programs in 2021 was about 4,000 people.
As of 2022, MASU has state accreditation for the following majors:[7]
| Higher education | Vocational education | |||
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| Bachelor | Master | Specialist | Ph.D. | |
| 01.00.00 Mathematics and engineering
02.00.00 Computer and IT sciences 05.00.00 Earth sciences 06.00.00 Biological sciences 09.00.00 IT and computing tools 13.00.00 Electrical and thermo energy 14.00.00 Nuclear energy and technologies 16.00.00 Physics and engineering sciences 37.00.00 Psychological sciences 38.00.00 Economics and management 39.00.00 Sociology and social work 40.00.00 Legal studies 42.00.00 Mass media and library informational services 43.00.00 Consumers services and tourism 44.00.00 Education and pedagogy 45.00.00 Linguistics and philology 46.00.00 History and archaeology 49.00.00 Physical education and sport 54.00.00 Visual and applied arts |
06.00.00 Biological sciences
09.00.00 IT and computing tools 16.00.00 Physics and engineering sciences 38.00.00 Economics and management 39.00.00 Sociology and social work 40.00.00 Legal studies 42.00.00 Mass media and library 44.00.00 Education and pedagogy 45.00.00 Linguistics and philology 46.00.00 History and archaeology |
21.00.00 Applied geology, mining, oil and gas, and geodesy
31.00.00 Clinical medicine |
05.00.00 Earth sciences
38.00.00 Economics and management 39.00.00 Sociology and social work 40.00.00 Legal studies 44.00.00 Education and pedagogy 45.00.00 Linguistics and philology 46.00.00 History and archaeology 47.00.00 Philosophy, ethics, and religion studies |
08.00.00 Construction technique and technologies
09.00.00 IT and computing tools 13.00.00 Electrical and thermo energy 15.00.00 Machine engineering 21.00.00 Applied geology, mining, oil and gas, and geodesy 38.00.00 Economics and management 40.00.00 Legal studies 43.00.00 Consumers services and tourism 54.00.00 Visual and applied arts |
MASU share in the higher education market of Murmansk region is: 100% in the categories "Education and Pedagogical Sciences", "Health and Medical Sciences", "Humanities", "Arts and Culture"; about 70% in the category "Social Sciences"; more than 50% in the category "Mathematical and Natural Sciences"; and 20% - "Engineering Sciences and Technologies".[8]
Structure[edit]
The academic structure of MASU is subordinated to the location of the University campuses and the thematic functionality of units.[9]
| Higher education | Vocational education | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Murmansk | Apatity | Мурманск | Кировск |
Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship Institute
Linguistics Institute
Psychology and Pedagogy Institute
Humanities and Social Studies Institute
Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty
Physical Education and Life Safety Faculty
Other Departments
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MASU Apatity Branch
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MASU Vocational College | MASU Kirovsk Branch |
MASU buiding (Kapitana Egorova 16, Murmansk)
MASU buiding (Kapitana Egorova 15, Murmansk)
MASU buiding (Lenina 57, Murmansk)
MASU buiding (Kommuny 9, Murmansk)
MASU building in of Kirovsk Campus
Cooperation[edit]
Industrial[edit]
There are about 300 enterprises with which MASU has signed personnel training agreements and which serve as internship bases. Within such agreements, almost 100% of technical profile graduates of the MASU Apatity branch are employed even before graduating from the University. Novatek, Norilsk Nickel, PhosAgro, Epiroc, Severstal, Rosatom, EuroChem, Murmansk Commercial Seaport, and others are the companies with which cooperation agreements have been concluded. The prevailing share of money for scientific research and development comes not from the state and non-commercial funds, but from industrial partners.
International[edit]
MASU is one of the most active centers of international cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic region. This cooperation is implemented in the forms of joint research projects, scientific events, joint publishing, international academic mobility, the development of joint short-term courses and socio-cultural activities, recruitment of foreign students.
The University is a member of such international associations as the University of the Arctic, the National Association of the Arctic and Antarctic, the Russian-Kyrgyz Consortium of Technical Universities, and also cooperates with educational, cultural, and research organizations from Norway, Finland, Belarus, India, Kyrgyzstan, China, Germany, Serbia, Poland, and France. [4] Funds for various projects are obtained from such international organizations as Barents+; CBC Kolarctic; Diku; The Norwegian Barents Secretariat; NordFosk; Erasmus+; etc.
Well-known professors[edit]
- Borukhovich, Vladimir Grigoryevich — Soviet and Russian historian of antiquity, classical philologist, translator of ancient authors, teacher, Advanced Doctor in History.
- Bubentsov, Vitaliy Nikolaevich — Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, Member of the Artists Union of Russia, Member of the International Association of Arts AIAP UNESCO.
- Klimov, Oleg Yuryevich — Russian historian, specialist in the ancient history and culture, especially in the Hellenistic era. Advanced Doctor in History (2002).
- Ushakov, Ivan Fyodorovich — Russian historian and teacher. Advanced Doctor in History, member of the Russian Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences (1996).
- Fyodorov, Pavel Viktorovich — Russian historian, north historian, social anthropologist, necropolist. Advanced Doctor in History, professor.
- Sheynker, Veniamin Naumovich — Soviet and Russian literary critic, Advanced Doctor in Philology, professor.
- Yerasov, Vladimir Pavlovich — Soviet and Russian theater actor, teacher, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation.
- Kuruch, Rimma Dmitriyevna — Russian philologist and teacher, PhD of Pedagogy, teacher of the Kildin Sami language, one of the authors of the world's first Sami-Russian dictionary.
- Kiselyov, Aleksey Alekseyevich — Soviet and Russian historian, north historian. Author of books on the history of the European North of Russia, including the Sami history. Advanced Doctor in History, professor, present member of the Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences.
- Lurye, Yakov Solomonovich — Soviet and Russian philologist, cultural historian, literary critic. Advanced Doctor in Philology.
Famous alumi[edit]
Sport
- Zevakhina, Tatyana Viktorovna – Russian biathlete, participant of the IBU Cup, multiple champion and runner-up of the Russian Biathlon Championship, runner-up of the European Junior Championship, world junior champion in Summer Biathlon.
- Denisova, Ulyana Viktorovna – Russian biathlete. Master of Sports. Member of the Russian national team. World junior champion. 2-time European Champion.
- Yegorov, Aleksandr Sergeevich – Russian luger (Naturban). Multiple runner-up of the World and European Championships.
- Kruglova, Larisa Nikolayevna – Russian athlete. Merited Master of Sports. Runner-up of the Olympic Games, European and World Championships.
- Lazarev, Ivan Vladimirovich – Russian luger (Naturban), multiple World and European champion.
- Rozhkov, Sergey Leonidovich – Russian biathlete, multiple champion and runner-up of the World and European Championships.
- Karyakin, Sergey Vitalyevich – Russian biathlete, Russian Championship runner-up, Russian Summer Biathlon champion.
- Solomatina, Lyudmila Sergeevna – Russian biathlete, European and Russian Summer Biathlon champion, runner-up of the Russian Winter Biathlon Championship.
- Tyagunskaya, Nadezhda Petrovna – Russian biathlete, champion and runner-up of the Russian Championship.
- Loktionov, Anatoliy, Vladimirovich – Russian biathlete, champion and runner-up of the Russian Championship.
Culture and academia
- Bon (Bondarev), Aleksander Sergeyevich – Russian singer and musician. Finalist of the third season of the Russian TV show "The Voice", participant of the TV project "Toch-v-Toch".
- Goman, Aleksey Vladimirovich – Russian singer, songwriter, broadcaster, actor. Winner of the reality show "People's Artist", participant of the show "Dancing with the Stars", "Ice Age".
- Ivashchenko, Inga Valentinovna – Russian artist, designer, member of the Moscow Union of Artists, the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, National Institute of American Doll Artists NIADA.
- Serikov, Vladislav Vladislavovich – Russian scientist, teacher. Corresponding Member of the RAO, professor, Advanced Doctor in Pedagogy, Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the Russian Government Prize in the sphere of education.
- Oresheta, Mikhail Grigoryevich – Russian prose writer, local historian, searcher. Member of the Union of Writers of Russia.
- Kolov, Sergey, Petrovich – Russian and Soviet writer, art and cultural critic. Academician of the Academy of Arts (2013).
- Kupershteyn, Yuriy Semyonovich – Soviet and Russian teacher, specialist in general physics, author of school physic textbooks. Merited Teacher of the Russian Federation.
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